commiss decis june relat proceed pursuant articl eec treati case iv zera montedison iv hinken staehler german italian text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl eec treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard applic submit zera agrarchemikalien gmbh travenbrueck tralau germani firm wilhelm hinken linnich germani pursuant articl regul commiss find compani agrimont spa farmopl spa milan itali montedison deutschland chemi handel gmbh montedison deutschland gmbh eschborn germani staehler agrochemi gmbh amp kg stade germani infring articl regard commiss decis septemb initi proceed case agrimont spa montedison deutschland chemi handel gmbh staehler agrochemi gmbh amp kg opportun pursuant articl regul conjunct commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl regul heard matter commiss object consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact descript subject proceed subject decis agreement subsidiari produc parent group hand german exclus distributor grant exclus distributor mean product differenti herbicid digermin absolut territori protect german market prevent parallel import member state feder republ germani decis relat admiss exclus distribut arrang germani competit law commiss undertaken assess agreement agreement notifi undertak farmopl spa milan hereinaft refer farmopl wholli own subsidiari italian montedison group primarili produc agricultur plant protect includ digermin june farmopl absorb newli establish subsidiari agrimont spa hereinaft refer agrimont combin montedison group agricultur activ begin agrimont transfer full montedison newli establish group enimont spa milan share held montedison ent nazional idrocarburi eni result eni takeov montedison share agrimont incorpor enichem agricoltura spa milan effect novemb annual report agrimont sale revenu amount lit million ecu million montedison deutschland chemi handel gmbh eschborn montedison deutschland gmbh hereinaft refer med charg distribut montedison product feder republ germani med initi wholli own subsidiari montedison intern hold zurich earli wholli own enimont group octob montedison deutschland chemi handel gmbh merg agip deutschland ag renam initi enimont deutschland ag subsequ enichem deutschland ag compani head offic munich branch eschborn manag agricultur chemic sector med turnov amount dm million ecu million turnov plant protect dm digermin account dm staehler agrochemi gmbh amp kg stade june aagrunol staehler pflanzenschutzunion gmbh amp kg hereinaft refer staehler basi agreement med conclud septemb exclus distributor herbicid digermin feder republ germani firm annual turnov amount dm million ecu million dm million ecu million dm million ecu million product activ ingredi trifluralin activ ingredi trifluralin contain herbicid digermin dinitroanalin deriv develop eli lilli unit state distribut worldwid brand treflan trifluralin success activ ingredi herbicid histori chemic industri rang cotton wool rape sunflow veget soya bean turnip cauliflow germani eli lilli distribut trifluralin product brand elancolan product digermin digerin herbicid water solubl activ ingredi trifluralin dissolv formul chemic terminolog concentr litr solvent xylen emulsifi auxiliari agent ad ensur activ ingredi remain suspens solut formul mix water sprai tank compet product german market period cover decis end point elancolan distribut elanco plant protect divis german compani eli lilli gmbh zera trifluralin distribut zerea agrarchemikalien gmbh registr ident concentr activ ingredi differ solvent detail recit rang applic permit rang applic digermin determin registr countri germani digermin regist weed control cultiv rape stubbl turnip cauliflow main area applic grow rape european commun digermin regist itali franc spain unit kingdom germani crop rape registr procedur agrimont initi state repli question put commiss registr member state appli obtain germani agrimont med gave chronolog order repli statement object oral hear quot quot id quot quot gt itali gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt germani gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt spain gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt unit kingdom gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt franc gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt establish formul applic registr itali spain establish formul regist germani member state detail recit med point hear german registr author letter march includ registr decis requir nitrosamin content ndpa greater mg kg ppm staehler memo januari attach annex statement object nitrosamin content german digermin time amount ppm digermin produc member state germani match german requir recit nitrosamin contain activ ingredi caus solvent digermin began distribut individu member state parallel expiri eli lilli patent activ ingredi trifluralin start germani med registr germani extend end digermin distribut germani begin market definit relev market registr kei criterion defin relev product market field applic herbicid regist herbicid distribut member state area applic defin registr decis winter summer rape product compet digermin regist germani essenti weed control grow rape herbicid regist