CORRECTED-EU mergers and takeovers (Dec 24)

(Corrects review deadline for Iberia/Vueling/Clickair, Arsenal Capital/DSM deals; no extension was given)

BRUSSELS, Dec 24 (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: None

FIRST-STAGE REVIEWS BY DEADLINE:

JAN 6

-- Italian investment company MPS Venture S.p.A, belonging to the Monte Paschi banking group (BMPS.MI); and Argos Soditic France SAS, a French private equity firm, to take joint control of Bellco S.r.l, an Italian maker of renal care products, controlled by Sorin Group Italia S.r.l (notified Nov. 20/deadline Jan. 6/simplified)

-- UK-registered Evonik Power Minerals GmbH, owned by German Evonik Industries AG [RUHR.UL], active in chemicals, energy and real estate; and British waste management, transportation and mining firm Hargreaves Services Plc, belonging to the Hargreaves Group, form joint venture Evonik Hargreaves Ltd (notified Nov. 20/deadline Jan. 6/simplified)

JAN 8

-- Japanese pharmaceutical firm Teijin Pharma Ltd, owned by carbon fibre maker Teijin Ltd (3401.T); and Spanish drugmaker Laboratorios del Dr. Esteve SA, to take joint control of Oximeplus, a provider of hospital and home oxygen therapy (notified Nov. 24/deadline Jan. 8/simplified)