commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv soda ash solvai ici french english text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access spain portug articl thereof regard commiss decis februari open proceed initi pursuant articl regul undertak concern opportun make view object rais commiss pursuant articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit part fact summari infring present decis aris investig carri commiss march pursuant articl regul premis commun produc soda ash mean investig subsequ enquiri articl regul commiss discov documentari evid show infring articl eec treati commit undertak solvei cie brussel solvai imperi chemic industri plc london ici infring summar infring articl solvai ici januari solvai ici major produc soda ash commun particip concert practic contrari articl eec treati knowingli continu concert complic observ appli essenti term page restrict market share agreement date earlier purport termin coordin respect commerci activ avoid competit confin soda ash activ commun tradit home market continent western europ solvai unit kingdom ici soda ash market product present procedur concern soda ash sodium carbon alkalin chemic commod raw materi manufactur glass soda ash primari sourc sodium oxid act flux glass melt process soda ash chemic industri make deterg metallurgi europ soda ash manufactur common salt limeston ammonia soda process invent solvai solvai process initi produc light ash requir stage densif produc dens form form chemic ident dens ash prefer form glass manufactur unit state call natur soda ash mine trona or deposit found wyom mine trona or purifi calcin refineri natur soda ash produc dens form natur ash found africa australia soda ash produc unit state obtain natur synthet product plant close europ entir product synthet materi reason lower salt content natur soda ash unit state suitabl manufactur glass glass produc purchas synthet ash seek mix american natur ash order achiev requir concentr produc commun produc synthet soda ash solvai ici rhone poulenc akzo matth amp weber amp chemisch fabrik kalk cfk solvai largest singl produc synthet soda ash worldwid commun oper plant austria belgium franc germani itali spain portug west european market undisput market leader solvai establish direct nation dn austria belgium luxembourg franc germani itali netherland portug spain switzerland handl commerci activ headquart brussel exercis supervisori coordin role ici soda ash product oper separ busi ici chemic polym divis part ici mond divis ici largest commun produc soda ash manufactur site northwich cheshir confin sale commun exclus unit kingdom ireland hold uk market present decis concern rhone poulenc franc akzo netherland chemisch fabrik kalk matth amp weber germani market worldwid worldwid demand soda ash grow annum substanti region diverg develop countri demand static date consider upturn market half soda ash produc worldwid consum glass industri world soda ash capac natur synthet million tonn nomin annum commun account million tonn solvai capac million tonn ici million tonn practic effect capac namepl capac soda ash consumpt commun million tonn annual worth ecu million unit state natur ash produc total nomin capac million tonn year domest market demand million natur ash product unit state million tonn unit state produc suppli home market export balanc product cost product natur ash lower synthet product mine locat princip market distribut cost correspondingli high unit state produc dens ash view european manufactur major competit threat home market current exchang rate produc sell europ price substanti local market price level dump east european produc account world soda ash capac produc million tonn annual soviet union consum half product net import excess product export east european countri form light ash exist anti dump duti substanti import commun light soda ash comecon countri recent year mark increas demand soda ash fulli sold worldwid plant run maximum output period chines manufactur expect increas kt annum product botswana south africa produc kt develop result displac import product area commun solvai market leader total commun market sale member state unit kingdom ireland year stagnant demand mid sale soda ash western europ began increas substanti produc work full capac west european market soda ash character separ nation line produc tend concentr sale member state possess product facil smaller produc cfk amp akzo increas sale home market competit solvai ici limit commun sale tradit sphere influenc continent western europ british isl ici solvai substanti export busi european oversea market suppli eec larg part ici export fact consist materi suppli solvai purpos member state solvai sole local establish produc itali portug spain virtual complet monopoli belgium solvai market share excess franc gt germani gt ici uk market altern sourc suppli unit state poland demand side main custom commun glass manufactur output west european manufactur manufactur flat hollow contain glass soda ash major cost compon glass product account raw materi batch cost glass produc oper continu process plant requir assur suppli ash case long term contract major supplier larger part requir supplier secondari sourc glass industri recent year subject europ wide consolid larg manufactur oper pan european basi manufactur member state chemic industri take soda ash consumpt metallurg applic unit state natur ash unit state market develop natur ash mine shown substanti excess capac domest demand surplu