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Alan Osborn
2) The European Commission has approved the acquisition of full

control of Refresco Holding, a Dutch manufacturer of private-label soft

drinks, by the British venture capital company 3i Group plc. The EC said it

was satisfied there were no competition problems arising and cleared the

deal under its simplified procedure.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

Duke Energy Corp, a diversified US energy company based in Charlotte, is in discussions with “several potential buyers” for its European natural gas business, the company has announced. It gave no details of the possible buyers or price.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE ROYAL Dutch/Shell Group has said its US$1.16 billion joint venture with Sibir Energy to tap west Siberian oil fields was told by Russia to halt work because of alleged breaches of licence conditions and Russian objections to changes in the companies’ development plans.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
FEARS that avian flu may have spread from the Netherlands to poultry in Germany have sparked movement controls on live poultry, hatching eggs and fresh, unprocessed and non-heat-treated poultry manure or litter. They cannot be moved within the Lander of North Rhine-Westphalia because of an unconfirmed outbreak amongst chickens in Schwalmtal, near the Dutch border.…

BY MARK ROWE
RUSSIA has ordered its farmers to destroy almost 90,000 chicks it fears comes from the Netherlands because of the avian-flu outbreak in that country. The virus was founding in imported Dutch hatching eggs in two towns south of Moscow and the Russian agriculture ministry has asked European veterinary services to provide additional safety guarantees about egg and chick exports.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union’s anti-fraud office OLAF has been called in to investigate financial corruption at the EU’s Committee of the Regions, the Brussels body which represents the view of local government across Europe.

Its investigators are checking allegations made by Dutch socialist MEP Michiel van Hulten to the European Parliament that the record of financial probity at the CoR “can only be described as alarming.”…

BY MARK ROWE
KNITWEAR giant Benetton is to employ ‘smart tag’ tracking technology with microchip transmitters that allow the company to trace garments at its stores from their point of manufacture to the moment they are sold.

Benetton’s Sisley line of clothing will contain a radio frequency ID tag that enables the retailer to learn the status of its inventory at a glance and make restocking decisions quickly.…

BY ALAN OSBORN
AN UNUDUAL and significant announcement was made by the European Commission earlier this month (April 2nd) and it should be required reading for any-one who thinks that Brussels is frightened of France when it comes to farming matters.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
The European Commission has approved a “full-function joint venture” between two Dutch companies: ABN AMRO Bank which is active in the provision of financial services, and Delta Lloyd, part of the Aviva group, an underwriter and distributor of insurance products with other financial services activities.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL
AGREEMENT in principle over the proposed reforms to the European Union’s gas liberalisation directives has been secured at the European Parliament’s key industry committee, although it is proposing important changes. MEP’s called for amendments insisting upon close cooperation between the European Commission and national regulators regarding security of supply.…