Brussels, 10/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - As previously indicated, the Commission took two separate decisions concerning the 1998 acquisition by RAG Aktiengesellschaft of Saarbergwerke AG and Preussag Anthrazit GmbH, companies active in the production of coal.
In the first, the Commission authorises the merger between the three producers, following the cancellation by the Court of First Instance of an initial positive decision in 1998. This decision had been challenged by the British coal...