commiss decis march relat proceed pursuant articl ec treati iv hov svz mcn german french dutch text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec juli appli rule competit transport rail road inland waterwai amend act access spain portug regard applic submit havenondernemersverenig svz pursuant articl regul eec find infring commit undertak concern opportun heard matter commiss object accord articl regul eec commiss regul eec august hear provid articl regul eec juli consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit field transport part fact gener complaint lodg havenondernemersverenig svz havenondernemersverenig svz hereinaft refer hov svz associ undertak oper port rotterdam lodg complaint deutsch bundesbahn db maritim contain network mcn transfracht deutsch transportgesellschaft mbh transfracht complaint relat condit govern carriag rail sea born contain germani belgian dutch german port complain consid rail tariff appli deutsch bundesbahn hereinaft refer db carriag sea born contain germani belgian dutch port higher appli carriag contain german port complain practic aim favour carriag db constitut abus domin posit prohibit articl treati complain consid maritim contain network mcn agreement conclud deutsch bundesbahn nederlands spoorwegen ns société national de chemin de fer belg sncb intercontain transfracht carriag sea born contain infring provis articl treati specif featur contain transport sector intern good transport increasingli carri mean contain contain carri sea specif technic characterist allow load level vessel contain hereinaft refer sea born contain carri essenti sea requir carriag carriag land transit sea port case ship compani provid door door servic cover transport oper includ inland transport case ship compani gener purchas transport servic independ firm resel part servic inland transport provid ship compani shipper road haulier inland waterwai transport oper combin transport oper combin transport good notabl inland transport sea born contain railwai undertak market transport servic direct shipper rare case involv larg consign combin transport servic organ sold shipper combin transport oper oper transport undertak specif equip handl equip special wagon undertak canva custom carri transport oper block train mean separ consign deal administr custom formal frontier cross good receiv arriv perform servic oper purchas railwai traction servic access infrastructur railwai undertak provid undertak involv railwai undertak db ns sncb nation railwai undertak oper germani netherland belgium januari deutsch bundesbahn deutsch reichsbahn merg form deutsch bahn ag successor deutsch bundesbahn combin transport oper intercontain joint subsidiari european railwai undertak respons organ sell intern contain carriag servic legal form belgian cooper societi set headquart brussel particip market oper purchas rail traction railwai undertak intercontain oper exclus market segment involv sea born contain swap bodi intern traffic act segment market contain swap bodi trailer semi trailer nation intern traffic transfracht transfracht subsidiari db rest capit held deutsch verkehr bank ag subsidiari db transfracht particip market oper purchas rail servic railwai undertak regulatori framework railwai undertak oper decemb nation railwai undertak countri monopoli grant public author railwai infrastructur provis railwai servic railwai undertak establish member state access infrastructur member state order provid intern servic condit govern oper market chang januari come effect council direct eec juli develop commun railwai direct railwai undertak subject condit access infrastructur member state member state establish notabl purpos oper intern combin transport servic proceed relat fact pre date come effect direct provis account commiss note event come effect direct alter anti competit natur practic examin econom data contain traffic handl main port hamburg antwerp recent year quot teu foot equival unit quot quot id quot quot gt hamburg gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt bremen gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt rotterdam gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt antwerp gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt total gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt total sea born contain traffic germani amount million contain pass german port belgian dutch port rel share mode transport inland carriag million contain quot quot id quot quot gt road transport gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt inland waterwai transport gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt combin rail transport gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot quot gt transport handl main combin transport oper contain transport handl intercontain quot teu foot equival unit quot quot id quot quot gt belgian port germani gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt germani belgian port gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt dutch port germani gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt germani dutch port gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt total gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt contain transport handl transfracht german port germani quot number contain quot quot id quot quot gt full contain gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt empti contain gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt total gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt ii maritim contain network agreement organ carriag sea born contain germani involv hand railwai undertak suppli rail servic traction access infrastructur intern coordin servic combin transport oper case transport oper german port db abovement rail servic case transport oper belgian dutch port db rail servic german territori sncb ns provid respect territori oper concern transfracht effect account carriag rail sea born contain germani pass german port intercontain part effect intern carriag sea born contain germani belgian dutch port april db ns sncb intercontain transfracht sign agreement establish maritim contain network mcn agreement cooper signatori respect carriag rail sea born contain germani pass belgian dutch german port protocol agreement provid creation separ legal entiti establish coordin structur steer committe bureau commun steer committe consist member appoint contract parti nomin transfracht intercontain