commiss decis novemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv floral french german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard commiss decis septemb initi proceed respect cooper floral düngemittelverkaufsgesellschaft mbh générale de engrai sa compagni français de azot sa société chimiqu de charbonnag sa german firm franz schiffer began notifi juli heard undertak concern accord articl regul commiss regul eec regard opinion deliv juli pursuant articl regul advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact product proceed cern cooper lead french manufactur fertil export compound fertil feder republ germani floral gmbh fertil concern compound nitrogen phosphat potassium fertil proport ingredi remaind repres inact ingredi undertak concern générale de engrai sa hereinaft gesa legal successor société de produit chimiqu péchinei saint gobain aros merger fertil busi rhône poulenc péchinei ugin kuhlmann gesa manufactur nitrogen compound fertil fertil sale ff million gesa compound fertil product plant notabl rouen grand quevilli northwest franc la madelein chauni northern franc riemst belgium dutch subsidiari zuid chemi sa van gent netherland gesa acquir major share sopag hold compani control capit gardini group held sopia share sopia held ugca cooper gardini famili gardini manufactur nitrogen phosphat compound fertil compagni français de azot hereinaft cofaz exist result oj oj union de groupement de coopér agricol agreement pierrefitt aubi total group manufactur nitrogen compound fertil fertil sale ff million compound fertil product plant feuchi le havr northern franc société chimiqu de charbonnag sa cdf combin fertil busi state own charbonnag de franc houillèr de bassin share held entrepris minièr chimiqu emc turn control azot produit chimiqu apc emc hold share société commercial de potass azot scpa manufactur potash fertil apc german fertil manufactur basf hold share produit engrai chimiqu du rhin pec rhin compound fertil plant ottmarsheim alsac began produc cdf compound fertil plant mazingarb grand quevilli northwest franc carl eastern franc own chemisch werk saar lothringen gmbh csl manufactur sell fertil saarland cdf group sale ff million undertak concern proceed biggest fertil manufactur franc société chimiqu de la grand paroiss subsidiari air liquid atlantiqu engrai chimiqu subsidiari american firm grace reno subsidiari german oetker group société engrai chimiqu organiqu subsidiari belgian manufactur prayon carbochimiqu et lecoest subsidiari dutch manufactur ukf organ distribut gener cooper export compound fertil germani head manufactur sell fertil commun individu french manufactur distribut straight nitrogen fertil home abroad hand comptoir françai de azot cfa set joint sale agenc subject statement object commiss cfa member includ compani concern legal predecessor aubi pierrefitt péchinei ugin march inform agreement joint sale straight fertil enter cfa member caught articl treati qualifi articl exempt receiv statement object compani decid termin offend practic juli cancel cfa concess distribut member state handl decis novemb commiss gave neg clearanc pursuant articl regul cooper confin sale domest market commun cfa member decid handl sale straight nitrogen fertil franc individu work cfa sale commun made cfa countri nitrex compani establish zurich involv cfa member continu sell compound fertil commun independ trade member state fertil develop slowli trade straight fertil begin complexport found handl export commun member includ compani concern proceed complex establish zurich involv suppli member countri european manufactur export countri organ export compound fertil germani alfa gmbh form société de produit chimiqu aubi cofaz société chimiqu de charbonnag cdf société produit chimiqu péchinei saint gobain gesa pierrefitt société générale engrai de produit chimiqu cofaz mr schiffer capac fertil dealer format alfa preced talk mr schiffer aubi wai mean promot export germani manufactur brought juli gesa cofaz cdf agre alfa renam floral gmbh oj chang object set constitut object compani remain purchas manufactur fertil resal germani present time gesa cofaz cdf hold share floral remain held mr schiffer agreement appoint made mr schiffer manag director alfa subsequ floral manag director requir inform member busi deal seek approv import transact long term busi arrang cost profit share member proport sharehold distribut agreement enter alfa floral case mr schiffer firm franz schiffer hereinaft quot firma schiffer quot agreement give firma schiffer exclus sell floral product southern western germani south münster area guarante suppli relev product quantiti lastli agreement provid floral trademark regist firma schiffer product distribut trademark packag bear trademark whichev french manufactur provid product market share relev compani commun franc unit kingdom product compound fertil product annex ran tonn quantiti nitrogen incorpor compound fertil gesa gardini cofaz cdf apc emc group largest produc third total french product repres total commun product million tonn german product coumpound fertil larg account veba ruhrstickstoff basf hoechst ran tonn year annex ii tonn consum germani tonn franc larg quantiti import countri major export germani export annual averag tonn output franc tonn output countri plant work capac short except period detail trade compound fertil franc germani shown tabl annex iii export franc germani increas sharpli grown tonn tonn comparison german export franc smaller rang tonn tonn french export germani