million tonn annual export suppli presenc number produc similar cost domest market mark strong price competit product recent year sold substanti discount list price short ton fob wyom net work price end short ton ad transport cost rail east coast industri centr list price rais produc short ton effect juli effect price pressur export led unit state produc attempt penetr european market natur soda ash began commun late princip unit kingdom unit state import commun amount tonn tonn unit kingdom european industri successfulli appli anti dump protect unit state dens soda ash import anti dump measur forc east european import light dens ash octob recent measur grant anti dump protect unit state dens ash involv produc market alli gener chemic texa gulf minimum price undertak tonn store commiss regul eec produc market tenneco kmg fmc stauffer definit anti dump duti ecu tonn council regul eec price undertak negoti provid convers currenc exchang rate prevail pariti undertak price germani franc market substanti market price sale commerci feasibl undertak unit kingdom texa gulf suffer loss volum introduct anti dump measur withdrew unit kingdom market unit state produc gener chemic suppli unit kingdom rate tonn year texa gulf sold tonnag belgium case import made free anti dump duti special rule relat process number larg commun custom glass sector intent substanti part busi commun produc bui unit state total tonn suppli continent western europ oppos unit kingdom ireland unit state produc process rule anti dump measur provid council regul eec expir novemb review measur request unit state produc repres commun glassmak industri septemb review termin protect measur impos commiss decis eec unit state produc form export associ webb pommeren act approv unit state depart commerc initi activ restrict japan produc part decemb natur ash produc join form american natur soda ash corpor ansac function ansac act joint sale agenc market distribut unit state soda ash export america sale million annual object extend activ west european market replac sale individu produc ansac notifi arrang commiss request neg clearanc exempt articl applic ansac subject commiss decis eec exempt refus market divis arrang solvai ici separ market solvai ici largest produc western europ tradition regard industri leader sell home market solvai oper soda ash plant locat western europ commun manufactur facil belgium franc germani itali portug spain market virtual monopoli commun solvai market share unit kingdom ireland exclud solvai sell solvai share market rise ici europ largest soda ash produc product unit locat northwich cheshir unit close appear eastern european materi unit kingdom ici market ici gt soda ash market unit kingdom ici oper synthet plant pakistan australia own tpa natur soda ash plant lake magadi kenya materi import sourc europ ici list price unit kingdom lower adjac market date unit kingdom price consider higher continent western europ involv premium neighbour market spite price differ signific movement soda ash direct unit kingdom member state continent western europ except tonnag ship solvai produc deliveri ici materi sold solvai commun produc custom unit kingdom price calcul found produc show high cost transport locat continent western europ final deliv price major custom south east east england compar lower consider period ici price market continent western europ ici suppli soda ash appreci quantiti scandinavian countri domest produc signific transport cost involv import soda ash consum price level consider lower scandinavia market establish soda ash manufactur alkali cartel solvai ici enjoi close commerci link field soda ash chlorin relat product back brunner mond ici origin constitu compani license solvai ammonia soda process develop manufactur facil cheshir constitut ici soda ash product relationship solvai brunner mond includ agreement respect sphere influenc origin market divis effect mean call alkali cartel arrang respect produc provid inform commerci arrang made solvai process licens brunner mond appear intern market share arrang alkali field includ soda ash caustic soda made worldwid basi ici solvai ici form brunner mond compani ici solvai farben cartel agreement made ici alkasso unit state alkali export associ ici solvai alkasso arrang involv alloc exclus market parti assign quota market fix price worldwid scale domest market cartel member consid vest home produc unit state unit state alkali export associ supp trade case page ici solvai agreement made term set document discov ici head page solvai ici record belief pre war cooper year technic commerci develop alkali busi benefit stipul past continu pursu commerci polici design encourag steadili increas consumpt alkali parti intend increas volum sale mean increas simpli expens parti page record solvai manufactur sell organ wholli contin europ ici british commonwealth countri asia africa south america agreement substanti repeat incorpor statement parti commerci polici alkali sector ici declar polici read acknowledg common fundament polici geograph divis respect organ ici propos declar polici rescind conduct commerci polici broad line countri local manufactur alkali develop import provid small proport demand ici ici solvai regard respons develop busi rest organ establish countri countri local manufactur alkali develop import requir ici ici solvai regard organ establish countri major respons develop busi case ici organ establish favour applic solvai particip import busi develop local manufactur paragraph