protocol member nomin intercontain appoint respres sncb repres ns member nomin transfracht appoint repres db transfracht steer committe mcn decis make supervisori organ determin mcn gener polici thing servic offer price bureau commun bodi administ agreement administ transfracht frankfurt consist head appoint steer committe staff appoint transfracht intercontain paragraph protocol contract parti regard bureau commun organ common transfracht intercontain task consist term produc bui sell develop market servic account respons geograph market defin titl ii carriag belgian dutch west german port sea born contain place feder republ germani territori subsequ enlarg includ german democrat republ bureau commun directli respons function bui fix rate tariff sell supervis transport function invoic collect sum due handl complaint market divid intercontain handl traffic belgian dutch port transfracht handl transport german port intern traffic bureau commun sell servic behalf intercontain intercontain invoic iii polici price carriag rail contain germani belgian dutch german port criteria set tariff proceed repres transfracht state tariff basi appli multi port suppli laid accord tariff structur ingrid model previous appli transfracht domest german traffic ingrid tariff system base geograph divis germani area net tariff rail traffic area map annex system design basi principl neutral natur good custom neutral port neutral letter commiss decemb respons request inform transfracht state port neutral ensur ingrid system divid feder republ germani area point departur arriv area correspond net price depend distanc area north german port hamburg real set price take account competit situat case carriag foot contain train technic advantag lorri transfracht make special offer custom hand carriag foot contain easili achiev lorri transfracht limit flexibl price april ingrid tariff system extend traffic germani belgian dutch port juli system extend territori german democrat republ area replac grid area map annex stage proceed repres db transfracht state level sell price charg mcn depend product cost precis factor number contain carri block train qualiti rail infrastructur port frontier cross entail addit cost tariff charg mcn tabl set annex show repsect number major link tariff transport northern port western port western port antwerp rotterdam northern port hamburg bremen bremerhaven case northern port juli septemb tariff differenti hamburg bremen bremerhaven octob tariff appli port case port rotterdam antwerp tariff ident juli part legal assess legal assess mcn agreement light articl treati concept agreement mcn protocol db sncb ns intercontain transfracht establish cooper undertak provis servic carriag sea born contain notwithstand term protocol reflect genuin concurr parti constitut agreement mean articl treati undertak question railwai undertak concern db ns sncb undertak carri carriag rail person good undertak mean articl treati intercontain cooper societi object combin transport good undertak mean articl treati transfracht compani german law carri combin transport good likewis undertak mean articl treati relat transfracht db transfracht subsidiari db deutsch verkehr bank ag subsidiari db undertak constitut db control group transfracht enjoi real autonomi determin action market accord case law court justic agreement appli relat transfracht db caught provis articl treati market relev servic market case relat inland carriag sea born contain germani belgian dutch german port servic provid ship compani shipper road haulag undertak inland waterwai transport oper combin transport oper accord arrang point proceed parti argu relev servic market inland transport wider market cover servic includ sea born carriag case law court justic concept market competit rule mean effect competit exist product servic form part establish fact railwai undertak ship compani oper stage econom process competit provis transport servic conclud abovement argument put forward parti found proceed parti state relev servic market case market contain transport inland transport good includ transport cereal coal steel note respect court justic rule judgment novemb michelin commiss purpos investig possibl domin posit undertak market possibl competit judg context market compris total product respect characterist suitabl satisfi constant limit extent interchang product present case commiss consid transport servic involv carriag good sea born contain interchang container transport servic constitut separ market specif natur reinforc recent year gener liner transport contain mode transport signific product gain compar tradit transport studi product gain threefold amount sevenfold port oper carri quickli allow faster turnaround vessel transport bulk containeriz good charter ship longer constitut econom viabl altern relev geograph market defin relev geograph market factor account main german dutch belgian port hamburg bremen bremerhaven rotterdam antwerp equip handl larg scale sea born contain traffic geograph configur europ point germani closer belgian dutch port german port port member state link main local germani numer rail motorwai infrastructur liner confer load unload sea born contain german belgian dutch port charg transport price port port countri consid liner confer substitut ship compani provid door door servic purpos purchas rail transport servic servic provid combin transport oper organ rail transport oper irrespect number railwai undertak involv part sell rail traction servic oper matter indiffer ship compani rail transport oper belgian dutch port point germani involv railwai undertak similarli matter road haulag oper carri sea born contain point germani german port point germani belgian dutch port shipper ship compani purchas inland transport point germani port choos mode transport rout offer condit irrespect polit frontier account view railwai oper set document obtain commiss examin case repli request inform transfracht wrote commiss decemb state accord paragraph protocol mcn oper sea born contain transport market compris feder republ germani port hamburg antwerp rang context explain mean term hamburg antwerp rang signific port carriag larg sea born contain term suggest hamburg antwerp rang compris seaport situat geograph hamburg antwerp european coast contain traffic come oversea concern european port repres uniform destin area confer rule major contain transport singl price charg carriag oversea port port hamburg