Brussels, 08/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted a report to evaluate the functioning of Regulation No. 240/96, which sets out the competition rules for the application of Article 81(3) on technology transfer agreements. In opening this debate, the Commission hopes to encourage businesses to innovate in the area of new technology and disseminate these ideas on a large scale. Competition is one of the main driving forces of innovation and it is therefore important to...