commiss decis februari author acquisit ruhrkohl handel gmbh control raab karcher kohl gmbh case iv ecsc ruhrkohl handel raab karcher kohl german text authent text eea relev ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard decis lai implement articl treati regul constitut control undertak regard propos notifi novemb acquisit ruhrkohl handel gmbh entir share capit raab karcher kohl gmbh consult govern feder republ germani parti ruhrkohl gmbh düsseldorf rh wholli own subsidiari ruhrkohl beteiligung gmbh turn wholli own subsidiari ruhrkohl ag ruhrkohl beteiligung gmbh hold compani ruhrkohl ag interest involv product coal coke rh activ field trade solid fuel hard coal hard coal briquett coal coke brown coal trade miner oil vehicl servic build technolog coal busi includ domest intern trade custom industri wholesal trade privat household coal process special grade coal carri rh achiev total turnov dm billion third germani rest western europ trade coal busi turn dm billion rh emploi peopl includ approxim coal relat activ ruhrkohl ag essen rag primarili activ mine hard coal product coke distribut product direct rh trader account domest hard coal product rag largest german mine compani rag interest field electr gener chemic plastic wast treatment mine technolog real estat rag turnov dm billion dm billion achiev germani total dm billion earn mine dm billion activ group compani rag total workforc emploi mine rag share held sharehold partli joint ventur proprietor veba approxim vew thyssen krupp hoesch arb sa hold raab karcher kohl gmbh essen rkk ti coal trade activ raab karcher ag member veba group compani emploi peopl achiev turnov dm billion dm billion total dm billion earn germani dm million member state rh rag rkk market hard coal ecsc product undertak mean articl ecsc treati ii propos transact rh propos acquir share rkk raab karcher ag result concentr mean articl ecsc treati iii concentr acquir capit vote right rkk rag rh gain direct control rkk constitut acquisit control mean high author decis concentr mean articl ecsc treati find invalid fact rkk undertak hitherto belong indirectli veba ag veba largest sharehold rag veba stake rag vote right gener meet light rag articl associ rule procedur execut board supervisori board veba exercis sole control rag propos acquisit rkk intern compani matter notifi rag gener meet execut board supervisori board decis simpli major case paragraph articl associ paragraph rule procedur execut board appli matter fundament import question corpor strategi undertak safeguard sharehold right subsidiari paragraph read conjunct paragraph rule procedur execut board term agreement reach pursuant memorandum associ veto right sharehold sharehold agreement pool vote right chang coalit major decis veba theoret parti view rag control sharehold jointli born possibl chang coalit evid suggest rag control jointli sharehold rag promin posit german coal polici sharehold strong common interest jahrhundertvertrag centuri contract applic end hüttenvertrag steelwork agreement paragraph rag essenti oblig implement german coal polici respect hard coal close cooper compet nation author decis rag gener meet supervisori board unanim exist minor sharehold strong common interest result act exercis vote right relat joint ventur rare justifi conclus joint control inter alia paragraph commiss notic notion concentr council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak offici journal decemb page earlier decis commiss left open question joint control rag sharehold found veba exercis limit influenc rag assess competit rule larg relationship firm paragraph decis decemb case stinn intercarbon stromey jahrhundertvertrag expir end subsidi rule german coalmin forc lead diverg interest individu sharehold rag question joint control rag decid assum joint control respect rkk chang control veba rkk longer veba sole control joint control rag sharehold chang sole joint control paragraph commiss notic notion concentr council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak acquisit rkk event concentr mean articl ecsc treati purpos assess concentr competit rule question joint control rag sharehold account assum veba jointli exercis decis influenc rag concentr place complet independ competit relationship rag rh rkk assess limit competit relationship carri complet independ competit relationship rag rh rkk propos concentr shown lead impedi effect competit iv relev market product market rh rkk sell hard coal hard coal product hard coal briquett coal coke industri user electr industri steelmak industri enterpris domest consum small busi domest consum small busi sector ecsc treati articl ecsc treati demand side demand side case hard coal hard coal product hereinaft call hard coal gener term market sale hard coal industri user ow end subsidi provis categori user markedli price market subdivid sale electr industri power station coal steam coal steelmak coke coal blast furnac coke industri user name categori cover primarili sugar cement paper industri purchas steam coal produc process heat type coal coke pursuant articl read conjunct annex subject rule ecsc treati divis market categori user propos parti substitut fuel regard sale electr industri electr gener util auto gener account sale paragraph fuel principl substitut hard coal suppli structur dictat exist power station regul extent central govern energi mix substanti invest need convert exist power station build make difficult imposs switch hard coal oil natur ga nuclear power parti submit consider number power station burn oil ga direct import electr