antwerp rang larg ship compani influenc contain transport structur european contin consider extrem import port consid equival term price oper logist commun tube illustr rout contain ship arriv europ ship land firstli port hamburg antwerp rang order unload part cargo load contain possibl empti ship continu rout port hamburg antwerp rang contain unload port transport consigne europ empti back empti cargo port hamburg antwerp rang logist coordin work properli arriv port ship unload rest cargo load contain arriv meantim degre precis requir coordin evid fact ship compani requir vessel spend longer hour port cost oper contain ship rang dai natur understand compani exploit contain ship maximum conclus drawn point set relev geograph market cover territori germani belgium netherland railwai undertak combin transport oper oper territori repres substanti part common market restrict competit carriag rail sea born contain oversea germani vice versa effect rout northern port german port western port belgian dutch port carriag perform german port involv undertak group made db transfracht db suppli essenti rail servic transport germani transfracht act combin transport oper carriag perform belgian dutch port necessarili requir involv railwai undertak suppli rail servic oper ns db carriag effect dutch port sncb db carriag effect belgian port railwai undertak receiv part revenu correspond servic suppli combin transport suppli oper instanc intercontain fact decemb railwai undertak monopoli infrastrucutr rule exist competit level competit firstli railwai undertak potenti act oper sell transport servic direct shipper ship compani suppli servic requir sncb ns cooper db railwai undertak direct interest suppli servic part journei north sea point germani potenti competit similarli exist hand railwai undertak act directli oper oper transfracht intercontain relat db subsidiari transfracht exclud potenti competit lastli possibl competit exist combin transport oper technic oper market northern port western port exist competit born note board member drawn intercontain manag board februari state descript situat larg sea born contain traffic inland destin feder republ germani hand belgian dutch west german seaport character competit mode transport rail road inland waterwai competit rout link western port notabl rotterdam antwerp northern port notabl bremerhaven hamburg exist competit born statement made ns meet group respons combin transport held pari septemb minut state sea born contain market financi profit interest ns traffic revenu market share small rotterdam feder republ germani intercontain determin busi polici specif measur examin ns db restrict steril competit german market transfracht german port intercontain rotterdam joint unit frankfurt make full offer shipown promot maximum rail rout cooper agreement conclud db sncb ns intercontain transfracht organ market rail transport servic sea born contain port hamburg antwerp rang germani vice versa provid mcn bureau commun intermediari joint bodi parti agreement make singl offer basi tariff agre transport provid intercontain western port transfracht northern port mcn agreement object effect elimin actual potenti competit intercontain transfracht market combin transport servic shipper ship compani agreement exist shipper ship compani make competit oper servic offer servic term qualiti price establish joint market entiti elimin sourc competit establish joint entiti object effect restrict actual potenti competit railwai undertak sale combin transport servic direct shipper ship compani mcn agreement object effect restrict actual potenti competit hand railwai undertak intercontain transfracht sale transport servic shipper ship compani exist mcn agreement transfracht intercontain import competit advantag preferenti relat agreement establish railwai undertak provid rail servic cost account essenti part final sell price oper agreement enabl intercontain transfracht avoid risk activ competit stronger posit vi vi competitor mcn agreement effect restrict competit relev market make access difficult competitor enjoi advantag transfracht intercontain agreement conclud db sncb ns transfracht intercontain set mcn object effect restrict competit market inland transport sea born contain german territori port situat antwerp hamburg breach provis articl treati effect trade member state agreement relat condit carriag sea born contain germani germani belgian dutch port agreement relat condit carriag sea born contain germani germani belgian dutch port agreement direct effect transport shipper carriag sea born contain agreement effect activ belgian dutch german port notabl encourag deflect traffic agreement conclud db ns sncb transfracht intercontain affect trade member state mean articl treati articl regul eec evid head articl appli agreement sole object sole effect applic technic improv achiev technic cooper understood order achiev object undertak reli mean set articl purpos proceed commiss examin mcn agreement intend appli technic improv achiev technic cooper commiss note firstli proceed parti agreement technic improv applic requir mcn agreement conclud born mind decis make instrument mcn agreement steer committe task definit amend short medium long term busi polici traffic cover agreement definit amend polici product price definit principl govern suppli servic rout problem select monitor manag transfracht intercontain bureau commun determin specif document detail respons task staff attach bureau commun period report oper bureau commun result obtain consequ drawn oper budget bureau commun commiss note activ involv applic technic improv technic cooper analysi confirm transfracht letter decemb commiss state mcn activ relat market transport servic behalf intercontain transfracht acquisit rail servic addit servic railwai undertak establish system sell price line market public exist offer contact custom custom relat advertis exist offer settlement account parti agreement budget document statist activ intend appli technic improv achiev technic cooper commiss note essenti object agreement determin condit market combin transport servic suppli intercontain transfracht oper technic cooper intern rail transport involv essenti suppli rail servic railwai undertak activ cover mcn agreement relat sale combin transport special oper evid essenti object mcn agreement market servic carriag sea born contain framework singl offer darwn steer committe transfracht intercontain