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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7678

17 March 2000
Contents Publication in full By article 25 / 51
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/competition
Deadline for investigation of Monsanto/Pharmacia & Upjohn merger is postponed until 30 March to take into account undertakings made by parties

Brussels, 16/03/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission postponed from 17 to 30 March the date by which it must take a decision on whether or not to initiate an in-depth investigation into the merger between the American company Monsanto and the Swedish- American Pharmacia & Upjohn, to take into account the undertakings made by the two parties. The companies, which make agricultural and pharmaceutical products, have undertaken to "divest themselves of some minor pharmaceutical...

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