The EU competition enforcer will decide by July 10 whether to accept the proposal, demand more or open a full-scale investigation, according to a filing on its site.

GSK announced the deal in December last year, a move which will put it ahead of rivals Johnson & Johnson, Bayer and Sanofi.

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Alissa de Carbonnel)

Stocks treated in this article : GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer