EU mergers and takeovers (July 3)

BRUSSELS, July 3 (Reuters) - The following are planned mergers under review by the European Commission and a brief guide to the EU merger process:

APPROVALS AND WITHDRAWALS:

-- 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) (approved)

NEW LISTINGS:

-- U.S. private equity firm Platinum Equity LLC to acquire control of parts of bankrupt U.S. auto components maker Delphi Corp (DPHIQ.PK) (notified June 30/deadline Aug. 5)

EXTENSIONS AND OTHER CHANGES:

None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

JULY 7

-- 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) (notified June 2/deadline July 7)