I'm surprised to hear this from the agricultural sector. Is this really legally valid from 2018 on? If so, are there any texts, webpages, legal writings,... to confirm this please?

I'm sure that this is not the case in the forklift industry today, but maybe this could open opportunities in order to reach that decision as well. Independent repair shops face a lot of difficulties because of the protection of the RMI-software. That's why a lot of these smaller repair shops go bankrupt at the moment and the market share of original manufacturers becomes bigger and bigger. How about honest competition?

Please let me know more about this topic. I have a lot of interest in this.