EU mergers and takeovers (July 8)

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

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- UK oil and gas company BP (BP.L) and U.S. chemical products company Dupont (DD.N) acquire joint control of U.S. company Biobutanol LLC, which develops and licenses technology for the commercial production of biobutanol (approved July 8)

-- Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal (ISPA.AS) to acquire sole control of Noble European Holdings BV, a Dutch subsidiary of U.S. tailor-welded blanks maker Noble International Ltd (NOBLQ.PK) (approved July 8)

-- British leisure travel company TUI Travel Holdings (TT.L) and Cypriot diversified asset holding company Oscrivia Ltd acquire joint control of leisure travel firms Voyage Kiev of Ukraine and VKO Moscow of Russia (approved July 8)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- Russian oil company OAO Lukoil (LKOH.MM) to take control of U.S. Dow Chemical's (DOW.N) Dutch-based Dow Refinery Business, which is made up of a 45 percent stake in the capital of Total Raffinaderij Nederland NV (notified July 3/deadline Aug. 10/simplified)

-- French water distribution firm Lyonnaise des Eaux, controlled by utility GDF Suez (GSZ.PA), acquires six firms active in water collection, treatment and supply in France (notified July 3/deadline Aug. 10)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

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