commiss decis januari relat proceed articl eec treati iv vichi french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard notif submit august société hygièn dermatologiqu de vichi agreement form basi system select distribut vichi cosmet product franc system exclus sale retail pharmaci emploi member state hear undertak concern accord articl regul provis commiss regul eec hear provid articl council regul fact subject decis letter date juli laboratoir applic dermatologiqu de vichi cie french subsidiari société hygièn dermatologiqu de vichi herinaft call vichi notifi commiss system limit franc exclus distribut vichi cosmet product retail pharmacist pharmaci officin system grant author distributor vichi product subject possess qualif dispens chemist hereinaft pharmacist time french conseil de la concurr undertak review exclus distribut system emploi laboratori notif subsequ laps distribut system franc modifi light decis conseil de la concurr upheld pari court appeal court cassat french author appli domest european competit law found exclus distribut retail pharmaci infring articl eec treati franc produc requir seller cosmet product sale outlet retail pharmaci technic qualif diploma pharmaci modifi distribut system franc notifi vichi letter date august time preliminari notif distribut system member state except denmark vichi product distribut commiss notif franc exclus distribut retail pharmaci decis relat system exclus distribut pharmaci requir profession qualif diploma pharmaci select distribut system emploi franc claus subject decis examin commiss final decis point cover includ requir locat sale outlet displai product presenc compar brand rang stock storag product invoic event cross suppli condit govern grant annual discount parti vichi wholli own subisdiari oréal group oréal turnov amount approxim ecu billion ecu million account vichi vichi author distributor pharmacist enter contractu relationship mean written distribut agreement continu gener condit sale vichi gener agent wholesal distributor wholesal distributor bound wholesal agreement exchang letter gener condit sale product vichi cosmet product form full rang face care bodi care product rang includ perfum differ cosmet product medicin product market cosmet requir precaut provid domest commun legisl check ensur product harm check carri pharmacist becasu exact composit product vichi challeng commiss find choic distribut method exclus distribut retail pharmaci base technic qualit superior vichi product compar cosmet ditribut oréal distribut channel perfumeri gener store fact compar cosmet sold gener store vichi rang wider vari rang luxuri cosmet sold perfumeri price figur vichi averag sell price retail differ member state rang ff portug ff unit kingdom ff germani ff netherland correspond price differenti approxim time notif vichi gener agent made sell price recommend pharmacist price gener doubl averag sell price retail vichi distribut system function exclus distribut system ensur kind distribut network safeguard claus oblig distributor sell author distributor distributor agre write compli oblig claus contain individu distribut agreement germani agreement base exchang letter wholesal belgium luxembourg gener condit sale print back invoic order form price list member state cross suppli network concern eec claus agreement gener condit permit pharmacist suppli product pharmacist member state market cosmet cosmet product includ beauti product toiletri hair care product perfum product sold distribut channel gener store supermarket hardwar store drogueri depart store select distribut perfumeri larg luxuri store retail pharmaci direct sale notabl mail order cosmet product sold multitud brand name rule brand assign specif distribut channel brand sold retail pharmaci found perfumeri gener store produc offer wide varieti product oréal choos channel prestig brand vichi point innov product rule distribut pharmaci consum grown accustom distribut wider scale name gener store luxuri perfumeri length transit phase sale thorugh pharmaci differ consider product appear grow shorter studi order commiss segment distribut channel correspond differ averag price product product intend sold gener store brand price retail pharmaci brand price perfumeri brand price percentag total cosmet sale sale retail pharmaci account germani franc itali boot unit kingdom statist suppli vichi show slight fall sale thourgh pharmaci franc germani contrast proport sale account pharmaci grown rapidi market share held vichi sale pharmaci franc germani itali unit kingdom nation rule retail pharmaci parapharmaceut product person requir technic qualif diploma pharmaci order set pharmacist member state belgium franc itali spain greec luxembourg portug denmark establish limit number retail pharmaci link number inhabit geograph distanc shop germani ireland unit kingdom netherland holder regist pharmaceut chemist certif open retail pharmaci subject quantit restrict unit kingdom ireland absolut monopoli distribut medicin product numer medicin product sold outlet pharmaci drugstor member state pharmacist