EU regulators set Oct. 3 deadline for Eli Lilly, Novartis deal
September 01, 2014 at 06:50 AM EDT
BRUSSELS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - European Union competition regulators have until Oct. 3 to decide whether to approve U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co's $5.4 billion bid for Swiss peer Novartis's animal health business.