electr import member state supplement domest produc power peak load period quantiti involv insignific commiss ascertain enquiri extent oil start purpos oil ga standbi purpos event instabl coal combust process due impur oil ga coal fire power station attain fraction combust power hard coal realiti fuel substitut hold true principl brown coal coal fire power station suit burn type coal convert type coal parti admit uneconom ow combust characterist scarc feasibl technic boiler volum product recoveri unlik hard coal brown coal disproportion costli transport water content competit hard coal event prospect type coal mine adjac area paragraph commiss decis june iv powergen nrg energi morrison knudsen mibrag competit relev context build power station affect hard coal sale indirectli commiss ascertain enquiri construct brown coal fire power station brandenburg power station capac built germani year oper exist power station price develop relat individu fuel matter power station oper type station dispos vari load peak load period power station oper longer flexibl respect reason relev product market relat princip group user electr industri restrict hard coal fuel provid margin competit preliminari stage capit expenditur replac combust plant paragraph commiss decis decemb stinn intercarbon stromey point view steelmak fuel likewis substitut hard coal limit extent question relev product market limit hard coal defin analysi left open assum market sale hard coal steel produc concentr result hinder effect competit paragraph case sale hard coal industri user hand substitut relationship oil ga fuel parti exampl dual furnac cement industri main fuel coal burnt primari furnac meet energi requir cheaper fuel wast materi burnt secondari furnac meet remain requir similar exampl sugar industri commiss recogn competit pressur exert fuel hard coal field industri user british fuel limit decis juli competit report point case industri user unlimit interchang hard coal energi sourc ow convers cost entail question relev product market limit hard coal defin analysi left open assum small market sale hard coal industri user concentr result hinder effect competit paragraph seq relev geograph market market sale hard coal electr industri germani geograph point view nation parti gave definit effect notif due foremost special system subsid german hard coal produc suppli structur energi sector competit structur sale coal germani unlik member state paragraph seq german power station oper futur bui import coal restrict incent exhaust resourc govern aid packag import hard coal purchas rag german produc import price averag countri price depress quarter effect standpoint foreign supplier entri barrier interpenetr member state market sale hard coal steelmak determin end procur oblig subsidi provid hüttenvertrag paragraph geograph point view market nation regard unsubsid sale hard coal industri user geograph market extend germani coal user bui import hand custom supplier relationship plai promin role small busi user structur supplier function perform essenti german trader question definit geograph market analysi left open germani assum relev market concentr hinder effect competit paragraph seq assess articl concentr rh rkk author condit laid articl propos transact give undertak concern power determin price control restrict product distribut hinder effect competit substanti part market product evad rule competit establish artifici privileg posit involv substanti advantag access suppli market question propos concentr hinder elimin competit german market sale hard coal examin background subsidi rule german hard coal intend electr gener power station coal set chang light rag posit sale domest import coal aris concentr sale hard coal germani total approxim million tonn hard coal hard coal product sold germani million tonn case hard coal hard coal briquett coal coke sourc statistik der kohlenwirtschaft zahlen zur kohlenwirtschaft vol june total amount million tonn million tonn coke coal process coke germani consist import german market ahead british market ahead coal consum member state spain franc itali benelux largest market eu total sale lion share account electr produc steel industri bought million tonn industri user million tonn domest consum small busi bought approxim million tonn past german market character relat main user group electr produc steelmak jahrhundertvertrag hüttenvertrag jahrhundertvertrag set agreement date public electr gener util industri produc electr hous consumpt autogener hand gesamtverband de deutschen steinkohlebergbau gener associ german coalmin industri sale specif quantiti german hard coal purpos gener electr coal purchas fix list price equal cost product differ price world market price heavi fuel oil refund electr produc levi kohlepfennig final consum negoti german govern parti jahrhundertvertrag part kohlerund round coal talk obligatori minimum amount purchas set year period million tonn coal equival tce approxim million tonn hard coal year million tce electr gener util million tce autogener commiss exempt jahrhundertvertrag expir decemb prohibit restrict practic decis decemb pursuant articl ec treati offici journal march page zollkontingentsgesetz tariff quota act past restrict volum coal import expir end hüttenvertrag procur oblig coke coal part german steelmak applic year author commiss end decis march offici journal april page kohlerund talk end agreement set follow arrang applic result procur oblig custom supplier relationship coke coal coke exist exclus coal produc steelmak wholesal trade scarc involv