Brussels, 02/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 1 March, the European Commission decided, as previously pointed out, to continue with infringement proceedings initiated against France, Portugal, Ireland, Austria and Greece for violation of the rules of the Treaty on the free movement of services (Art.49) and freedom of establishment (Art.43).
Ireland, France, Portugal and Austria impose restrictions on the free provision of services of patent agents by making it compulsory for them to have their...