oper promot consumpt alkali greatest extent develop local manufactur demonstr sound econom rapidli circumst permit arrang import countri suitabl suppli interpret paragraph ici pai due regard prior commit solvai organ ici ici understand solvai conduct polici line solvai declar polici term mutati mutandi ici version statement commerci polici parti declar page arrang appli activ unit state affect domest foreign trade unit state except doubt result judgment unit state district court alkasso case parti agre broad line polici complet cooper aim avoid competit part world occas access unit kingdom commun solvai ici formal termin page agreement effect decemb parti review contractu arrang shown agreement consid date formal cancel letter octob solvai ici term ici board meet octob resolv minut confirm page cancel conflict minut repeat statement contain solvai letter arrang long time consid outdat ici board minut juli state letter termin solvai compani legal advis advis agreement contraven articl treati rome continu notifi eec commiss continu market separ soda ash solvai ici alleg desuetud page arrang manifest signific chang commerci polici solvai ici soda ash sector stage compet respect home market commun similarli oversea export market continu respect sphere influenc solvai provid substanti tonnag ici mean produc deliveri enabl maintain posit south africa tradion ici major deep sea market solvai market product recit post ici solvai inform sale polici intent sweden market import produc present intent purpos respect commerci polici produc soda ash maintain set page rigid market divis soda ash contrast pertain caustic soda subject page larg number caustic soda produc commun handl risk freeli transport nation border ici produc caustic soda germani unit kingdom oper stock tank franc netherland suppli custom commun solvai part oper stock tank merseysid suppli custom unit kingdom home market principl year soda ash produc europ accept act home market principl basi commerci oper determin principl produc limit sale countri countri establish product facil export market domest produc produc reciproc sell home market produc event incurs outsid produc consid home market entitl expect retali sell equival tonnag intrud home market document obtain produc show protect home market mean year subject gener consensu soda ash industri concept retali mean defend home market expressli provid market share agreement made solvai nederland soda industri akzo subject proceed articl home market rule strictli observ produc declin demand appear continent western europ unit state natur ash east european materi provid element competit akzo began sell german market late netherland small market fill product capac solvai appar akzo accept develop obtain agreement smaller german produc affect akzo begin sell netherland continu long akzo sold germani gener deliveri custom nation border oppos produc sale appar consid produc except continu solvai ici relationship solvai ici continu maintain close commerci relationship soda ash sector tradit industri leader europ share interest maintain stabil market produc maintain frequent contact meet discuss matter mutual concern soda ash market mid exchang detail inform product cost precis regular frequenc meet held month administr proceed produc claim discuss place matter signific commerci sensit ici matter cover meet relat subject legitim discuss purchas resal arrang unit kingdom south africa anti dump measur european produc unit state east european import gener market trend demand exchang inform extent substitut caustic soda cullet broken glass soda ash industri ici meet solvai fulli minut secret discuss occur detail note meet fact show produc discuss subject crucial import global strategi soda ash sector produc share interest price stabil solvai inform ici gener price trend plan price increas continent western europ matter ici context state oral hear vital import commerci polici unit kingdom anxiou avoid friction respect soda ash oper inform area interest conflict ici inform solvai intent enter scandinavian market half complaint ici pass kenyan oper lake magadi solvai caus annoy increas sale indonesia occas solvai upset ici bought pfr tonnag akzo signific ici consid explain solvai juli underli principl format soda ash product separ busi ici structur ici declar busi strategi soda ash maintain posit domin control supplier soda ash unit kingdom long stand relationship solvai vital import connect made clear ici document basi continu relationship mutual abstent competit ici anxiou relationship put risk document relat modif ici soda ash strategi propos alter statu quo fact adopt question ask solvai continu unit kingdom competit polici solvai relat unit kindom benign document date ici perceiv present relationship solvai term histor valu date brunner mond dai relationship solvai crucial volum price quot limit intrus market quot relationship behaviour larg determin histor valu brunner mond era note found ici state solvai view sap inheritor brunner mond posit ici document specif make point ici consult solvai take commerci decis alter balanc respect soda ash oper note mention test solvai reaction structur chang busi channel phrase suggest opportun dialogu matter exist note subject forese solvai react aggress chang implement talk solvai treat kindli advanc war refer context long stand relationship solvai pai courtesi call solvai take step discuss oral hear busi manag ici soda ash product assert page admit knew exist state tradit exist past brunner