bureau commun commiss consid agreement undertak joint market product servic direct indirect implic technic level implic suffici bring agreement scope articl regul eec articl requir agreement sole object effect appli technic improv achiev technic cooper commiss take view condit met case point articl regul eec commiss consid demonstr establish joint structur sale relev transport servic improv qualiti servic prior conclus agreement servic perform transfracht intercontain commiss note end servic offer oper demonstr chang qualiti servic proof improv product relev undertak technic econom progress event commiss consid reduct competit impos agreement signific deem essenti attain improv qualiti servic commiss note respect european intern combin traffic oper compet situat impair function market lastli agreement make elimin competit respect carriag contain rail germani belgian dutch german port result mcn agreement make undertak elimin competit respect substanti part transport market concern commiss opinion condit requir articl regul eec grant exempt ban restrict practic met articl regul eec pursuant articl regul eec commiss impos undertak fine ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig commit infring articl treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring proceed parti state act good faith mcn agreement legal commun law respect court justic rule undertak awar infring competit rule treati infring regard commit intention suffici unawar contest conduct object restrict competit commiss consid view oper arrang mcn undertak unawar agreement object restrict competit undertak oper market evid written oral proceed conclus mcn agreement consid sncb ns intercontain attempt remedi tariff discrimin victim year respect traffic western port establish prior januari date council direct eec implement sncb ns option conclud agreement db order oper intern rail transport servic appar conclus mcn agreement result tariff practic impos db examin account fact parti termin agreement send statement object gener commiss hold view defens agreement exempt undertak imposit fine take account factor set featur case commiss consid impos fine infring articl ii legal assess light articl treati court justic held defin relev market mean articl treati draw distinct level econom process abovement judgment court drew distinct hand market raw materi manufactur product market product sold commiss opinion analysi applic case point distinct drawn hand market db oper market combin transport oper oper rail transport market germani definit market undertak domin posit court justic state judgment michelin commiss note determin relev market assess undertak concern posit prevent effect competit maintain behav appreci extent independ competitor custom consum purpos examin limit object characterist relev product suffici competit condit structur suppli demand market consider examin characterist sector activ order decid constitut market mean articl treati carri abstract contrari establish case case basi aim analys behaviour undertak question light competit law case point account regulatori framework railwai undertak oper time relev fact condit govern suppli intern rail transport servic laid essenti convent intern carriag rail cotif appendic lai uniform rule contract intern carriag passeng rail civ contract intern carriag good rail cim provis base principl indivis railwai undertak assumpt separ infrastructur manag provis carriag decemb railwai undertak enjoi member state situat railwai monopoli cover hand superintend infrastructur superintend rail traction infrastructur railwai undertak oper rail servic abroad special legal basi set convent state railwai undertak monopoli prevent public privat undertak purchas wagon account order rent undertak provid fulfil requisit technic condit wagon regist railwai undertak circul infrastructur long traction provid railwai undertak locomot wagon gave rise competit owner privat wagon railwai undertak own similar wagon case point repli statement object db argu carriag good railwai undertak competit road haulier competit inland waterwai transport undertak oper market carriag good born mind point judgment ahm saeed flugreisen case court justic rule market carriag travel cover schedul flight charter flight railwai road transport schedul flight rout serv substitut court held test emploi schedul flight rout distinguish altern virtu specif characterist result interchang altern affect insignific degre competit commiss consid reason transpos good sector competit assess term competit situat depend compet mode transport present gener accept competit inland waterwai transport confin rout effici inland waterwai event purpos case analysi made exact natur servic provid railwai undertak servic sold case combin transport good railwai undertak sell servic exception shipper ship compani forward agent servic provid railwai undertak relat essenti provis locomot driver access railwai infrastructur intern coordin servic undertak concern sale servic shipper ship compani carri oper perform market combin transport servic hire wagon essenti rail servic purchas railwai undertak servic fact servic respect railwai undertak enjoi statutori monopoli decemb paragraph railwai undertak combin transport oper oper level econom process combin transport oper effect involv market inland carriag good partial competit mode transport contrast railwai undertak oper upstream market involv provis railwai servic traction access infrastructur intern coordin servic oper import note respect commun railwai undertak conclud agreement establish common tariff structur sale rail servic cover provis rail haulag access rail infrastructur intern coordin servic combin transport oper agreement defin structur applic determin sell price oper lai flat rate sell price incident cost agreement exempt commiss decis eec fact railwai undertak deem conclud agreement show oper market provis essenti rail transport servic oper commiss publish offici journal european commun summari notif agreement undertak pursuant articl regul eec notif relat agreement conclud british rail sncf intercontain set joint subsidiari anglo continent intermod aci aci act combin transport oper special traffic unit kingdom european contin channel tunnel aci purchas rail servic railwai undertak member state serv argument put forward justifi applic articl regul eec parti claim stimul demand channel tunnel rail servic agreement facilit entri competitor