commiss decis relat procedur articl eec treati iv société commercial de potass de azot scpa kali und salz vdk french german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof regard notif iv pursuant articl regul submit octob gmbh verkaufsgemeinschaft deutscher kaliwerk vdk hannov feder republ germani société commercial de potass alsac scpa pari franc respect cooper agreement conclud verbal compani purpos inter alia coordin commerci industri activ french german potassium salt produc regard notif iv submit januari scpa vdk respect exclus sale agreement conclud verbal compani nederlandsch kali import maatschappij nkim amsterdam netherland notif iv submit date respect similar agreement conclud scpa comptoir général de sel engrai potassiqu cogépotass brussel vdk compagni belg de engrai potassiqu belcopotass likewis brussel regard notif iv submit januari vdk respect agreement compani appoint scpa distributor franc accord articl regul provis regul eec juli heard author repres scpa kali und salz explain legal successor vdk regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic monopoli obtain pursuant articl regul march aforesaid verkaufsgemeinschaft deutscher kaliwerk gmbh vdk time notif joint sale agenc german produc potassium salt group gemeinschaft deutscher kalierzeug consist vereinigt kaliwerk salzdetfurth ag bad salzdetfurth hanov bergwerksgesellschaft mariaglück gmbh höfer wintershal ag cell kassel gewerkschaft wintershal cell burbach kaliwerk ag kassel kali chemi ag hanov gewerkschaft baden buggingen gewerkschaft markgräfler buggingen result reorgan merger undertak list except kali chemi ag belong belgian solvai group merg singl compani kali und salz ag kassel successor vdk wound decemb kali chemi appoint kali salz agent sale bulk product potassium oj oj salt domest export view low volum import potassium salt feder republ germani kali und salz regard hold de facto monopoli countri sale product letter januari kali und salz inform commiss succeed vdk parti agreement scpa notifi octob januari société commercial de potass de azot regroup legal successor société commercial de potass alsac monopoli law sale potassium salt franc includ export import sale product agreement question establish close cooper scpa kali und salz commerci industri level involv joint decis quantiti qualiti salt export compani coordin deliveri distribut product compani world market common market scpa kali und salz work basi tonnag state order book inform distributor quantiti qualiti salt sold coordin deliveri programm light product capac stock qualiti salt decid yearli joint agreement tonnag export satisfi requir domest market undertak concern appoint joint sell agenc distribut product netherland itali nederlandsch kali import maatschappij amsterdam sali potassici milan compani difficulti appoint singl distributor belgium undertak appoint distributor belgo luxembourg market cogépotass brussel act scpa belcopotass vdk succeed kali und salz cogépotass belcopotass maintain extrem close trade link exchang inform coordin sale activ belgo luxembourg market vdk kali und salz appoint scpa monopoli import distributor product franc part appoint german compani henri vallett hanov agent distribut french product feder republ germani capit distribut compani sole dealer agent scpa kali und salz held wholli part financi group interest close link french german potassium industri entir capit henri vallett agent scpa held kali union verwaltungsgesellschaft subsidiari kali und salz distributor benelux itali appli price condit sale kind potassium salt origin includ scpa kali und salz ii cooper agreement respect distribut involv joint fix quantiti qualiti potassium product export undertak coordin deliveri distribut common market product undertak constitut restrict competit limit materi degre freedom action undertak concern supplier product question effect unifi price condit sale product prevent undertak take normal step occas aris manufactur product suppli undertak question appoint sole dealer netherland sole agent itali distribut product countri appoint case distributor compet undertak size vdk kali und salz scpa necessarili impli agreement part compet market question joint appoint regard effect concert practic undertak view prevent restrict competit netherland itali similar argument appli appoint scpa henri vallett agent distribut french product feder republ germani explain capit compani held kali union verwaltungsgesellschaft time appoint depend compani member vdk group capit held member compani virtual inconceiv henri vallett conduct sale polici german market run counter interest group belong appoint impli concert intent part scpa associ german potassium produc repres vdk compet base start concert practic undertak member compani vdk subsequ merg form kali und salz hold entir capit kali union verwaltungsgesellschaft situat place henri vallett subsidiari kali union verwaltungsgesellschaft closer direct control concert practic found regard continu scpa kali und salz inconceiv parti coordin deliveri pass inform state stock current product product forecast order receiv forecast trend demand exchang inform constitut mean carri cooper question likewis prohibit laid articl exchang lead practic joint plan product market share likewis contrari articl cooper agreement concert practic supplement affect trade member state directli influenc trade flow state prejudic realiz object singl market agreement concert practic question scpa kali und salz fall term prohibit laid articl eec treati undertak concern argu support applic articl result cooper agreement demand satisfi optimum condit agreement enabl wider rang product made consum scpa kali und salz offer act separ ii increas secur suppli consum undertak find imposs provid good requir iii deliveri close adjust requir demand repli argument agreement make wider rang product consum increas secur suppli point increas proport tonnag produc deliv larg scale manufactur compound fertil direct scpa kali und salz supplier varieti quantiti requir deliveri consum suffici number middlemen market capabl suppli rang scpa kali und salz product procur requir compani quantiti unabl suppli undertak concern fail show establish evid obtain effect agreement involv coordin deliveri adjust deliveri close requir demand event size undertak enabl make adjust individu middlemen market capabl make adjust undertak argu support applic cooper agreement make unnecessari manufactur full rang product demand concentr product sell product lower price view favour suppli situat outlin reason suppos undertak act oblig pressur custom requir manufactur product cost product excess unfavour effect undertak price circumst clear cooper agreement concert practic supplement contribut improv distribut product agreement result technic econom progress ground declar articl inapplic pursuant articl cooper agreement concert practic scpa kali und salz successor vdk agreement concert practic constitut breach articl treati establish european econom commun order termin made exclus sale agreement conclud scpa vdk nederlandsch kali import maatschappij cogépotass belcopotass conclud scpa vdk close connect cooper agreement concert practic result possess scope effect isol lack prematur rule agreement long cooper agreement scpa kali und salz concert practic aris therefrom adopt decis articl verbal agreement commerci industri cooper conclud scpa vdk kali und salz successor extent object effect joint determin quantiti qualiti potash product export undertak concern coordin deliveri programm distribut product sourc common market concert practic undertak appoint joint distributor netherland itali concert practic scpa appoint repres feder republ germani undertak wholli control main competitor kali und salz constitut infring articl treati establish eec articl applic scpa vdk kali und salz exempt articl respect agreement concert practic refer articl refus articl scpa kali und salz termin cooper agreement refer articl exchang inform respect distribut product ceas sell netherland itali joint distributor articl scpa ceas distribut product feder republ germani agenc henri vallett compani undertak directli indirectli control kali und salz articl decis address compani société commercial de potass de azot pari kali und salz kassel brussel commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli