commiss regul ec novemb applic articl treati categori research develop agreement text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec decemb applic articl treati categori agreement decis concert practic amend act access austria finland sweden articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit regul eec empow commiss appli articl articl treati regul categori agreement decis concert practic fall scope articl object research develop product process stage industri applic exploit result includ provis intellectu properti right articl treati call commun encourag undertak includ small medium size undertak research technolog develop activ high qualiti support effort cooper pursuant council decis ec decemb rule particip undertak research centr univers dissemin research result implement framework programm european commun commiss regul ec implement decis ec indirect research technolog develop rtd action support framework programm commun requir carri cooper agreement joint execut research work joint develop result research includ stage industri applic gener fall scope articl treati circumst parti agre carri research develop field forgo opportun gain competit advantag parti agreement fall articl includ scope regul pursuant regul eec commiss adopt regul eec decemb applic articl treati categori research develop agreement amend regul ec regul eec expir decemb regul meet requir ensur effect protect competit provid adequ legal secur undertak pursuit object account simplifi administr supervis legisl framework great extent level market power applic articl gener presum posit effect research develop agreement outweigh neg effect competit regul eec requir exempt regul commiss defin categori agreement decis concert practic appli restrict claus agreement decis concert practic claus contain agreement decis concert practic condit satisfi move approach list exempt claus place greater emphasi defin categori agreement exempt level market power restrict claus contain agreement consist econom base approach assess impact agreement relev market applic articl regul defin agreement capabl fall articl individu assess agreement articl account factor market structur relev market benefit block exempt limit agreement assum suffici certainti satisfi condit articl cooper research develop exploit result gener promot technic econom progress increas dissemin parti avoid duplic research develop work stimul advanc exchang complementari rationalis manufactur product applic process aris research develop joint exploit result consid natur consequ joint research develop form manufactur exploit intellectu properti right substanti contribut technic econom progress market product consum gener expect benefit increas volum effect research develop introduct improv product servic reduct price brought improv process order attain benefit object joint research develop benefit regul appli provis contain research develop agreement constitut primari object agreement directli relat implement order justifi exempt joint exploit relat product process result research develop decis parti opportun exploit result interest academ bodi research institut undertak suppli research develop commerci servic activ exploit result particip research develop agre result research develop sole purpos research similarli competitor agre limit exploit technic field applic facilit cooper parti complementari skill exempt grant regul limit research develop agreement afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product servic question exclud block exempt agreement competitor combin share market product servic capabl improv replac result research develop exce level time agreement enter order guarante mainten effect competit joint exploit result provis made block exempt ceas appli parti combin share market product aris joint research develop great exempt continu appli irrespect parti market share period commenc joint exploit await stabilis market share introduct product guarante minimum period return invest involv regul exempt agreement restrict indispens attain posit effect mention principl sever anti competit restraint limit freedom parti carri research develop field unconnect agreement fix price charg parti limit output sale alloc market custom limit effect passiv sale contract product territori reserv parti exclud benefit block exempt establish regul irrespect market share undertak concern market share limit exempt agreement condit provid regul ensur agreement block exempt appli enabl particip undertak elimin competit respect substanti part product servic question case agreement fall regul effect incompat articl treati commiss withdraw benefit block exempt agreement undertak compet manufactur product capabl improv replac result research develop elimin effect competit research develop except circumst enabl agreement benefit block exempt irrespect market share address except case withdraw benefit research develop agreement long term natur cooper extend exploit result period valid regul fix year regul prejudic applic articl treati accord principl primaci commun law measur pursuant nation law competit prejudic uniform applic common market commun competit rule full effect measur adopt implement rule includ regul adopt regul articl exempt pursuant articl treati subject provis regul declar articl appli agreement enter undertak hereinaft refer quot parti quot relat condit undertak pursu joint research develop product process joint exploit result research develop joint exploit result research develop product process jointli carri pursuant prior agreement parti joint research develop product process exclud joint exploit result exempt appli extent agreement hereinaft refer quot research develop agreement quot restrict competit fall scope articl exempt provid paragraph appli provis contain research develop agreement constitut primari object agreement directli relat implement oblig carri independ parti research develop field agreement relat close connect field execut agreement subparagraph appli provis object restrict competit enumer articl articl definit purpos regul quot agreement quot mean agreement decis associ undertak concert practic quot particip undertak quot mean undertak parti research develop agreement respect connect undertak quot connect undertak quot mean undertak parti research develop agreement directli indirectli power exercis half vote right ii power appoint half member supervisori board board manag bodi legal repres undertak iii manag undertak affair undertak directli indirectli parti research develop agreement right power list undertak undertak refer directli indirectli right power list undertak parti research