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EU mergers and takeovers (updated November 29)

BRUSSELS, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Following are additions and deletions to takeovers, mergers and joint ventures under European Commission merger regulation review. (See end for guide to EU merger processes)

DELETIONS

None

ADDITIONS

-- Plans by DaimlerChrysler of Germany and Hyundai Motor Co of Korea for a joint venture. No details were immediately available (notified Nov 21/deadline Dec 23/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by Brenntag, a unit of Germany's Deutsche Bahn AG [DBN.UL], and Wilhelm E. Biesterfeld for a joint venture, Biesterfeld Chemiedistribution. All three firms are involved in chemical distribution (notified Nov 21/deadline Dec 23)

-- Plans by Germany's Linde and Japan's Komatsu for joint control of Komatsu Forklift of Japan, now owned soley by Komatsu. Linde handles industrial gas products, Komatsu is a multinational and the forklift firm makes and sells forklifts and warehouse equipment (notified Nov 21/deadline Dec 23)

-- Plans by the European Aeronautic Defense and Space company, EADS , to purchase Astrium, which makes and supplies space systems (notified Nov 21/deadline Dec 23)

ONGOING ONE-MONTH REVIEWS:

-- Plans by privately held Tetra Laval of Sweden, the world's largest producer of packaging, to take control of Sidel, which makes packaging equipment (notified May 18, 2001/new one-month clock started after Court of First Instance decision Oct 25, 2002/deadline Nov 29/refiled, new deadline, including two-week extension is Jan 13, 2003)

-- Plans by privately held Cargill of the United States, a commodity trader, to purchase AOP, a packer of edible vegetable oils in Belgium, France, Germany and Spain (notified Nov 21/deadline Dec 23)

-- Plans by Bain Capital, an investment fund, to purchase parts of Rhodia of France, a basic chemical company (notified Nov 20/deadline Dec 19)

-- Plans by Belgian brewer Interbrew to take over German rival Brauergilde Hannover (notified Nov 18/deadline Dec 19)

-- Plans by German utility Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg AG to take over Swiss competitor Kraftwerk Laufenburg AG (notified Nov 18/deadline Dec 19/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by Bain Capital Fund, a British subsidiary of U.S.-based private equity group Bain Capital, and Israeli chemicals firm Dor Chemicals Ltd to jointly take over polypropylene film business Trespaphan from German chemicals firm Celanese AG and merge it with two Dor units. Dor is a unit of the Dankner Group (notified Nov 18/deadline Dec 19)

-- Plans by British gas and power utility Powergen UK Plc, controlled by Germany's E.ON group , to take control of parts of TXU Corp's British-based subsidiary TXU Europe (notified Nov 15/deadline Dec 18)

-- Plans by German chemical firm Celanese AG to take control of most of the emulsion business of Swiss firm Clariant AG (notified Nov 14/deadline Dec 16)

-- Plans by a Cayman Islands unit of U.S. Carlyle Group to purchase Germany's Edscha , which makes automotive components including hinge system and convertible roof systems (notified Nov 13/deadline Dec 16)

-- Plans by Italian TV production firms Endemol Italia S.p.A. and Mediatrade S.p.A. to set up a TV programme production joint venture specialising in soap operas. Endemol Italia is owned by Spain's Telefonica group . Mediatrade is owned by Italy's Mediaset group . (notified Nov 14/deadline Dec 16/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by French D.I.Y. chain Leroy Merlin to purchase the French, Spanish and Portugese operations of Brico, belonging to Dutch distributor Vendex (notified Oct 30/deadline Dec 3/extended to Dec 13)

-- Plans by Belgian gas and electricity supplier Electrabel Customer Solutions, controlled by Electrabel , to take progressive control of part of the electricity supply business of Electricite du Hainaut. (notified Nov 12/deadline Dec 13)

