18/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 18 February 2009, the European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the French companies Vania and Polivé by the US company Johnson & Johnson. All the companies sell cosmetics and female sanitary protection products. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition within the European Economic Area (EEA) or a substantial part of it. (L.C. trans fl)