EU mergers and takeovers (June 8)

BRUSSELS, June 8 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- Rail company Voyage France Europe Partenaires, belonging to French state-owned railway operator SNCF [SNCF.UL], and holding firm Bollore SA (BOLL.PA) acquire joint control of a French venture to market and operate an Internet access service on high-speed trains (approved June 8)

-- 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 (approved June 8)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Brazilian food products firm Perdigao (PRGA3.SA) enters into a full merger with Brazilian peer Sadia (SDIA4.SA) (notified June 2/deadline July 7/simplified)

-- UK oil and gas company BP (BP.L) and U.S. chemical products company Dupont (DD.N) to acquire joint control of U.S. company Biobutanol LLC, which develops and licenses technology related to the commercial production of biobutanol (notified June 3/deadline July 8)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

JUNE 10

-- French state-owned insurance, real estate and capital investment group Caisse des Depots et Consignations [CDCEC.UL] (CDC); state-owned weather information provider Meteo France and U.S. stocks and derivatives market operator NYSE Euronext (NYX.N)(NYX.PA) take joint control of Metnext, which develops products to help managers anticipate the impact of weather on businesses (notified April 30/deadline June 10/simplified)