commiss decis octob relat proceed articl eec treati iv wano schwarzpulv english german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif commiss made octob imperi chemic industri millbank london sw jf england wasagchemi gmbh essen rolandstraß feder republ germani pursuant articl regul particip joint ventur compani manufactur sale blackpowd notif includ altern applic neg clearanc regard commiss decis initi proceed case heard undertak concern accord articl regul offer undertak concern opportun heard accord commiss regul eec juli opportun undertak declin regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit deliv pursuant articl regul septemb fact subject matter case concern agreement parti identifi manufactur sale blackpowd joint ventur blackpowd explos characterist agreement compris sharehold agreement date octob relat agreement notifi octob equal ownership control compani feder republ germani concern manufactur sale blackpowd wano schwarzpulv gmbh wano schwarzpulv amp kunigund kg call quot wano quot agreement made bohlen industri ag bohlen includ control subsidiari compani bohlen control subsidiari compani imperi chemic industri ici signatori agreement includ oj oj bohlen wasagchemi gmbh wasag control subsidiari compani bohlen nobel explos compani nec control subsidiari compani ici ii letter intent sign nec wasag date juli preced notifi agreement outlin intent parti cooper particip wano purpos case context bohlen wasag compani directli indirectli own control bohlen collect call quot wasag quot ici nec compani directli indirectli own control ici collect call quot ici quot wasag ici refer quot parti quot wano quot joint ventur quot quot joint ventur compani quot parti bohlen establish feder republ germani interest partli control subsidiari compani develop manufactur sale divers product includ chemic chemic intermedi explos devic conjunct explos plastic consum good bohlen numer subsidiari compani feder republ germani commun countri bohlen consolid group turnov dm imperi chemic industri establish unit kingdom interest partli control subsidiari compani develop manufactur sale divers product includ chemic chemic intermedi deriv explos devic conjunct explos plastic synthet fibr dye paint ici numer subsidiari compani unit kingdom commun countri ici consolid group turnov agreement result agreement refer ici happen event purchas share make capit contribut achiev joint equal control wano wasag wano present wholli own wasag constitut suppli blackpowd requir wasag deliveri wano wasag made ici progress scale deliveri ici increas correspond phase ici product blackpowd octob ici close blackpowd plant suppli wano met substanti ici blackpowd requir notifi agreement inform suppli parti disclos addit matter letter intent juli foreshadow phase blackpowd product ici ultim closur plant provid quot nec continu oper exist blackpowd plant custom requir effect transfer compani joint ventur subject nec wasag bui total requir grade blackpowd manufactur compani compani term agre quot letter intent provid claus nec wasag quot assign wano busi includ patent goodwil relat manufactur sale blackpowd quot ii notifi agreement ensur equal control parti wano equal share wano profit loss question relat blackpowd includ product sale wano resolv unilater action sharehold parti wano oper manag gener manag geschäftsführer appoint equal number parti articl associ stipul import decis matter normal dai dai run wano requir consent parti sharehold gener meet distribut unit kingdom feder republ germani blackpowd produc wano letter intent provid quot compani appoint nec exclus distributor blackpowd uk wasag exclus distributor thereof west germani case term agre quot blackpowd product blackpowd oldest explos produc form powder grain size shape determin rate burn amount ga releas basic ingredi charcoal sodium nitrat potassium nitrat sulphur purpos sulphurless powder produc size grain presenc sulphur import technic characterist product ii main blackpowd manufactur firework pyrotechn devic safeti fuse blast small quantiti militari purpos case blast type explos substitut blackpowd blast low power shatter materi requir dislodg explos view ici wasag suitabl explos blast slate monument decor stone iii import blackpowd manufactur safeti fuse compos fine grain blackpowd contain tubular case fuse design burn predetermin rate delai explos occur accur predict length fuse safeti fuse form part initi process type explos oper directli ignit blackpowd iv common explos substanc transport storag blackpowd subject government regul licens regul parti broadli similar unit kingdom feder republ gener requir build explos store isol result quot steril quot surround land inform suppli ici minimum invest requir distributor acquisit storag transport facil blackpowd unit kingdom amount acquisit small size magazin tonn capac steel portabl storag facil suffici number van carriag blackpowd gener restrict amount blackpowd carri sea vessel charter purpos transport explos harbour regul gener limit quantiti load unload time notwithstand effect regul ici make export sale blackpowd ireland norwai unit state america countri wasag belgium franc netherland sweden egypt argentina posit ici market explos decemb reduc capac ici blackpowd plant ardeer scotland ici decid ceas product perman progress phase product octob shut plant immedi subsequ explos ici annual product tonn drop tonn prior explos plant ici annual product tonn ici produc blackpowd blast firework pyrotechn devic safeti fuse militari applic field safeti fuse ici manufactur ici suppli continu suppli blackpowd incorpor process custom devic appli blast powder product prepar ii ici produc blackpowd unit kingom supplier continu practic purpos supplier unit kingdom civilian custom sale blackpowd custom unit kingdom amount tonn annum ici proport sale blackpowd inclus home export