busi januari subsidi regim appli german power station coal futur longer sale volum fix slightli digress form aid volum law safeguard hard coal power gener amend atom law electr suppli law juli artikelgesetz articl law aid convers coal electr dm billion dm billion year period steeper reduct rule estim differ price german import hard coal dm tonn sale volum million tonn million tonn subsequ year aim limit aid packag subsidi paid direct mine compani equal differ cost produc german coal averag countri price import hard coal free german frontier detail govern electr coal direct feder ministri econom affair june bundesanzeig feder gazett june page aid commun coal grant prior author commiss accord provis set decis ecsc line decis state aid distort competit discrimin coal produc purchas consum commun parti opinion result subsidi rule market hard coal open competit import financi support aid budget rag german mine compani saarbergwerk preussag ibbenbühren sell coal independ power station oper repres principl step open market power station coal past complet regul electr produc opportun purchas import coal inform commiss possess limit extent open market competit time rag room manoeuvr set price order qualifi subsidi principl oblig sell averag countri price electr coal direct award decis price undercut limit number except circumst electr produc prove purchas annual requir import coal price countri price insist rag suppli german hard coal lower price rag entitl refund greater differ compar product cost time bear mind share aid budget dm billion dm billion exhaust quickli hand rag posit aid budget exhaust sell averag world market price sale opportun coal import limit outset import coal averag price favour impact averag countri price calcul price chargeabl electr produc rag actual sale prospect compar import difficult evalu past sale reflect electr industri actual requir commiss enquiri reveal electr produc short term turn predominantli rag german mine compani power station coal requir obtain german hard coal averag world market price power station design run german hard coal increasingli import recoveri product combust process gear make german hard coal individu electr produc mention logist qualit advantag reason chang previou purchas behaviour secur suppli prefer public electr gener util domest hard coal cite ground adher procur polici annual sale volum rag german mine compani taper import benefit direct fall demand coal rag view electr produc purchas quantiti cover long term suppli contract short term spot transact involv smaller quantiti benefit import extent commiss establish enquiri larg competitor user expect share sale account import increas extent million tonn hard coal product includ million tonn coke import germani basi expect increas volum import estim million tonn year reduct subsidi german coal industri mark increas import penetr german market studi conclud fairli sharp increas occur verein deutscher kohleimporteur associ german coal import hamburg view scenario million tonn statistik der kohlenwirtschaft essen point import volum million tonn year parti refer studi progno ag intern energi agenc iea forecast increas million tonn year sum market sale hard coal industri user germani year ahead undergo consider chang irrespect propos concentr rh rkk ow subsidi rule applic custom electr industri reduc purchas domest hard coal share coal sale medium term exert increas demand import hard coal impact structur competit trade stage explain paragraph seq assess entiti light competit law account impact fact condit concentr impact concentr relev market market share rag includ rh sold total million tonn hard coal briquett coke amount million tonn sold electr produc million tonn steelmak million tonn industri user domest consum small busi rkk sold total million tonn million tonn million tonn sold germani amount million tonn mine germani million tonn import figur submit parti volum market power station coal put million tonn million tonn case count sale steel industri domest consum small busi user sector bear mind coal sold rh rkk suppli rag includ rag sale figur market share arriv sale hard coal electr industri gt tabl gt take sale import hard coal electr industri volum million tonn pictur emerg gt tabl gt case sale hard coal industri user exclud steelmak market share take basi volum million tonn gt tabl gt total volum sale hard coal steelmak million tonn result steelmak purchas oblig hüttenvertrag million tonn consist direct suppli rag regul price rh rkk sold small quantiti import coal market rh sold million tonn rkk million tonn combin share total market saarbergwerk market share million tonn direct suppli combin share rh rkk import coke coke coal competit posit rag concentr take basi market condit prevail hard coal distribut busi rh rkk sale volum excess million tonn hard coal million tonn domest hard coal million tonn countri coal includ million tonn coal import germani view expect market structur year ahead line previous rkk german coal trade acquisit rkk thing consid expect give rag power hinder effect competit sale hard coal industri user electr industri steelmak industri user reduct market share articl paragraph ecsc treati aa sale electr industri power station coal past background payment subsidi jahrhundertvertrag sale domest hard coal electr produc trader place fairli larg scale subsidi rule applic distinct direct sale coalmin compani sale trader blur futur interest german mine compani rag sell domest hard coal direct predetermin averag countri price parti proce assumpt market particip futur