The European Commission Friday said French utility Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) had offered commitments to gain regulatory clearance to buy a majority stake in Belgian energy company SPE.
Although the commission wouldn't specify what the commitments were, these often include divestments in areas of high market concentration.
The deadline of the review remains Nov.12. The probe was extended once before due to a request by the Belgian competition authority to have regulatory oversight of the deal, instead of the European Commission.
The commission hasn't yet decided whether it will hand over the merger review to the Belgian authority.
The French state-owned company is gaining control over SPE as part of its sale of a 20% stake in British Energy to U.K. utility Centrica PLC (CNA.LN).