commiss decis june relat proceed articl eec treati iv stove heater dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif quot herzien overeenkomst haarden en kachelhandel quot submit octob mr breen manag haarden en kachelbureau accord articl regul regard applic submit articl regul mr kriek dealer krommeni stokvi en zonen rotterdam octob regard decis arrondissementsrechtbank haarlem januari adjourn action brought commiss decis case heard parti concern accord articl regul provis regul eec regard opinion obtain februari advisori committe restrict practic domin posit accord articl regul fact fact summar quot revis agreement trade stove heater quot hereinaft refer quot agreement quot made januari amend januari notifi commiss octob contain provis associ categori approv member involv manufactur distribut coal oil heat applianc dutch market manufactur import wholesal provinci wholesal agent retail agreement administ quot haarden en kachelhandel bureau quot hereinaft refer quot bureau quot mr breen hereinaft refer quot mr breen quot manag agreement amend number occas octob extend includ ga heater oper agreement subsequ termin end bureau wound mr breen respons deal outstand case dispos asset bureau dutch market coal oil ga heat applianc control agreement dutch manufactur import wholesal thousand retail affili product subject agreement account trade heat applianc netherland stokvi amp zonen nv rotterdam stokvi amp zonen bv hereinaft refer quot stokvi quot join associ januari wholesal member approv group wholesal deal ga heat applianc mr kriek dealer krommeni hereinaft refer quot mr kriek quot member associ retail member approv group retail sell ga heat applianc articl agreement notifi commiss appli wholesal belong associ provid quot wholesal refrain offer sell deliv retail associ sale suppli approv purchas associ made central warehous oj oj refrain offer sell deliv unauthor retail retail suspend disqualifi provis regul refrain offer sell deliv state provinci public bodi institut includ nederlands spoorwegen good order suppli intend intern institut refrain offer sell deliv rijksinkoopbureau govern procur offic good order suppli intend intern govern institut offer sale deliveri account regul drawn purpos quot haarden en kachelbureau quot suppli stove heater term sale return enter purchas arrang equival effect accept return heat applianc deliveri establish defect deliv good special circumst manag haarden en kachelbureau discret permit open showroom sale heat applianc public oper retail shop mean paragraph articl appoint retail agent give commiss form benefit retail order refrain bui take deliveri stove heater manufactur import oil heater approv regul suspend disqualifi pursuanc regul quot decemb claus amend addit sentenc quot deliveri made sale point regist haarden en kachelbureau regul quot amend notifi april decemb addit provis notifi quot refrain directli indirectli assist contravent provis articl assist deem wholesal knew form conclus stove heater suppli intend exclus direct sale retail consum quot articl agreement ad amend octob notifi septemb state quot oblig set articl agreement appli manufactur import wholesal ga heat applianc understood articl quot purchas associ mean articl quot amend read quot purchas associ mean articl quot subparagraph amend read quot refrain offer sell suppli ga heat applianc bui ga heat applianc person regist gasverwarmingsapparaten depart person regist depart suspend disqualifi provis regul quot quot provis amend term novemb amend notifi april quot amend read quot refrain offer sell suppli deliv ga heat applianc bui ga heat applianc person regist gasverwarmingsapparaten depart person regist depart suspend disqualifi provis regul deliveri made sale point regist gasverwarmingsapparaten depart regul quot quot text agreement notifi provis articl appli retail affili agreement read quot articl stipul govern retail set articl heat applianc purchas supplier appear list supplier drawn haarden en kachelbureau list bureau articl purchas supplier haarden en kachelbureau utrecht declar temporarili suspend struck list supplier bureau heat applianc purchas jointli group retail heat applianc sold retail retail approv haarden en kachelbureau obtain heat applianc sold gross price fix supplier appli time applianc sold displai good offer sale price quot gross price advertis made offer part exchang creat mislead impress public cost instal charg separ regul matter issu haarden en kachelbureau observ heat applianc suppli accept term sale return displai exhibit demonstr offer sale sold premis deposit store parti approv haarden en kachelbureau displai exhibit demonstr offer sale sold place regist sale premis haarden en kachelbureau heat applianc suppli loan made offer made advertis public condit hire purchas sale made notifi immedi haarden en kachelbureau utrecht discount sale heat applianc gift commiss dividend sale sale commiss