substanti german power station coal sold trader rh rkk trader basic switch trade import coal regard domest hard coal trade parti submit maintain autogener involv annual volum million tonn rh rkk deriv signific competit advantag ti rag group assum futur longer room trade stage sale german hard coal electr industri acquisit rkk result rag expand case effect increas market share amp lt field power station coal largest segment hard coal market fact rag sizeabl share power station coal market direct result circumst link sell subsid german coal expect increas competit market medium long term erod rag current market share rag real room manoeuvr set price market share reflect real market power view import coal increas import futur expans acquisit rkk basi figur increas import germani import busi character last custom supplier relationship rkk strength rkk competit potenti rkk achiev turnov dm billion emploi peopl extens distribut storag network consist branch storag depot depot exclus suppli domest consum small busi user includ feder state depot mannheim stuttgart karlsruh duisburg ruhrort suppli industri user addit domest consum small busi user import peopl emploi rkk work domest consum small busi user sector parti domest consum small busi user sector year ahead contract signific degre necessit closur depot recent year rkk close depot acquir feder state german unif rh achiev inconsider synergi effect distribut storag result concentr occur domest consum small busi user sector result profit volum sale achiev fast shrink market bundeskartellamt respons assess effect merger domest consum small busi prohibit concentr small industri user suppli contrast direct purchas basi extent duisburg ruhrort import handl depot larg industri user power station railwai side inland waterwai port facil depend supplier infrastructur rkk network sale storag depot confer rh advantag suppli industri user import trade import trade rkk agent south africa colombia usa australia import million tonn hard coal product germani million tonn amount south africa major sourc colombia china poland czech republ coal produc countri stand term price qualiti export germani combin total south africa australia usa account bulk coal trade worldwid south africa poland colombia germani coal import countri share import rkk expect import busi shrink million tonn contract conclud exclus basi specif grade coal rule made year propos merger rh announc rkk lost suppli contract foreign produc part chines coal produc shanxi sanjia coal amp chemistri refer merger gave notic termin suppli relationship end volum tonn rkk south african supplier total duiker cut suppli tonn account suppli relationship rh rival south african produc amcoal rkk expect deliveri stop altogeth parti custom loss effect caus concentr result foreign produc refus collabor import rkk link domest coal produc case rag import germani million tonn rkk stinn rh rte larger import focal point trade activ rh german coal million tonn stinn total sale germani consist german coal rkk sold million tonn german coal result redistribut task veba stinn put charg intern coal trade entireti import busi inter alia acquisit rkk sharehold polkohl rkk concentr german coal rkk lack suffici volum intern busi carri intern coal trade import coal germani stinn contrast larger player term intern trade import germani number market particip trade power station coal futur increasingli character direct custom supplier relationship power station foreign produc trader oper environ agent handl logist rag rkk substanti indirect sharehold lead import czech coal brennstoff importgesellschaft mbh bayreuth user germani bui direct czech mine compani appli polish coal longer import previou sole import polkohl parti estim direct import power station amount current year million tonn level municip electr suppli compani wirtschaftlich vereinigung deutscher versorgungsbetrieb associ german public util frankfurt group municip undertak expect consider increas direct import onward estim deliveri million tonn year sum acquisit rkk rag rh improv access import coal limit import rkk import diminish import pure trade busi coal import field unlimit room manoeuvr import coal access competitor stinn rte sourc suppli coal produc countri difficult result concentr actual potenti competit concentr stinn interco competitor face rh rkk coal wholesal trade transfer rkk intern coal busi sharehold polkohl stinn brought realloc veba group compani area activ rkk stinn unlik rkk stinn sell import coal minor differ firm clientel own fact predominantli suppli power station background overlap firm clientel stiffen competit coal import field result differ compani due dispar orient rh rkk stinn futur compet fierc veba indirectli signific interest entiti rh rkk sell rkk rag reduc increas influenc rkk view rh rkk outstand market posit stinn import signific independ competitor entiti consider stand stinn intern coal trade sale improv hard coal germani present stinn import competitor rh rkk regard access market procur cheaper import coal regard access market sale hard coal germani stinn trader rte saarberg handel number smaller firm activ germani ow compar small quantiti deal limit import rival rh rkk stinn result increas import direct import potenti competit german market direct foreign produc british french coal produc state answer commiss survei ow subsid german coal improv prospect success entri german market short term german coal subsid reduc opportun import improv substanti medium term growth import restrain exceed forecast paragraph sharper rise subsequ occur foreign produc foreign trader glencor phibro ssm anker expect judg find commiss survei enter market prospect import coal competit structur depend essenti futur procur behaviour electr produc largest electr gener util germani meet countri electr requir electr produc conclud basic contract rag german coal produc enabl conclud short term spot transact involv domest foreign coal expect public electr gener util jeopard smooth run german coal product drastic reduc demand german coal time bui import coal trader direct foreign produc acquisit rag rh rkk consid vast major user anti competit bb sale steel industri hüttenvertrag hard coal product suppli exclus german coal produc direct steelmak sale million tonn import coke coke coal achiev time trader total sale steelmak million tonn rh share import million tonn rkk million tonn result concentr rag rh share total deliveri steel industri increas combin share import termin rkk coke suppli agreement shanxi sanjia market share set shrink reason ow custom loss effect concentr likewis lead hinder effect competit market cc sale industri user take basi small market sale hard coal industri user concentr give rh rkk combin market share strongest competitor stinn foremost industri user small medium size undertak cement limeston paper industri undertak hard coal produc process heat altogeth purchas compar small volum rh sell tonn year largest user custom volum market segment million tonn million tonn longer term raab karcher estim market declin million tonn market sale coal industri user minor compar power station coal sale coal steelmak parti expect consider custom loss effect market small industri user depend singl supplier propos concentr announc number custom notic intend switch supplier part rag group rkk longer independ trader raab karcher kohl gmbh ceas unlik electr industri industri user overwhelmingli purchas import hard coal geograph dispers bui compar small quantiti obtain coal trader activ germani direct german foreign produc reason concentr stronger impact case user suffici number altern sourc suppli form stinn largest german coal import rte rheinbaun smaller trader opinion market particip suffici quantiti import coal decis competit paramet price transport tranship facil barg trader germani rh rkk competit edg respect competitor advantag import conduct chiefli direct custom basi seaport tranship carri duisburg entiti capit presenc duisburg ruhrort wareh tranship firm navig rkk major interest major port rhine ruhr river duisburg home number tranship firm addit storag transport facil rag dispos distribut german coal limit import purpos propos acquisit mg pc petrolkok gmbh rag propos acquir sharecapit german undertak mg pc petrolkok gmbh frankfurt main mgpc subsidiari rh implement concentr rkk mgpc subsidiari mg carbon gmbh exclus activ sale petrol coke process product petrol coke product result refin crude oil coal product fall applic ecsc treati annex treati concentr commun dimens merger regul notifi bundeskartellamt clear novemb petrol coke fuel power plant cement industri petrol coke product coal coke addit coal coke steel industri petrol coke produc manufactur crude oil market predominantli larg trade compani aimcor koch carbon thyssen citco ssm louisiana carbon mgpc sold world wide million tonn petrol coke coal week intern august million tonn commun germani market volum million tonn mgpc sold tonn petrol coke year reach market share rh activ sale petrol coke propos concentr lead addit market share neglig effect german market sale petrol coke acquisit mgpc rh rkk affect german market sale hard coal give potenti entiti rh rkk prevent trader user gain access intern sourc suppli cheaper import hard coal ruhrkohl group compani rkk state mgpc acquir undertak asset undertak metalgesellschaft subsidiari mg carbon gmbh activ product sale coal coke vi summari market expect undergo entri forc subsidi regim reduct market volum disappear trade stage case german hard coal conform commun legisl entail distort competit coal user commun propos concentr hinder effect competit largest segment consist sale hard coal electr industri sizeabl market share rag group past result direct suppli price regul domest hard coal german electr gener jahrhundertvertrag rag rh real scope price set sizeabl market share reflect real market power purchas commit german electr gener domest coal expir medium long term import hard coal expect import rag rh acquisit rkk gain potenti prevent trader user gain access intern sourc suppli rag total market share decreas view larg base assess competit potenti stinn import hard coal present stinn import competitor rh rkk regard access market procur cheaper import coal regard access market sale hard coal germani rkk strength lie trade german coal suppli domest consum small busi user coal area import futur drastic view propos concentr hinder effect competit market sale coal steelmak industri user requir articl ecsc treati met propos concentr author adopt decis articl exercis control raab karcher kohl gmbh ruhrkohl handel gmbh author articl decis address ruhrkohl handel gmbh jägerhofstraß düsseldorf raab karcher kohl gmbh rudolf von benningsen foederd platz essen brussel februari commiss karel van miert member commiss oj high author million tonn hard coal product includ million tonn coke verein deutscher kohleimporteur associ german coal import estim eu import increas current level million tonn million tonn delet busi secret million tonn busine secret replac rang market share delet busi secret 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