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Syngenta’s Monsanto sunflower-seed business buy 'threatens to significantly affect competition'

By Dafydd Nelson ( February 15, 2010, 09:00 GMT | Insight) -- Agricultural company Syngenta’s intended purchase of Monsanto's sunflower-seed business “threatens to significantly affect competition,” according to a European Commission decision accepting jurisdiction over the deal. The tie-up was originally notified to the Spanish competition authority, but after taking a closer look the national regulator requested that the commission take over the merger review.Agricultural company Syngenta’s intended purchase of Monsanto's sunflower-seed business “threatens to significantly affect competition,” according to a European Commission decision accepting jurisdiction over the deal....

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