commiss decis decemb relat proceed pursuant articl eec treati iv ford agricultur 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 statement object 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 fact parti ford holland limit subsidiari fiat geotech tecnologi la terra spa time statement object subsidiari ford motor compani limit subsidiari ford motor compani januari assum respons ford motor compani limit tractor oper unit kingdom harvest machineri activ holland sperri holland ford group compani distribut tractor commun ford motor compani limit ford holland limit number subsidiari compani establish member state exception independ import dealer contract compani group context requir identif subsidiari divis refer ford product decis concern tractor exclus sold agricultur posit parti ford largest manufactur agricultur tractor world commun market share uk ford group turnov worldwid million ford distribut system ford distribut tractor network exclus dealer appoint case nation ford subsidiari adopt commiss regul eec decemb applic articl treati categori motor vehicl distribut servic agreement ford adapt term contract tractor dealer conform condit regul claim distribut system exempt virtu regul ford modifi contract conform condit regul eec proceed octob ford submit number notif select distribut contract request neg clearanc exempt pursuant articl commiss began receiv complaint formal inform interfer ford part parallel trade tractor tractor manufactur import commiss began investig ford request inform articl regul januari investig pursuant articl regul ford basildon tractor plant uk march ford belgian subsidiari june ford dutch subsidiari juli year parallel commiss obtain inform manufactur trade associ dealer purchas tractor throw light ford conduct commiss novemb issu statement object uk tractor registr exchang ref iv iv address ford sought condemn ford particip exchang made member includ ford purpos trace parallel import registr document made exchang registr author statist purpos respons date januari statement object ford argu parallel import issu activ exchang ford ask repeat request hear held april commiss treat plan treat parallel import question separ individu compani june commiss address statement object ford holland limit present case deal ford registr document present decis concern oper exchang juli ford repli statement object fiat geotech technologi la terra spa owner ford holland limit waiv letter date septemb oral hear econom background price level tractor member state tradition uk tradition high price currenc fluctuat time time caus price level differ fluctuat suffici price level state tradition high price time time lower neighbour state year prior commiss investig ford price uk higher continent europ ford subsidiari time time offer special price discount reason farmer dealer time time found advantag bui sell member state understood ford recent sought equal price currenc order avoid problem differ price level ford reaction parallel trade ford attempt prevent dealer sell custom bui member state end ford establish system identif parallel import trace sourc uk made great govern vehicl registr document made trade associ statist purpos copi registr document found ford belgian offic ford encourag dealer report parallel import obtain inform dealer associ farmer inspect tractor farm die stamp secret number purpos identif reaction trace parallel trade gener ford told dealer trade undesir letter date februari written ford zone manag north england northern ireland superior assur visit northern ireland inform dealer problem creat tractor ship border care sell farmer south ford threaten cancel dealership export dealer ford delai deliveri export expect shown letter written ford nederland ford motor compani state ford nederland delai deliveri tractor discov export uk legal counsel advis lost lawsuit threaten jobber ford nederland persist honour order previous accept ford charg higher price reclaim discount made discount condit registr territori purchas retain purchas vehicl refus warranti suggest dealer refus letter date address agricultur tractor main dealer open territori retail dealer state warranti issu ford motor compani limit tractor purchas author ford tractor dealer unauthor import offer quot warranti insur quot advis farmer verifi term carefulli warranti insur polici import exclus claus ford sought profit differ safeti regul render parallel import illeg refus oper manual import languag letter state provis oper manual english legal requir uk tractor origin sold countri unauthor import make special arrang commiss evid fact run greater number document date spite made ford distribut contract recit staff ford dealer understood suppos accept order territori export extent practic member state mention document involv except luxembourg investig place access spain portug earliest document parallel trade date novemb legal assess articl ford dealer custom undertak mean articl agreement parti written appli constitut agreement undertak mean articl fact set show ford contractu relat custom includ provis export import export product provis hindranc parallel trade product gener provis relat import export restrict sale unauthor dealer export forbidden notifi dealer contract contractu relat constitut restrict competit mean articl special mention made discount depend export penalti export argu commiss accept law prohibit activ market exclus territori logic commiss reward activ market commiss recit decis eec sperri holland case dealer suppli farmer territori penal withdraw bonus agreement practic bonus condit machin subsequ export custom prohibit rational appli condit machin regist territori dealer warranti servic complet territori special mention made nation safeti legisl user independ import machineri safe legal cooper ford local dealer aim help user reason price respect nation law proper action contractu relat aim exploit safeti regul discourag import constitut infring ford action examin object effect prevent trade member state justif ford seek deni benefit free trade prospect purchas product situat state domest price product higher conclud contractu relat constitut infring articl articl recit ford adapt tractor dealer contract word conform condit regul eec order claim benefit exempt articl afford regul modifi contract conform condit regul eec earlier ford notifi number contract view obtain individu exempt notif disclos unwritten provis contractu relat recit cover notif exempt articl grant articl regul appear condemn infring requir ford act end user free free bui ford product choos dealer free suppli articl regul ford infring imped competit consum deriv substanti benefit commiss awar toler claim ford benefit exempt afford motor vehicl distribut contract regul eec carri greater part investig case contribut allow ford trace prevent sale unauthor dealer legitim commiss take account greater bulk infring establish relat period year ago recogn made registr document recit ceas except circumst recogn addit ford owner accept ford conduct amount infring limit activ ford notif take vigor step avoid repetit infring commiss feel inappropri impos fine ford adopt decis articl contractu relat ford holland limit previous ford motor compani limit compani group parent compani ford motor compani distribut tractor commun forbad discourag hinder parallel trade product constitut infring articl eec treati articl exempt articl eec treati arrang mention articl refus articl ford holland limit refrain take measur object effect refer articl ford holland limit ensur resel free free sell ask purchas product bui product choos commun articl decis address ford holland limit crane farm road gb basildon essex ss ad brussel decemb commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj oj oj oj agricultur tractor cover regul eec commiss press releas ip novemb