mond ici solvai major european produc concern structur ici soda ash busi chang inform solvai advanc solvai pfr sale ici import aspect close ici solvai relationship ici practic purchas substanti tonnag soda ash solvai order meet medium long term commit tradit market arrang refer purchas resal pfr ici closur wallerscot work reduct capac meant year ici unabl meet domest demand unit kingdom ireland continu suppli major export market south africa basic tenet ici commerci polici mainten control unit kingdom market prepar produc shortfal home market custom begin import directli year ici purchas substanti tonnag solvai resal unit kingdom custom appar awar origin materi gt tabl gt solvai princip sourc soda ash sold south africa ici procedur materi sell market gt tabl gt vital signific pfr arrang term maintain rigid divis solvai ici respect sphere influenc appar ici memorandum septemb capac reduct point ici cover unit kingdom demand bound lead chang percept custom produc ici concern maintain control unit kingdom market prevent percept sovereignti weaken plan capac reduct head market control memorandum continu opportun develop quot manag quot capac reduct maintain market control purchas resal pfr deal struck produc meet deficit export market south africa trade expect orderli behaviour unit kingdom judg light document import pfr arrang solvai clear statu quo ici domin solvai abstent unit kingdom home market maintain return solvai trade commerci benefit substanti pfr sale ici long term basi part solvai appear commiss decis eec peroxid acut sensit percept market place busi relationship chemic produc includ pfr arrang ici note februari note solvai gener reluct suppli direct basi ici market produc present custom question divis pan european group solvai prepar make number compromis except market south africa ireland sale structur ici origin present arrang solvai intend simpli overcom short term product problem appar solvai purpos support ici long term posit countri preserv exist separ market group defenc solvai ici solvai ici disput commun competit case phenomenon result consid consciou decis manag assert respect decis compet reach independ undertak pure commerci consider element collus concert ici solvai cancel page agreement made complet good faith formal recognit arrang dead letter question continu respect practic spirit market alloc agreement date back brunner mond era ici claim competit caustic soda sector solvai ici show page longer applic reason continu separ market solvai ici soda ash pure commerci consider make sens produc concentr sale natur home market natur competit advantag transport cost soda ash high relat final sell price factor combin custom prefer local sourc long term secur suppli led natur separ market geograph line case unit kingdom requir sea cross account insul market direct price soda ash unit kingdom higher continent western europ absurd ici offer product custom continent western europ market market price lower undercut exist supplier transport cost unit kingdom prohibit support proposit ici provid freight tabl cost road transport northern franc estim tonn net sell price oral hear ici admit cost halv depot establish franc suppli coaster addit ici solvai point risk retali event competit incurs market produc displac custom affect supplier altern seek place lost tonnag market aggressor home market ultim end sell tonnag incur greater cost gener lower profit reason produc aggress market home market awar exercis gener price war gain ici solvai pure arm length relationship ici insist meet concern legitim matter solvai acknowledg occas execut side attempt obtain inform confidenti natur point concert econom survei produc ici econom expert commiss ici produc report purpos proceed conclud structur condit soda ash industri produc expect concentr home market refrain competit collus market equilibrium explain refer cournot model character expect undertak industri undertak maintain output chang individu make ici sought explain oligopolist behaviour industri term theori game ici rigid market result cooper game produc recogn risk retali avoid risk realiti maintain stabl market posit altern solut theori margin improv undertak act monopolist dismiss ici ground work industri fall sale potenti reward suffici overcom difficulti involv cooper theoret model inform analys econom expert admit oral hear documentari evid annex statement object express term page wholli inapt explain histor separ market term collabor game similarli documentari evid consult ici solvai reduc uncertainti respons behaviour inconsist theori collabor conclus report structur industri conduct produc refer collabor strategi reach consider relev evid factual assess basi factual econom evid commiss accept strict market divis solvai ici characterist soda ash market commun result oper natur market forc independ commerci judgment produc consid contrari market separ subject continu understand produc base mutual recognit exclus sphere influenc zone oper argument polici mutual abstent market result individu busi judgment persuas agreement case larg competitor fought standstil contact decid intens rivalri brought benefit satisfactorili explain divis market result natur competit geograph condit produc thought conclud agreement alkali cartel page soda ash concern statement solvai ici page commerci polici vi vi remain accur descript polici date present proceed compet home market expect appli polici ici character present relationship competit term histor valu associ brunner mond dai