intermediari level market transport freight unit kingdom contin appar railwai undertak draw distinct hand rail servic posit sell intermediari level oper specif equip provid specif servic combin transport oper undertak made larg scale invest equip notabl special wagon handl equip combin transport rail written long period forward studi european combin transport network publish septemb consult kearnei estim averag replac wagon ecu write period year estim replac metr land born contain ecu write period year econom imposs undertak chang activ provid road inland waterwai transport purpos activ transport oper sourc suppli rail servic servic provid railwai undertak present case rail servic provid db meet continu requir combin transport oper work wholli partli germani commiss consid purpos proceed refer market db domin posit assess suppli rail servic germani posit db relev market time relev fact db held statutori monopoli suppli rail transport servic germani accord case law court justic undertak statutori monopoli territori member state hold domin posit part common market pursuant articl treati territori member state monopoli appli constitut substanti part common market db hold domin posit relev market mean articl treati kei role db set tariff carriag sea born contain germani carriag contain german port carri transfracht subsidiari db transfracht perform carriag purchas rail servic db price railwai undertak account averag third oper final sell price addit transfracht wholli control subsidiari db db wholli control level tariff charg carriag german port carriag belgian dutch port carri intercontain control db intercontain necessarili bound purchas rail servic db part journei perform germani rail servic provid railwai undertak repres third intercontain final sell price db compulsori supplier servic germani power control level sell tariff charg intercontain account db power framework mcn agreement offici decis make bodi regard tariff steer committe consist repres nomin transfracht nomin intercontain provid member nomin transfracht repres db transfracht member nomin intercontain compris repres sncb repres ns tariff decis offici jointli undertak particip mcn agreement practic repres steer committe db power block decis suit addit dai dai handl tariff matter carri bureau commun head appoint steer committe staff appoint transfracht intercontain bureau offic transfracht consider power influenc lastli account statement repres mcn member undertak regard minut plenari meet intercontain manag board novemb state mr cornet speak behalf sncb absenc mr wansink behalf ns protocol conclud ceremoni highest author network appli steel committe decis make supervisori bodi trafic short circuit db note intercontain board member drawn plenari meet manag board novemb state refer mcn agreement protocol stipul fundament decis relat tariff steer committe particip railwai transfracht intercontain repres role quot decis make supervisori bodi quot assign steer committe traffic northern western fulfil northern port traffic handl directli exclus transfracht db particip sc practic addit emerg power decis make tariff eman steer committe april meet organ frankfurt repres western port db ns sncb minut meet drawn sncb state db final put forward propos mcn improv product number area connect antwerp rotterdam klv system antwerp provid viabl connect koeln eifeltor make distribut rhine ruhr area munich austria salzburg basel verona stuttgart mannheim autumn rotterdam level price examin light german polit context quot favour quot examin improv link quot gradual quot return principl rheingraben pariti left bank antwerp rotterdam lt hamburg bank antwerp rotterdam gt hamburg reduct differ januari reduct juli minut meet show db undertook examin level price reduc price differ traffic northern port western port commiss take view propos put forward db confirm real power control level price charg make sens db put forward propos abus domin posit gener provis pursuant articl treati applic discriminatori condit equival transact constitut abus domin posit part commiss duti assess level price charg undertak decid criteria govern set price hand price charg equival transact assess differ justifi object factor concept equival transact state point servic provid transfracht northern port intercontain western port substitut servic note case distanc point germani western northern port differ appreci establish fact transport fix cost indisput factor extent servic provid oper depend distanc cover part commiss duti place undertak select criteria consider set tariff conclud view characterist transport sector comparison price charg carri take account distanc cover tariff transfracht intercontain tariff appli period juli juli set annex traffic seri major german local northern western port empti contain annex show price carriag empti foot contain octob januari local germani local nearer hamburg nearer rotterdam octob price rotterdam case higher hamburg true januari except traffic saarbruecken costli rotterdam price kilometr show octob case destin price kilometr rotterdam higher price charg hamburg destin bielefeld munich lower price kilometr rotterdam note case destin differ distanc total sell price suppli carriag remain higher rotterdam chang price kilometr evid januari hand differ price kilometr abovement port narrow case destin duisburg bochum wuppert saarbruecken karlsruh neu ulm octob price kilometr destin expens rotterdam januari differ otherhand case destin nuremberg augsburg regensburg price kilometr lower rotterdam hamburg case bielefeld munich differ effect total price remain higher rotterdam full contain attach tabl annex show relat destin tariff appli juli januari carriag full contain specif combin specif juli type contain destin closest rotterdam saarbruecken lower tariff carriag rotterdam transport duesseldorf rotterdam kilometr shorter hamburg tariff full combin contain higher rotterdam mean price kilometr rotterdam higher charg hamburg tariff carriag full combin contain contrast ident port juli destin closer rotterdam hamburg rate ident port mean case destin price kilometr rotterdam averag higher charg hamburg similarli juli case destin closer hamburg rotterdam price lower hamburg case destin price kilometr lower rotterdam hamburg impact total price greater distanc rotterdam januari situat ident traffic duesseldorf tariff carriag full combin contain duesseldorf ident hamburg rotterdam special klv train annex show tariff