commiss regul ec novemb applic articl treati categori specialis agreement text eea relev commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec decemb applic articl treati categori agreement decis concert practic amend act access austria finland sweden articl thereof publish draft regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit regul eec empow commiss appli articl articl treati regul categori agreement decis concert practic fall scope articl object specialis includ agreement achiev pursuant regul eec commiss adopt regul eec decemb applic articl treati categori specialis agreement amend regul ec regul eec expir decemb regul meet requir ensur effect protect competit provid adequ legal secur undertak pursuit object account simplifi administr supervis legisl framework great extent level market power applic articl gener presum posit effect specialis agreement outweigh neg effect competit regul eec requir exempt regul commiss defin categori agreement decis concert practic appli restrict claus agreement decis concert practic claus contain agreement decis concert practic condit satisfi move approach list exempt claus place greater emphasi defin categori agreement exempt level market power restrict claus contain agreement consist econom base approach assess impact agreement relev market applic articl regul defin agreement capabl fall articl individu assess agreement articl account factor market structur relev market benefit block exempt limit agreement assum suffici certainti satisfi condit articl agreement specialis product gener contribut improv product distribut good undertak concern concentr manufactur product oper effici suppli product cheapli agreement specialis provis servic gener give rise similar improv effect competit consum receiv fair share result benefit advantag aris equal agreement particip manufactur product provis servic favour particip quot unilater specialis quot agreement particip manufactur product provis servic favour particip quot reciproc specialis quot agreement particip undertak jointli manufactur product provid servic quot joint product quot unilater specialis agreement competitor benefit block exempt provid commiss regul ec decemb applic articl treati categori vertic agreement concert practic applic present regul unilater specialis agreement limit agreement competitor agreement enter undertak relat condit specialis product good servic fall scope regul block exempt appli provis contain specialis agreement constitut primari object agreement directli relat implement relat purchas market arrang ensur benefit specialis materialis parti leav market downstream product unilater reciproc specialis agreement cover regul provid suppli purchas oblig oblig exclus natur presum particip undertak share relev market exce specialis agreement defin regul gener rule give rise econom benefit form economi scale scope product technolog allow consum fair share result benefit regul exempt agreement restrict indispens attain posit effect mention principl sever anti competit restraint relat fix price charg parti limit output sale alloc market custom exclud benefit block exempt establish regul irrespect market share undertak concern market share limit exempt agreement condit provid regul ensur agreement block exempt appli enabl particip undertak elimin competit respect substanti part product servic question case agreement fall regul effect incompat articl treati commiss withdraw benefit block exempt order facilit conclus specialis agreement bear structur particip undertak period valid regul fix year regul prejudic applic articl treati accord principl primaci commun law measur pursuant nation law competit prejudic uniform applic common market commun competit rule full effect measur adopt implement rule includ regul adopt regul articl exempt pursuant articl treati subject provis regul declar articl appli agreement enter undertak hereinaft refer quot parti quot relat condit undertak specialis product product hereinaft refer quot specialis agreement quot unilater specialis agreement virtu parti agre ceas product product refrain produc product purchas compet undertak compet undertak agre produc suppli product reciproc specialis agreement virtu parti reciproc basi agre ceas refrain produc product purchas product parti agre suppli joint product agreement virtu parti agre produc product jointli exempt appli extent specialis agreement restrict competit fall scope articl treati exempt provid paragraph appli provis contain specialis agreement constitut primari object agreement directli relat implement assign intellectu properti right subparagraph appli provis object restrict competit enumer articl articl definit purpos regul quot agreement quot mean agreement decis associ undertak concert practic quot particip undertak quot mean undertak parti agreement respect connect undertak quot connect undertak quot mean undertak parti agreement directli indirectli power exercis half vote right ii power appoint half member supervisori board board manag bodi legal repres undertak iii manag undertak affair undertak directli indirectli parti agreement right power list undertak undertak refer directli indirectli right power list undertak parti agreement undertak refer undertak jointli right power list undertak right power list jointli held parti agreement respect connect undertak refer ii parti agreement connect undertak refer parti quot product quot mean good servic includ intermediari good servic final good servic except distribut rental servic quot product quot mean manufactur good provis servic includ product subcontract quot relev market quot mean relev product geograph market product subject matter specialis agreement belong quot compet undertak quot mean undertak activ relev market actual competitor undertak realist ground undertak addit invest switch cost enter relev market respons small perman increas rel price potenti competitor quot exclus suppli oblig quot mean oblig suppli compet undertak parti agreement product specialis agreement relat quot exclus purchas oblig quot mean oblig purchas product specialis agreement relat parti agre suppli articl purchas market arrang exempt provid articl appli parti accept exclus purchas exclus suppli oblig context unilater reciproc specialis agreement joint product agreement parti sell product object specialis agreement independ provid joint distribut agre appoint parti distributor exclus exclus basi context joint product agreement provid parti compet undertak articl market share threshold exempt provid articl appli condit combin market share particip undertak exce relev market articl agreement cover exempt exempt provid articl appli agreement directli indirectli isol combin factor control parti object fix price sell product parti limit output sale alloc market custom paragraph appli provis agre amount product context unilater reciproc specialis agreement set capac product volum product joint ventur context joint product agreement set sale target fix price product joint ventur charg custom context point articl articl applic market share threshold purpos appli market share threshold provid articl rule appli market share calcul basi market sale market sale data estim base reliabl market inform includ market sale volum establish market share undertak concern market share calcul basi data relat preced calendar year market share held undertak refer point articl apport equal undertak right power list point articl market share refer articl initi subsequ rise level exceed exempt provid articl continu appli period consecut calendar year year threshold exceed market share refer articl initi subsequ rise exempt provid articl continu appli calendar year year level exceed benefit paragraph combin exce period calendar year articl withdraw commiss withdraw benefit regul pursuant articl regul eec initi request member state natur legal person claim legitim interest find case agreement exempt provid articl appli effect incompat condit laid articl treati agreement yield signific result term rationalis consum receiv fair share result benefit product subject specialis subject common market substanti part thereof effect competit ident product product consid user equival view characterist price intend articl transit period prohibit laid articl treati appli period januari june respect agreement forc decemb satisfi condit exempt provid regul satisfi condit exempt provid regul eec articl period valid regul enter forc januari expir decemb regul bind entireti directli applic member state brussel novemb commiss mario monti member commiss oj oj oj oj oj