The European Union's probable antitrust probe of the potential merger between the Deutsche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) and NYSE Euronext (NYX) exchanges won't be simple and could go into an in-depth phase of analysis, European Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said Tuesday.

"This analysis will not be a simple one," Almunia told a European Parliament committee. He said: "I will not be surprised if this merger, once it's notified, will be one of those cases where we are obliged to go into phase II." His comment refers to a phase of analysis for merger cases where the commission--which has antitrust powers within the EU--undertakes a more thorough investigation of a proposed operation.

Almunia also said the two parties, who have not yet notified the commission of the merger, have expressed to him the intention to do so "in due course."

-By Alessandro Torello, Dow Jones Newswires; +32 2 741 14 88; alessandro.torello@dowjones.com
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