commiss decis june relat proceed articl eec treati case iv viho toshiba 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 applic find infring submit septemb pursuant articl regul viho europ bv regard commiss decis march initi proceed case 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 natur proceed proceed concern exist export prohibit agreement toshiba europa gmbh teg exclus distributor photocopi eec behaviour teg imped parallel trade eec proceed began complaint lodg viho europ bv septemb parti toshiba corpor japan toshiba lead manufactur wide varieti electron product consolid turnov exceed million toshiba europa gmbh teg germani wholli own subsidiari toshiba corpor set initi distribut toshiba inform commun system product germani product consist princip electron offic product notabl photocopi busi common market began lap top person comput printer facsimil machin consolid turnov teg photocopi account viho europ bv netherland distribut offic equip relat product eec product product decis refer electostat plain paper copi machin refer photocopi distribut teg market outlin commiss olivetti canon decis photocopi suffici interchang compet term price speed copi minut physic characterist facil manufactur supplier form market segment market princip concern case low end rang photocopi defin machin capabl produc copi minut low end rang market detail figur show toshiba largest market share western europ unit sold canon clear market leader market share competitor distribut toshiba photocopi european commun agreement except greec toshiba directli conclud exclus distribut agreement independ distributor germani teg undertak distribut teg conclud exclus distribut agreement individu member state independ distributor agreement termin distributor replac teg sale subsidiari initi distribut agreement drawn teg includ export prohibit state distributor sell export directli product countri territori toshiba consent write substanti similar word revis model exclus distribut agreement drawn export prohibit elimin agreement conclud revis form agreement exist time modifi establish distribut agreement teg contain export prohibit claus countri distributor date agreement date termin belgium er nv ireland magnu offic equip netherland handelsondernehm reprotechniek bv portug hoechst portuguesa sarl denmark moeller amp landschulz aktieselskab itali tiber spa unit kingdom intern offic product implement agreement practic teg claim initi conduct implement export prohibit contain agreement teg distributor engag polici act appli provis subsequ intern review file date carri teg reveal small number instanc clear export prohibit put effect distributor teg awar evid teg queri parallel trade evid found teg file letter decemb teg belgian distributor er nv er interven dealer arlon stop export luxembourg state er forbidden export machin luxembourg er dealer stop deliv luxembourg oblig termin busi relationship copi teg letter declar er prepar stop sell dealer concern er care write dealer eec law juli dutch distributor reprotechniek inform teg refus suppli quantiti toner complain viho state import teg inform import europ man compani teg immedi compli request send copi reprotechniek telex distributor ad cooper appreci septemb teg receiv complaint danish distributor appoint esselt esselt copier import pirat esselt hope teg stop traffic privat import toshiba machin inconveni esselt dealer letter refer previou meet teg esselt matter discuss evid teg identifi machin origin sold dealer hamburg octob esselt appar refer complaint receiv sale germani copier origin sold esselt inform teg circumst sale letter esselt dealer concern enclos state esselt inform teg dealer sold copier germani fight hard pirat import toshiba machin denmark interest dealer suggest place futur sell germani inform arrang servic contact toshiba germani toshiba dealer inform novemb teg wrote esselt refer earlier correspond complain copier offer german dealer denmark appar low price letter ask esselt interven dealer question juli italian distributor tiber spa tiber approach spanish distributor otesa sa otesa appoint april request spare part tiber distribut agreement termin april subject disput continu otesa refus suppli state contract teg specif forbad send good countri otesa teg copi exchang refer telephon convers subject whilst true written agreement otesa export prohibit claus otesa understood contract claus teg knew understand contract termin decemb price variat member state inform provid teg exist degre price variat member state base teg estim varianc highest lowest price dealer member state model bd model bd model bd compar figur price differenti model fix pattern member state lowest highest price price franc consist lawest price luxembourg consist highest price dealer adjoin member state show signific variat price dealer luxembourg higher dealer belgium model note differ rang similar figur previou year examin termin infring teg acknowledg word agreement infring articl june wrote belgian dutch portugues distributor continu agreement infring provis propos modif januari teg similarli wrote irish distributor januari distributor acknowledg modif agreement elimin infring provis januari teg wrote danish distributor clarifi contractu oblig regard sale denmark avoid misunderstand toshiba corpor drawn wide rang eec competit law complianc programm ec subsidiari order ensur futur complianc competit rule ii legal assess articl teg exclus distributor commun undertak mean articl contract agreement mean provis export prohibit claus insert agreement continu forc review prompt commiss object restrict competit prevent parallel import give territori protect distributor member state alloc teg exclus distributor appoint directli toshiba common market claus infring articl court justic held judgment agreement prohibit export common market natur restrict competit mean articl shown object agreement prove restrict put effect note evid export prohibit put effect articl appli agreement teg exclus distributor contain export prohibit similarli notwithstand written agreement teg danish distributor esselt spanish distributor otesa export prohibit claus evid demonstr understand export prohibit appli whilst understand constitut agreement articl appli toshiba product insignific part market eec low end rang copier differ price product exist member state lead condit parallel trade place circumst conclud restrict question capabl appreci affect trade member state articl agreement question teg exclus distributor contain export prohibit notifi commiss restrict export except envisag articl regul exempt decis applic articl event notif agreement declar exempt applic articl restrict export indispens improv distribut detriment consum articl regul light consider set commiss consid ground find teg infring articl articl regul commiss impos fine ecu ecu million sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl eec treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring commiss consid imposit fine teg justifi present case evid exclus distributor input draft agreement enter teg basi fact consid teg stand larg respons behaviour result commiss consid teg infring articl includ export prohibit claus agreement conclud distributor neglig remov claus agreement exist infring model agreement drawn draw infring model agreement base partli realiz toshiba export prohibit conform ec law evid small number instanc export prohibit put effect instanc notwithstand distribut agreement question contain claus teg awar late novemb queri parallel trade germani denmark instanc varianc toshiba group polici parallel trade period determin amount fine impos teg commiss account factor infring relat obstruct achiev fundament object treati integr common market commun law clear area infring long durat longest infring provis contain agreement reprotechniek date januari infring brought end commiss investig alleg viho complaint teg part larg group compani larg turnov signific player market photocopi eec teg extrem cooper investig case toshiba drawn introduc octob wide rang eec competit law complianc programm ec subsidiari includ teg order ensur futur complianc competit rule implement complianc programm design inter alia familiar relev employe group polici compli letter spirit eec competit law make adequ motiv adher polici commiss consid toshiba action direct construct gener term commiss consid manag respons establish effect intern rule complianc eec competit law natur extent rule vari enterpris enterpris part enterpris effect implement monitor essenti achiev state complianc object adopt decis articl toshiba europa gmbh teg infring articl eec treati includ export prohibit agreement exclus distributor articl fine ecu million impos teg fine paid month date notif decis account commiss european commun banqu bruxel lambert agenc européenn rond point robert schuman brussel month interest automat payabl rate charg european monetari cooper fund ecu oper work dai month decis adopt percentag point articl decis address toshiba europa gmbh hammer landstrass neuss decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel june commiss leon brittan vice presid oj oj publish version decis inform hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret oj sourc dataquest statist western europ consid indic market share held ec figur model bd bd similar model product join case consten grundig ecr miller ecr