Brussels, 03/04/2000 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the Commission approved the acquisition of Quante, a producer and supplier of telecommunications and data transmission elements, by the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company (3M), a global diversified manufacturer of mainly electronic and communications equipment. The combined market shares of the companies are lower than 15% in product segments for which there is an overlap, namely fibre optic connectors, closures and terminating systems....