commiss decis septemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv cobelpa vnp french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof regard notif commiss made octob vereenig van nederlandsch papierfabrikanten vnp haarlem netherland associ de fabric de pâte papier carton de belgiqu cobelpa brussel belgium pursuant articl regul exchang statist price inform mutual observ condit busi print paper stationeri regard commiss decis june initi proceed heard undertak associ undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec juli regard opinion deliv april advisori committe restrict practic domin posit accord articl regul fact fact summar undertak market structur belgian dutch paper industri feder cobelpa vnp notifi commiss octob concert practic belgian dutch manufactur print paper stationeri undertak concern belgium sa papeteri de belgiqu bruxel sa intermil la hulp sa papeteri de virgin virgin netherland kon papierfabrieken van gelder zonen nv amsterdam gelderland tielen papierfabrieken bv nijmegen nv papierfabrieken van houtum amp palm apeldoorn papierfabriek huiskamp amp sander nv eerbeek kon nederlandsch papierfabriek nv maastricht oj oj import belgian dutch manufactur print paper stationeri list undertak account respect countri domest output annual belgian output exclud newsprint tonn dutch output tonn market print paper stationeri extend varieti product differ qualiti newsprint case concern distinct made wood free paper paper manufactur sole chemic pulp fibr obtain chemic process wood manufactur partli mechan pulp fibr extract mechan distinct relat surfac paper coat uncoat fine film substanc intend make surfac paper smoother case whiter manufactur accustom distinguish uncoat wood free paper mass consumpt form print paper stationeri categori includ school exercis book paper continu pad reel form particulari machin type mass consumpt uncoat wood free paper point paragraph regard print paper stationeri gener appar annual consumpt paper estim tonn belgium tonn netherland belgian dutch export chiefli eec member state netherland belgium main custom approxim tonn dutch export bleu approxim tonn origin biggest export market overtaken year ago export germani quantiti import belgium netherland member countri roughli quarter scandinavian countri finland norwai sweden import scandinavia account belgian consumpt dutch consumpt undertak concern state scandinavian competit keener qualiti price annual output uncoat wood free print paper stationeri bulk belgium tonn export netherland countri annual dutch output tonn export belgium roughli countri quot concert practic quot quot practic quot notifi commiss laps statement made compani concern repli statement object made chiefli concern exchang statist gener data mutual notif price gener term sale suppli payment includ discount price increas reduct rebat particip work parti form standard qualiti harmon nomenclatur initi practic object align price sale condit manufactur import countri foreign manufactur tend slightli undercut domest manufactur facilit penetr market cobelpa letter date decemb vnp letter date decemb request long time concert practic extend price alig letter hand associ confirm notifi practic oper practic extend mutual respect distribut channel establish belgium netherland protect averag sourc soec industri statist averag sourc soec industri nimex statist averag sourc soec nimex statist averag sourc groupement françai de fabric de papier impress ecritur special statist produc request european firm industri nation qualiti standard introduc belgium netherland assur respect distribut channel belgian dutch manufactur establish channel respect nation market mean collect agreement wholesal agreement separ notifi cobelpa vnp agreement provid statu quot approv buyer quot confer wholesal met requir approv technic knowledg practic experi attain volum sale stock quantiti rang product manufactur undertook suppli wholesal grant price concess consist chiefli wholesal discount annual rebat calcul aggreg sale part wholesal undertook work manufactur compli rule relat fix price agreement belgian manufactur wholesal termin june replac agreement notif gave indic specif cooper last time major produc mass consumpt uncoat wood free print paper stationeri papeteri de belgiqu intermil van gelder zonen kon nederlandsch papierfabriek understand exchang monthli output sale figur cobelpa vnp precis breakdown type paper countri destin occas januari juli august cobelpa form groupement françai de fabric de papier impress écritur gfpie central figur mass consumpt uncoat wood free paper detail aggreg figur belgium individu output sale figur papeteri de belgiqu intermil bottom form box complet case papeteri de belgiqu intermil mark box indic agre figur provid manufactur reciproc januari inclus cobelpa gfpie aggreg figur belgium individu figur papeteri de belgiqu intermil form longer provid transmiss figur manufactur januari cobelpa provid inform telex aggreg figur belgium output domest sale export eec member state export eec vnp similarli transmit individu figur van gelder zonen kon nederlandsch papierfabriek januari inclus aggreg figur netherland occas januari april june august kon nederlandsch papierfabriek mark box monthli form agre figur pass manufactur reciproc letter date octob transmit monthli figur van gelder zonen kon nederlandsch papierfabriek septemb vnp tabl quot exchang individu figur manufactur mass consumpt uncoat wood free paper agre exchang quot compani concern abandon transmiss individu figur firm wish reciproc note failur reciproc part suppos involv continu time includ individu figur quot support quot aggreg countri countri figur begin learnt commiss examin practic stop send individu figur cooper undertak associ undertak concern extend gather statist circul aggreg figur individu undertak cobelpa vnp state practic involv detail cooper benelux countri event overtaken event time ago market develop ration standard distribut measur benelux level lost origin purpos face keen competit common market manufactur oblig reorgan larg scale reduc product rang result achiev success export