germani similarli rape grow vari degre effect agent control unwant plant broad leav gramin weed volunt cereal substanti influenc farmer choic product import select criteria product reason rape herbicid univers substitut differenti call determin relev market treatment procedur rape sown period mid august earli septemb depend weather condit seed emerg begin germin dai distinct made treatment procedur herbicid regist germani grow rape pre sow treatment herbicid appli work soil immedi seed sown herbicid includ digermin elancolan zera trifluralin devrinol tca nata pre emerg treatment herbicid appli immedi rape germin dai sow herbicid includ primarili butisan teridox market lasso traton devrinol tca nata post emerg treatment herbicid appli soil plant rape germin winter herbicid includ primarili galtak kerb fervin fusilad leguram pradon kombi technic literatur plant protect pre sow treatment continu recommend larg reliabl procedur weed control grow rape special literatur prepar allow select sprai herbicid post emerg treatment suffici broad effect light soil recommend safest procedur pre sow product includ digermin trifluralin pre emerg prepar subsequ sprai weed resist trifluralin appear farmer choic pre sow pre emerg post emerg herbicid base effect price account factor soil qualiti water protect requir weather condit time sow dry soil pre sow herbicid trifluralin offer reliabl condit applic cost hectar treat surfac compar favour pre emerg herbicid import factor contrast teridox butisan trifluralin ground water aspect increas import water catchment area farmer basi seri criteria decid sow make prevent pre sow herbicid recours herbicid longer feasibl sow place effect weed comparison rang effect prepar treatment procedur show previous clear subdivis rape herbicid market treatment procedur transform develop pre emerg herbicid butisan post emerg herbicid pradon kombi offer wide spectrum effect weed pre sow prepar limit complementari rang effect competit trifluralin prepar devrinol tca nata lasso limit effect assum purpos decis relev product market widen pure trifluralin market includ butisan pradon kombi market share area rape grown feder republ germani increas fourfold demand rape herbicid grew result befor digermin enter market elancolan trifluralin herbicid germani elancolan sale amount litr year german rape grow area treat elancolan market share trifluralin prepar declin period cover decis german rape grow area treat trifluralin elancolan digermin zera trifluralin staehler share trifluralin prepar elancolan digermin market pre sow prepar exclud herbicid tca nata includ butisan germani amount altogeth digermin share product market octob staehler estim share trifluralin prepar market rape herbicid butisan pre emerg prepar pradon kombi post emerg prepar determin precis digermin market share relev period german trifluralin market segment digermin share staehler document amount staehler estim digermin share market german trifluralin prepar zera trifluralin elancolan continu market leader trifluralin prepar period share price germani digermin introduc market elancolan trifluralin prepar german market cost dm ecu litr digermin price germani show steadi rise quot quot id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt dm quot gt staehler factori price purchas price depend market situat custom grant price discount factori price rang depend amount purchas averag price catalogu resel publish lagerland munich purchas price digermin dm ecu dm ecu litr bind recommend sell price dm ecu dm ecu litr price elancolan ident price list publish deutsch getreidehandelsgesellschaft mbh amp hamburg sell price digermin staehler dm ecu litr price elancolan ident franc octob registr digermin june sell price treflan eli lilli ff ecu litr market entri digermin trifluralin product price fell significantli price digermin substanti lower franc germani purchas price digermin period averag commiss knowledg staehler purchas price price roughli order staehler factori price differ staehler purchas price factori price amount differ purchas sale price case amount percent averag individu case member state invoic date farmopl agenc montedison belgio montedison belgian subsidiari sold litr digermin netherland price fl ecu litr farmopl invoic septemb digermin sold italian custom price lit ecu litr invoic august suppli ecu litr unit kingdom basi farmopl record total deliveri digermin unit kingdom price litr dm ecu price differ set point rang case due med specif characterist german market hand requir great deal expenditur complic costli registr procedur custom servic allow lucr price charg organ distribut montedison group subsidiari individu european countri exclus distribut right respect montedison product feder republ germani franc montedison subsidiari brought compani distribut system end med negoti staehler take sole distribut digermin germani staehler time close market trifluralin product prepar ahead develop registr octob med ask farmopl assent conclus distribut agreement staehler octob med staehler confirm mutual intent transfer sole distribut staehler discuss matter complet end end octob staehler undertook cost instruct lawyer make enquiri eli lilli patent