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"Mrs Thors mentioned the car block exemption regulation, a subject which was also touched on by Mr Doorn. We are, of course, permanently monitoring the effects of the new block exemption regulation. Many questions were asked about the impact of the new rules; it is far too early, however, to draw a final conclusion, especially because, as Parliament will recall, the centrepiece of this structural change will only enter into force on 1 October 2005, when the location clause for dealers is abolished.
In the meantime, we are closely monitoring compliance with the new block exemption regulation by all agents in this complex market. Initial trends indicate greater price convergence and we believe the process is fully under control. Mrs Thors referred to the situation in Lapland; we are always interested in learning of any situation that may present particular problems.
Mrs Thors also touched upon an entirely different but not uninteresting specific case: that of Microsoft. She urged us to reach a prompt conclusion on that matter. What I can say in this context is that we are indeed nearing an end to this case. It is fair to say that we have investigated this case thoroughly and carefully. As you may recall, we sent three statements of objections to Microsoft. In November 2003 the Commission listened to Microsoft and interested third parties at a hearing in Brussels. This was the final step in our procedure and it should therefore come as no surprise that the Commission has reached a draft decision. I cannot, of course, go into any more details on this at present, as the Commission has a duty to keep its investigations confidential. However, I hope for the moment that this answers the point on Microsoft made by Mrs Thors."@en1
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