commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv video cassett record dutch german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif made pursuant articl regul decemb philip gmbh hamburg german undertak agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system regard commiss decis june initi proceed heard undertak associ undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec juli regard opinion deliv novemb pursuant articl regul advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact undertak involv market structur undertak parti agreement notifi netherland nv philip gloeilampenfabrieken eindhoven germani blaupunktwerk gmbh hildesheim ii bosch siemen hausgerät gmbh munich iii grundig ag fürth bavaria iv loew opta gmbh kronach norddeutsch mend rundfunk kg bremen vi philip gmbh hamburg vii schwarzwälder appar bau anstalt saba werk villingen agreement notifi behalf undertak iii vii oj oj undertak activ consum electron industri interest develop market video cassett video cassett record design record replai visual materi magnet tape hous cassett record black white colour televis programm provid transmit pal secam system parti concern manufactur consum electron field interest market soni group european market undertak group undertak mention aeg telefunken hitachi matsushita thorn toshiba sanyo zanussi philip soni develop market video cassett system sale europ vcr system matic system sanyo electr japan recent gain foothold european market system meet european televis standard addit aeg telefunken prepar introduc ted videodisc system enabl video materi replai televis screen videotap system unlik cassett system individu record programm philip develop videodisc system vlp system philip pre emin posit european market video cassett record market share consider larger soni nearest competitor account total sale common market product offici product sale statist european commun estim sale video cassett record eec total upward trend continu philip soni licens number firm exploit patent field magnet video record replai compani system technic mean cassett plai compat equip notifi agreement agreement issu oper effect discontinu paragraph consist basic quot agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system quot quot supplementari letter quot preambl basic agreement state philip market video cassett record video cassett vcr system develop point parti agreement interest market equip decid philip vcr system unlik usual type agreement standard adopt complet system parti philip parti preambl claim interest parti consum plai back vcr video cassett equip manufactur loss qualiti reason set parti agre uniform applic technic standard need ensur compat import provis basic agreement found paragraph exclus vcr standard parti undertak observ technic standard laid annex agreement manufactur distribut video cassett record video cassett paragraph read conjunct paragraph basic agreement page illustr annex descript technic manufactur standard vcr magnet videotap cassett videotap record chang technic standard made consent parti paragraph parti grant royalti free exclus transfer licenc patent patent applic affect compat need ensur compat paragraph manufactur vcr machin compani origin parti includ germani free parti agreement paragraph parti accept oblig circumv intervent compani paragraph agreement enter forc notif bundeskartellamt berlin effect instanc decemb agreement extend year period parti termin give month notic expiri event termin parti agreement continu remain parti month termin parti give notic wish withdraw paragraph parti termin agreement forfeit licenc patent parti grant pursuant paragraph durat licenc remain parti retain licenc pursuant paragraph patent patent applic termin parti provid applic establish prioriti file termin paragraph quot supplementari letter agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system quot sign time agreement parti agre ensur compani germani likewis observ oblig contain paragraph observ vcr standard paragraph allow agre standard manufactur distribut video cassett record video cassett germani paragraph compani germani observ abovement oblig benefit licenc grant pursuant paragraph provid grant equival licenc patent parti compani paragraph find fact undertak argument philip time time licens european european undertak industri properti right vcr video cassett video cassett record licens agreement notifi commiss issu proceed agreement oblig part license vcr system manufactur video cassett video cassett record philip assert oblig contract parti contain paragraph basic agreement manufactur distribut vcr cassett record justifi quid pro quo royalti free licenc vcr system assur firm foothold market make imposs license chang manufactur system agreement forc justif advanc termin claus paragraph basic agreement termin parti forfeit licenc remain parti retain licenc patent termin parti meet march repres nv philip gloeilampenfabrieken eindhoven philip gmbh hamburg inform commiss repres legal object restrict practic contain agreement confirm letter date compet director director gener competit nv philip gloeilampenfabrieken receiv commiss statement object date june undertak concern negoti cancel notifi agreement inform commiss letter septemb agreement termin effect admit factual legal argument advanc commiss parti request termin proceed argu groundless refus invit hear parti warn expect commiss decis establish infring articl respect infring ceas ii applic articl accept agreement notifi commiss cancel effect state parti letter date septemb view legal argument advanc parti clear interest establish restrict practic issu fact fall articl articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market word articl limit control product market technic develop invest quot agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system quot basic agreement quot supplementari letter quot constitut agreement undertak purpos articl agreement contain claus object restrict competit common market unusu restrict form paragraph basic agreement requir parti observ technic standard laid annex manufactur distribut video cassett record video cassett standard manufactur vcr equip parti oblig manufactur distribut cassett record conform vcr system licens philip prohibit chang manufactur distribut video cassett system soni matic long oblig continu allow system time constitut restrict competit articl design limit technic develop product sale video cassett system import licens provis contain agreement fact amount horizont complex licens agreement bilater paragraph basic agreement parti termin agreement forfeit immedi licenc acquir virtu paragraph patent parti hand remain parti licenc patent termin parti constitut addit restrict competit reinforc restrict aris paragraph place parti contempl manufactur system withdraw agreement decis render difficult knowledg longer invest made manufactur vcr system undertak contempl action bear mind patent patent applic improv manufactur system exploit free royalti partner view pre emin market posit held philip lead licensor time restrict competit mark exist restrict freedom action philip partner aris termin requir rel strength compani dissuad attempt adopt system agreement affect trade member state appreci philip partner agreement vigor undertak electron industri effect sale organ member state fact present market share low comparison philip reduc appreci effect trade product mean reach potenti custom firm sale organ increasingli import develop market justifi fear ty undertak vcr system substanti effect inter state trade iii applic articl parti request termin proceed request exempt articl laps event condit exempt provis satisfi licens provis quot agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system quot provis manufactur product mean uniform applic rang technic standard manufactur type product main provis uniform applic standard found paragraph basic agreement observ vcr standard posit side requir achiev main purpos vcr video cassett machin manufactur extent assum advanc manufactur led improv distribut benefit consum suitabl video cassett made readili fact signific improv product distribut achiev complianc vcr standard led exclus system exclus view pre emin market posit enjoi philip consum allow fair share result benefit agreement deni opportun bui video cassett video cassett record system parti parti posit offer consum cassett machin system manufactur firm agreement mere distribut product meet vcr standard forbidden paragraph basic agreement time restrict impos parti indispens attain improv compat vcr video cassett machin made manufactur ensur accept oblig observ vcr standard manufactur vcr equip evid restrict oblig requir separ licens agreement philip enter european european manufactur view forego evalu licens provis basic agreement refer articl restrict disqualifi agreement exempt articl admittedli agreement contribut technic progress case licens agreement combin technic effort parti expect lead ration regard exchang licenc patent improv applic invent pursuant paragraph basic agreement effect restrict parti freedom action aris licens arrang event termin paragraph basic agreement indispens attain object articl applic neg effect exclus system disregard paragraph adopt decis articl provis paragraph read conjunct paragraph paragraph quot agreement uniform applic technic standard vcr system quot notifi commiss decemb constitut time forc septemb infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl decis address blaupunkt werk gmbh hildesheim feder republ germani bosch siemen hausgerät gmbh munich feder republ germani grundig ag fürth bavaria feder republ germani loew opta gmbh kronach feder republ germani norddeutsch mend rundfunk kg bremen feder republ germani schwarzwälder appar bau anstalt saba werk villingen schwenningen feder republ germani philip gmbh hamburg feder republ germani nv philip gloeilampenfabrieken eindhoven netherland brussel decemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss