NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND POTENTIAL MARKETS , IN PARTICULAR :
( A ) SUPPORT FOR JOINT ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND MARKETS ;
( B ) SUPPORT FOR INCREASING TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS , BY MEANS SUCH AS COOPERATION BETWEEN " TECHNOLOGY AWARENESS AGENCIES " OR GIVING A EUROPEAN DIMENSION TO TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES NORMALLY ORGANIZED ON A NATIONAL OR REGIONAL BASIS ;
( C ) SUPPORT FOR THE ACQUISITION , ANALYSIS AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION ON TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS TO WHICH ACCESS IS DIFFICULT ;
( D ) SUPPORT FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SYSTEM OF EXCHANGING INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE EXPERTISE REGARDING TECHNOLOGY , MARKETS , FINANCE AND PUBLIC AID FOR INNOVATION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY .
2.2 . ACCESS TO PATENTS AND LICENSING MARKETS , IN PARTICULAR :
( A ) SUPPORT FOR THE INTENSIFICATION OF CONSULTATION AND CONTACTS WITH THE PARTIES CONCERNED , IN PARTICULAR AS REGARDS PATENT COSTS , THE USE OF PATENT INFORMATION AND THE CRITERIA OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY PROTECTION ;
( B ) SUPPORT FOR BETTER USE OF COMMUNITY-WIDE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS , COMPLEMENTING ACTION ALREADY TAKEN IN THE MEMBER STATES TO ENCOURAGE INVENTORS TO AVAIL THEMSELVES OF THEIR RIGHTS IN THIS AREA ;
( C ) SUPPORT FOR THE CREATION OF AN EFFICIENT COMMON MARKET FOR THE LICENSING OF TECHNOLOGY , BY PROMOTING THE CONCERTATION OF INTERMEDIARY SERVICES AND BY PROVIDING START-UP SUPPORT FOR TRANSNATIONAL FORMS OF COOPERATION .
2.3 . OPENING NEW CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION TO ACCELERATE MARKET INTRODUCTION OF NEW PRODUCTS , IN PARTICULAR :
( A ) PROMOTING THE TIMELY AND COMMUNITY-WIDE DIFFUSION OF CALLS FOR PROPOSALS FOR NEW PRODUCTS , AND IN PARTICULAR OF PUBLIC TENDERS , BY DEVELOPING NEW EFFICIENT MEDIA OR BY PROMOTING A MORE INTENSIVE USE OF EXISTING COMMUNICATION CHANNELS ;
( B ) ESTABLISHING AN UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION SYSTEM ON TECHNICAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARDS .
CHAPTER 3
CONCERTATION OF MEMBER STATES AND COMMUNITY ACTION
3.1 . INTENSIFICATION OF THE CONCERTATION AND THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND EXPERIENCE WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE .
3.2 . COMPARISONS AND EVALUATIONS OF PROGRAMMES AND MEASURES .
3.3 . COMMUNITY SUPPORT FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW METHODS AND FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRANSNATIONAL INNOVATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN PARTICULAR .
ANNEX II
COMPOSITION , DUTIES AND METHOD OF PROCEDURE OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 6
A . THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 6 SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DUTIES :
1 . TO AID THE COMMISSION IN ENSURING THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF THE EXCHANGES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 2 , WHICH MUST ENABLE VOLUNTARY CONCERTATION OF THE ACTIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES TO BE ACHIEVED ;
2 . TO EXAMINE THE ANNUAL REPORT DRAWN UP BY THE COMMISSION AND TO ASSESS THE RESULTS OF THE ACTIONS CARRIED OUT ;
3 . TO DELIVER OPINIONS ON THE MEASURES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 1 , IN PARTICULAR ON THE PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL LIST OF PRIORITIES AND ON THE SELECTION OF PROJECTS LIKELY TO BENEFIT FROM FINANCIAL SUPPORT .
B