commiss decis juli relat proceed articl treati iv ga water heater bath heater french dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari regard notif agreement regul sale belgium instantan ga water heater bath heater submit commiss januari pursuant articl regul heard parti concern pursuant articl regul accord regul eec regard opinion deliv advisori committe restrict practic domin posit pursuant articl regul novemb agreement regul sale belgium instantan ga water heater bath heater hereinaft refer agreement conclud decemb undertak hereinaft refer member undertak sprl le renova forest ii sa contigea brussel iii sncr joski fil ghent iv sa etabliss guillaum prist antwerp sab chaffoteaux mauri brussel declar aim agreement inter alia promot sale applianc concern undertak produc minimum applianc year suffici standard carri trade mark benor automat admit agreement undertak admit manufactur member regist factori belgium import member repres undertak regist place busi belgium rule bodi agreement board manag member deleg manag manag divid group manufactur import group vote agreement prohibit member grant categori client discount allow special advantag provid market rule laid agreement suppli good custom sale return give guarante longer year date instal give sale servic term laid common agreement member undertak inter alia inform secretari agreement suspect breach send week date issu copi invoic credit note relat applianc cover agreement breach duti impos agreement establish expert enquiri confirm decis board manag penal fine bfr offenc bfr subsequ offenc guarante payment penalti member agreement place perman deposit bank sum bfr disput settl arbitr market rule laid agreement purchas manufactur member agreement sell divid categori meet requir distributor appear list drawn secretari member agreement enter commerci regist trade wholesal dealer sanitari applianc minimum annual turnov sanitari applianc bfr shop saleroom minimum floor surfac criterion abolish resolut undertak parti agreement meet januari furnish refer solvenc good charact busi capabl interest direct indirect undertak instal product question grant fitter usual discount distributor bottl ga appear list drawn secretari parti agreement appoint petrol compani sell water heat bath heat applianc undertak grant usual discount fitter ga petrol compani compani suppli town ga hire compani distribut ga bottl sell applianc custom instal recogn instal sanitari applianc custom builder hous estat block flat contractor foremen order applianc time fit specif worksit cheap hous firm hbm small landhold undertak ppt bodi financi depend partial treasuri quasi state bodi bodi deleg power subject market rule privat purchas discount grant mention custom basic discount list price inclus tax applianc accessori distributor ii ga petrol compani iii distributor bottl ga fix discount gross list price builder hous estat block flat ii instal iii privat purchas quantiti discount grant deliveri address applianc collect time factori import inclus tax basic discount distributor ii ga petrol compani iii distributor bottl ga deliveri bfr bfr bfr exceed bfr iv instal order applianc deliv invoic time addit discount turnov allow grant distributor ga petrol compani distributor bottl ga total purchas net amount inclus tax paid previou financi year applianc concern supplier member agreement bfr bfr bfr bfr bfr bfr exceed bfr uniform term relat payment contract period appli respect categori custom undertak le renova contigea joski manufactur member agreement undertak prist chaffoteaux mauri import member agreement prist german applianc chaffoteaux mauri french applianc member union de fabric belg de chauff eau chauff bain associ govern belgian law hereinaft refer union respons implement agreement member undertak dealer sell product bound agreement enter forc collect reciproc exclus bui sell applianc question homogen type applianc sell price charg consum member undertak uniform market share total belgian sale member undertak exce member undertak obtain averag year percentag market share le renova manufactur contigea manufactur joski manufactur prist import chaffoteaux mauri import year distributor obtain suppli member undertak manufactur commiss notifi object union member undertak march union inform commiss letter march decemb member undertak termin agreement dissolv union march union made repli object ask addit period order examin object request submit undertak concern applic articl treat exist ii provis agreement set object effect percept restrict distort competit common market agreement establish distribut network member undertak sell product question belgian market dealer larg shop cooper chain store exclud network member undertak import sell product dealer busi capac question provis percept restrict import possibl sell belgium suppli aforement dealer import buyer provis depriv dealer import sourc suppli situat common market import member agreement hold approxim share belgian market market rule basic discount laid agreement oblig member undertak dealer includ distribut network distributor ga petrol compani distributor bottl ga grant custom discount allow standard condit sale provis depriv undertak import dealer possibl determin condit sale accord judgement servic buyer fact give categori class agreement provis percept restrict competit import dealer belgian market competit offer favour condit import regard sale dealer regard purchas import turnov part import dealer vi vi respect competitor agreement oblig member undertak grant distributor ga petrol compani distributor bottl ga allow turnov custom respect purchas supplier member agreement distinct featur type aggreg rebat system amount allow grant supplier calcul appli relav rate total turnov custom annual amount purchas supplier concern aggreg rebat system make pointless custom render servic individu supplier season purchas stock promot ii dissoci sell price cost price artifici place supplier posit regard relationship price abovement distinct featur effect make matter consequ custom render servic individu supplier concentr interest sole product lack product differenti differ sell price rang consum choic ii supplement amount reduct supplier grant addit unjustifi charg assum larger proport amount purchas made annual custom supplier small comparison total turnov specif case import member agreement account approxim total sale product question belgian market reason applic type aggreg rebat system obblig grant abovement dealer turnov discount involv appreci discount sell price servic render return provis percept distort competit belgian market product concern abovement dealer displai interest applianc sold manufactur close bound member undertak obtain suppli sale manufactur member agreement repres total nation product import member offer vari rang applianc homogen fairli similar price custom accustom long time servic request individu dealer return rang discount grant member undertak order interest dealer product sourc product origin member countri launch necessit promot addit risk manufactur member agreement grant dealer bigger reduct grant member undertak agreement total turnov manufactur member agreement member countri make inroad belgian market obtain initi small share belgian market find face altern give sell dealer total sale sell abovement dealer grant greater reduct grant member undertak provis agreement oblig member undertak grant allow custom turnov purchas supplier member agreement percept restrict distort competit belgian market product question hold true manufactur member agreement member countri abovement restrict competit liabl percept affect trade member state result restrict competit refer affect import member agreement manufactur commun countri belgium member agreement restrict affect import belgium applianc manufactur member countri agreement directli jeopard free trade member state harm realiz object singl inter state market iii agreement fulfil condit requir articl contribut improv product distribut promot technic econom progress mean provis submiss notifi commiss agreement indic restrict examin part ii competit purpos improv product distribut technic econom progress fact commiss acquaint permit conclus situat exist adher technic standard connect imposit standard reduct condit sale sale servic exclus categori purchas appar manner oblig impos agreement improv sale product question competit exclus categori qualifi purchas restrict opportun attract order dealer allow distribut network obstruct contribut improv sale product concern agreement compar situat exist give rise percept object advantag distribut product question compens inconveni result therefrom competit adopt decis articl agreement regul sale belgian market instantan ga water heater bath heater conclud undertak sprl le renova forest ii sa contigea brussel iii sncr joski fil ghent iv sa etabliss guillaum prist antwerp sab chaffoteaux mauri brussel provid standard discount condit sale sale servic allow annual turnov custom purchas supplier member agreement constitut period decemb decemb breach articl treati establish european econom commun articl request exempt pursuant articl submit undertak refer articl respect agreement refer articl refus articl decis address undertak refer articl brussel juli commiss presid françoi xavier ortol oj oj