investig earliest date start distribut staehler began market digermin suppli farmopl med august dai patent expir septemb written distribut agreement sign med staehler give staehler distribut right digermin feder republ germani realiti staehler obtain exclus distribut med waiv distribut parti condit minimum purchas quantiti laid agreement subsequ extend amend agreement novemb decemb achiev agreement initi conclud year extend amend year decemb januari agreement extend year time month period notic repli statement object med state distribut agreement staehler annul end expiri digermin registr addit condit exclus distribut agreement exclus purchas oblig staehler undertak purchas digermin exclus med ban competit staehler undertak manufactur distribut term agreement herbicid similar chemic composit applic purpos request demand offici registr herbicid parti price agre afresh start season partner basi market develop request negoti subsequ chang price event substanti reason disagr parti entitl give notic termin period august seri meet med staehler place occas repres farmopl present subject agre talk includ coordin jointli financ advertis digermin inform campaign import zera trifluralin addit confidenti talk held product strategi group situat problem relat parallel import discuss isol competit reaction market leader eli lilli advertis campaign staehler digermin immedi met counter advertis campaign eli lilli elancolan eli lilli complain staehler alleg discount custom eli lilli grant custom special discount led declin digermin turnov forc staehler grant similar price concess septemb med grant staehler request refund offset fall price caus parallel import franc franc registr distribut digermin franc carri la littoral subsidiari union carbid corpor unit state america farmopl suppli la littoral custom direct quantiti distribut franc larg similar german sale german registr rule gener registr requir paragraph german plant protect law plant protect product import commerci distribut regist feder biolog institut biologisch bundesanstalt hereinaft bba registr request manufactur distributor import applic present requisit document efficaci persist toxicolog test result amend german plant protect law recit applic task facilit fact toxicolog assess feder health offic account principl fact deriv toxicolog investig submit applic includ literatur subject registr requir parallel import regist product import composit formul correspond prepar formula lodg bba ident label manner prescrib paragraph german plant protect law show trade registr number address import natur quantiti activ ingredi method ident product establish invoic manufactur product registr holder persuad custom author bba plant protect offic import product ident regist product import prove import product ident product import ident regist product label trade correspond registr subregistr requir ident product prove subregistr issu formal requir proof ident proof ident establish import difficulti prepar formula lodg registr author busi secret belong registr holder made access import detail chemic analysi expens time consum open error full chemic ident exist case product deriv product batch monitor registr requir complianc formul laid registr monitor systemat author respons registr supervisori author check carri respons complaint subregistr made difficult amend law amend german plant protect law enter forc januari subregistr regist plant protect trade chang practic virtual imposs obtain registr holder oppos util applic document year file applic maximum year registr period product scarc market affect parallel import regist plant protect made trade parallel import digermin import netherland phenomenon parallel import plant protect confirm hear unknown particip result parallel import carri firm stefe parallel import elancolan zera agrarchemikalien gmbh hereinaft refer zera mark attempt import trifluralin product fail import elancolan nitrosamin ndpa content german limit august product zera trifluralin zera obtain feder biolog institut digermin import netherland subregistr exist registr digermin subregistr issu basi satisfactori demonstr zera product digermin farmopl product nitrosamin limit applic germani exceed zera produc confirm farmopl product digermin nitrosamin ndpa content ppm august med point farmopl parallel import trifluralin declar origin montedison offer discount august med wrote bba point product ident repli telex date august med inform farmopl august zera sell product dm ecu litr staehler med product origin continu high price polici registr zera trifluralin med provid proof differ compar digermin telex date septemb farmopl med report zera provid proof ident bba zera sold litr price fallen dm ecu litr dealer demand loss compens med pursu strategi agre august milan civil action zera put pressur bba revok zera registr result sale zera trifluralin price dm ecu litr staehler achiev schleswig holstein plan net sale revenu dm ecu litr dm ecu quantiti sold litr plan sale amount litr staehler suggest med zera su loss dm ecu med claim support expert opinion product ident prompt bba revok zera trifluralin subregistr octob zera rais object lodg administr complaint settl februari arrang bba allow zera