commiss decis decemb relat proceed pursuant articl eec treati iv siemen fanuc english german text authent eec commiss europeancommun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access greec articl regard commiss decis decemb initi proceed case undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss accord articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact undertak fanuc japanes undertak fujitsu fanuc set fujitsu conduct busi comput control divis fujitsu own fanuc share siemen ag own fanuc turnov numer control yen world wide yen eec fanuc establish subsidiari eec germani franc unit kingdom subsidiari set servic maintain fanuc nc sold machin tool incorpor eec addit fanuc mechratron sa luxembourg establish manufactur facil siemen ag undertak incorpor feder republ germani head offic munich siemen group turnov dm siemen turnov numer control dm world wide dm eec siemen market share numer control germani itali franc unit kingdom siemen produc wide rang numer control recent year cover custom requir product numer control nc special purpos comput machin tool industri control sequenc motion oper machin tool instal nc frequent requir extens preparatori engin program close cooper nc manufactur distributor purchas siemen nc amount total cost machin tool nc machin tool industri tabl show grow import nc commun machin tool industri tabl million gt tabl gt import nc succeed gener machin tool overst european machin tool industri suffer delai convers standard nc commun council advanc manufactur equip commun march commiss found result delai introduct inform technolog european manufactur small machin centr nc lath price handicap relat japanes competitor european market american market situat nc market eec nc produc eec japan product slightli higher eec product gener electr corpor world leader nc product strongest market posit term sale eec dramat place result develop standard nc japan lead product nc machin tool japanes produc account nc machin tool manufactur west japanes product doubl western europ gener electr share nc sale eec fallen fanuc world market leader fanuc produc complet rang nc year sold nc world wide doubl figur tenth figur fanuc export eec amount unit fanuc indirect export nc attach machin tool unit unit siemen establish market leader product market servic nc eec fanuc view siemen rang defici lower level product fanuc attract siemen exclus distributor product familiar eec machin tool manufactur establish network sale engin servic facil year agreement fanuc siemen steadili increas share nc market eec largest market share command presenc major nation market undertak largest market share gener electr present major commun market smaller market share undertak signific market share member state allen bradlei bosch elsag gildemeist num télémécaniqu philip posidata fanuc world lead manufactur nc smaller concern subsidiari fujitsu largest japanes conglomer develop numer control consider success japanes market fanuc sell nc eec exclus distributor siemen market nc eec earli stage develop widespread computer numer control fanuc wish penetr market effect fanuc began establish subsidiari provid sale servic nc incorpor machin tool import eec onward chose set sale network initi modest enter reciproc exclus distribut agreement june siemen major competitor summari agreement agreement conclus earlier agreement siemen fujitsu siemen fanuc enter number agreement june consist basic agreement individu agreement amend time final abrog april agreement fujitsu grant siemen exclus sell right fujitsu nc combin machin tool europ ussr fujitsu undertook grant manufactur licenc nc parti territori grant licenc siemen request siemen agre sell volum fujitsu nc defin percentag sale nc fiscal year basic agreement june state preambl cooper market nc parti joint interest cooper develop nc deem agreement siemen grant fanuc exclus sell right nc asia fanuc grant siemen exclus sell right nc europ parti agre aspir balanc mutual suppli product cover agreement condit requir parti market parti undertook suppli technic data inform market instal servic product concern inform promptli improv modif product develop model decis discontinu model parti put trade mark product suppli resal allot territori provis sale right part world concern decis parti agre cooper research develop product view develop jointli nc share inform research develop work make design manufactur inform control manufactur futur advisori committe set decid develop project distribut work parti approxim equal proport addit basic agreement number individu agreement conclud individu agreement ith preambl agreement state area research develop parti intend coordin work develop jointli control inform respect regard actual research develop work make design manufactur inform regard control manufactur start begin cooper individu agreement divid section section deal joint develop contain inter alia provis articl joint developmentth parti agre develop numer control machin tool agre advisori committe joint develop proce defin step ensur work distribut parti approxim equal scope parti free develop numer control subject previou discuss technic licenc parti satisfi requir market time time provis subject oblig gener disclosur requir made section ii section ii agreement dealt coordin develop exchang inform includ provis articl definitionsfor purpos agreement inform meant result develop includ joint develop parti technic inform technic document parti entitl grant licenc inform exclud inform document parti manufactur offer market time agreement made articl cooper developmentth parti agre make research develop inform accord principl open door polici parti endeavour commun inform earli develop modern product manufactur process begin form develop work coordin joint committe research develop establish control exchang inform provid agreement fact committe exist articl exchang informationeach parti agre transmit request technic inform product