sale attribut gt pic file quot quot gt figur exclud fuse powder retain ici manufactur safeti fuse figur includ blackpowd safeti fuse manufactur gt pic file quot quot gt product wano ici product tonn blackpowd repres commun total product tonn ici control unit kingdom extens suitabl storag transport facil explos includ blackpowd oper tonn coaster transport explos sea posit wasag market blackpowd work wasag kunigund oper wano produc tonn blackpowd annum product increas tonn tonn wasag plan increas product level tonn substanti fulfil target wasag produc blackpowd product put safeti firework fuse wasag produc devic suppli blackpowd custom incorpor process devic ii blackpowd manufactur feder republ germani wasag dynamit nobel ag dnag wasag manufactur third blackpowd produc countri basi rate product oper wano region tonn wasag largest produc blackpowd commun wasag produc safeti fuse safeti fuse powder powder militari purpos feder republ iii sale blackpowd wasag home market amount tonn export sale exclud deliveri ici amount tonn tonn sold commun tonn tonn wasag suppli blackpowd fulfil entir demand belgian market iv wasag product safeti fuse million metr sold feder republ export sale account quarter total import custom wasag home market safeti fuse dnag compani account wasag home sale distribut storag product wasag transport magazin facil feder republ produc dnag refer notabl produc blackpowd commun société national de poudr explosif sa franc snpe sipe nobel spa itali sipe annual product blackpowd region tonn product capac consider snpe facil manufactur tonn blackpowd annum suppli blackpowd unit kingdom product undertaken belgium denmark ireland netherland luxembourg proceed parti receipt parti commiss statement object inform commiss ici letter june wasag letter legal advis june wish withdraw notif case ici state letter wasag legal advis explictli decid consult parti implement notifi agreement letter wasag legal advis declin commiss invit hear letter challeng gener term specif give reason find conclus set commiss statement object ii applic articl articl treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market parti undertak notifi agreement agreement term articl agreement object implement effect restrict competit independ propos joint particip wano parti substanti separ interest busi blackpowd ici produc supplier closur work octob continu purchas supplier blackpowd home market unit kingdom export unit kingdom fulfil entir demand blackpowd ici control unit kingdom comprehens network effect exist network storag transport distribut facil explos includ blackpowd wano manufactur blackpowd export sale suppli blackpowd requir feder republ germani result joint particip wano parti coordin conduct manufactur sale blackpowd agreement confer equal control joint ventur parti make independ busi decis matter import plan financ research develop manufactur sale blackpowd joint ventur control product sale blackpowd commun unit kingdom market blackpowd concern agreement ici particip joint ventur effect ici make substanti futur blackpowd purchas product joint ventur leav free obtain blackpowd sourc commun commit entir substanti entir futur blackpowd requir sole product joint ventur intern ici memorandum invest propos april state parti quot draw total requir blackpowd wano act exclus distributor uk west germani sale made joint compani term quot ii passag letter date septemb ici custom confirm quot futur ici purchas requir blackpowd compani wano quot parti hold signific stake joint ventur gener field joint ventur compet activ activ joint ventur contractu free case parti afford ignor exist purpos joint ventur parti expend independ effort resourc requir joint ventur order market blackpowd competit parti competit joint ventur parti obtain product joint ventur type blackpowd uniform price parti align conduct market blackpowd parti joint ventur parti detriment compet joint ventur respect price blackpowd sold user respect effort deploi promot sale custom geograph area exist joint ventur field opportun induc parent compani relat interest area enlarg common activ impair competit area case parti activ joint ventur overlap relat competit interest notabl field explos gener accessori explos manufactur sale safeti fuse coincid activ interest parti area expect lead impair competit area ici concern particip part motiv sole share product blackpowd intent establish associ wasag view subsequ enlarg relat market field blackpowd includ market safeti fuse respect safeti fuse ici manufactur supplier unit kingdom wasag manufactur feder republ germani parti regard natur potenti competitor nation home market commun combin safeti fuse product ici wasag amount million metr annum doubl aggreg product safeti fuse produc commun control oper joint ventur parti knowingli give opportun strong induc cooper align price share market safeti fuse parti jointli control quantiti price blackpowd sold joint ventur safeti fuse product parti competitor ici state appendix letter march quot remain nec futur date seek suppli wasag safeti fuse requir quot forego restrict effect significantli underlin consider import parti affect market commun parti argu correspond meet notifi agreement implement restrict competit submit absenc notifi agreement supplier blackpowd accept grade varieti accept term entir substanti entir unit kingdom demand remain wano addit case smaller countri nation market commun tradition suppli nation supplier blackpowd defenc concern posit found militari secur reason gener transport storag blackpowd close control nation regul impos requir nation supplier found difficult impract meet reason cost submit wano independ ici export blackpowd direct unit kingdom parti conclud actual competit real potenti futur competit restrict notifi agreement put effect relev argument parti absenc ici particip wano absenc contractu