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Gehe is authorised to acquire majority control of Herba (wholesale pharmaceuticals)

Brussels, 13/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has authorised the German firm Gehe, one of Europe's leading pharmaceutical wholesalers, to acquire majority control of Austria's number one wholesaler, Herba Chemosan Apotheker. Gehe is buying the 31.5% share from Sanacorp by means of a public takeover bid. Gehe has subsidiaries in Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, France, Portugal and Great Britain. Herba is essentially active on the Austrian pharmaceuticals wholesale market...

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TEXTS OF THE WEEK
: Mr Seixas da Costa explains the Council Presidency's position on institutional reform and the upcoming IGC - Hopes and scepticism
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/COMMISSION/IGC: European Commission proceeds with policy debate on "opinion" on institutional reform - Several options remain open
(EU) EP/IGC: EPP/ED Group appoints Brok as observer for Intergovernmental Conference
(EU) EP/SESSION: Statement on Commission's strategic goals postponed to February session - Debates on oil slick and storms - Other changes to the agenda
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(EU) EU/VENEZUELA: Parliament decides to send a delegation to Venezuela
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(EU) AIR TRANSPORT: Dupuis accuses de Palacio of not taking sufficient account of consumer interests
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(EU) EU/CONSUMERS: Court of Justice to judge whether France and Greece have correctly transposed directive on liability for faulty products into national law
(EU) EU/SINGLE MARKET: Commission reproaches France, Italy and Luxembourg for discrimination in patents legislation
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: New procedure towards Portugal for failing to comply with Court of Justice decision on drinking water
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission clears Generali's acquisition of INA subject to important commitments taken by Generali (insurance, Italy)
(EU) EU/PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: European Commission continues infringement proceedings against Germany, Austria and Italy
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Gehe is authorised to acquire majority control of Herba (wholesale pharmaceuticals)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Klöckner is authorised to take over Richardsons Westgarth (steel)
(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Commission refers review of Anglo American/Tarmac merger to UK competition authorities
(EU) EP/HEALTH/CONSUMERS: Fontaine says the European Commission should anticipate setting into place of the European Food Safety Agency
(EU) COURT OF JUSTICE: Germany's appeal against the Commission in the affair of the German bank WestLB being referred to the Court of Justice, which of the two Courts (Justice or CFI) will decide as to the substance?
(EU) EU/STORMS/OIL SLICK: Commission turns to different possibilities for Community intervention
(EU) EU/INDUSTRY: Car sales up 4.9% between 1998 and 1999
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