trifluralin subregistr run till parallel zera pursu registr product trade zera trifluralin expiri subregistr time limit zera trifluralin registr bba unsuccess attempt begin septemb obtain interim injunct med lodg civil law applic zera januari seek restrain injunct damag support applic submit affidavit staehler expert opinion effect ident digermin import zera trifluralin success court instanc action dismiss instanc june med staehler agre circular staehler custom point formul sold zera germani ident distribut med med assum product guarante zera trifluralin legal proceed institut zera recit import franc august french firm sold digermin procur german custom firm stefe kerpen firm hinken linnich staehler report matter plant protect offic hinken good confisc administr offenc proceed initi notif plant protect offic staehler state compar chemic analysi carri compar test import digermin staehler digermin led differ result recit sopravit back digermin hinken med report farmopl april attempt made prevent parallel import firm stefe recit view administr proceed initit hinken stefe bought good back custom sold staehler march territori protect product differenti exist formul inform provid agrimont period cover decis montedison distribut evid formul product digermin member state inconsist inform initi provid farmopl number formul europ part world agrimont inform commiss letter date februari formul manufactur feder republ germani differ solvent formul member state digermin regist agrimont state trifluralin base formul regist sold digermin brand member state explan confirm farmopl intern product instruct septemb novemb formul countri germani formul germani refer german prepar formula found med order staehler refer includ order la littoral franc chemisch fabriek brabant legal action brought med zera recit luebeck landgericht member farmopl board testifi formul franc unit kingdom germani eastern europ asia africa south america contrari farmopl inform commiss letter date octob formul exist germani franc itali unit kingdom list compon formul agrimont letter date februari contain trade chemic design addit solvent german formul comparison formul regist franc germani basi document result compar test number analys carri compar import german digermin question ident remain unclarifi analys led conflict result expert opinion commiss med august identifi differ solvent contrari expert opinion commiss zera februari differ due contamin activ ingredi ow fluctuat customari batch formul compar test digermin import franc german digermin carri french german laboratori conclus involv virtual ident materi product batch contrast bba compar test carri septemb detect differ conclud product ident commiss complet elucid question differ exist formul view assum formul differ small scarc detect usual analyt method reason exist formul chronolog order registr repli express question reason exist formul agrimont letter date februari refer fact registr digermin feder republ germani place earlier member state recit field trial german registr procedur base formul registr obtain chang formul requir fresh registr procedur consider cost term time monei member state registr procedur commenc subsequ period made formul compli requir countri repli statement object hear agrimont med statetd time registr applic made itali earlier spain time germani recit inform formul applic base farmopl procedur itali spain allow subsequ chang formul differ requir member state case brought med zera luebeck landgericht member farmopl board state differ composit stem provis countri letter decemb februari agrimont point formul compli differ requir countri commiss request letter februari explain reason fulli agrimont explain differ requir consist consequ formul agrimont emphas strict requir german registr author entail separ formul commiss ask registr author germani franc inform composit german digermin transmit agrimont commiss capabl regist member state german french registr author repli principl composit regist subject appropri substanti applic possibl present result addit compar test efficaci residu persist registr cost inform provid agrimont cost factor plai crucial role decid registr sought amend formul figur cost regist formul differ wide complain zera state draw document need registr incur cost dm ecu cost med feder biolog institut expenditur draw registr document compar dm ecu digermin registr germani registr contrast farmopl repli commiss enquiri letter date octob estim cost draw document product newli regist lit billion ecu million top registr member state cost lit million ecu speci contrast med estim letter novemb low individu test cost dm ecu individu test dm ecu total cost preliminari test dm ecu cost registr propos improv formul digermin med put forward telex april farmopl substanti detail med implement registr european countri chang annual registr fee charg author member state formul germani dm ecu small signific compar cost draw document letter date februari montedison belgio inform farmopl cost regist plant protect product belgium cost registr regist product quot quot id quot quot gt initi charg gt id quot quot gt bfr ecu quot gt id quot quot gt analysi formul gt id quot quot gt bfr ecu