entitl sell parapharmaceut product member state belgium germani itali franc portug exhaust list permit parapharmaceut product member state pharmacist free sell product medicin product limit profession ethic member state rule profession ethic impos restrict pharmacist relat competit behaviour restrict prohibit advertis pharmaci announc special offer discount appli slight differ member state parapharmaceut product ii preliminari assess articl eec treati light fact commiss carri final assess agreement notifi reach conclus preliminari assess distribut agreement conclud vichi gener agent wholesal distributor pharmacist retail agreement undertak mean articl appli gener condit sale print back invoic order form price list repeat document mean vichi distributor implicitli approv accept constitut prior gener agreement applic innumer individu order judgment court justic januari case sandoz paragraph distribut agreement gener condit sale claus stipul author distributor vichi product depend pharmacist distributor oblig sell pharmacist agreement object effect restrict competit common market select distribut system question select resel basi pharmacist compli criteria court justic deem line articl numer case cosmet product oréal de nieuw amck case make author distributor subject pharmacist vichi object criterion qualit natur defin profession qualif seller staff diploma pharmaci attest fact holder deem profession knowledg pharmacolog biologi toxicolog dermatolog run pharmaci vichi accept profession qualif suffici purpos provid advic vichi concern give custom requir sell pharmaci add profession qualif element addit factor restrict number potenti seller quantit qualit manner number pharmacist fairli high member state member state appli quantit ceil establish pharmaci case binon amp cite footnot court justic held criterion select seller base minimum number inhabit point sale quantit select made indirectli restrict sale type outlet establish restrict contrari vichi claim hear produc freedom choic determin product distribut remain subject principl proportion properti product select criteria impos produc condit requir court justic oréal sale pharmaci criterion deem object criterion qualit natur acknowledg criterion impos maintain qualiti ensur proper product nation commun rule govern cosmet product ensur pose danger consum health market requir addit precaut appli pharmaceut product vichi rang vichi cosmet product wider vari cosmet sold gener store real object qualit technic differ vichi concern offer custom advic ident provid pharmaceut product regard necess deriv properti product regard market strategi intend creat maintain brand imag benefit good reput pharmacist term health safeti respect note oréal top rang brand sold luxuri perfumeri sale staff hold scientif diploma staff profession qualifi beautician compris rang wide vari vichi rang vichi show plausibl profession qualif pharmacist superior person hold pharmaci diploma term knowledg requir give qualifi advic purchas cosmet vichi pharmacist compet holder pharmaci diploma knowledg field health constantli renew main activ sale pharmaceut product scientif approach acquir experi perman person contact custom start level profession knowledg base diploma obviou reason emploi pharmacist interest continu develop knowledg provid scientif advic consum cosmet emploi pharmacist contrari advantag concentr special dermatolog cosmetolog problem profession experi contact custom acquir pharmacist start dispens chemist shop diploma holder begin sell cosmet shop influenc rule profession ethic vichi refer hear relev term profession knowledg vichi put forward seri argument advantag chemist shop compar distribut channel set ensur atmospher serious confidenti practic organ pharmaci complet rang stock rapid deliveri lack scope tamper product possibl withdraw product natur pharmaci place dialogu transit advantag deriv profession qualif pharmacist characterist pharmaci institut trade argument base criteria quantit natur distinct profession qualif certifi diploma pharmaci posit pharmacist compris addit element artif assess criterion vichi claim contrari fundament distribut system vichi cosmet produc appli franc select criterion appli vichi line criteria court justic agreement exclud form market pharmaci object effect restrict competit agreement restrict competit affect trade member state appreci extent restrict type expect substanti increas trade member state result increas number sale outlet differ averag sell price retail vari member state seller pharmacist greater resourc expertis price differenti member state order carri parallel import special sale cosmet assess extent restrict competit effect trade member state appreci account cumul effect aris fact parallel system exclus distribut pharmaci brand cosmet sold thourgh pharmaceut channel market share dermopharmaci amount total cosmet market restrict competit effect trade member state appreci relev market defin preliminari examin conclud agreement infring articl eec treati provid exclus distribut pharmaci conclus line result examin articl