-- Plans by Knauf La Rhenana, a French unit of German Knauf Group, to purchase Switzerland's Alcopor Knauf Holding. The firms make thermal and acoustic insulation products (notified Nov 12/deadline Dec 13/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by Procuritas Capital Partners Bravida unit of Norway and Telenor Installasjon Holding to purchase Semco Danmark of Denmark, Prenad of Sweden, Backlunds of Sweden and Totalinstallatoeren of Sweden. The acquired firms provide electrical and ventilation installations in Sweden (notified Nov 12/deadline Dec 13)

-- Plans by Dutch insurance group Aegon NV and French rival La Mondiale to take joint control of La Mondiale Participations, the French firm's operation providing group life insurance and life insurance to high net worth individuals (notified Nov 12/deadline Dec 13/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by DaimlerChrysler Services, part of world number five car maker DaimlerChrysler , and Europe's biggest telecoms firm Deutsche Telekom AG to set up a company to collect road tolls in Germany on behalf of the government (notified Nov 11/deadline Dec 12)

-- Plans by DZ-Bank's VR Leasing unit of Germany and OVAG's Immoconsult of Austria for a joint venture to purchase VB-Leasing International of Austria, which does product leasing (notified November 6/deadline December 12/candidate for simplified procedure)

-- Plans by Logica of Britain, an information and communication technology services provider, to purchase the Anglo/Dutch firm CMG , another information and technology services provider (notified Nov 7/deadline Dec 9)

-- Plans by Japanese firms Murata Machinery Ltd , Toray Engineering and Teijin Seiki Co Ltd to purchase TMT Machinery of Japan through a joint venture. The firms produce textile machinery (notified Nov 5/deadline Dec 6)

-- Plans by two Belgian firms, Belfimas NV unit Ackermans & van Haaren, which does construction and financial services, and the Frere Bougois unit CNP, a financial holding group, for a joint venture to purchase GIB, which has quick service restaurants and retail distribution (notified Nov 7/deadline Dec 6)

-- Plans by Schneider Electric to take control of rival Legrand . Both companies are French (notified Feb 19, 2002/reactivated by Court of First Instance Decision Oct. 22, 2002/deadline Nov 26/Dec 5)

-- Plans by French public transport group Keolis SA, belonging to French state-owned railway operator SNCF , for joint control of Swedish bus operator Busslink. The other shareholder is Swedish public transport operator Storstockholms Lokaltrafik (SL) (notified Nov 4/deadline Dec 5)

-- Plans by shipping companies Wallenius Lines AB of Sweden and Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA of Norway to jointly purchase an auto shipping unit from South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (notified Oct 17/deadline Nov 19/extended to Dec 2)

-- Plans by U.S.-based drug maker Pfizer Inc to purchase U.S. drug maker Pharmacia Corp. (notified Oct 25/deadline Nov 29/clock stopped while awaiting further information, Nov 17)

DETAILED REVIEWS:

-- Plans by Australian multimedia firm News Corp to purchase Italian pay-TV operators Telepiu and Stream. Telecom Italia , which shares Stream 50-50 with News Corp, will hold a minority stake in the planned single new pay-TV operator in Italy (notified Oct 16/deadline Nov 19/extended deadline Nov 29/in-depth probe set on Nov 29/new deadline to be announced)

-- Plans by Energie Baden-Wuerttemberg (EnBW) of Germany, ENI of Italy for joint control of Germany's GVS, which does regional gas distribution (notified Aug 14/deadline Sept 16/in-depth probe Sept 17/deadline Jan 30, 2003)

*) The Commission has a calendar month after a deal has been filed to clear it or start a detailed, four-month probe. It can extend its initial review by two weeks if it identifies competition problems and companies submit undertakings.

Referral requests by EU national governments, usually in defence, utilities and media sectors, also trigger an initial two-week extension. The clock is re-started on incomplete filings when they are completed.

Under the simplified procedure, the Commission announces the clearance of uncontroversial mergers without giving any reasons for its decision.