EU mergers and takeovers (March 15)

BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- British private equity investment company Lloyds TSB Development Capital Ltd (LDC), owned by Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), to acquire British chemicals company Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd (approved March 15)

NEW LISTINGS:

None

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

MARCH 17

-- Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts [KKR.UL] to acquire British retailer Pets at Home (notified Feb. 10/deadline March 17/simplified)

-- Greek refiner Motor Oil (MORr.AT) to acquire control of Greece's Shell Gas Commercial and Industrial Science (The LPG Company) and Shell Hellas AE, both controlled by Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L), and joint control with Shell Overseas Holdings Ltd of new joint venture Shell AE (notified Jan. 27/deadline extended to March 17 from March 3 due to referral request)

MARCH 19

-- Special-purpose vehicle Lotte Chemical UK Ltd, owned by petrochemical company KP Chemical Corp, which is part of the Lotte Group, to acquire assets of resin maker Artenius UK Ltd (notified Feb. 12/deadline March 19)

-- Spanish car parts supplier Gestamp Automocion SL, part of Spanish group Corporacion Gestamp SL, to acquire German auto parts company Escha AG (notified Feb. 12/deadline March 19)