indic long stand continu understand produc solvai ici unabl point alter commerci polici relat soda ash oppos caustic soda support assert page dead letter formal cancel agreement year likewis result chang case produc concern contact frequent contact purpos discuss purchas resal arrang conduc atmospher commerci rivalri contrari ici assert subject discuss limit technic matter includ exchang inform global commerci strategi matter regard crucial import ici continu control unit kingdom market inconceiv undertak conduct discuss natur understood potenti competitor envisag produc contact consult remov uncertainti reaction conduct long term largest commun produc product resal arrang indic share interest intent maintain statu quo geograph separ respect sphere influenc ici document emphas relationship solvai crucial volum price limit intrus market ici solvai arrang relat south africa import connect direct deliveri solvai unit kingdom light refer trade ici document recit disput quid pro quo solvai continu abstent unit kingdom market fact ici time appar attempt conceal solvai full extent product difficulti unit kingdom ici argu disprov exist collus arrang understand respect sphere influenc unit kingdom continent western europ result altruism solvai part depend complex interplai interest event perceiv long term inabl part ici balanc product unit kingdom demand solvai expect stand west european produc advantag object arrang mainten statu quo interest produc collus agreement unenforc respect long parti interest ici prudent trust solvai occas similarli possibl retali solvai ici claim reason respect abstent home market exclud exist understand contrari gener accept industri retali normal sanction breach home market principl threat retali serv encourag continu cooper summari document obtain produc show busi rival solvai ici close partner commiss accept argument high transport cost custom prefer local supplier reason complet absenc cross channel trade unit kingdom price lower price level continent western europ ici sell product member state unit kingdom price increas time ici incent develop sale western europ order maintain full load plant event ici overst cost transport unit kingdom neighbour member state produc estim figur transport road tanker realist market programm continent western europ entail establish depot suppli sea halv deliveri cost quot ici possibl trade opposit direct major contain glass custom unit kingdom favour locat term access continent western europ price comparison obtain produc show perfectli feasibl solvai deliv custom east south east england absenc trade soda ash direct contrast present competit environ caustic soda product compar price expens hazard ship argument custom prefer local supplier persuas difficult accept glass manufactur unit kingdom prefer pai major raw materi competitor continent western europ abund evid ici concern contain glass custom unit kingdom driven seek sourc cheap ash continent western europ signific institut proceed present case solvai start quot custom deliv unit kingdom germani price competit ici part ii legal assess articl eec treati articl articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit directli indirectli fix purchas price trade condit share market sourc suppli agreement concert practic main issu present purpos rigid market separ absenc competit solvai ici result express tacit collus result independ busi judgment market separ origin express agreement alkali cartel page agreement formal termin factual separ envisag continu present solvai ici compet commun market court justic held case emi record cb unit kingdom articl appli case agreement longer forc suffici agreement continu produc effect formal ceas forc paragraph court observ paragraph agreement regard continu produc effect behaviour parti concern infer exist element concert practic coordin peculiar agreement produc result envisag agreement commiss fulli accept direct evid express agreement solvai ici continu respect page cartel practic express agreement order articl appli tacit agreement fall commun competit law express prohibit articl concert practic unnecessari present case determin actual agreement express tacit object treati creat separ concept concert practic forestal possibl undertak evad applic articl collud anti competit manner fall short definit agreement inform advanc attitud intend adopt regul commerci conduct knowledg competitor behav judgment court justic case imperi chemic industri commiss judgment relat european sugar cartel join case suiker uni commiss court justic expand definit concert practic held criteria coordin cooper laid case law court requir work actual plan understood light concept inher provis treati relat competit econom oper determin independ commerci polici intend adopt market requir independ depriv undertak adapt intellig exist anticip conduct competitor strictli preclud direct indirect contact object effect whereof influenc conduct market actual potenti competitor disclos competitor conduct decid adopt contempl adopt market disput major commun produc follow deliber polici competit market soda ash territori deni point polici depend produc make decis question deliber reciproc polici abstent refer unlaw concert result independ commerci judgment produc connect ici argu order infring found prove alleg collus substanti trade unit kingdom member state solvai establish demonstr produc fact substitut practic cooper risk competit develop assess volum trade occur specul shown trade commerci feasibl direct