Brussels, 21/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - With the remedies proposed by Suez and Gaz de France (GDF) up its sleeve, the Commission said on Thursday that it would decide on the merger between the two groups by 17 November. The decision was deferred by fifteen working days in order to test the arrangements that were made public by Suez and Gaz de France and which suggest grouping certain Distrigaz assets in a new entity, which would then be transferred to a third entity in the form of an exchange of assets. They also hope to pull out of certain gas supply contracts. GDF thus foresees giving up its shares in Société de Production d'Electricité (SPE), the second largest electricity company in Belgium, and those in heat networks that it holds via its Cofathec subsidiary in France. It also plans to affiliate three methane terminals. Regarding energy infrastructures, Suez and GDF are expected to split the company Fluxys, which exploits the natural gas transport network in Belgium, into three entities.