quot gt id quot quot gt addit charg gt id quot quot gt bfr ecu quot gt id quot quot gt total gt id quot quot gt bfr ecu quot gt cost biolog test connect registr product amount bfr ecu lower product cost commiss occas enquir reason regist formul hear agrimont med state reason formul regist member state cheaper produc german formul lit ecu kg german formul contain solvent xylen contain formul addit expens solvent assum total sale digermin germani tonn meant cost reduct lit million ecu hand letter octob point agrimont inform commiss italian formul contain solvent hear expens compon german formul avoid patent infring similarli agrimont med state time hear select formul differ elancolan intend ensur eli lilli german patent protect trifluralin pre emerg herbicid infring hear med refer judgment deliv german court holder patent allow restrain patent plant protect field test preparatori market patent expir result amend german patent law patent plant protect field test allow enquiri commiss relev alleg patent protect activ ingredi trifluralin question legitim field test remain unclear preparatori field test rate extrem reach ident activ ingredi trifluralin contain product digermin elancolan fact med extend period cover german registr digermin toxicolog studi trifluralin drawn eli lilli elancolan letter novemb recit med time field test germani progress comment patent situat expert opinion veba chemi ag septemb present med hear refer made issu legitimaci patent trifluralin field test territori protect agreement seri memo correspond med farmopl staehler document legal action brought med zera indic registr differ formul germani commun countri aim prevent parallel import germani market highest price staehler memo decemb june octob show negoti touch registr matter question quantiti price evid memo januari staehler awar basic composit digermin handwritten note mr med head dr staehler asu januari remark digermin formul abroad feder republ germani ndpa lt ppm import med confirm hear note concern convers place dai dr staehler telex farmopl med august announc analyt differ zera trifluralin digermin establish bba wish discuss practic import differ matter extrem import bba intent telex repli august med announc demonstr bba digermin differ zera trifluralin differ greater prospect success moment interest discuss bba product order defend posit futur pursu high price polici draft letter custom provid inform zera parallel import staehler suggest state formul analog digermin europ letter staehler custom letter januari med chemisch fabriek brabant final state zera product ident compar med digermin memo date februari farmopl ask med view possibl regist formul product special countri advantag make cross suppli product form countri difficult provid greater room manoeuvr price regard specif market disadvantag higher cost result costli inventori manag smaller product batch med gave view telex farmopl march appreci differenti signific price differ competit ident product smaller degre differenti control sale channel statement april med explain lawyer distribut system exclus right member state accompani price control system character price price differenti thing characterist german market lucr price charg price charg distribut firm italian parent compani includ firm montedison belgium plantiff med compli price impos italian parent undercut montedison belgium channel cheap import feder republ germani montedison belgium prohibit agreement parent compani montedison itali engag practic allow high level price germani immedi collaps subsequ written plea appel court med retract submiss inform error commiss investig med place septemb judgment appeal deliv march med assert compani group impos distribut ban respect herbicid custom view prevent parallel import european countri custom principl dispos purchas good wish account differ chemic composit distribut territori countri destin ensur clarif inform advic good market digermin refer digermin registr countri formul compli local registr requir memo talk med drawn staehler februari head digermin sale tonn price quantiti discuss guarante year digermin formul differ germani countri europ briefli inform difficulti year basic problem extend digermin registr believ arrang elanco telex date med confirm farmopl suppli digermin concern remain agre suppli german formul suppli make countri formul differ suppli agre make represent french compani guarante digermin export germani happen season occurr happen forc revis price territori protect trade mark law object firm fahlberg list ciba geigi trade mark digermin regist germani mid med step effort trade mark regist order protect digermin import registr achiev subsequ period ii legal assess articl eec treati prohibit agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market agreement undertak restraint competit undertak mean articl agrimont med wholli own subsidiari group question registr distribut med receiv continu instruct farmopl agrimont mean med belong group larg degre depend instruct farmopl agrimont montedison group respons agricultur product product area herbicid fungicid insecticid med farmopl agrimont regard singl econom entiti staehler legal econom independ undertak undertak