carriag contain complet klv train special block train introduc db juli destin german port similar train introduc carriag destin western port octob juli klv train introduc destin western port tariff octob show destin question closer rotterdam hamburg differ distanc rang kilometr price carriag full foot contain higher rotterdam tariff kilometr lower rotterdam case carriag munich total price carriag remain higher rotterdam case price kilometr rotterdam higher price charg hamburg juli destin serv klv train closer rotterdam hamburg except saarbruecken price carriag rotterdam higher price hamburg price kilometr rotterdam lower hamburg destin destin question rotterdam hamburg case total price carriag remain higher rotterdam case type carriag examin tariff western port isol case significantli higher charg northern port price kilometr show except price kilometr destin closer rotterdam appreci higher carriag rotterdam carriag hamburg price kilometr carriag rotterdam lower distanc hamburg lower result lower price carriag hamburg transfracht acknowledg exist differ tariff letter decemb commiss differ acknowledg intercontain note member intercontain manag board june state measur commerci level reduct dispar rate northern port western port achiev increas price north leav west unchang posit undertak discriminatori natur tariff differ commiss note tariff differ consid repres railwai undertak repres intercontain practic attribut db posit intercontain note board member item agenda meet intercontain manag board februari state regard contain transport competit western port northern port rout rivalri transfracht traffic northern port intercontain traffic western port db insist special import attach exploit longer profit line west german seaport note board member item agenda meet intercontain manag board novemb subject point obstacl railwai come traffic western port intens competit mode transport object intern conflict sncb ns db develop traffic western port db seek jeopard relat link northern port point tariff structur tariff basi appli multi port suppli establish accord tariff structur quot ingrid quot model competit price ingrid traffic german seaport achiev consider success market ingrid structur quot transpos quot western port framework mcn account market price western rout tariff protect measur traffic northern port quot multi port suppli quot tariff structur competit flexibl price system appli northern port traffic hand hand western rout structur keep competit situat extrem difficult chang point mcn launch joint press confer aachen public statement augur futur made clear mcn suppli develop improv light market reaction long incub period custom interest manifest hand price servic offer arous wild enthusiasm measur polit aim protect northern port traffic meant mcn except instanc propos competit price western rout sooner mcn creat db introduc framework quot klv neu quot tariff structur carriag northern port offer case consider price reduct differ equal price limit impos unequ price reduct grant undermin credibl suppli rail servic western port minut plenari meet intercontain manag board novemb state regard mcn chairman wound discuss mcn live expect reason main reason failur price freez polici pursu db make concess area found chairman refer chairman intercontain manag board time swiss railwai director good posit sncb ns abovement minut state respect mr lorenz db accept conclus intercontain report critic made db benelux network critic question relat discriminatori tariff denounc sncb ns hear sncb repres repres intercontain state hear minut page db long time centuri pursu polici price differenti domest intern carriag price lower domest carriag sncb intercontain oper intern level oblig collabor db forc suffer disadvantag polici sncb repres explain manner mean phrase limit steril competit german market transfracht intercontain ns repres quot statement object ns repres meant steril part db maintain high price internation order protect german domest rail traffic posit db transfracht group novemb associ rotterdam antwerp port undertak svz agha wrote german minist transport complain discriminatori rail carriag tariff favour rout germani respons letter transfracht memo german minist transport januari explain situat memo transfracht state agha svz larg true commiss note memo transfracht subsidiari db acknowledg exist discrimin northern western port state point meet held frankfurt april repres western port db ns sncb record meet show db suggest examin tariff situat order reduc differ traffic western port traffic northern port commiss take view put forward propos db acknowledg discrimin traffic rout point db undertak reduc differ rout repli statement object hear db acknowledg exist price differ deni amount discrimin db consid tariff set basi product cost competit situat market distanc account factor state point part commiss duti decid basi criteria undertak establish tariff ensur relev criteria appli undertak result discrimin import distanc criterion set tariff factor account respect abovement letter decemb commiss transfracht state good neutral mean price set natur good carri relev criteria weight size contain distanc cover port neutral ensur call grid system divid germani area point departur arriv area correspond net price depend distanc area port statement real set price depend competit situat rout type contain carri basic principl set tariff distanc area port commiss note geograph divis germani area reflect obviou desir set tariff basi distanc traffic area involv product carri contain size respect intermod competit similar common element traffic distanc port addit record meet held april refer point stipul db propos gradual return principl rheingraben pariti left bank antwerp rotterdam lt hamburg bank antwerp rotterdam gt hamburg distinct left bank bank correspond distinct area closer western port closer northern port propos put forward db tariff area closest antwerp rotterdam lower tariff appli hamburg area basic principl determin tariff distanc make sens db make propos lastli chart attach annex show tariff carriag full foot contain relat distanc point serv hamburg rotterdam chart reveal indisput correl set data figur annex commiss deduc factor context proceed set tariff carriag depend sole distanc kilometr distanc import criterion consider relev undertak set tariff point germani port northern rang evid examin tariff appli criterion aim ensur port neutral appli object set tariff