On 9 February the Commission authorised the takeover of Elf Aquitaine by TotalFina, one condition being that the new TotalFina Elf was to give up 70 motorway service stations.
Le 9 février 2000, la Commission a autorisé l'acquisition de Elf Aquitaine par TotalFina à la condition, notamment, que TotalFina Elf cède 70 stations service sur autoroutes.