carri pari court appeal view commiss decis eec apb iii preliminari assess articl eec treati examin articl includ advantag vichi specif distribut channel pharmaci summar pharmacist guarante avail complet set product rang complet stock rapid suppli pharmaci servic distribut pharmaceut product oper pharmaceut wholesal assist provid pharmacist role pharmacist manufactur take risk invest larg sum develop product support pharmacist successfulli launch product transit phase sale innov product pharmaci made educ role pharmacist make consum habit establish market similar product brand name distribut channel notabl gener store consum benefit choic pharmaceut channel channel advantag distribut innov cosmet product ensur industri commerci success advic custom make choic sale vichi product inextric link advic provid pharmacist present stage proceed question advantag deriv profession qualif pharmacist advic custom inform feedback produc meet condit exempt decid limit scope decis apprais vichi argument account fact question prohibit distribut vichi product retail pharmaci long proceed confin system exclus distribut pharmaci radic altern vichi point view limit open access distribut network retail pharmacist prevent continu sell vichi product exclus basi vichi remain free impos qualit select criteria diploma pharmaci sale outlet retail pharmaci advantag refer recit improv product place improv distribut refer point recit regard valid effici organ suppli pharmaceut channel result agreement servic oper order ensur popul larg suppli pharmaceut product addit requir complet rang sold condit author gener condit sale sale outlet retail pharmaci distribut advantag achiev mean contractu oblig promot technic econom progress impli point recit claim basi fact exclus sale econom interest vichi view recov invest cost vichi depriv support pharmacist ensur success launch innov product point recit put forward vichi relat promot technic econom progress contradict fact product subsequ market pharmaceut channel brand name prima faci situat reflect produc desir creat endur brand imag retail pharmaci desir prepar ground market gener market vichi argument relat improv distribut promot technic econom progress regard allow consum fair share benefit fact product natur market brand name channel consum make object choic product distribut exclus retail pharmaci consum wider choic depriv possibl purchas product pharmaci advic pharmacist point exclus distribut retail pharmaci essenti order achiev advantag refer point recit prevent vichi continu sell product exclus basi pharmaci achiev advantag influenc pharmacist ethic profession rule role intra brand competit pharmaceut distribut channel remain limit vichi show inter brand competit pharmaceut network distribut channel suffici strong counterbal lack intra brand competit preliminari examin condit articl conclud provis articl declar inapplic agreement iv applic articl regul judgement januari pari court appeal held conseil de la concurr rightli view agreement question exclus form market pharmaci caught articl treati rome judgement upheld french cour de cassat decemb vichi awar complaint lodg german compani cosimex system exclus distribut pharmaci examin decis eec apb commiss point recit exclus sale pharmaci restrict competit respect distribut parapharmaceut product belgium addit prevent agreement notifi exempt articl franc line commun law extend distributor author holder diploma pharmaci vichi notifi distribut system franc august time contrast respect member state denmark vichi notifi system exclus distribut pharmaci unchang vichi put forward argument justifi articl coexist distribut system common market situat commiss consid maintain exclus distribut pharmaci member state constitut clear infring articl final commiss decis subsequ adopt detail examin system notifi vichi commiss commun mean articl call accord articl regul decis suspend respect exclus distribut pharmaci immun imposit fine grant notif agreement adopt decis articl preliminari examin pursuant articl regul commiss opinion provis agreement conclud société hygièn dermatologiqu de vichi wholesal distributor retail pharmacist agreement provid exclus distribut vichi cosmet product pharmaci virtu fact approv author distributor vichi product subject statu dispens chemist articl eec treati appli applic articl justifi articl decis address société hygièn dermatologiqu de vichi rue du président wilson vichi franc brussel januari commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj decis conseil de la concurr june judgment pari court appeal januari judgment court cassaton april publish version decis inform hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret select distribut system commun point view competit polici case perfum cosmet product andré paul weber ceressec french case metro european court report case giri guerlain european court report case lancôm eto european court report join case ford european court report case metro ii european court report case binon european court report case european court report ibid footnot oj footnot footnot