mean articl agreement restraint competit decis concern de facto exclus distribut grant staehler agreement septemb permiss competit law high price polici pursu germani med farmopl maintain vi vi exclus distributor staehler accept competit ban minimum sale oblig firm grant absolut territori protect achiev polici product differenti suggest grant absolut territori protect product differenti outset underli premis exclus distribut agreement assum benefit parti long danger parallel import materi grant absolut territori protect product differenti regard unilater measur appear parallel import latest market strategi reaction underli premis exclus distribut agreement subject agreement parti framework continu commerci relationship exist content agreement exist content agreement infer assess document circumst exclus distribut staehler requir med farmopl pursu high price polici gear price elancolan reflect staehler purchas price recit period averag time high purchas price french distribut firm recit similarli larg price differenti evid compar purchas price dutch undertak recit sell price resel member state staehler purchas price whilst introduct digermin french market price trifluralin product fell substanti recit price digermin german market rose steadili result increas area rape cultiv recit montedison achiev share herbicid market encroach eli lilli sale except recit med staehler time attempt increas digermin market share elancolan expens aggress competit price differ purchas price factori price distinctli greater case staehler case french distribut compani recit price polici reflect price list wholesal stage elancolan digermin ident list price recit fact med staehler agre anew price start season part exclus distribut agreement staehler tacitli agreement supplier high price polici experienc special dealer take sole distribut digermin regist trifluralin product recit staehler awar danger parallel import plant protect product emerg germani gener pose price sale assumpt econom risk attach exclus distribut digermin coupl minimum purchas amount competit ban recit ti high price polici med farmopl inexplic econom term certainti absolut territori protect guarante med farmopl assum benefit parti certainti time digermin regist member state germani consolid underli premis agreement parallel import elancolan appear lead fear parallel import digermin season question absolut territori protect staehler econom crucial question view continu oblig exclus distribut agreement minimum purchas complianc competit ban recit high price polici pursu begin latest question absolut territori protect discuss parti debat previou market strategi territori protect product differenti grant absolut territori protect subject agreement explan technic condit govern territori protect measur med farmopl part continu commerci relationship ensur mainten territori protect precondit product differenti grant absolut territori protect line staehler wish staehler particip activ implement handwritten note draft januari convers held dai dr staehler establish differ formul nitrosamin ndpa content afford protect import germani recit med conced hear subject discuss januari fear elancolan abort attempt parallel import zera bring parallel import digermin med argu note interpret mean digermin formul countri compli strict limit appli germani admiss ndpa content carcinogen nitrosamin argument alter crucial point staehler afford certainti secur parallel import med refer judgment court justic european commun case procureur du roi dassonvil sole import debar exploit exist nation rule certif requir content agreement mistaken present case involv specif legal requir independ manufactur differ registr issu applic manufactur action parti period convers januari provid seri indic suggest exist agreement med farmopl hand staehler clear correspond med farmopl product differenti germani sole mean prevent parallel import jeopard high level price german market case product differenti form basi extend model product member state telex august farmopl med point shortli appear parallel import netherland germani differ formul digermin high price polici pursu german market recit farmopl ask subsidiari give view possibl regist formul countri advantag make cross suppli difficult allow greater room manoeuvr price specif market recit med repli thought differenti appreci differenti signific price differ competit ident product smaller differenti control sale channel recit object rais agrimont med infer exist intra group correspond specif refer digermin intent partit market carri convict previous intens correspond place farmopl med strategi prevent parallel import maintain high price polici german market recit legal action brought german court zera med state high level price germani maintain prevent parallel import member state recit farmopl med agre joint strategi august prevent parallel import netherland recit precondit mainten product differenti med point farmopl august prospect success move parallel import depend demonstr differ formul recit defens strategi parallel import pursu unilater med farmopl involv particip commit staehler seri talk med staehler thing problem caus parallel import recit staehler awar defens