market abandon larg proport domest market competitor commun countri posit appreci restrict competit gener term substanti market share gain belgium netherland foreign competitor claim expand case larger member state germani franc conclud notifi practic hamper develop trade member state exchang figur relat individu firm quot matter reciproc quot regard includ notif made cobelpa vnp parti claim exchang inform expressli refer quot concert practic quot notifi propos exchang inform put effect constitut quot agreement quot contrari articl agreement fell scope notif ii exchang inform price practic past appli firm price permit nation author belgium netherland price legisl countri natur manufactur legal entitl charg price give discount sell permit price maintain occas exchang inform price charg refer correspond inform price includ discount price increas reduct rebat inform letter refer situat belgium frequent express quot particular belgian market price charg quot letter date octob quot increas price seri bfr figur offici notifi quot ibid quot inform market belgian manufactur rais price varieti bulk bfr kg effect novemb quot letter date novemb quot amplifi inform februari give detail price charg belgium german manufactur januari ii belgian manufactur januari coralux cora usual bulk discount tonn broken lot tonn colour standard rang format submultipl thereof qualiti combin packag ream ream colour interleav sheet export belgium quot letter date februari iii mutual respect distribut channel wholesal statu quot approv buyer quot undertak concern state practic lost econom signific distribut structur emerg notif made addit network wholesal parallel channel form intermediari agent act manufactur sell consider proport output process industri benelux roughli total paper import handl agent statement made undertak concern investig commiss letter date septemb cobelpa septemb vnp undertak inform notif subject routin scrutini doubt notifi practic oper ask inform commiss case notif longer relev provision repli vnp made octob consult relev undertak associ commiss inform outcom letter date decemb vnp decemb cobelpa state point cobelpa vnp notifi practic oper except price align statement object date june commiss account concentr critic practic undertak oper written repli object made undertak state notifi practic lost purpos virtu develop european market undertook abandon abandon decid oral hear provid articl regul eec cobelpa vnp request commiss confirm view assur termin offend practic ground continu proceed case ii apprais articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market letter date decemb vnp cobelpa inform commiss abandon practic align price letter month consult state continu practic notifi statement made septemb written comment object effect practic continu end lost purpos abandon lead commiss practic fact ceas statement rais doubt futur conduct parti written comment express view practic commiss object incompat articl eec treati made awar limit set articl cooper field earlier cover notif circumst case ground declar commiss reason continu proceed object practic undertak concern restrict distort competit common market conduct exist agreement concert practic parti recogn conduct caught prohibit articl reason exchang statist tabl collect analysi figur object prepar output sale statist industri legal term task statist offic trade associ work firm object nation trade associ repres interest countri exchang statist inform give pictur output sale relev industri identifi individu undertak principl appli case dissemin inform relat product period time offici statist undertak share exchang inform expect commiss concern market question regard tacitli share concert price individu firm papeteri de belgiqu intermil van gelder zonen kon nederlandsch papierfabriek agre exchang monthli output sale figur broken type paper countri destin sort figur strictli confidenti cross threshold separ law inform agreement practic intend restrict distort competit concert practic result establish system solidar mutual influenc design coordin busi activ replac normal risk competit practic cooper result condit competit differ obtain normal market situat conduct cover commiss notic cooper undertak paragraph ii fact inform agreement effect creat transpar market condit invalid conclus undistort competit aim eec treati incompat artifici creat market situat abnorm standard inform market stabil elimin competit risk benefit artifici improv market inform accru sole seller case buyer mutual notif price discount price increas reduct rebat gener term sale suppli payment explan exchang inform desir coordin market strategi creat condit competit diverg normal market condit replac risk price competit practic cooper undertak concern natur work export price polici light conduct firm larg condit manufactur sale countri destin natur advantag closer user long stand ti nation distributor explain inform exchang relat price charg home market recipi inform foreign export wish busi undertak wish export admittedli obtain price list competitor countri destin sourc complic time consum method assum spontan notif signific inform price artifici alter condit competit establish competitor system solidar mutual influenc assumpt invalid fact belgium netherland legisl price oj occas undertak inform price charg necessarili price permit nation author organ exchang inform price constitut agreement object restrict distort competit common market mutual respect establish distribut channel object conduct indirectli restrict competit aim limit effect competit distribut level aim prevent foreign produc suppli dealer statu quot approv buyer quot approv system appli nation manufactur dealer prevent seek penetr market reserv approv dealer pass consum part discount grant foreign manufactur practic constitut mean artifici sale foreign manufactur home market oper organ market system imped exist major network agent sell foreign manufactur agent act commerci agent compli strictli price instruct manufactur product sell word involv system solidar mutual influenc refer effect trade member state agreement object restrict