Division (13) The Form CO, in its section 8.10, requests the notifying party(ies) to supply information about R&D in the affected markets, in particular as carried out by the parties themselves. It requests:

‘ Explain the nature of the research and development in affected markets carried out by parties to the concentration. ’

In doing so the parties are to take account of: ‘(b) the course of technological development for these markets over an appropriate time period (including developments in products and/or services, production processes, distribution systems, etc.)’ and ‘(c) the major innovations that have been made in these markets and the undertakings responsible for these innovations;’