strategi pursu med farmopl staehler addit brought strategi staehler part civil action zera make sworn statement recit suggest med claim damag proceed zera loss earn suffer result sale zera trifluralin june period farmer begin stock sow rape august med staehler agre circular staehler custom recit fact staehler suggest draft circular initi includ statement form analog digermin europ staehler time full confid territori protect grant med circular view parallel import appear contrari expect product differenti intend supplement staehler territori protect direct influenc custom staehler autonom role joint defens strategi fact object hear staehler oblig distribut agreement cooper effect anti competit natur arrang enter framework cooper joint move parallel import basi product differenti continu staehler independ action august parallel import franc firm hinken formal report matter report staehler state compar chemic analysi carri recit august staehler ask med grant refund offset fall price caus parallel import franc med grant refund septemb recit addit staehler bought digermin import parallel import stefe march recit autonom move parallel import reflect staehler confid continu product differenti med farmopl parallel med part urg farmopl action french distributor recit document date provid evid exist agreement effect staehler afford territori protect ensur suppli germani formul suppli countri staehler memo februari talk med state guarante year digermin formul differ germani countri europ recit difficulti emerg prove formul differ purpos prevent parallel import staehler reason doubt farmopl adher agre territori protect product differenti explain staehler interest reaffirm agreement oper earli provis absolut territori protect product differenti staehler regard product differenti continu ensur confirm med word guarante show assur continu product differenti staehler talk reli telex farmopl recit med confirm continu agreement mainten product differenti germani member state addit agreement confirm farmopl make represent french distribut compani ensur import digermin germani occur previou year avoid pure word telex relat intra group arrang med farmopl tempor factual context staehler memo februari med posit ensur mainten product differenti make group collabor manufactur farmopl previou assur staehler obviou reason med expressli confirm group practic product differenti pursu year object rais med farmopl hear telex intra group agreement made sound agreement refer telex pure intra group agreement med farmopl commiss prevent document conjunct evid prove agreement parti belong group assess evid set recit show framework fo continu commerci relationship parti agreement enter grant absolut territori protect product differenti durat agreement agreement began appear parallel import elancolan begin latest recit last annul distribut agreement decemb med agrimont state hear raison être product differenti agreement ceas exist entri forc amend german plant protect law janauri recit practic purpos amend exclud case case zera trifluralin import plant protect product regist trade parallel import digermin trade affect amend law parti agreement med regard staehler partner agreement product differenti fermopl posit implement agre product differenti maintain registr differ formul member state med farmopl regard parti agreement conclud staehler anti competit natur agreement articl agreement prohibit object effect restrict competit agre product differenti aim registr requir prevent parallel import clear agreement object respons commiss enquiri agrimont put forward reason registr differ formul germani member state object legal econom reason hear reason explain reason suffici show object product differenti make imposs unreason point time anti competit object ad behav differ make exist product differenti differ registr chronolog registr fact registr chronolog agrimont med adduc argument negat exist agreement reason registr differ formul sequenc registr leav chronolog order applic registr submit primarili due time eli lilli patent trifluralin expir member state differ requir member state agrimont assert cursorili formul registr correspond requir relev countri unit kingdom itali franc spain commiss request explain differ requir consequ formul respons commiss enquiri registr author germani franc confirm formul regist countri principl regist countri result trial efficaci persist residu possibl present agrimont emphas occas requir german registr author strict offer explan obviou step formul regist germani regist member state obviou action member state compar climat condit commiss maintain abovement reason assert registr requir member state necessit differ formul regist farmopl found registr cost high cost registr digermin agrimont refer recit suggest prima faci view save unnecessari cost uniform registr countri constitut comprehens reason mainten unchang registr differ formul similarli argument adduc agrimont high cost regist amend formul made subsequ alter german formul econom unaccept stand cost alter registr prohibit inexplic farmopl med occas chang formul digermin herbicid discuss cost attend registr recit conclus confirm montedison belgio report farmopl substanti