French state-controlled power group Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) Thursday said a first meeting took place Wednesday between officers of Italiy's market watchdog Consob and advisors of EDF, Italian utility A2A SpA (A2A.MI), and Italian investment vehicle Delmi on a possible transaction relating to Italian utility Edison SpA (EDN.MI).

No formal request was submitted at this stage, the group said without elaborating.

EDF and Italian shareholders of Edison agreed Friday to continue talks for EDF to take control of Edison, pending an opinion on EDF's tender offer for the remaining stake from Italy's stock market regulator Consob.

EDF is expected to request an opinion from Consob, with a decision any time before Christmas. Consob has no formal deadline by which it must make the decision regarding the price of EDF's minority buyout.

-By Geraldine Amiel, Dow Jones Newswires; +33 1 40171767; geraldine.amiel@dowjones.com

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