account third french intra commun export total french export export germani amount tonn made half consist deliveri pec rhin basf parent compani tonn repres shipment undertak concern french product plant small proport consist export french dealer french manufactur export germani suppli tonn compound fertil rose year roughli tonn annual onward deliveri german market made exclus alfa floral firma schiffer gesa cofaz sold tonn annum total export custom deutsch raiffeisen warenzentral gmbh cdf sold exclus floral firma schiffer market year commiss open investig deliveri floral begin increas markedli cdf account suppli floral gesa cofaz respect share deliveri reflect respect sharehold compani distinct qualiti product suppli deliv road german manufactur suppli rail ship nearest station port pack good bear manufactur trademark floral trademark custom bui cooper fertil wholesal price french manufactur sell floral firma schiffer vari price product resold uniform price uniform term differ tonn quantiti shown annex iv suppli gesa belgian plant align german manufactur list price french manufactur vari month month includ transport cost rebat discount grant price ident term deliveri rebat import fertil price compound fertil equal proport nitrat phosphat potassium repres busi undertak concern germani netherland highest commun higher franc comparison prepar statist offic european commun annex show differ retail level bag includ transport cost order magnitud except demand price world market rose sharpli result oil crisi drive price franc germani temporari rise french price brought drop increas export germani world price fallen back gener appreci lower commun price consider variat export countri undertak concern submit calcul show return german sale smaller achiev sell quantiti french domest market comparison distort firstli includ addit transport cost commiss paid mr schiffer discount german price higher french figur arriv annex higher annex french price comparison higher price commiss inform wholesal pai deduct hidden end year quot competit discount quot rebat freight cost franc germani sell price includ freight cost nearest station port free deliv price germani freight cost estim account approxim dm tonn carriag rail averag distanc km carriag inland waterwai substanti cheaper cost half franc averag freight cost estim ff roughli dm tonn carriag rail lorri averag distanc km carriag inland waterwai substanti cheaper cost carriag rail work averag dm km franc dm germani averag freight cost higher germani franc averag freight cost account retail price germani franc compani concern submit comparison actual freight cost show carriag rail distanc km cost ff franc ff germani carriag road figur ff french manufactur export germani freight cost product plant german frontier distanc germani argument compani concern compani concern argu articl inapplic altern test exempt articl satisfi question impos fine argu german consumpt compound fertil export floral account insignific share market argu purpos cooper promot export germani earlier export deliveri made result cooper risen tonn cost carriag distant plant provid natur barrier limit set distribut agreement floral firma schiffer deliveri inland waterwai consider cheaper rail road question floral custom gener inadequ serv railwai station attach import product suppli gesa export belgian plant ad belgian domest price gener lower french publish version decis data hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret road free deliv price access german market product excess consumpt forc produc export case difficult argu joint floral distribut network save distribut cost posit export individu commun market netherland belgium geograph easier countri manufactur plant nearbi perman presenc german market view specif consumpt pattern habit contract annual requir begin year chang ownership floral octob french manufactur transfer share floral fourth sharehold mr schiffer sole sharehold floral gmbh light solut manufactur begin market year increas individu export germani outlet floral floral made effort obtain suppli compound fertil sourc largest proport floral suppli current market year french manufactur concern ii applic articl treati articl treati establish european econom commun prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market agreement concert practic undertak cooper relev compani express joint format manag floral alfa base agreement concert practic consist export french manufactur germani distribut undertak form control jointli joint subsidiari form talk aubi cofaz mr schiffer agre worth bring manufactur set cooper broader foot equal particip french manufactur floral alfa presuppos understand necessarili evidenc write busi activ compani concern joint distribut undertak presuppos stand agreement french manufactur explicitli undertaken channel export germani exclus floral alfa channel bulk export except small quantiti suppli custom joint ventur commiss open investig increas individu export germani absenc explicit exclus right claus manufactur parent compani expect compet joint subsidiari inevit make export germani floral account sale polici jointli determin compani floral align sale activ common polici practis fact quantiti sold manufactur floral correspond sharehold immateri purpos articl profit joint distribut subsidiari distribut proport hold oblig quota set coordin activ compound fertil export busi restrict competit common market cooper undertak concern restrict competit export compound fertil germani absenc joint distribut