Brussels, 19/01/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission's authorisation for Air Liquide (France) to acquire part of the activities of BOC (United Kingdom; see yesterday's EUROPE, page 15) was matched with the condition that the French company sell part of its interests on the European markets where the merger of the world's number one and number two firms in the sector would create a dominant position. US anti-trust authorities are examining the American aspects of this joint takeover...