BRUSSELS, Sept 3 (Reuters) - EU regulators have extended their deadline by a month to Nov. 25 to decide whether to clear a $160 million bid by Syngenta for Monsanto's global hybrid sunflower seeds business.
The new deadline, published on the European Commission's website, came after Syngenta offered commitments in a bid to ease the watchdog's competition concerns. The previous deadline was Oct. 26.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) Keywords: MONSANTO SYNGENTA/EU (foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; tel +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
The new deadline, published on the European Commission's website, came after Syngenta offered commitments in a bid to ease the watchdog's competition concerns. The previous deadline was Oct. 26.
(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee) Keywords: MONSANTO SYNGENTA/EU (foo.yunchee@thomsonreuters.com; tel +32 2 287 6844; Reuters Messaging: foo.yunchee.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
