European Economic and Social Committee 17 October 2001, Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee on the "Communication from the Commission relating to the revision of the 1997 notice on agreements of minor importance not covered by the provisions of Article 81(1) of the EC Treaty"

8.2.2002 EN C 36/7 Official Journal of the European Communities 5.5. Since conglomerates are being set up and suffer a major competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis their non-EU counterparts. expanding fast in non-member states, the EU must, as soon as the directive is adopted, impress on the Basle Committee the need to have similar binding 5.6.