cover agreement manner provid agreement articl perform exchang informationunless agre parti disclos parti inform receiv parti agreement expiri agreement inform public parti agre suppli favour price term materi compon product parti requir manufactur fulfil condit parti endeavour maintain balanc valu product suppli manner articl licenc manufactureth parti grant transfer exclus licenc manufactur product cover agreement siemen germani fanuc japan sale product countri exclus grant grant parti articl agreement partiesth parti agre conclud agreement parti arrang made advers affect cooper provid agreement issu aris context rais advisori committe parti advis good time plan influenc form extent cooper provid agreement parti advis propos grant licenc parti advis conclud licenc discuss parti desir individu agreement ii iiithes agreement fanuc grant sale right siemen europ siemen grant sale right fanuc asia frame substanti term main provis agreement summar articl definit control meant numer control equip includ drive unit manufactur parti complet machin tool manufactur fanuc sale territori meant asia fanuc europ siemen machin meant machin tool machin articl grant sale rightseach parti grant sell control sale territori control combin machin sale territori parti offer sell control parti parti sale territori control combin machin territori parti effort promot sale territori product parti order increas parti respect market share articl cooperationeach parti time time provid technic data inform market instal servic product parti inform promptli improv modif product develop type decis discontinu type articl trade markseach parti put trade mark territori product suppli parti articl individu agreement iii market informationeach parti request suppli detail market activ includ tender price deliveri price suppli deliveri condit ussr bulgaria articl individu agreement ii articl individu agreement iiineith parti disclos parti confidenti inform result cooper agreement individu agreement ivthi agreement concern sale right confer parti countri unit state parti market product jointli jointli own subsidiari princip provis summar articl grant sale rightssiemen grant fanuc sell siemen control australia fanuc grant siemen sell fanuc control south america india south africa articl applic provis agreementsin parti grant sale right provis individu agreement ii iii appli articl modif sale rightsat request parti territori assign made articl modifi respect countri dealt individu agreement ii iii iv respect oil produc countri unit state america except parti make arrang case case basi decemb memoranda august octob inquiri made commiss siemen fanuc sign memorandum state parti intent modifi provis agreement memorandum sign octob modifi provis parti agreement effect octob absenc notificationnon abovement agreement notifi commiss accord articl regul agreementsth basic agreement remain forc event agreement conclud april notifi commiss juli agreement remain forc decemb renew period year agreement subject decis april siemen fanuc conclud memorandum abrog basic agreement june individu agreement iv date amend octob agreement robot system agreement letter februari agreement gener term condit fanuc machin tool septemb memorandum august provid licenc acquir right grant pursuant individu agreement june inform patent right file end term individu agreement continu forc commiss investig statement made siemen fanuc reveal fact technic natur nc close cooper manufactur user essenti parallel import satisfactori altern direct suppli machin tool manufactur nc manufactur requisit technic skill experi fanuc subsidiari establish eec onward respons servic nc incorpor import machin tool sell price fanuc nc averag higher common market eec machin tool manufactur japan japanes machin tool manufactur price siemen sold fanuc nc common market averag price siemen purchas fanuc siemen awar fanuc sell price nc east made attempt find cost nc amount total cost machin tool ii legal assess articl articl agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market prohibit incompat common market siemen fanuc undertak mean articl agreement agreement mean provis agreement question relat distribut good common market research develop product arrang good sold sold common market articl appli agreement concern distribut good research develop product activ undertak activ common market distribut agreement siemen fanuc provid de facto share market result eec siemen exclus distributor fanuc nc event fanuc sell siemen nc asia principl exclus adher agreement provid research develop product provis dealt separ siemen widen rang nc sale eec addit fanuc product neutral direct impact import competitor fanuc strategi sell standard nc machin tool industri adapt product produc custom made nc meet machin tool individu characterist shown success world wide scale agreement siemen fanuc eec help retard make expens competit develop european machin tool industri siemen exclus distributor fanuc nc common market greec exclud februari fanuc exclus distributor siemen nc asia fact demand siemen nc asia sold common market hand consider demand aros fanuc nc siemen sole distributor respond price siemen sold fanuc nc common market state siemen hear averag price siemen purchas nc fanuc recogn siemen contribut effort success fanuc nc common market siemen admiss differ sell price fanuc nc eec japan averag differ suffici encourag attempt seek purchas direct fanuc agreement siemen fanuc suffici thwart attempt siemen fanuc materi time competitor fanuc outset smaller compani siemen subsidiari fujitsu larg japanes undertak establish posit strength market nc east expand world market leader conclud exclus distribut agreement common market siemen fanuc present market earlier agreement siemen import machin tool carri fanuc nc view fanuc market posit resourc expertis fanuc argument expand common market mean exclus distribut agreement siemen accept restrict competit common market