commiss decis june relat proceed articl eec treati iv snpe lel english french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council februari articl thereof regard notif made société national de poudr explosif pari leafield engin limit leafield unit kingdom relat cooper agreement enter februari undertak heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec fact parti société national de poudr explosif hereinaft refer quot snpe quot compani incorpor franc french state hold capit activ divid depart autopropuls depart powder explos depart chemic fourth depart engin transfer subsidiari compani snpe chimi expans januari year snpe snpe chimi expans emploi person turnov approxim ff million novemb snpe acquir control interest pyromeca toulon compani special develop manufactur pyrotechn unit leafield engin limit hereinaft refer quot lel quot compani incorpor unit kingdom busi design develop manufactur high qualiti precis devic arm servic offshor oil industri major compon weapon system devic inflat inflat equip pyromechan ga gener hydraul pump lel emploi person turnov million lel conclud agreement pyromeca toulon subsidiari unit kingdom pyromeca uk windsor parti obtain inter alia sell territori product manufactur parti lel acquir share pyromeca snpe snpe lel firmli establish market respect product special partli complementari activ snpe field autopropuls chemic product lel field electron precis mechan common competit interest field product incorpor respect specialist skill substanti number parti product cover notifi agreement develop amount grow share parti total turnov agreement discuss condit agreement lel pyromeca replac wider agreement snpe lel undertak agre februari cooper field pyromechan tracer submarin technolog depend product concern cooper form commerci represent parti subcontract oj oj parti reciproc grant licenc right reproduct joint manufactur specif product parti exclus distributor respect countri claus agreement duli notifi commiss quot agreement limit franc great britain provis contrari list point snpe forbidden subject procedur articl chapter exclus current busi grant manufactur licenc reproduct great britain produc sell directli product list annex agreement lel likewis forbidden circumst oper franc quot claus agreement relief oblig contain notifi agreement oblig contrari provis contract parti ministri defenc claus agreement relat intend form collabor parti product mention annex agreement inter alia grant preferenti right parti subcontract countri claus grant preferenti right parti licenc right reproduct countri claus joint product product part thereof alloc task proport financi contribut parti develop product concern claus joint exploit promot product claus claus agreement parti undertak inter alia advis negoti pend time time commerci contract intend enter parti product mention agreement claus hold confid disclos written agreement parti inform receiv parti relat product cover agreement relat method manufactur develop claus engag approv parti negoti manufactur develop parti product list agreement studi develop manufactur parti claus claus agreement lel undertak waiv pre emption respect share pyromeca cancel contract bind pyromeca cancel agreement enter société étude de réalis applic techniqu serat pari cooper field armament defenc procur claus agreement notif agreement commiss european commun result unfavour respons parti jointli remedi step product cover agreement list annex agreement annex list product special agreement collabor drawn pyrotechn tracer explos attach pyromechan ga gener devic inflat inflat equip lift submerg object cut line charg cartridg submarin product lighten materi submarin product await market studi suppli lel snpe quot remain complet free act directli great britain quot ii annex list product initi subject exchang inform provis claus paragraph reason inform parti confirm give estim market share product concern parti parti competitor posit vari respect product cover agreement product stage develop thirdli number product custom built intend specif custom parti take product substanti competit commun produc statement object made preliminari examin notifi agreement relat share market aris claus paragraph undertak concern contest commiss object letter date decemb request commiss reconsid view state meantim pend grant exempt suspend applic agreement ii preliminari assess articl eec treati articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market share market sourc suppli fact present commiss make final rule notifi agreement reach conclus preliminari examin société national de poudr explosif snpe leafield engin limit lel undertak agreement februari agreement undertak mean articl agreement object effect restrict competit common market undertak concern actual competitor field pyromechan potenti competitor area parti signific import respect countri civilian militari respect product respect product list annex agreement paragraph claus agreement prohibit manufactur trade activ snpe unit kingdom lel franc paragraph provis impos territori limit activ parti amount share market product isol nation market grave restrict run counter princip object treati estabish singl market compar home market restrict competit opposit principl free trade good servic establish treati share market explicitli cite articl treati restrict trade practic prohibit condemn number commiss decis upheld court justic provis notifi agreement refer paragraph subject separ assess commiss bind parti cooper manner import area longer make independ decis futur busi activ provis prevent parti inter alia freeli grant subcontract licenc parti undertak parti countri parti product list annex agreement repres minim signific part output snpe lel restrict competit refer paragraph appreci product highli special applic offer european market limit number manufactur snpe lel pyromeca substanti competit parti commun produc reason agreement bring territori share parti manufactur sell activ agreement appreci affect trade member state respect claus agreement paragraph snpe state inter alia claus quot aim market share absolut territori protect lead idea claus technic complex product concern exchang inform thereon requir parti bound maintain close confidenti provid precondit joint exploit achiev reliabl cooper judgment quot grundig consten quot juli ecr quot quinin quot juli ecr quot sugar quot decemb ecr quot frubo quot ecr technic team promot commun knowhow parti concern parti suppli complementari technolog skill realiz complet product recogn legitim offer product parti user parti countri quot snpe letter decemb lel similarli state object claus quot ensur technic interchang take place natur posit develop product joint technolog agreement limit opportun consum purchas product agreement relat sourc eec contrari agreement enabl parti offer custom full rang product compani eec quot lel letter decemb argument refer substanc gener purpos agreement share parti technic inform affect conclus articl appli claus consid isol gener framework agreement object effect creation territori partit snpe lel respect activ relat product list agreement preliminari examin agreement respect infring articl eec treati iii preliminari assess articl eec treati articl treati provis articl declar inapplic case agreement undertak contribut improv product distribut good promot technic 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 stage proceed left open restrict competit refer paragraph fulfil requir exempt event claus notifi agreement paragraph meet requir exempt reason assumpt special manufactur activ joint research develop product principl contribut improv product oblig parti grant licenc produc sell directli countri contribut develop question provis contain claus indispens attain benefit aris event consum draw kind benefit territori alloc manufactur market activ parti parti sole effect beneficiari agre partit market limit number manufactur product concern snpe lel reserv respect home market afford possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question relev argument parti outlin paragraph displac commiss conclus oblig parti contain claus agreement benefit exempt provis articl preliminari examin notifi agreement provis contain claus satisfi test exempt contain articl iv applic articl regul infring articl began conlus agreement snpe lel februari share market grave restrict regard fundament object eec treati accord articl regul decis suspend respect oblig parti aris claus agreement respect oblig immun imposit fine result notif agreement adopt decis articl preliminari examin articl regul commiss consid articl eec treati appli oblig natur contain claus agreement made februari société national de poudr explosif leafield engin limit extent parti prohibit grant licenc respect produc sell directli specif product parti countri applic articl justifi articl decis address undertak société national de poudr explosif quai henri iv pari cedex franc leafield engin limit leafield corsham wiltshir sni ss england brussel june commiss raymond vouel member commiss