lower cost chang registr plant protect product belgium recit deduc cost situat subsequ exploit exist registr situat fulfil agreement partit german market purpos restrict competit product cost written request commiss reason regist differ formul hear agrimont med time state thing lower product cost crucial subsequ registr formul member state germani recit registr applic made earlier simultan itali spain possibl exist chang formul appli commiss view reason accept valid hand statement farmopl agrimont composit formul contradictori question agreement staehler object restrict competit irrelev motiv underlai origin choic formul possibl save product cost suggest bring german registr line member state rate face fact evinc effort partit german market recit agrimont adduc fact whatsoev show attempt bring german formul line member state made cost reason patent protect repeat enquiri commiss reason registr differ formul hear agrimont med time state choic formul differ elancolan intend ensur eli lilli german patent trifluralin infring product differenti germani concern allegedli call consider patent situat recit question put commiss hear remain unclear exent patent protect document present appli sole activ ingredi trifluralin relev admiss field test term patent precis inform patent protect durat obtain med registr digermin germani relev document recit give indic awar problem respons commiss repeat previou enquiri reason registr differ formul agrimont med consist cite reason recit commiss take view med object differ formul germani chosen order avoid risk patent infring convinc misus legal form agrimont accus commiss hear deal articl fact circumst relat articl eec treati articl attack german plant protect law gave protect import product ident product regist germani commiss indic privat undertak advantag legisl provis object valid present case legisl provis unilater exploit question conclus agreement undertak relat anti competit conduct appreci effect trade member state result agreement maintain product differenti partit german market maintain high price polici trade member state advers affect substanti higher level price germani import member state germani significantli imped german market isol competit substanti part common market imped significantli parallel import digermin appear price german mark immedi fell appreci effect intra commun trade appreci market share digermin relev market inconsider commiss view relev market trifluralin base rape herbicid regist germani product butisan pradon kombi recit digermin share product market recit object rais med hear product teridox lasso devrinol includ assess relev market affect appreci aspect take med submiss account digermin market share period question fall market share criteria account determin appreci restrict competit case evid fact relev undertak med farmopl wholli own subsidiari larg intern compani basi turnov paramet regard case minor import applic articl agreement elig exempt articl agreement notifi accord articl regul cover except provid paragraph articl agreement notifi condit provid articl met arrang enter contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress import cheaper digermin germani prevent obviou consum allow fair share result benefit contrari agreement implement mainten product differenti made germani maintain significantli higher level price obviou compensatori benefit consum parti decis address period cover decis plant protect sector montedison group alloc farmopl agrimont montedison subsidiari member state subsidiari parent compani relationship farmopl agrimont belong anoh parent compani group plant protect repres part turnov subsidiari commiss inform group compani farmopl agrimont respons product sector appear address decis group compani concern corpor divis surviv legal transit enichem merger group compani enichem agricoltura spa enichem deutschland ag transform depend divis branch establish enichem compani alter econom function continu decis address abovement enichem compani legal successor articl regul infring end annul distribut agreement med staehler longer reason requir undertak concern accord articl regul bring infring end commiss awar fact indic agreement undertak concern resum commiss consist practic issu decis record infring case parti brought infring end decis case need clarifi point law practic make legal certainti endors court justic case gvl commiss adopt decis articl farmopl spa milan subsequ agrimont spa montedison deutschland gmbh eschborn subsequ montedison deutschland chemi handel gmbh staehler agrochemi gmbh kg infring articl eec treati particip begin end agreement farmopl montedison deutschland undertook afford staehler absolut territori protect product differenti respect plant protect product digermin order protect german market parallel import member state articl decis address enichem agricoltura spa medici del vascello casella postal milano enichem deutschland ag sonnenstrass muenchen staehler agrochemi gmbh amp kg postfach stade brussel june commiss karel van miert member commiss oj oj convers rate annual averag rate relev currenc ecu publish version decis inform hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret ecr ecr paragraph