commiss decis juli investig pursuant articl regul amp europ bristol dossier iv af english text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof consult compet author relev member state purpos articl regul suffici reason produc zinc metal zinc concentr common market jointli fix price sale condit zinc agre quot produc price quot gob zinc good ordinari brand control product share market activ constitut agreement concert practic prohibit articl eec treati februari member commiss respons competit polici order investig made undertak pursuant articl regul commiss previou investig obtain precis corrobor evid show inter alia largest european canadian australian produc zinc zinc concentr decid introduc produc price independ quotat london metal exchang influenc price london metal exchang bui sell subsidiari set purpos base switzerland subsequ produc held regular meet juli fix price price occas announc produc particip price publish quot metal bulletin quot london trade journal amp europ member rio tinto zinc group suspect particip practic price sale condit control product market share year februari investig pursuant articl regul place premis amp europ undertak repres manag director extern lawyer instanc submit investig produc busi record refer current situat defin period time meant commiss offici respons investig refus accept restrict investig power inspect busi record requir dai investig undertak demand limit inspect current paper investig impractic commiss offici made formal written request make busi paper undertak respond dai return manag director busi visit australia letter march amp europ photocopi number busi record inform commiss copi document select respond written request deliv legal advis letter document cover legal privileg reason document produc lawyer passag includ individu word phrase individu letter document relev commiss investig passag delet part document question admit relev subject inquiri oj state shortli furnish commiss statutori declar describ delet passag gener term letter april statutori declar mr child solicitor commiss natur number delet made describ content attempt amp europ restrict investig power commiss justifi provis regul commun competit legisl provid protect legal paper commiss made clear repli written question european parliament ask mr cousté commiss quot rule competit law member state evid infring commun competit rule strictli legal paper written view seek give opinion point law observ relat prepar plan defenc firm associ firm concern commiss paper copi quot undertak concern legal advis ultim arbit question fact law document kind document written circumst justifi exist commun law subject review court justic commiss determin document amp europ commiss inspector document question connect purpos establish inspector consid copi document subsequ commiss evid infring amp europ claim delet document admit relev investig passag word relev claim contrari articl regul subject review court justic commiss decid paper inspect relev investig longer commiss undertak determin natur scope investig inspect entireti document connect subject inquiri delet satisfactori accomplish investig articl regul amp europ requir decis submit investig permit inspect examin busi record connect subject inquiri articl articl regul text annex hereto empow commiss decis impos undertak fine intention neglig requir book busi record produc incomplet form investig articl investig order decis pursuant articl refus ii penalti payment dai delai effect date laid decis order compel submit investig order decis pursuant articl adopt decis articl amp europ requir submit investig premis bristol avonmouth requir commiss offici respons investig enter premis normal offic hour produc examin busi record requir offici part connect subject inquiri file correspond telex intern memo busi record date relat zinc produc group zinc produc group meet zinc produc price zinc steer committe oj société générale de minerai sa compagni royal asturienn de mine sa société de mine fonderi de zinc de la vieill montagn sa société minièr métallurgiqu de penarroya sa metallgesellschaft ag preussag ag billiton intern metal bv adena metal sa zurich copi mr gordon hollowai letter juli metallgesellschaft ag frankfurt refer letter herr von dallwitz metallgesellschaft juli mr hollowai previou agreement correspond telex intern memo busi record relat letter document legal privileg claim list appendix amp europ letter march commiss complet text document passag word delet photocopi commiss mention amp europ letter march commiss set statutori declar mr child april articl investig carri premis amp europ bristol avonmouth begin juli articl decis address amp europ redcliff street bristol england notifi undertak serv immedi investig commenc commiss offici author purpos investig proceed decis institut court justic european commun luxembourg pursuant articl eec treati pursuant articl proceed suspensori effect brussel juli commiss raymond vouel member commiss annex articl council regul offici journal european commun februari page articl commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak fine unit account intention neglig produc requir book busi record incomplet form investig articl refus submit investig order decis issu implement articl articl commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak period penalti payment unit account dai calcul date appoint decis order compel submit investig order decis pursuant articl