Brussels, 14/11/2002 (Agence Europe) - Following a long investigation, the European Commission has finally adopted a decision granting exemption from the EU competition rules to the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA), a grouping of shipping companies which provide regular container transport for freight between ports in northern Europe and the United States. The agreement that has now been cleared is the direct successor of the TACA agreement ruled illegal by the Commission in a...