develop agreement undertak refer undertak jointli right power list undertak right power list jointli held parti research develop agreement respect connect undertak refer ii parti research develop agreement connect undertak refer parti quot research develop quot mean acquisit relat product process carri theoret analysi systemat studi experiment includ experiment product technic test product process establish facil obtain intellectu properti right result quot product quot mean good servic includ intermediari good servic final good servic quot contract process quot mean technolog process aris joint research develop quot contract product quot mean product aris joint research develop manufactur provid appli contract process quot exploit result quot mean product distribut contract product applic contract process assign licens intellectu properti right commun requir manufactur applic quot intellectu properti right quot includ industri properti right copyright neighbour right quot quot mean packag patent practic inform result experi test secret substanti identifi context quot secret quot mean gener easili access quot substanti quot mean includ inform indispens manufactur contract product applic contract process quot identifi quot mean suffici comprehens manner make verifi fulfil criteria secreci substanti research develop exploit result carri quot jointli quot work involv carri joint team organis undertak jointli entrust parti alloc parti specialis research develop product distribut quot compet undertak quot mean undertak suppli product capabl improv replac contract product actual competitor undertak realist ground undertak addit invest switch cost suppli product respons small perman increas rel price potenti competitor quot relev market contract product quot mean relev product geograph market contract product belong articl condit exempt exempt provid articl appli subject condit set paragraph parti access result joint research develop purpos research exploit research institut academ bodi undertak suppli research develop commerci servic activ exploit result agre confin result purpos research prejudic paragraph research develop agreement joint research develop parti free independ exploit result joint research develop pre exist purpos exploit exploit limit technic field applic parti compet undertak time research develop agreement enter joint exploit relat result protect intellectu properti right constitut substanti contribut technic econom progress result decis manufactur contract product applic contract process undertak charg manufactur specialis product requir fulfil order suppli parti research develop agreement joint distribut articl market share threshold durat exempt particip undertak compet undertak exempt provid articl appli durat research develop result jointli exploit exempt continu appli year time contract product put market common market particip undertak compet undertak exempt provid articl appli period refer paragraph time research develop agreement enter combin market share particip undertak exce relev market product capabl improv replac contract product end period refer paragraph exempt continu appli long combin market share particip undertak exce relev market contract product articl agreement cover exempt exempt provid articl appli research develop agreement directli indirectli isol combin factor control parti object restrict freedom particip undertak carri research develop independ cooper parti field unconnect research develop relat complet field relat connect field prohibit challeng complet research develop valid intellectu properti right parti hold common market relev research develop expiri research develop agreement valid intellectu properti right parti hold common market protect result research develop prejudic possibilti provid termin research develop agreement event parti challeng valid intellectu properti right limit output sale fix price sell contract product parti restrict custom particip undertak serv end year time contract product put market common market prohibit make passiv sale contract product territori reserv parti prohibit put contract product market pursu activ sale polici territori common market reserv parti end year time contract product put market common market requir grant licenc parti manufactur contract product appli contract process exploit parti result joint research develop provid place requir refus meet demand user resel respect territori market contract product territori common market requir make difficult user resel obtain contract product resel common market exercis intellectu properti right measur prevent user resel obtain put market common market product lawfulli put market commun parti consent paragraph appli set product target exploit result includ joint product contract product set sale target fix price charg custom exploit result includ joint distribut contract product articl applic market share threshold purpos appli market share threshold provid articl rule appli market share calcul basi market sale market sale data estim base reliabl market inform includ market sale volum establish market share undertak concern market share calcul basi data relat preced calendar year market share held undertak refer point articl apport equal undertak right power list point articl market share refer articl initi subsequ rise level exceed exempt provid articl continu appli period consecut calendar year year threshold exceed market share refer articl initi subsequ rise exempt provid articl continu appli calendar year year level exceed benefit paragraph combin exce period calendar year articl withdraw commiss withdraw benefit regul pursuant articl regul eec initi request member state natur legal person claim legitim interest find case research develop agreement exempt provid articl appli effect incompat condit laid articl treati exist research develop agreement substanti restrict scope parti carri research develop relev field limit research capac structur suppli exist research develop agreement substanti restrict access parti market contract product object valid reason parti exploit result joint research develop contract product subject substanti part common market effect competit ident product product consid user equival view characterist price intend exist research develop agreement elimin effect competit research develop market articl transit period prohibit laid articl treati appli period januari june respect agreement forc decemb satisfi condit exempt provid regul satisfi condit exempt provid regul eec articl period valid regul enter forc januari expir decemb regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj oj