EU mergers and takeovers (July 1)

BRUSSELS, July 1 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- Italian motorway management company Sias (SIS.MI), Italian motorways company Atlantia (ATL.MI) and Spanish concession services company Acciona (ANA.MC) acquire joint control of five Chilean toll motorways, Operacion y Logistica de Infraestructuras, Litoral Central, Vespucio Sur, Gestion Vial and Autopista Nororiente ("Itinere Chilean assets") (approved July 1)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Dutch holding company SHV Holdings NV [SHVHD.UL], involved in energy, consumer goods and private equity, acquires control of Eriks NV (ERKNc.AS), a Dutch holding company whose operations include the distribution of mechanical engineering components (notified June 25/deadline July 31/simplified)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

JULY 1

-- German carrier Deutsche Lufthansa AG (LHAG.DE) seeks to acquire counterpart Austrian Airlines (AUAV.VI) (notified May 8/ deadline June 17/extended on June 11/new deadline July 1)

-- U.S. firm Safran USA, controlled by French aerospace company Safran SA (SAF.PA), to acquire joint control of U.S. detection products company General Electric Homeland Protection, currently controlled by U.S. company General Electric (GE.N) (notified May 26/deadline July 1/simplified)