commit wano ici practic altern purchas blackpowd requir unit kingdom demand wano wano plant capabl suppli qualiti blackpowd safeti fuse blast firework propuls applic suitabl meet unit kingdom demand ii militari requir concern unit kingdom ministri defenc insist fulfil wano firstli wano meet specif wano approv supplier ministri defenc suppli sourc rais militari secur problem forego submiss varianc essenti respect rebut manufactur blackpowd franc itali société national de poudr explosif snpe sipe nobel spa sipe state commiss suppli blackpowd includ sulphurless powder militari applic unit kingdom requir compani consider overcapac confirm suppli blackpowd meet specif requir militari civil snpe suppli separ shipment total kg cartridg blackpowd unit kingdom quantiti concern small insignific tend show unit kingdom demand natur wholli depend blackpowd wano necessarili uneconom ship small quantiti ici conced respons direct question put commiss blackpowd suitabl grade fuse blast firework applic suppli itali firework blast franc blackpowd repres high proport total unit kingdom blackpowd demand ii regard ici gener term refer quot transport secur econom factor quot made sourc suppli quot impract quot ii alleg import stress ici secur aspect import unit kingdom blackpowd militari negativ statement made unit kingdom ministri defenc foreign suppli rais secur problem iii transport concern supplier blackpowd conform public safeti requir regularli account wasag snpe sipe geograph widespread market accustom blackpowd dispatch road rail sea inland distribut facil unit kingdom ici oper tonn coaster regularli carri explos sea ici respons commiss enquiri shipment explos includ blackpowd ici coaster made time time unit kingdom port rouen bremen hamburg lisbon barcelona norwegian finnish port parti submiss prospect potenti competit suppli unit kingdom demand blackpowd part commun manufactur wano asses sustain past year control ici unit kingdom transport storag distribut facil blackpowd effect preclud substanti limit market blackpowd ici choic appar exist demand blackpowd unit kingdom supplier wano compet ici left free merchant market blackpowd supplier contrari submiss parti agreement implement affect trade member state respect restrict refer ii current demand blackpowd commun estim tonn annum approxim ici letter june gt pic file quot quot gt blackpowd manufactur commun countri approxim gt pic file quot quot gt number reason competit commun market blackpowd exist prior make notifi agreement forese futur affect notifi agreement submiss rais substanc point outlin ii sustain reason set ii assum circumst put forward parti amount present insuper insuper obstacl independ import unit kingdom submiss meet commiss case ici implement notifi agreement particip joint ventur longer leav free purchas blackpowd resal term time time sourc wano ii increas ensur continu difficulti face independ import effect restrict competit outlin appreci parti group signific industri import consider financi resourc wasag control substanti share suppli parti control substanti share distribut facil blackpowd commun product propos joint ventur essenti homogen commod highli oligopolist market articl appli notifi agreement iii applic articl articl treati provis articl treati declar inapplic case agreement 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 implement agreement afford parti possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question implement agreement result insul unit kingdom market preclud sale unit kingdom supplier wano shut possibl competit wano respect sale unit kingdom independ ici question contribut improv product distribut good promot technic progress fall consid parti submit articl appli agreement demonstr product blackpowd improv result agreement parti initi alleg notif pool technolog resourc ici wasag enabl manufactur scale suffici justifi develop process admit process manufactur blackpowd composit method manufactur blackpowd remain essenti centuri radic process method manufactur expect occur reason joint ventur suppli wasag part unit kingdom market blackpowd enabl increas rate plant assumpt demonstr result economi scale obtain independ particip ici capit wano parti claim implement notifi agreement lead greater secur suppli blackpowd ici particip joint ventur obtain suitabl suppli blakpowd guarante suppli suitabl qualiti custom unit kingdom secur suppli circumst consider product capac benefit suffici purpos articl structur industri exclud probabl long term shortag asumpt fulfil agreement implement contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress fair share benefit consum result agreement enabl ici exist monopoli distributor blackpowd unit kingdom jointli wasag monopoli produc blackpowd unit kingdom posit ici subject neglig competit pressur pass consum save made increas effici agreement satisfi test exempt articl iv agreement provid oper approv commiss parti import respect act forc ici bui wano necessarili affect posit supplier circumst remain interest commiss establish benefit parti agreement question articl benefit exempion articl decis prejudic view commiss arrang parti make futur adopt decis articl sharehold agreement date octob relat agreement notifi octob enter bohlen industri ag wasagchemi gmbh compani control hand imperi chemic industri compani control hand joint particip joint ventur compani manufactur sale blackpowd infring articl treati establish european econom commun implement meet repres ici commiss london februari articl articl treati applic agreement refer articl articl decis address imperi chemic industri millbank london swip jf england compani behalf subsidiari compani bohlen industri ag essen huyssenalle wasagchemi gmbh essen rolandstraß feder republ germani compani behalf respect subsidiari compani brussel octob commiss raymond vouel member commiss