commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv gero fabriek dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif commiss date august gero fabriek zeist netherland order obtain neg clearanc relat articl eec treati accompani applic exempt articl respect condit sale gero product heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit deliv novemb accord articl regul fact undertak gero fabriek nv zeist netherland hereinaft refer quot gero quot manufactur silver plate stainless steel cutleri special stainless spoon fork biggest dutch spoon fork manufactur employe payrol sale netherland roughli belgium netherland gero sell categori custom firstli deal retail conclud gener term retail sale sell directli larg buyer hotel hospit institut special rang quantiti requir bui retail gener term wholesal sale appli larg buyer belgium gero sell exclus retail wholli own subsidiari gero internationa bv brussel gero state appoint exclus distributor belgium netherland gero sale account approxim market fell current share dutch wholesal market contrast belgium sale rose market stand member state gero sell small quantiti chiefli germani franc exclus distributor appoint oj oj retail fork spoon busi netherland accept gero term sale present gero custom netherland belgium term sale notifi commiss notif august gero describ gener term retail sale standard form agreement type individu agreement sign separ buyer notif state term sale appli exclus suppli netherland contain claus quot buyer sell retail written consent suppli dealer written consent requir sale retail suppli product countri surinam netherland antil oblig give reason consent withheld quot term sale claus resal price quot respect product fix retail sale price buyer undertak except circumst sell product retail offer advertis sale direct intermediari price price job lot articl sale fix price includ case sale price reduc grant discount whatsoev cash discount price concess grant premium free gift form engrav monogram free charg facil lead direct indirect reduct sell price benefit natur benefit includ refund part sale price purchas made buyer dai period period public natur state kind benefit grant relat sale price benefit appli gero fabriek product price fix price list issu price list automat render price previou list inapplic buyer oblig compli price list absenc proof contrari recent price list moment quot version origin notifi claus appli spoon fork silver plate stainless materi claus delet august read quot case silver plate stainless cutleri defin normal widest sens word includ knive serv utensil buyer undertak bui sell offer sale product manufactur buyer releas undertak month notic write quot end term sale detach coupon bear word quot subscrib term sale nv gero fabriek zeist quot space date place busi signatur dealer dealer fill return gero term sale belgium luxembourg gero appli gener term retail sale sale belgian dealer notifi commiss term respect belgium luxembourg claus resal price term netherland notifi commiss addit claus read quot buyer sell retail stage dealer written consent written consent requir sale retail suppli product countri belgian congo quot term sale wholesal trade gener term sale wholesal trade gero appli netherland print back invoic notifi commiss claus resal price quot consent requir sale suppli product countri includ surinam netherland antil sale suppli product nation territori includ europ netherland hotel hospit institut purpos normal nation territori oblig give reason consent withheld buyer breach provis claus liabl pai demand sum reduc equal aggreg invoic good suppli month preced breach minimum fl respect breach duti prove loss whatsoev order claim sum behalf nv gero fabriek zeist addit outstand order receiv buyer circumst cancel immedi busi relat termin action quot letter date novemb gero inform commiss gener term retail sale netherland appli sale wholesal resal price mainten order appli provis resal price belgium netherland gero price list belgian franc dutch guilder rang product contain member state dutch price list seri product belgian list current price list date septemb belgium luxembourg octob netherland septemb octob offici exchang rate bfr guilder rate vat includ list price netherland belgium irrespect tax rate gero price netherland regularli differ percentag point price belgium make allow higher vat belgium set zilmeta teaspoon model cost bfr belgium fl netherland differ allow vat major case gero product cheaper netherland belgium present situat result commiss preliminari investig case gero inform commiss intent amend condit sale netherland wholesal retail order remov restrict competit gero state appoint belgian undertak müller aartselaar exclus distributor belgium luxembourg gero withdraw condit sale belgium leav exclus distributor free fix price condit resal ii apprais articl 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 gero custom dealer undertak individu deal relev good larg buyer product undertak purpos articl gero gener term retail sale wholesal sale individu agreement made undertak fall articl fact standard form agreement sign back gero invoic affect situat purpos judg statutori prohibit direct individu agreement isol consid light circumst fact law conclud agreement object effect percept restrict distort competit common market prohibit sale result oblig impos gero custom sell retail stage prevent suppli dealer distribut level free sell good term possibl favour consum prohibit prevent dealer receiv complet rang good suppli dealer alloc complet rang final dealer entitl suppli wholesal custom prohibit sale product member state manufactur consent equival prohibit export similarli export prohibit contain gero term sale restrict freedom dealer concern establish member state sell obtain relev good opportun categori dealer level suppli demand hinder substanti reduc prevent take advantag benefit possibl enjoi extend sale member state potenti custom turn exclud benefit likewis system impos retail price make imposs dealer fix retail price refer cost commerci polici free format price abil pass purchas result benefit hinder substanti reduc system contrari prohibit articl restrict substanti affect trade member state appli distribut gero product member state bulk product sold object total hinder trade member state export prohibit lift system retail price impos dealer influenc trade member state deflect trade flow channel natur price fix freeli applic impos retail price mean import export pattern price fix freeli number dealer affect share market relev good estim netherland suffici larg advers effect trade member state regard appreci articl articl provis articl 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 articl council regul agreement respect parti seek applic articl notifi commiss gero notif standard form agreement valid ident agreement enter gero gener term retail sale netherland satisfi text articl contribut improv product distribut relev good promot technic econom progress mean articl point made prohibit export relev good assist distribut contrari act complet barrier member state advantag price benefit exist netherland likewis oblig regard price assist distribut relev product hinder freedom dealer fix price prohibit sale dealer effect improv distribut relev good contrari restrict resal type speed improv avail suppli consum final hard imagin contribut made system improv product promot technic econom progress order restrict exempt prohibit restrict practic articl princip criterion object term bring improv situat exist absenc agreement notifi consid angl hard imagin circumst reason competit allow act stimulu relev market prohibit export oblig regard price condit sale regard practic contribut posit object articl final test articl commiss feel oblig impos abovement agreement bring adequ object benefit capabl overrid anti competit effect test satisfi articl difficult accept suppos restrict competit present object advantag consum allow fair share hypothet benefit cost benefit accru pass clear restrict indispens attain hypothet benefit competit elimin respect substanti share relev product reason gero high share dutch market term sale notifi qualifi exempt articl treati articl regul articl regul commiss applic initi find infring articl treati decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end premis commiss propos find articl gero infring articl eec treati commiss propos order gero end forthwith infring accord gero requir inform retail wholesal content decis commiss adopt decis articl claus gero wholesal retail sale condit relat export prohibit resal resal price constitut infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl applic made gero fabriek exempt articl respect retail sale condit netherland refus articl gero fabriek end forthwith infring refer articl accord inform retail wholesal content decis articl decis address gero fabriek nv geroplein zeist netherland brussel decemb commiss vouel member commiss