commiss decis decemb impos fine pursuant articl council regul eec iv french text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul eec decemb lai detail rule applic articl treati maritim transport articl thereof fact mediterranean europ west africa confer mewac liner confer secretariat address rue jean françoi leca marseil franc mewac group ship compani provid liner servic spain mediterranean coast franc itali yugoslavia hand coast west africa northern border mauritania southern frontier angola compani member black star line bsl cameroon ship line camship compagni béninois de navig maritim cobenam compagni maritim zaïrois cmz compagni sénégalais de navig maritim cosenam garcia minaur sa ignazio messina linea transmar spa lloyd triestino mac line sa maurel prom nigerbra ship line nigeria america line nal nigerian nation ship line nnsl société ivoirienn de transport maritim sitram société ivoirienn de navig maritim sivomar naval delma société togolais de navig maritim sotonam splosna plovba piran spp associ member acoa line setramar commiss receiv number complaint pursuant articl regul eec maritim trade europ west central africa includ fall geograph area cover activ mewac carri initi examin complaint commiss consid alleg fact set complaint prove true incompat articl eec treati prompt commiss withdraw block exempt provid regul eec liner confer sphere activ fact establish constitut infring articl eec treati order identifi obtain addit inform evid commiss consid investig carri mewac view natur alleg infring risk evid disappear commiss consid decis requir order mewac submit investig pursuant articl regul eec june commiss adopt decis articl regul eec order mewac submit investig order enabl commiss establish act confer result result absenc elimin actual potenti competit close trade competit notabl mewac member compani mewac adopt agreement decis concert practi aim share cargo carri sea rout europ africa breach articl treati wheter oper outsid imped behaviour countri trade cover activ mewac wheter mewac abus domin posit mean articl treati decis includ refer articl regul eec cover case undertak associ undertak refus submit investig order decis issu pursuant articl june commiss offici accompani offici direct régional de la concurr present premis occupi mewac marseil order carri investig order decis june secretari gener mewac pari immedi contact telephon commiss offici inform purpos visit fax copi commiss decis author explanatori note accompani author secretari gener mewac state sole repres mewac marseil lawyer repres commiss offici access document return marseil dai commiss offici repli answer amount refus compli commiss decis secretari gener confirm posit fax commiss offici inform secretari gener consequ refus proceed record minut notif refus submit investig request assist french author accord articl regul eec french author propos precaut step seal premis mewac dai secretari gener mewac inform presenc legal advis suggest seal agreement parti solut adopt investig start dai presenc secretari gener subsequ investig proceed ii legal assess articl regul eec carri duti assign regul commiss undertak investig undertak associ undertak articl state undertak associ undertak submit investig order decis commiss mewac associ undertak mean articl regul eec requir submit commiss decis adopt pursuant articl commiss offici access arriv document relat subject matter investig request natur commiss repres ar prepar wait lawyer present commenc inspect provid delai reason document remov premis destroi meantim present case materi reason commiss decis implement hat confer wish commiss offici join promptli legal repres advis design confer dai secretari gener pari base lawyer case confer allow commiss offici confer staff persent time begin initi examin document relat subject matter investig understand secretari gener repres arriv add comment circumst ground claim absenc secretari gener headquart confer hour minut train plane constitut except circumst prevent investig take place view difficulati experienc secretari gener commiss offici sought assist offer reason period time return marseil delai start investig secretari gener believ circumst except invit commiss offici except remain confer premis normal busi hour hold matter manifestli unreason long period confer effect refus submit investig commiss date fix understood undertak order decis submit investig decid date time investig articl regul eec commiss decis impos undertak associ undertak fine ecu intention neglig refus submit investig order decis issu implement articl clear circumst mewac refus submit investig order commiss pursuant articl attitud intention maintain commiss offici inform secretari gener confer consequ refus intent record refus minut request assist nation author fact secretari gener confer final agre place seal nation author notifi pursuant articl regul eec event place mitig effect refus confer compli investig order decis commiss infring mewac attitud sever jeopard purpos effect investig prevent take place date fix commiss chosen view carri simultan investig premis liner confer suspect collect infring competit rule determin amount fine impos commiss take account fact mewac object investig carri presenc secretari gener consent investig dai refus outright view consider impos mewac lesser fine maximum provid articl regul eec adopt decis articl mewac infring articl regul eec refus submit investig order decis commiss articl fine ecu thousand impos mewac amount paid ecu month date notif decis 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 half percentag point articl decis address mewac rue jean françoi leca marseil decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel decemb commiss leon brittan vice presid oj