Brussels, 11/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - The National Armaments Directors meeting on 7 April within the Steering Board of the European Defence Agency (EDA) approved a series of measures to support the voluntary Code of Conduct which will take effect on 1 July 2006. The Code, on which EU defence ministers reached an agreement in November 2005, aims to open the European defence procurement market up to competition. Member States will have until 19 May to decide whether or not to sign up to the...