subsidiari offer compound fertil sale germani competit adequ output sale plant capabl suppli export germani aubi plan export firma schiffer plant close german border instanc cdf plant closur carl plant take product ottmarsheim cdf export substanti quantiti distant plant carriag cost franc lower germani carriag greater distanc franc slight increas total carriag cost favour locat plant cdf ottmarsheim plant gesa plant riemst belgium suppli made inland waterwai enabl northern germani exclud firma schiffer allot sale territori suppli floral custom attach import receiv suppli road french manufactur incap make deliveri road waterwai floral regular clientel situat floral area oper french manufactur unanim refrain attribut collect undertak floral jointli control sale subsidiari argu suppli road account segment market neglect german manufactur fact make suppli inland waterwai french manufactur direct competit german manufactur explain concert decis french manufactur work joint subsidiari floral refrain compet directli german competitor interfer german manufactur joint subsidiari sale polici coordin export germani french manufactur evidenc fact german custom confront uniform term suppli product french manufactur offer sale floral firma schiffer ident price ident term result fact case bulk good product offer sale absolut interchang pack good uniformli bear addit floral trademark face standard suppli german custom virtual opportun obtain requir direct manufactur juli cofaz refus meet order cologn wholesal ground compani sale outlet time expand sale plant distanc refus logic consequ french manufactur cooper floral long control member joint sale subsidiari floral expect suppli german custom floral doubt price term advantag offer floral french manufactur channel standard suppli germani impos geograph limit requir firma schiffer floral sell fertil territori territori predetermin carriag cost thing includ place french plant compani concern allegedli regard maximum toler distanc km calcul take account lower cost part journei accomplish franc vari product plant concern lower cost waterwai transport thirdli carriag cost prohibit distanc delimit expressli sale territori competit intent french manufactur geograph confin mean action concert advanc real econom constraint milit favour geograph restrict suppli standard mean jointli determin sale polici align german domest market price final purpos carriag manufactur cheap mode inland waterwai prefer road transport french manufactur conceiv competit intent german market agreement creat minimum conflict german manufactur combin agreement practic refrain compet floral nub anti competit effect cooper effect trade member state cooper undertak concern liabl advers affect trade member state regul export franc gesa belgium germani effect french manufactur refrain export germani floral distribut network consequ offer french manufactur export member state standard competit german market exclud trade member state conduct condit prevail cooper compani concern exist appreci restrict competit advers effect trade compani concern point export french manufactur germani repres total german consumpt compound fertil quantiti deliv french manufactur german market floral necessarili yardstick measur impact market manufactur concern franc largest manufactur larg manufactur relat total commun product product facil work capac substanti export output plant capabl export germani larg part germani freight cost higher destin franc account facil waterwai transport exist account structur competit market concern german market number competitor german market small largest ruhrstickstoff basf hoechst except posit market term size compar manufactur compound fertil french manufactur concern market oligopolist structur supplier size small share market standard suppli joint sale organ oligopoli tighter small quantiti put market supplier individu appreci impact market condit share market captur french manufactur signific warrant plan effect scheme cooper standard suppli evid influenc market increas competit condit market structur sale polici contrari argu undertak concern question export germani profit sale similar quantiti franc amount question german price higher lower french irrelev consider appreci effect competit court justic found argument base situat chang year year result competit condit market structur common market individu nation market concentr suppli export effect restrict competit meant undertak activ market price obtain market determin factor averag price market question event make comparison export member state member countri except year price lower commun comparison countri export germani profit price comparison submit undertak concern omit element paragraph arriv conclus statist offic price comparison notwithstand reserv currenc convers product differ repres result agre commiss find effect cooper competit interst trade appreci inapplic articl articl provis articl declar inapplic case agreement categori agreement undertak decis categori decis associ undertak concert practic categori concert practic contribut improv product distribut good promot technic judgment februari case quot miller intern quot ecr ground judgment econom progress allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question concert practic underli cooper compani concern notifi commiss commiss commenc investig juli question exempt period preced date pursuant articl regul decis give exempt valid effect date notif except articl regul appli test exempt satisfi respect subsequ period practic subject proceed benefici effect product distribut offset competit disadvantag creat restrict competit parti product good unaffect compani concern continu manufactur full rang product distribut evid improv made joint sell arrang view tightli organ integr distribut system fertil industri commun cooper wholesal import undertak concern provid commiss evid commiss evid sourc indic commun gener germani difficulti plan product storag carriag resal solv individu compani size undertak concern make introduct joint distribut system essenti shown requisit resourc market fertil commun countri independ albeit smaller quantiti difficulti arisen launch period export low promot plead support cooper todai cdf capabl set subsidiari saarland equip sale network work wholesal trade member state compani concern acquir independ sale contact sell straight nitrogen fertil small quantiti undertak size argu forc cooper commiss accept undertak argument straight compound nitrogen fertil sold separ distribut network year sold wholesal retail economi distribut cost decis criterion appli primarili ration distribut firm ration distribut seri compet firm consum allow fair share benefit result reduct bui price price payabl german dealer user fact fallen price charg floral german market virtual high price charg domest competitor german user deriv benefit cooper arrang bear disadvantag term quantiti price charg result rigid channel standard suppli test exempt satisfi applic articl regul period juli date notif period cooper compani concern constitut infring articl octob french manufactur concern transfer share floral mr schiffer relinquish joint control manag compani independ wholesal import commiss ensur compani exist anti competit cooper fact termin end market year ensur current cooper replac form concert practic fact compani concern termin particip floral obviat requir set articl decis applic articl regul articl regul commiss impos fine unit account sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring french manufactur decis address infring articl infring commit legal predecessor conduct remain account cofaz busi aubi pierrefitt gesa péchinei saint gobain reconstruct undertak concern assum benefit burden alfa floral arrang neglig infring articl coordin export compound fertil german joint subsidiari caught articl french manufactur legal predecessor knew commiss regard fertil export cartel commun prohibit articl qualifi exempt commiss full inform reason proceed cfa shortli floral alfa form demand termin infring case effect juli commiss insist manufactur involv withdrew undertak export exclus cfa export member state cfa respons meant cfa member longer work cfa export commun countri commiss seek ensur exclus right claus replac inform concert practic effect fact cfa proceed concern straight nitrogen fertil compound fertil shield compani concern accus neglig select procedur joint sale compound fertil scrutin purpos articl stright fertil arrang restrict cooper singl export market commun regard light restrict commun sale small volum graviti infring regard fact pool deliveri largest manufactur member state market member state virtual elimin competit market hand effect cooper user small export individu french manufactur exert greater competit pressur quantiti price mode transport individu independ activ french manufactur improv help improv competit structur substanti part common market imposs quantifi influenc competit individu export fix amount fine commiss proce basi small turnov achiev manufactur floral ignor complet import total market compound fertil commiss account fact manufactur concern wait commiss decis end involv floral step end infring durat infring period consider run juli date notif period date notif disregard pursuant articl regul french manufactur concern benefit equal proport profit achiev floral fact share equal profit prevail fact distribut quantiti floral differ total fertil sale compani great warrant differ amount fine french manufactur requir pai fine eua ff fine impos firma schiffer sole sharehold floral firma schiffer minor instrument anti competit cooper french manufactur adopt decis articl agreement concert practic joint format manag floral düngemittelverkaufsgesellschaft mbh alfa gmbh générale de engrai sa compagni français de azot sa société chimiqu de charbonnag sa mr franz schiffer joint export compound fertil feder republ germani constitut infring articl treati establish european commun articl applic exempt pursuant articl treati effect juli made notif refus articl undertak articl termin infring found articl articl fine impos générale de engrai sa eighti thousand eua ff compagni français de azot sa eighti thousand eua ff société chimiqu de charbonnag sa eighti thousand eua ff sum paid month notif decis compani concern account commiss european commun société générale direct de étranger boît postal pari cedex account articl decis enforc manner provid articl treati establish european econom commun articl decis address compagni français de azot sa avenu velasquez boît postal pari cedex générale de engrai sa rue de villier neuilli sur sein cdf chimi société chimiqu de charbonnag sa tour auror place de reflet cedex pari défens mr franz schiffer güterbahnhof hanweil floral düngemittelverkaufsgesellschaft mbh kleinblittersdorf brussel novemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss annex gt pic file quot quot gt annex ii gt pic file quot quot gt annex iii gt pic file quot quot gt annex iv gt pic file quot quot gt annex gt pic file quot quot gt