northern western port justifi differ western northern rout argument relat competit situat db price discrep traffic western northern port larg due import differ competit situat mode transport proceed db repres state differ intermod competit due firstli tariff polici member state concern regard road transport inland waterwai competit lastli differ road haulag competit depend type contain regard road haulag good db repres explain rightli domest tariff germani set public author accord provis road haulag law guekg main object law laid articl harmon condit competit road haulag rail freight traffic legisl netherland belgium price set freeli haulier db repres mean competit road haulag fiercer belgium netherland germani db repres stress import competit inland waterwai carrier rhine competit exist differ competit situat confirm hear ns repres state line rotterdam germani competit mode transport fiercer line northern harbour final destin germani problem practic competit inland waterwai road transport axi rotterdam german hinterland gener fierc compet cost price hear minut page commiss consid argument justifi price differ found present case commiss take view combin effect hand fierc competit road haulag inland waterwai traffic western port weak road haulag competit absenc inland waterwai competit traffic german port econom reflect higher price traffic germani traffic western port tariff situat found proceed precis opposit commiss consid argument relat intermod competit put forward db confirm ns justifi price differ found argument show contrari tariff econom unfound letter commiss decemb refer point transfracht state refer intermod competit foot contain train technic advantag lorri exist case foot contain factor effect level price charg examin tariff appli mcn agreement set annex show price differ found exist western northern port practic ident case foot contain argument base differ competit depend type contain explain price differ found commiss note lack link price charg competit situat acknowledg intercontain note board member drawn manag board meet novemb note state mcn set order flexibl comb suppli multi port servic develop maritim transport feder republ germani includ traffic ara port practic princip precondit miss freedom oper market tariff keep market requir competit situat take account product cost proceed db repres state differ tariff due differ cost cost higher traffic western port traffic german port db cost differ due factor rail traffic northern port larger scale made block train econom effici separ consign rail infrastructur claim qualiti northern port western port cross frontier germani belgium netherland claim entail addit expens valid argument examin individu differ traffic db repres state carriag separ contain involv consider cost appli carriag block train provis block train claim easier german port volum traffic higher western port db state respect number full sea born contain carri rail port hamburg contain bremen bremerhaven contain rotterdam contain antwerp contain commiss note firstli comparison tariff carri point relat block train oper northern port western port comparison reveal signific tariff differ block train block train semi group separ consign sight larg number contain arriv port greater number block train provid correl phenomena absolut geograph size germani contain unload german port requir final inland transport larg number destin necessarili provis block train note number contain carri rail hamburg greater number contain carri bremen bremerhaven appli argument put forward db number block train provid german port econom result lower price rail carriag hamburg bremen bremerhaven sell tariff appli mcn show juli tariff carriag german port hamburg bremen bremerhaven annex show tariff juli carriag contain destin germani hand hamburg bremen show destin carriag bremen cheaper hamburg case destin price ident octob price carriag bremen bremerhaven brought line hamburg tariff applic juli common tariff appli german port singl tariff appli benelux port notwithstand differ traffic port factor show number contain pass port appreci influenc level sell price oper explan fact juli price bremen bremerhaven lower hamburg traffic hamburg high similarli explan fact tariff port ident octob sector economi consist practic supplier basic sell price discount grant custom basi quantiti purchas hear transfracht repres state mcn agreement price publish net price discount grant larg custom hear minut page similarli conclud fact quantiti discount grant basic tariff basic tariff determin refer quantiti transport factor account influenc determin sell price signific make sens undertak account quantiti carri firstli draw tariff negoti custom commiss opinion differ number contain carri western northern port justifi differ found level transport price qualiti rail infrastructur db infrastructur qualiti western port inferior northern port result addit cost db refer notabl differ number kilometr track port commiss note firstli larg amount track infrastructur necessarili structur effici transport cost cut appreci effici port facil concern account result studi carri consult marconsult organ cost contain tranship main european port cost port question averag cost contain antwerp lit rotterdam lit bremerhaven lit hamburg lit light factor commiss take view proven qualiti infrastructur western port defici impos addit cost compar northern port expens incur train cross frontier argument put forward db respect cost relat expens incur train cross belgian dutch frontier expens due chang locomot custom duti cost apport revenu undertak db claim chang locomot system electr power decemb public entitl rail frontier freight traffic intern union railwai state averag time need chang locomot frontier minut multicurr locomot germani belgium avoid locomot changeov argument relat custom duti transport belgium netherland concern commiss consid firstli argument relat import commun countri custom formal increasingli frequent carri undertak start transport oper port inland transport studi intern combin transport consult kearnei produc map frontier cross point report difficult entail addit cost map attach annex identifi difficult frontier cross point europ frontier belgium netherland germani commiss opinion argument relat frontier cross cost justifi larg differ tariff take account product cost term proceed db repres state tariff differ note larg due differ cost rail servic db illustr send tabl attach