EU mergers and takeovers (May 28)

BRUSSELS, May 28 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- Cyprus-based Bithell Holdings Ltd, belonging to Polish media and telecommunications group Grupa Polsat, and Polish company Thomson Technicolor Polska Sp, belonging to the French Thomson Group (TMS.PA), to acquire joint control of Polish digital signage company PRN Polska Sp (approved May 28)

-- U.S. agricultural products company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM.N) to acquire three German chocolate companies collectively referred to as Schokinag (approved May 27)

-- German carbon-based products manufacturer SGL Carbon (SGCG.DE) and Italian brake maker Brembo (BRBI.MI) to acquire joint control of Italian Brembo Ceramic Brake Systems (approved May 28)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- German electricity supplier RWE Innogy, German electricity, water and natural gas suppliers RheinEnergie and Stadtwerke Muenchen, and industrial plants developer MAN Ferrostaal (MANG.DE) to acquire joint control of Spanish solar thermal power plant Marquesado Solar (notified May 6/deadline June 15/simplified)

-- German metal treatment and lighting reflector company Almeco GmbH and German roof accessories company Mage Industrie Holding AG acquire joint control of Tinox, a German maker of absorber surfaces (notified May 11/deadline June 18/simplified)

-- UK mobile supplier Carphone Warehouse (CPW.L), via its wholly owned UK subsidiary TalkTalk Group, acquires British Internet access provider Tiscali UK, a subsidiary of Tiscali SpA (TIS.MI) (notified May 20/deadline June 29)

-- French banking and insurance services provider Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) to acquire control over part of French fund custody and fund administration company CACEIS (notified May 20/deadline June 29/simplified)

-- Luxembourg investment companies BlueBay HYI and BlueBay MSI, and industrial holding company RHJ International (RHJI.BR) to acquire control of German metal components company Honsel (notified May 20/deadline June 29/simplified)

-- Dutch private equity companies NPM Capital and Fortis Private Equity Holding Nederland BV to acquire Dutch plastic and rubber components company Helvoet Holding BV (notified May 20/deadline June 29/simplified)

-- Russian petrochemicals firm Sibur to acquire Austrian Citco Waren-Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Cypriot Citco Holdings Ltd and Panama's Westin Trading SA, which together form petrochemicals distributor Citco (notified May 20/deadline June 29/simplified)