Authorisation: The European Commission authorises with conditions the acquisition of Chips by Orkla (Orkla/Chips)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. – EC Commission, 3 March 2005, Orkla/Chips, Case COMP/M.3658. On March 3, 2005, the European Commission conditionally approved the acquisition of Chips by Orkla. The Norwegian group Orkla, active in the branded consumer products sector, had announced in January 2005 a takeover bid for all the shares of Chips Abp, a Finnish company specialising in snacks and other food products, operating mainly in the Nordic countries. The takeover bid was notified to the Commission under the Merger Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. First, the