commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv fatti acid dutch french german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard commiss decis januari initi proceed case undertak concern unilev nv henkel kgaa oleofina sa opportun make view object rais commiss pursuant articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact natur case present proceed concern applic articl eec treati agreement conclud septemb major produc eec oleochem olein stearin parti agreement establish respect averag market share preced year period set subsequ exchang inform kind regard busi secret total sale product concern europ quarter provid parti mean monitor activ major competitor adjust behaviour agreement termin end commiss suggest investig carri undertak undertak parti agreement major eec produc olein stearin unichema divis unilev henkel amp kgaa oleofina sa wholli control subsidiari petrofina sa hereinaft undertak refer unichema henkel oleofina fourth parti agreement unilev emri joint subsidiari unilev produc emeri industri origin oper separ concern unichema integr unichema oper parti agreement import group undertak multipl activ commun rest world eec unichema product plant unit kingdom netherland germani oleofina henkel situat belgium germani turnov turnov eec undertak product concern year prior termin agreement ecu stearin olein unichema henkel oleiofina publish version decis figur hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret sale group exclud figur product product concern oleochem stearin olein princip fatti acid produc split natur oil fat tallow palm oil coconut oil soya oil fish oil raw fatti acid glycerol crude fatti acid process separ fatti acid mixtur refin produc amin deriv fatti acid varieti industri constitu soap deterg cosmet toiletri paint resin industri lubric process food applic manufactur plastic rubber treatment paper textil oleochem industrii oleochem industri europ compris firm rang small split unit annual capac tonn suppli local market integr diversifi firm unichema henkel oleofina produc tonn annum larger manufactur import captiv olein olein convers deriv largest eec produc unichema part unilev group world largest user trader oil fat henkel oleofina unichema share market sale parti western europ market leader henkel oleofina industri sourc european market character structur capac low stagnant growth rate western european produc reli heavili import fat oil experienc increas competit develop countri plant construct process local produc oil trade sourc state excess capac region product fatti acid western europ estim apag tonn valu million ecu apag european produc oleochem form trade associ associ de producteur acid gra apag headquart brussel apag member account european fatti acid market major produc hold market member associ articl associ apag provid inter alia organ inform meet programm member user fatti acid specif prohibit measur lead restrict competit apag european council chemic manufactur feder cefic joint organ repres nation chemic industri feder europ cefic rule relat exchang industri statist inform detail provis design ensur programm data relat individu compani disclos addit inform booklet issu cefic draw attent member avoid activ incompat nation eec competit law member enjoin refrain formal inform discuss individu compani price industri price polici price level price differenti cost product distribut individu compani figur product inventori sale inform futur invest market plan septemb statist committe apag chairman relev time senior employe henkel initi programm exchang statist fatti acid product stock shipment fundament rule inform exchang carri swiss fiduciari compani fide data relat individu compani releas statist summari releas provid possibl data relat individu compani deduc scheme individu compani suppli inform confidenti basi fide prepar global industri statist european market dissemin member plenari committe meet apag major produc unichema express view mainten secreci disclosur individu data absolut essenti agreement unilev plan acquisit emeri sharehold unilev emeri integr oper wholli own unichema subsidiari merger inevit involv ration reduct fatti acid capac unichema possibl competitor misinterpret merger plan indic intent withdraw fatti acid sector set competit loss market share unichema concern situat unichema approach henkel oleofina occas apag meet berlin held septemb oral agre repres compani unilev emeri total annual tonnag stearin olein sold parti continent europ exchang onward inform exchang quarterli basi exchang effect sale peopl figur exchang disclos sale forc descript content agreement verbatim unilev plc write commiss march commiss investig februari year premis unilev unichema london exist agreement content state admit parti inspect respect premis time gener manag oleofina confirm commun compani chiffr de vent sale figur receiv inform repres henkel state verkaufszahlen sale figur exchang unichema repres propos agreement colleagu explain commiss object parti enabl particip monitor major rel posit result unilater capac reduct unichema follow acquisit unilev emeri unichema emphas capac reduct made unichema signal unichema intend withdraw fatti acid market parti unichema explain commiss proceed assumpt propos capac reduct result drop market share henkel state agreement prompt share doubt accuraci apag fide figur simpli intend provid check statist oleofina state object arrang explain unichema examin reaction market takeov unilev emeri reorgan unichema inform exchang subsequ telephon contact made unichema henkel oleofina arrang exchang inform unichema collat point figur commun henkel oleofina unichema pass back grand total figur compani system unichema collat commun inform quarterli data januari unichema state inform exchang commun sale forc ensur confidenti acronym hugo henkel unichema gouda unilev emeri oleofina intern knew arrang inform exchang inform receiv unichema reciproc exchang relat perform compani stearin quarter quarter record document discov investig unilev london document set respect data particip origin identifi type version number subsequ abbrevi show ident particip ad hand top column document refer averag share particip year period histor apag soll hugo soll attach document analysi unichema perform oleofina disclos figur exchang quarter year histor figur exchang gave oleofina averag share apag member suppli stearin western europ figur show appar share correspond increas tonn increas refer gain true share document break appar increas tonn gain unichema tonn outsid tonn gain analys countri custom tonn hercul belgium explan relat plant busi stolen gm refus share gm refer manag director oleofina unichema explain detail analysi result contact commun oleofina result market intellig desk research carri unilater unichema appar gain oleofina fact illusori realiz figur origin suppli oleofina incorrect result propos made unichema henkel oleofina geograph basi product definit emploi apag statist exchang modif agre meet june employe compani revis figur suppli oleofina fact consist year averag actual figur time origin agreement exchang meet inform exchang particip prepar detail comparison market share rel relat total membership apag unichema tabl particip remain unilev emeri absorpt unichema refer big termin agreement exchang inform quarterli basi continu commiss investig februari data stearin olein exchang quarter discov commiss offici subsequ visit oleofina octob arrang continu commiss address letter particip novemb point inform exchang constitut infring articl particip inform commiss decemb termin agreement effect januari commiss investig commiss investig inform relev proceed obtain market strategi polici unichema unichema state ow fragment natur market condit intens competit consid major produc duti sanit market solut problem industri perceiv unichema senior manag orderli market unichema concept respons direct involv adopt market polici provok major competitor blame destruct lead produc commod product unichema consid entitl maintain tradit market share competitor attempt establish busi mean aggress price cut conduct steal lose busi result price cut recoup busi market bring gener price instabl believ destruct interest trade unichema consid major produc bear respons capac reduct part express readi purchas goodwil smaller competitor facilit closur uneconom unit opinion share larg produc report unilev chairman unichema state common view lead produc closur smaller ineffici plant stop price eros start fourth quarter develop market share make inform exchang agreement major produc total apag stearin market declin combin share market increas half relat major produc unichema drop big busi half henkel increas share oleofina share remain steadi relat total apag market unichema market share level major produc held total olein market increas total market declin unichema share big busi declin share total apag market maintain oleofina share olein market doubl level review activ unichema report initi improv situat closur plant similar action competitor parti main argument parti disput fact conclud agreement exchang inform deni fulli implement abovement explan parti object agreement main argument proceed inform exchang relat past gener natur cover wide geograph market breakdown individu countri market affect individu competit behaviour object effect restrict competit ii legal assess articl articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market undertak unichema henkel oleofina undertak mean articl statement object case address unilev plc london behalf unichema repli statement object made unilev nv rotterdam behalf unichema decis address unilev nv behalf unichema agreement agreement undertak conclud septemb implement end exchang inform sale fatti acid agreement mean articl restrict competit agreement object effect restrict distort competit common market seventh report competit polici commiss explain gener attitud exchang inform competitor line court justic sugar case commiss state fundament object exchang statist inform trade associ report agenc provid breakdown figur countri product long inform exchang enabl identif individu busi commiss gener regard organ exchang individu data individu firm figur quantiti produc sold practic object effect restrict distort competit prohibit agreement unichema henkel oleofina exchang histor individu sale figur year enabl parti determin tradit respect posit market subsequ regular exchang inform gave parti opportun identifi individu busi major competitor measur quarterli basi futur perform market document found unichema confirm term soll normal connot descript stolen connect oleofina appar substanti gain market share word gm refus share time quarterli exchang parti agreement inform individu perform market includ fluctuat sale volum due gain custom loss tradit inform enabl undertak establish accuraci rel posit market compar competitor posit valuabl addit inform obtain agreement exchang inform provid parti global sale volum deduc parti market share thereto exchang enabl parti identifi precis competit behaviour quickli easili absenc agreement agreement remov import element uncertainti part activ alleg gener natur inform exchang improv knowledg market condit strengthen connect react rapidli effici action view market stabil parti undoubtedli want achiev inevit lessen intens competit exist accept sale figur oleofina wrong correct provid paramet adapt market behaviour final regular contact exchang sale figur provid forum rais critic inroad made respect market share balanc power market upset drastic evid restrict natur agreement creat climat condit addit restrict arrang fix nation quota price quota price fix directli parti brought indirectli agreement exchang inform evid suggest case parti exchang inform agreement fix quota directli commiss consid object agreement bear strong resembl outright quota fix agreement aim dissuad parti adopt aggress competit behaviour achiev stabil rel posit market oj oj figur relat period relev proceed soll german verb sollen mean indic share alloc parti market share arrang publish april chapter paragraph point case suiker uni commiss ecr econom context agreement occur evid restrict object natur agreement conclud time econom recess consider surplu product capac declin price margin unichema propos inform exchang announc major competitor reorgan plan interpret sign prepar reduc presenc market unichema expect make commun competit condit alter opportun seiz market share expens unichema state assum chang market place parti concept agreement henkel claim design check apag statist contradict statement particip illog apag statist defect remedi lai rais matter openli senior henkel employe chairman statist committe inform big exchang give view product industri apag scheme definit cover produc agreement conclud perfectli legitim system exchang inform exist framework apag unichema express concern inform reveal identifi behaviour individu compani consid busi secret divulg apag obviou risk conflict competit law public inform unichema henkel oleofina specificali agre exchang kind inform limit exchang major produc danger parti argument inform exchang relat past gener natur anti competit object reject parti consid agreement import continu regular exchang inform year object agreement remain restrict distort competit common market agreement effect appli parti period year commiss consid agreement conclud subsequ implement major produc market recess base exchang confidenti inform hand tradit market posit hand provid mean monitor futur perform inher restrict effect competit measur appar observ market unawar exist agreement effect appli agreement parti shown genuin commit market stabil object underli exchang inform artif increas transpar obtain knowledg activ absenc agreement commiss consid inevit led temper competit behaviour respect immateri develop parti respect market share show scope competit busi illustr parti commit market stabil amount outright quota fix arrang continu regular contact parti call explain justifi inroad tradit market point practic effect import agreement parti view posit unichema henkel oleofina market econom import market restrict competit stem agreement appreci effect trade member state restrict competit inher liabl substanti affect trade member state involv suppli common market princip produc fatti acid suppli major part eec market product unichema product facil member state commun produc market product member state agreement major eec produc commod object restrict competit natur affect pattern trade member state emerg absenc agreement articl agreement unichema henkel oleofina exchang inform sale elig exempt articl properli notifi accord articl regul agreement exempt notif articl regul agreement properli notifi exempt difficult restrict inform system limit biggest produc commod aim market stabil benefit contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress benefit accru consum articl regul termin infring articl regul commiss find applic initi infring articl treati requir decis undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end undertak declar termin agreement exchang inform sale fatti acid effect januari commiss accept declar consid longer reason requir termin decis infring constitut agreement commiss find unichema henkel oleofina commit infring articl impos fine fine articl regul commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak fine million ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov previou busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl articl treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring commiss consid case impos fine unichema henkel oleofina infring articl commiss opinion infring intent neglig parti awar rule apag cefic agreement contraven articl occas openli express concern ensur confidenti individu inform apag scheme deliber agre exchang kind inform judgment sugar case knwon time commiss publicli declar gener attitud kind agreement parti agreement control major part market fatti acid eec consider turnov product concern agreement affect competit behaviour parti econom impact market limit evid quota fix directli parti infring last year continu commiss investig termin voluntarili parti albeit commiss suggest commiss declar public attitud agreement exchang inform case impos fine pure exchang inform agreement commiss consid fine impos case low amount fine impos undertak concern differ turnov adopt decis articl conclus septemb unichema henkel oleofina agreement exchang inform sale olein stearin implement agreement end constitut infring articl eec treati articl fine impos undertak name respect infring set articl unichema ecu ii henkel ecu iii oleofina ecu fine paid commiss account unichema account commissi van de europes gemeenschappen brussel ecu payment ecu algemen bank nederland nv attenti de herr maan vijzelstraat amsterdam account payment fl ambrobank rembrandtplein postbu amsterdam ii henkel account kommiss der europaeischen gemeinschaften bruessel ecu payment ecu sal oppenheim amp cie untersachsenhausen koeln account payment dm sal oppenheim amp cie untersachsenhausen koeln iii oleofina account commiss de communauté européenn bruxel ecu payment ecu kredietbank agenc schuman rond point schuman bruxel account payment bfr kredietbank agenc schuman rond point schuman bruxel month date notif decis expiri period interest automat payabl rate charg european monetari cooper fund ecu oper work dai month decis adopt percentag point payment made nation currenc addresse exchang rate applic prevail dai preced payment articl decis address unilev nv burg jacobsplein postbu nl dg rotterdam behalf unichema ii henkel kgaa postfach duesseldorf iii oleofina sa rue de la loi bruxel decis enforc pursuant articl af eec treati brussel decemb commiss peter sutherland member commiss