annex show major destin price rail servic suppli db carriag hamburg total price servic suppli db ns carriag rotterdam annex take tabl show case traffic rotterdam total price rail servic suppli db ns divid number kilometr cover give price kilometr examin figur provid db show averag price kilometr rail servic sold db ns transport oper carri intercontain rotterdam lower averag price servic suppli db transfracht transport oper hamburg commiss take view figur contradict db argument differ price oper level due differ rail cost contrari appar rail cost kilometr born oper carri transport oper west lower cost kilometr transport oper north basi figur commiss consid properli argu substanti differ rail cost due differ sell price charg mcn agreement lack signific differ cost explain trend tariff point relat transport oper duesseldorf price carriag full contain hamburg duesseldorf lower rotterdam duesseldorf rotterdam km closer octob price pariti port obtain align price hambourg price rotterdam db cost significantli higher transport oper rotterdam price increas limit tranport oper hambourg make econom sens commiss consid substanti differ combin transport price rout western port northern port justifi object factor argument put forward db separ justifi price differ found evid numer document obtain proceed repres railwai undertak includ transfracht acknowledg exist discrimin establish db domin posit rail transport market impos discriminatori sell price market segment relat combin transport sea born contain germani belgian dutch german port order promot servic provid subsidiari transfracht db oper hand market rail servic sole supplier servic german territori upstream market inland transport intermediari subsidiari transfracht sole combin transport oper provid carriag sea born contain german port discrimin consist impos significantli higher transport tariff appli oper carriag belgian dutch port germani carriag place germani german port promot rail link profit db suppli relev rail servic subsidiari transfracht suppli relev combin transport accord case law court justic undertak domin posit market domin posit impos discriminatori condit respect equival transact market promot servic constitut abus mean articl treati effect trade member state relev practic relat carriag contain germani german belgian dutch port practic affect trade member state germani belgium und netherland practic examin engag deutsch bundesbahn contraven provis articl treati econom effect relev practic carriag contain western port germani northern port germani develop quot quot id quot quot gt carriag western port germani intercontain teu gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt id quot quot gt carriag northern port germani transfracht db contain gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt gt id quot quot gt quot gt figur confirm analysi made intercontain manag board novemb discrep pariti price limit impos unequ price reduct grant quickli undermin credibl rail suppli western port evid period increas traffic german port declin western port similarli hear sncb state refer tariff discrimin rout hear minut page chang situat bore fruit nation level db carri complain state sea born contain pass german port intern level hand result catastroph railwai share small traffic transit benelux port german hinterland scarc carri road inland waterwai railwai exist figur set alongsid show total contain traffic point western northern port place germani establish tariff polici impos db twin effect result prefer import export germani port hamburg wit trend traffic recent year point make econom oper oper belgium netherland switch mode transport railwai explain part figur give breakdown traffic mode transport articl regul eec pursuant articl regul eec commiss impos undertak fine ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig commit infring articl treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring commiss consid fine impos db infring regard factor comparison tariff show infring exist fom octob juli date statement object document obtain proceed show infring commit intention repres port rotterdam antwerp drew db attent occas tariff discrimin victim threaten lodg complaint ground infring competit rule db repres unawar risk incur addit transfracht letter januari german minist transport refer point show manag db group fulli awar exist discrimin question graviti infring commiss consid gener practic aim restrict price competit matter indisput graviti present case infring graviti consist db abus monopoli market railwai servic germani order shield competit undertak promot servic subsidiari market inland carriag sea born contain germani german belgian dutch port artifici maintain price differ infring aim partit market deflect traffic prejudic fundament object treati establish singl market db practic effect imped develop rail transport run counter polici commun member state aim contrari promot mode transport commiss note lastli proceed undertak db remedi practic question adopt decis articl deutsch bundesbahn société national de chemin de fer belg nederlands spoorwegen intercontain transfracht deutsch transportgesellschaft mbh infring provis articl ec treati conclud maritim contain network agreement april provid market bureau commun basi tariff agre bureau carriag rail sea born contain germani german belgian dutch port articl deutsch bundesbahn infring provis articl ec treati domin posit rail transport market germani impos discriminatori rail transport tariff market inland carriag sea born contain germani german belgian dutch port articl deutsch bundesbahn deutsch bahn requir put end infring refer articl articl fine ecu million impos deutsch bahn respect infring provis articl ec treati refer articl articl fine impos articl paid ecu month date notif decis bank account commiss european commun banqu bruxel lambert agenc européenn rond point schuman brussel expiri period interest automat payabl fine rate charg european monetari cooper fund transact ecu work dai month decis adopt percentag point articl decis address deutsch bahn ag hauptverwaltung friedrich ebert anlag frankfurt main société national de chemin de fer belg rue de franc brussel nv nederlands spoorwegen hoofddirecti moreelsepark postbu nl ha utrecht transfracht deutsch transportgesellschaft mbh gutleutstrass frankfurt main intercontain rue de franc brussel decis enforc pursuant articl ec 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