04/07/2014 (Agence Europe) - Thumbs up for Remondis-Rethmann joint venture. On 4 July, the European Commission gave the go-ahead to the creation of a joint venture by Remondis Nederland B.V. (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Rethmann AG & Co. KG (Germany), and SITA Recycling Services B.V. (Netherlands), ultimately controlled by Suez Environnement Company SA (France). The joint venture will be active in the Netherlands in the sorting of Dutch household plastic waste. The Commission concluded that the proposed acquisition would not raise competition concerns since the joint venture will only have a negligible activity in the EU. (EL)