Press Release: Mergers: Commission clears proposed acquisition of Vania and Polivé by Johnson & Johnson

The European Commission approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of the French companies Vania and Polivé by the US company Johnson & Johnson. All the companies sell cosmetics and female sanitary protection products. The Commission concluded that the transaction would not significantly impede effective competition within the European Economic Area (EEA) or a substantial part of it.