CONTENTS Foreword iii Acknowledgements v List of Tables xi List of Figures xii List of Participants xiii List of Abbreviations xv Backdrop 1 Session 1 : EC-1992 and Beyond 67 Welcome Address: Chairman 67 Purpose of Workshop : V. Raghunathan 67 EC 1492-1992: Strategic Footprints and Destination : V.R. Gaikwad 68 Audience Response 91 Session 2 : Trade-Related Issues 97 Welcome Address: Chairman 97 Reactions of Indian Trade and Industry and EC-1992 : Ashok Korwar 97 EC-1992, Strategy for Indian Industry and Exports : Putin Carg 99 India-EC Trade in Textiles and Clothing : B. V. fyer 104 Implications of Four Freedoms : V.L. Mote 107 Some Thoughts on Marketing to the EC : Abhinandan Jain and Abraham Koshy 111 Chairman's Comments 119 Audience Response 120 Session 3 : Finance and Economy-Related Issues 133 Welcome Address : Chairman 133 Parameters of Economic Planning in the European Community : Jitendra Dholakia 133 Audience Response 138 Non-voting Shares in Italy: V, Raghunathan 146 Audience Response 150 Harmonisation of Financial Reporting in the EC : S. Venkatesh 157 Audience Response 160 Company Mergers in the EC and Their Implications for MNCs in India : N. Venkiteswaran 160 Audience Response 162 Changing Structure of European Business: Its Implications for Small Enterprises in India : Kavil Ramachandran 164 Session 4 : Technology-Related Issues 167 Welcome Address: Chairman 167 Technology Transfer from the EC to Third World Countries : Some Issues: Arabinda Tripathy 168 Intellectual Property Rights: Need for Reassessment of Indian Stand on Biological Patents : Anil K. Gupta 176 Integration and Role of Technology: Lessons from Europe : KiranKarnik 182 Technology Transfer in the Pesticide Industry from the EC MNCs : Some Issues : U.K. Srivastava 191 Energy Policy for Sustainable Development: A Case of Denmark : P. R. Shukla 195 Audience Response 200 Chairman 202 Session 5 : HRD-Related Issues 204 Welcome Address : Chairman 204 Need for New Skills and Attitudes : S. Manikutiy 204