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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9713

30 July 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Mars given go-ahead to buy up Wrigley

Brussels, 29/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 28 July 2008, the European Commission cleared the planned acquisition of sole control of Wrigley by Mars (both US-based confectionary companies). The Commission has concluded that the proposed transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it. Mars is a US-based family-owned global confectionery, food and pet care products company. Its confectionary business...

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