present case commiss consid documentari evid show origin separ market solvai ici result long stand express agreement latest version page formal termin page agreement result reflect alter practic strict market separ solvai ici solvai ici awar continu follow deliber commerci polici reciproc abstent deriv anti competit benefit domin control respect market polici produc abstain market depend respect polici solvai ici continu relationship complet cooper indic partnership competit frequent contact produc design coordin global strategi soda ash avoid conflict respect interest basi continu partnership share understand commerci polici date brunner mond era reciproc recognit exclus sphere oper maintain extrem legal risk written resolut nowadai made record detail understand form degre collus requir make formal agreement infring articl exist parti spell agreement term infer commit basi conduct definit court justic concert practic set judgment suiker uni apt cover commerci behaviour ici solvai commiss find continu divis nation market solvai ici result refer concert practic restrict competit effect trade member state arrang produc object effect protect nation market expressli prohibit subparagraph articl protect fundament conflict basic object treati creation common market size undertak concern import market soda ash doubt arrang appreci effect trade member state remedi sanction articl regul commiss find infring articl requir undertak concern bring infring end accord articl regul arrang present case conceiv implement secret undertak continu deni exist infring articl result uncertain definit put end collus pursuant articl regul requir ici solvai bring infring end parti prohibit agreement concert practic equival effect articl regul articl regul commiss decis impos undertak fine ecu ecu million sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl articl fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring graviti present case commiss consid infring consider graviti long period time major produc soda ash commun knowingli concert commerci polici avoid competit import industri product market worth ecu million annual discoveri relev evid commiss likelihood continu anti competit cooper form indefinit period divis market nation line mean collus arrang constitut infring contrari fundament object eec treati creation singl market member state protect home market produc involv pursu commerci polici market insul competit member state complet absenc import unit kingdom member state undoubtedli contribut mainten ici domin posit market share solvai protect competit pressur largest commun produc absenc competit major commun produc larg extent ensur market soda ash partit nation boundari import factor mainten substanti price differ exist unit kingdom member state continent western europ product infring deliber parti awar obviou incompat arrang commun law solvai ici subject previou occas substanti fine impos commiss collus chemic industri eec dyestuff ici eec peroxid solvai eec polypropylen solvai ici eec pvc solvai ici eec ldpe ici activ produc soda ash sector subject scrutini commiss time commiss concern produc exclus suppli agreement custom respons soda ash activ ignor compli commun law durat ici solvai arrang date establish common market legitim commiss assess fine basi constitut infring date regul effect februari fact ici head offic commun prevent applic articl trade member state affect purpos present case commiss assess fine basi commenc date unit kingdom access commun januari continu institut proceed present case commiss consid substanti fine impos solvai ici respect infring solvai sale soda ash commun ecu million ici ecu million commiss present case distinguish produc amount fine produc deriv consider benefit infring larg multin concern ici soda ash sale solvai turnov product time greater solvai adopt decis articl solvai cie sa solvai imperi chemic industri plc ici infring articl eec treati particip januari institut present proceed concert practic confin soda ash sale commun respect home market continent western europ solvai unit kingdom ireland ici articl solvai ici forthwith bring infring end futur refrain agreement concert practic equival object effect articl fine impos undertak name respect infring found articl solvai cie brussel fine ecu million imperi chemic industri plc london fine ecu million articl fine impos articl paid month date notif decis bank account banqu bruxel lambert agenc européenn rond point schuman brussel expiri period interest automat payabl rate charg european monetari cooper fund ecu oper work dai month decis adopt percentag point payment made nation currenc member state bank nomin payment situat exchang rate applic prevail dai preceed payment articl decis address solvai cie sa rue du princ albert brussel imperi chemic industri plc millbank uk london sw jf decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel decemb commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj oj oj publish version decis inform hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret oj page offici journal emphasi ad sap ici soda ash product oj cournot research mathemat principl theori wealth von neumann morgenstern theori game econom behaviour ecr ecr ecr purpos present case commiss solvai ici pfr arrang constitu se infring articl indic close commerci relationship produc soda ash field share concern maintain statu quo part parcel wider concert elimin competit suiker uni commiss recit join case cram rheinzink commiss ecr oj oj oj oj