effect trade member state agreement siemen fanuc sell nc eec prevent undertak common market bui nc direct fanuc make siemen practic sourc suppli fanuc nc common market scope parallel import practic sever limit restrict freedom parti agreement affect posit parti machin tool manufactur eec wish purchas fanuc nc supplier siemen basi differ price charg siemen fanuc nc eec charg fanuc product east consider save made purchas fanuc direct attempt made arrang purchas fanuc refer inquiri europ siemen restrict agreement undertak common market competitor countri bring isol common market potenti cheaper sourc product essenti develop major commun industri case machin tool industri case natur distort competit common market affect trade member state court justic acknowledg principl case relat trade mark right equal applic case hand result agreement factual context oper flow trade member state develop line prevail agreement eec undertak siemen bui nc fanuc resal member state light size undertak involv import nc technolog product commun machin tool industri effect trade member state appreci reason agreement siemen fanuc exclus distribut right nc common market appreci effect trade member state conclus agreement infring articl eec treati provid exclus distribut siemen fanuc nc eec articl agreement refer found infring articl notifi commiss accord articl regul fall block exempt grant materi time commiss regul eec siemen fanuc manufactur compet good entrust exclus deal good articl addit agreement provid exclus distribut arrang restrict research develop fell scope articl regul eec absenc notif agreement elig exempt articl eec treati circumst adequ improv distribut mean articl treati occur manufactur entrust distribut good competitor case siemen larg compani fanuc member larg conglomer group compani conclud exclus deal agreement parallel import attract altern direct suppli commerci technic reason anti competit impact arrang siemen fanuc outweigh improv distribut occas siemen contribut fanuc success penetr common market case agreement notifi exempt grant applic agreement gave rise market share arrang parti price differ nc eec east bear mind lack parallel trade user common market prevent gain appreci benefit research develop product accept provis relat research develop product field nc implement case product system project commerci failur led parti realiz compromis european japanes method involv joint work natur produc success result field object provis question paragraph restrict competit scope parti cooper commit share work entail joint determin product develop manufactur process develop appli intellectu properti right exploit parti agre make arrang parti advers affect cooper provis contain agreement provid extens cooper distribut compet undertak fell articl agreement sole object joint implement research develop project joint place research develop contract share research develop project fall term commiss notic juli agreement decis concert practic field cooper enterpris agreement fall categori set articl regul respect notif elig exempt term relev block exempt regul notifi qualifi exempt articl articl regul articl regul commiss decis impos fine million ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak infring deliber neglig articl eec treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring case consid impos fine respect research develop product provis fulli implement impact market nc distribut provis agreement june hand appli full remain forc event commiss intervent memoranda intent refer paragraph abrog april except greec exclud siemen exclus sale territori februari distribut provis appli common market year provis grant siemen exclus sale right fanuc nc common market constitut infring articl deni commun machin tool industri access price develop modern technolog utmost import industri commiss consid impos fine siemen fanuc respect agreement distribut nc common market parti competitor larg undertak sector great import commun machin tool industri parti exclus distribut agreement form part wider arrang fall articl eec treati perus regul eec forc materi time convinc advis notif circumst conclud infring intent neglig graviti infring commiss regard relev circumst infring natur prevent price competit fanuc nc common market user consider disadvantag undertak involv major particip industri great import futur technolog develop provid crucial input machin tool industri vital part commun economi regard fact parti sought bring arrang line competit rule commiss interven matter final siemen fanuc bear respons infring fine ident amount adopt decis articl provis agreement june fanuc siemen ag relat exclus sell right numer control comon market research develop product numer control constitut abrog infring articl eec treati articl involv infring relat siemen ag exclus sell right common market numer control manufactur fujitsu fanuc fanuc fine million ecu equival lfr forti million hundr forti thousand hundr dm million hundr nineti thousand hundr fifti impos fanuc siemen ag fine paid month date notif decis account commiss european commun kredietbank agenc schuman rond point schuman brussel account payment ecu caiss epargn de etat place de metz luxembourg account payment lfr sal oppenheim amp cie unter sachsenhausen cologn account payment dm articl decis address fanuc ltdoshinomuraminami tsurugunyamanashi pref japan siemen agpostfach munich decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel decemb commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj recent announc siemen sold share fanuc figur omit publish version decis pursuant articl regul commiss statement machin tool industri februari sec final bulletin european commun supplement ibid annex case emi cb ecr commiss decis eec duro dyne europair oj oj oj correct oj signific technolog machin tool industri import market competit free trade context stress european parliament resolut march european machin tool industri oj