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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition

Commission gives conditional authorisation to acquisition of Numico by Danone

Brussels, 31/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 31 October, the European Commission authorised the planned acquisition of the Dutch company Numico by the French group Danone, both major players in the world of baby food and baby milk products. The Commission's decision is contingent upon the divestment of Numico's baby milk and baby drink business in France, Danone's baby meals, and baby milk, baby snacks and baby drink activities in Belgium, and Danone's baby meal and baby snack...

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(EU) EU/COMPETITION: Latest round of merger approvals
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission proposes change to cotton producers' aid regime
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Compromise on quotas for blue whiting and herring in north-east Atlantic
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Towards new EU-Côte d'Ivoire fishing agreement
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(EU) EU/TELECOMS: ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2007 to discuss frequency management and regulations
(EU) EU/TOURISM: Competitiveness and sustainability on agenda of Portimao European Tourism Forum
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