EU mergers and takeovers (July 2)

BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - The following are mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

None

NEW LISTINGS:

None

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

-- 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/in-depth probe opened on July 1/new deadline Nov. 6)

-- Britain's Barclays Bank Plc (BARC.L) and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (RBS.L) acquire joint control of Hillary S.a.r.l, a Luxembourg provider of medical assistance services that indirectly controls Spain's USP Hospitales S.L.U, a provider of similar services (notified June 4/deadline July 9/changed from simplified to non-simplified on July 2)

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY 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)