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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8787

17 September 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/internal market
Car makers' regret and independent producers' enthusiasm after proposal to liberalise spare parts is adopted

Brussels, 16/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Commission's proposal to liberalise the automotive spare parts market was, as expected, enthusiastically welcomed by independent parts manufacturers but caused disappointment among motor vehicle manufacturers.

On Tuesday, the Commission suggested independent producers should be allowed to copy spare parts used to repair motor vehicles, reviewing the directive on the protection of designs and models (see EUROPE of 15 September, p.10). The decision...

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