Brussels, 12/12/2007 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 12 December, the European Parliament adopted the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (EPP-ED, Germany) on the draft directive removing automobile manufacturers' monopoly on spare parts, in the 17 member states where it still exists (see EUROPE 8785). It authorised the member states which protect spare part designs to keep this protection in place for five years after the directive comes into force, despite there being no such provision in the...