distort competit affect trade member state monthli exchang detail output sale figur largest benelux firm circumst paragraph apt deflect trade flow normal channel hinder econom interpenetr aim treati jeopard harmoni oper singl market member state mutual notif price compon discount gener term sale suppli payment reinforc tendenc cooper firm work price sale polici line respect domest produc manner conflict competit system eec treati seek establish conduct artifici influenc trade flow effect respect establish distribut channel manufactur export benelux countri refus suppli dealer statu quot approv buyer quot countri destin condit trade member state alter artifici restrict final proper state undertak establish member state parti contest agreement effect agreement put appreci curb freedom trade commun restrict distort consid econom legal context aspect relev firm conduct system solidar mutual influenc creat capabl produc cumul effect trade appreci affect quantit term possibl advers effect evid consid respect special uncoat wood free print paper stationeri bulk belgian industri annual output tonn export export output netherland dutch industri hand annual output roughli tonn export export output belgium work figur express trade develop collus price sale clear normal competit behaviour sensit demand price level fail proper effect flow trade intens conclus invalid fact industri commun countri tradition suppli greater proport domest demand reason industri produc broader product rang countri view greater scope offer larger nation economi articl provis articl declar inapplic case agreement categori agreement undertak decis categori decis associ undertak concert practic categori concert practic 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 exchang individu statist agre largest firm papeteri de belgiqu intermil van gelder zonen kon nederlandsch papierfabriek caught prohibit articl question applic articl consid articl regul decis appli articl respect agreement notifi agreement exchang individu statist complet notifi commiss reason conduct parti exempt agreement notifi benefit exempt reason condit preced declar exempt pursuant articl respect practic exchang statist firm met agreement made contribut improv product distribut relev good promot technic econom progress purpos articl improv product sale plan firm question result monthli exchang figur relat individu firm suffici satisfi test articl articl extend benefit result agreement type product sale firm concern benefit manifestli usual result agreement treat improv purpos articl give gener exempt agreement restrict impos basi regard indispens attain object quot improv quot purpos articl defin subject term undertak view proper interest object articl concept quot improv quot constru term requir agreement entail appreci object benefit compens anti competit effect case agreement exchang figur broken firm prevent firm concern adopt competit attitud fair share result benefit consum object agreement artifici creation market situat unusu open natur stabil sole benefit produc consum agreement mutual notif price discount price increas reduct rebat gener term sale deliveri payment fail test articl contribut improv product distribut promot technic econom progress purpos articl underli purpos agreement stabil price econom slack period legitim industrialist oper price polici assur firm profit provid sound financi base requir renew plant expans meet increas demand system undistort competit aim eec treati object legitim pursu establish system solidar mutual influenc result coordin price polici oper firm concern benefit system profit constitut improv purpos articl regard appreci object benefit compens anti competit effect addit fair share benefit result agreement exchang inform price term busi accru consum agreement achiev stabil price interest produc user agreement mutual respect establish distribut channel fail test exempt articl agreement make contribut improv product distribut relev good promot technic econom progress mean articl oblig import total import approv wholesal import countri good import direct foreign manufactur local agent leav agent handl remain import prevent sharp fluctuat market share held manufactur improv produc manufactur plan product sale capac regard improv mean articl produc appreci object benefit compens competit disadvantag creat signific disadvantag evid fact agreement prevent approv dealer penetr market reserv approv agent lastli agreement mutual respect establish distribut channel consum fair share result benefit agreement prevent buyer take advantag reduc price approv dealer seek penetr relev market charg pass part discount grant foreign manufactur adopt decis articl agreement papeteri de belgiqu brussel intermil la hulp kon papierfabrieken van gelder zonen amsterdam kon nederlandsch papierfabriek maastricht parti exchang monthli output sale figur broken type paper countri destin mass consumpt uncoat wood free print paper stationeri busi agreement undertak list articl parti half agreement print paper stationeri newsprint busi exchang inform price rebat price increas reduct discount gener term sale suppli payment respect distribut channel establish approv wholesal statu quot approv buyer quot accord constitu infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl applic made commiss octob vereenig van nederlandsch papierfabrikanten haarlem associ de fabric de pâte papier carton de belgiqu brussel declar articl inapplic pursuant articl reject articl decis address undertak associ undertak associ de fabric de pâte papier carton de belgiqu brussel belgium vereenig van nederlandsch papierfabrikanten haarlem netherland sa papeteri de belgiqu brussel belgium sa intermil la hulp belgium sa papeteri de virgin virgin belgium kon papierfabrieken van gelder zonen nv amsterdam netherland gelderland tielen papierfabrieken bv nijmegen netherland nv papierfabrieken van houtum amp palm apeldoorn netherland papierfabriek huiskamp amp sander nv eerbeek netherland kon nederlandsch papierfabriek nv maastricht netherland brussel septemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss