commiss decis novemb relat proceed articl council regul iv comptoir commerci import french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari articl thereof regard commiss letter octob address comptoir commerci import cci consist request inform accord articl regul regard repli cci date novemb regard commiss decis initi proceed matter heard undertak concern accord articl regul commiss regul eec regard opinion deliv advisori committe restrict practic domin posit septemb pursuant articl regul fact fact summar undertak cci compani establish pari french law cci princip engag import resal wide varieti product small part cci busi concern electr motor domest industri vacuum cleaner suppli matsushita electr trade compani matsushita japan motor intend resal domest industri vacuum cleaner manufactur build finish product complaint januari august commiss inform cci refus suppli manufactur unit kingdom matsushita electr motor commiss receiv copi letter cci unit kingdom manufactur date august cci state sell motor custom franc investig commiss commiss request inform octob commiss address cci request inform pursuant articl regul letter regist post contain standard warn penalti provid regul incorrect inform suppli repli thereto substanc letter commiss receiv inform effect commerci relat compani matsushita tokyo give rise restrict trade member state commun restrict amount infring rule competit order assess posit light articl treati grate suppli inform copi document document defin natur relat compani matsushita turnov matsushita product request made pursuant articl council regul suppli inform week receipt letter cci repli commiss regist letter date novemb acknowledg receipt letter octob written agreement govern relat matsushita electr trade tokyo japan suppli deliv directli custom product quot deliv supplier offer french custom foreign custom restrict sale resal industri motor meet demand foreign custom quot offer principl busi carri franc commerci outlet abroad sale servic facil user requir turnov matsushita product repeat confirm subject restrict sale resal countri franc abroad matsushita product motor includ repres turnov quot suppli inspect commiss august inspect carri premis cci accord power vest commiss virtu articl regul cci notifi commiss intent chairman present inspect cci provid commiss copi number document includ telex letter relat complaint refer august commiss carri similar inspect premis unit kingdom manufactur concern obtain copi correspond relat matter result investig fact disclos document obtain commiss inspect refer cci sole distributor matsushita vacuum cleaner motor franc shown inter alia telex matsushita cci decemb reject quot cci distributor item franc decemb unit kingdom matsushita distributor complain matsushita attempt french custom cci export matsushita motor franc unit kingdom matsushita inform distributor cci motor suppli cci export unit kingdom extract telex matsushita cci decemb read studi manufactur franc suppli juli director unit kingdom manufactur compani made direct approach cci view purchas electr motor annum appear purchas made jointli french custom juli cci telex matsushita detail order request author suppli part order french custom pari remaind direct unit kingdom juli matsushita repli telex refus request commerci relationship unit kingdom distributor juli cci telex press matsushita agre permit deliveri unit kingdom august unit kingdom manufactur wrote cci confirm price deliveri date august matsushita full knowledg telex cci relat british custom suppli motor french custom manufactur cleaner franc suppli don accept propos stai august cci wrote unit kingdom manufactur meet mr versein subsequ inquiri matsushita regret state sell motor manufactur uk allow sell franc sell french custom motor mount modifi preassembl franc august unit kingdom manufactur wrote cci repli letter date august content duli note amaz allow sell motor england eec thought restrict french govern sell french govern matsushita permit sale motor septemb cci repli letter date august regret confirm allow sell matsushita motor franc restrict reli fact distributor matsushita motor franc distribut agreement matsushita sell countri french regul oblig sell product offer market french custom give evid payment oblig sell abroad special case matsushita protect uk distributor correct novemb cci inform matsushita telex confirm cleaner assembl franc telex continu draw attent strong regul free circul insid common market present inquiri subject mail mr miki copi exchang letter cautiou letter cci matsushita date novemb state send herewith copi letter date octob quot commiss de communauté europeenn quot bruxel copi answer intend send novemb telex refer cie octob cie august abstain sell uk manufactur suppos unit kingdom manufactur rais complaint novemb chairman cci mr pierr kahn wrote mr gill pari technic director cci sign telex address matsushita regard letter european commiss attach eec letter octob copi draft repli novemb copi letter novemb mr niki receiv telex mr niki chang term letter letter carefulli consid regard letter unit kingdom manufactur altern put screen mentionn parav bring copi letter thursdai case mr niki close colleagu novemb cci telex matsushita complain delai deliveri order french custom telex state place order receiv instruct enter order product franc french market understand delai shipment carefulli instruct troubl commiss de communauté européenn instruct deliveri problem reason repli cci statement object repli statement object subsequ hear cci maintain inter alia letter date novemb fals inform respons request commiss letter unit kingdom manufactur date august septemb incorrect written error technician act holidai replac unawar true situat matter isol incid cci claim request inform event unclear imprecis compli requir articl regul hear mr alain kahn director cci state technician refer fact mr gill pari technic director cci august hear cci inform commiss letter matsushita agre octob cci suppli unit kingdom manufactur manufactur question inform commiss made arrang ensur satisfactori suppli ii legal appreci articl regul commiss decis impos undertak fine unit account intention neglig suppli incorrect inform respons request made pursuant articl articl regul commiss empow obtain undertak inform enquiri purpos commiss practic send instanc written request inform undertak concern articl requir commiss state request legal basi purpos thereof penalti provid articl suppli incorrect inform articl time limit fix commiss suppli inform purpos articl definit request inform extend complet document element provid articl limit question seek inform context respons request inform consid entireti consider limit specif answer individu question set commiss request purpos articl respons request inform includ answer actual question ask commiss inform suppli scope question inform suppli undertak initi directli relat specif question ask commiss cci undertak mean articl regul octob commiss request inform cci pursuant articl regul cci repli thereto novemb introduct request commiss inform cci receiv inform commerci relat cci matsushita give rise restrict trade member state infring rule competit commiss request inter alia copi document document defin commerci relationship undertak request set legal basi request penalti suppli incorrect inform repli cci suppli document relat relat matsushita state written agreement govern relationship matsushita ad relat matsushita involv restrict sale resal matsushita product offer custom franc abroad inform repeat end letter document subsequ obtain inspect carri commiss telex discov premis cci defin busi relationship contradict repli made cci commiss respons request inform exchang telex cci matsushita show cci knew expect obtain prior approv matsushita make deliveri abroad unit kingdom matsushita prepar give approv export matsushita product franc unit kingdom advers affect interest matsushita distributor formal distribut agreement fact cci knew seek prior author matsushita compli matsushita instruct contain telex indic exist agreement mean articl exist agreement expressli refer cci letter unit kingdom manufactur date septemb cci state allow sell franc inform suppli cci commiss respons request made pursuant articl regul incorrect cci fact prevent matsushita suppli custom member state abovement exchang telex commiss consid cci act intention suppli incorrect inform evid cci awar requir commun law respect free movement good common market duti provid accur inform commiss evid cci awar specif reason request inform commiss request inform made clear receiv inform led cci relationship matsushita restrict trade context commiss seek inform ascertain precis natur commerci relationship undertak infring cci chose respons commiss request volunt gener inform sale resal matsushita product cci question commiss strictli adher inform scope commiss question cci rightli suppos request inform made result inform complaint unit kingdom manufactur compani consult matsushita chose deliber deni substanc complaint state intern memorandum mr kahn mr pari novemb deceiv commiss mean carefulli word screen clear cci knew perfectli purpos commiss request establish prohibit export unit kingdom contrari submiss made cci repli statement object hear commiss satisfi isol case occur result ignor holidai replac evid show mr pari constant commun matsushita materi time directli concern implement compani market polici note mr kahn wrote novemb commiss consid cci guilti infring notwithstand effort made cci persuad matsushita agre deliveri good compani unit kingdom fact cci permit matsushita suppli good incorrect repli amount attempt deliber conceal commiss exist situat amount infring prohibit export prohibit cci appear perfectli incompat fundament aim eec treati creation singl market fine circumst commiss opinion imposit maximum fine provid articl justifi light incorrect inform suppli cci adopt decis articl comptoir commerci import intention suppli incorrect inform repli date novemb request made commiss octob pursuant articl regul articl virtu articl regul fine unit account ff impos comptoir commerci import sum paid société générale pari account commiss european commun account month date notif decis comptoir commerci import articl decis enforc manner provid articl treati establish european econom commun articl decis address comptoir commerci import rue etienn marcel pari brussel novemb commiss fran andriessen member commiss oj oj