allow perman emploi staff advertis sale reduc price sell reduc price free gift offer commiss sale heat applianc prohibit prompt assist inquiri heat applianc initi behalf haarden en kachelbureau utrecht assist includ permit inspect book record prohibit whatsoev assist directli indirectli parti act run counter provis quot provis supplement circular distribut consult committe april notifi april articl quot heat applianc sold retail retail approv haarden en kachelbureau obtain virtu provis articl exclus trade agreement ga heat applianc stipul appli approv retail ga heat applianc quot articl quot full clear account show purchas sale ga heat applianc name supplier purchas quot provis amend circular decemb notifi april articl quot advertis made creat mislead impress public quot articl quot commiss offer sale heat applianc sale commiss perman emploi staff quot supervis applic provis agreement virtu articl seq respons quot beoordelingscommissi quot committe arbitr power impos fine disqualifi member exclus distribut appeal made decis quot beoordelingscommissi quot appeal committe set articl seq agreement committe arbitr appeal committe oper accord highli formal procedur form effect design follow close manner judici proceed conduct netherland committe arbitr consist repres categori parti agreement independ represent appeal committe consist member drawn person categori concern sector question appoint committe made consult committe consist exclus member categori belong agreement independ appeal committe diminish constitut rule procedur drawn consult committe principl procedur oper dutch legal principl quot binden advi quot mandatori settlement bureau seek carri provis part agreement case enforc penalti impos appeal committe provis agreement relat condit entri oblig impos categori parti agreement includ oblig observ resal price mainten provis cover requir mutual collect exclus categori member effect close dutch market juli mr smit wholesal retail amsterdam hereinaft refer quot mr smit quot independ regist agreement made arrang mr kriek bought ga heater requir wholesal approv agreement mr kriek approv retail ga heater resold mr smit lower price fix manufactur import wholesal affili agreement rang good sold mr smit turnov consider letter date novemb committe arbitr summon mr kriek ground market conduct breach oblig impos retail articl agreement committe wrote mr kriek januari inform fine fl act contravent articl fl keep book proper manner accord requir articl investig mr kriek affair initi octob committe arbitr found larg number ga heat applianc bought individu wholesal small number sold public mr kriek maintain account trade ga heat applianc manner laid agreement mr kriek refus pai fine impos committe arbitr inform letter date februari suspend member agreement longer make purchas recogn wholesal arrang mr kriek mr smit discontinu practic trade ga heat applianc carri firm affili agreement mr kriek unabl obtain ga stove februari mr breen summon mr kriek arrondissementsrechtbank haarlem enforc payment fl fine judgment januari court adjourn case commiss european commun decis matter judgment commiss court stokvi deliv ga heat applianc retail regist agreement retail suspend stokvi deliv item firm schweitzer westzaan hereinaft refer quot schweitzer quot sold mr smit committe arbitr wrote stokvi novemb inform stokvi fine fl suppli retail regist suspend fl fl suspend suppli mr smit schweitzer stokvi appeal appeal committe decis committe arbitr rule decemb appeal committe upheld fine fl set remaind decis committe arbitr rule fine stokvi fl infring articl ground suppli mr smit schweitzer appeal stokvi claim amend provis articl agreement circul member stencil form novemb bind long notifi commiss european commun notif place april decemb appeal committe rule point quot formal eleventh object lodg effect addit articl revis agreement circul stencil form novemb bind long amend notifi european commiss notif emerg hear place april appeal committe conced correct amend revis agreement effect notif effect view appeal committe present case quot januari mr breen summon stokvi arrondissementsrechtbank rotterdam enforc payment fine fl proceed pend letter date januari bureau inform commiss agreement termin end ceas effect januari system oper agreement brought end affair bureau wound direct mr breen ii apprais articl eec treati agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market prohibit incompat common market agreement ceas oper januari apprais limit provis agreement legal enforc sought case articl arbitr provis articl seq apprais account legal econom situat relev market time collect mutual oblig regard exclus resal price mainten appli greater part dutch market legal natur person engag trade heat applianc parti agreement undertak mean articl bureau integr part associ undertak empow bind decis agreement notifi amend occas empow agreement undertak fall scope articl decis compet author set agreement decis associ undertak mean articl provis articl agreement fine impos mr kriek state retail affili agreement sell product premis belong oblig sell product privat person retail object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market similarli provis retail detail account includ name custom object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market object superv prohibit sale undertak relev product dutch market result sale made difficult carri provis articl agreement fine impos stokvi state wholesal affili agreement sell product question approv disqualifi retail directli indirectli collabor sale retail object effect prevent restrict distort competit provis object effect extens complet exclus regul trade resal price mainten agre recogn group manufactur import wholesal retail product question dutch market exist distribut structur respect market posit undertak concern fix entrant market undertak affili agreement found difficult captur share market chang market relationship competit produc consider hinder provis call arbitr provis articl seq object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market fact mean dissuad firm establish posit market competit effort contribut circumvent eec rule competit examin case show restrict competit constitut coher precis elabor system object effect exclus competit group concern channel trade product question group greatest extent share total dutch sale involv estim substanti proport product import netherland member state provis capabl appreci effect trade member state system cover territori member state effect strengthen barrier nation market stand econom interpenetra tion aim eec treati result protect nation market judgment court justic octob case vch undertak member state wish sell relev product netherland affili agreement consider imped exist provis agreement opportun manufactur wholesal member state export netherland dutch buyer import product member state consider restrict flow trade member state affect manner detriment creation singl market member state articl articl declar inapplic case agreement undertak decis associ undertak 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 bureau claim agreement appli dutch market notifi precautionari measur exempt notif articl regul parti agreement undertak member state agreement relat import export member state commiss consid view involv dutch import agreement relat import export member state agreement exempt notif articl conjunct articl agreement qualifi exempt articl satisfi requir contain regard applic provis bureau claim aim agreement ensur relev product sold special retail regul trade condit market suppli equit cooper manufactur wholesal retail consum applianc market instal home expert observ firstli restrict competit oblig observ requir exclus sale purchas oblig price improv distribut product question contrari oblig part market protect system block access distribut network made parallel import imposs control undertak affili agreement fact constitut major part distribut network netherland product difficult system exclus distribut wholesal retail affili agreement result prohibit sell affili disqualifi undertak improv distribut retail affili agreement requir sell privat person trade retail contribut faster suppli consum observ restrict competit consum benefit advantag result agreement contrari effect restrict maintain price laid agreement obstruct suppli undertak sell lower price condit applic articl state restrict agreement consid indispens requir applianc sold retail regard fact dutch market complet domin agreement accept argument competit elimin respect substanti part product articl regul state commiss applic initi find infring articl eec treati requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end forego consider commiss propos reach find associ undertak proceed initi infring articl eec treati commiss propos requir associ undertak concern bring infring end requir stop appli disput provis agreement refrain henceforth attempt legal action mean collect fine impos alleg infring agreement commit appli decis arrondissementsrechtbank haarlem januari adjourn proceed pend communi cate commiss european commun true copi present decis court adopt decis articl provis articl arbitr provis articl seq revis agreement trade stove heater constitut infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl applic declar articl articl inapplic refus respect articl agreement refer articl hereof articl associ undertak decis address forthwith bring aforesaid infring end refrain attempt process law mean recov fine impos alleg breach agreement forc articl decis address haarden en kachelbureau attent mr breen van hoeylaan hagu articl true copi decis arrondissementsrechtbank haarlem attent mr van eijk clerk court jansstraat haarlem brussel june commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli