decis associ council european commun member state part republ latvia part april adopt rule implement articl ii europ agreement establish associ european commun member state part republ latvia part ec associ council regard europ agreement establish associ european commun member state part republ latvia part sign june articl thereof pursuant articl europ agreement rule implement articl thereof adopt associ council decid articl rule implement articl ii europ agreement establish associ european commun member state part republ latvia part set annex decis adopt articl decis publish offici journal european commun latvija vestnesi latvian offici journal articl decis enter forc dai adopt brussel april associ council presid berzin annex implement rule competit provis applic undertak implement rule applic competit provis applic undertak provid articl ii europ agreement establish associ european commun member state part republ latvia part articl gener principl case relat agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic undertak object effect prevent restrict distort competit abus domin posit territori commun latvia substanti part thereof affect trade commun latvia settl principl contain articl europ agreement purpos case dealt commiss european commun dg iv commun side latvian competit author latvian side compet ec commiss latvian competit author deal case flow exist rule respect legisl commun latvia includ rule appli undertak locat respect territori author settl case accord substant rule regard provis set relev substant rule author competit rule treati establish european commun european coal steel commun treati includ competit relat secondari legisl ec commiss latvian competit law relev law latvian competit author econom activ ec treati articl compet competit author case articl europ agreement affect commun latvian market fall compet competit author dealt ec commiss latvian competit author rule articl notif competit author notifi case deal gener principl laid articl fall compet author situat aris case activ involv anti competit activ carri author territori relev enforc activ competit author involv remedi requir prohibit conduct author territori notif articl includ suffici inform permit initi evalu recipi parti effect interest copi notif submit regular basi associ council notif made advanc latest stage investig advanc adopt settlement decis facilit comment consult enabl proceed author account author view remedi action find feasibl law order deal case question consult comiti ec commiss latvian competit author anti competit activ carri territori author substanti affect import interest respect parti request consult author request parti competit author initi procedur view take remedi action legisl anti competit activ prejudic action request parti competit law hamper full freedom ultim decis author address find understand competit author address give full sympathet consider view factual materi provid request author natur anti competit activ question enterpris involv alleg harm effect import interest request parti prejudic right oblig competit author involv consult articl endeavour find mutual accept solut light respect import interest involv articl compet competit author case fall exclus compet competit author accord principl laid articl affect import interest parti handl regard provis set articl take account principl set competit author undertak investig proceed case found affect import interest parti proceed author notifi case author formal request articl request inform competit author parti awar fact case fall compet author appear affect import interest parti request inform case proceed author proceed author give suffici inform extent stage proceed advanc adopt decis settlement enabl request author view account articl secreci confidenti inform regard articl europ agreement competit author requir provid inform author disclosur inform request author prohibit law author possess inform incompat import interest parti author possess inform author agre maintain fullest extent confidenti inform provid confid author articl block exempt applic articl europ agreement provid articl implement rule competit author ensur principl contain block exempt regul forc commun appli full latvian competit author inform procedur relat adopt abolit modif block exempt commun block exempt regul encount object latvian side regard approxim legisl foreseen europ agreement consult place associ council accord provis contain articl principl appli signific commun latvian competit polici articl merger control regard merger fall council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak signific impact latvian economi latvian competit author entitl express view procedur take account time limit provid aforement regul ec commiss give due consider view prejudic action parti respect competit law articl activ minor import anti competit activ effect trade parti competit neglig fall articl europ agreement treat articl present implement rule neglig effect mean paragraph gener presum exist aggreg annual turnov particip undertak exce ecu million good servic subject agreement particip undertak good servic consid user equival view characterist price intend repres total market good servic area common market affect agreement latvian market affect agreement articl associ council procedur provid articl lead mutual accept solut case explicitli mention present implement rule exchang view place associ council request parti month request exchang view expiri period refer paragraph associ council make recommend settlement case prejudic articl europ agreement recommend associ council account failur request author give point view request author period refer articl procedur associ council prejudic action respect competit law forc territori parti articl neg conflict compet ec commiss latvian competit author compet handl case basi respect legisl exchang view place request associ council commun republ latvia endeavour find mutual accept solut light respect import interest involv support associ council make recommend prejudic articl europ agreement right individu member state european commun basi competit rule econom activ ecsc treati articl treati establish european coal steel commun ecsc provis contain articl appli respect coal steel sector articl administr assist languag ec commiss latvian competit author provid practic arrang mutual assist solut question translat oj regul amend regul ec oj