commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv nation panason english text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari articl thereof regard investig carri june accord commiss decis june premis nation panason uk regard commiss decis april initi proceed regard written repli statement object receiv june accord articl regul regard opinion deliv advisori committe restrict practic domin posit septemb accord articl regul fact natur proceed proceed direct export prohibit impos nation panason uk author dealer unit kingdom undertak matsushita electr industri compani mei japan mei lead japanes manufactur wide varieti product includ consum electron product total turnov exceed million mei oversea manufactur subsidiari compani matsushita electr trade compani met japan met major own subsidiari mei oper export import divis matsushita group met market subsidiari compani japan met sale japan amount million realiz sale consum electron product eec nation panason uk npuk npuk wholli own market compani met respons import met consum product unit kingdom distribut dealer year end septemb npuk turnov sale fi equip account written agreement exist npuk dealer oper network author dealer unit kingdom dealer compli criteria allow network detail suppli statement fact commiss februari npuk condit frequent refer regular visit dealer repres npuk audiotron hold audiotron audiotron larg distribut group fi similar product unit kingdom sale retail import export interest unit kingdom own chain retail shop trade laski belgium netherland own similar chain shop trade allwav franc involv run chain shop trade king musiqu turnov group million million produc export unit kingdom turnov million produc export total turnov million million produc export product mei manufactur met distribut wide varieti product includ consum electron equip home applianc commun measur busi equip semiconductor tube light equip industri equip batteri part rang consum electron product mei manufactur video audio equip home entertain trade name nation panason technic case concern fi similar audio equip form upper rang audio product suppli mei sold technic brand fi impli high fidel sound reproduct measur standard term imprecis consist manufactur describ expens product manufactur rang suppli system form consist separ compon amplifi tuner cassett deck record player loudspeak distribut sale met product eec met manufactur compani market compani eec includ compani member state import distribut handl exclus market compani netherland notabl busi carri independ compani met central organ market eec suppli market compani independ distributor directli detail total revenu sale consum electron product suppli met main distributor eec set amount total realiz sale fi equip sold technic trade countri cover import market fi equip total revenu sale consum electron product suppli met million ecu nl uk revenu sale fi equip sold technic trade million ecu nb turnov product regard equival fi equip sold met trade name includ estim total wholesal revenu sale product defin fi equip eec amount million ecu million ecu price differenti eec relev period price product concern lower unit kingdom franc germani netherland belgium march end year price relev product larg small dealer lower uk price differ vari minimum rang averag price differ larg small dealer make price lower unit kingdom germani netherland price differ occur unit kingdom franc period averag price differ unit kingdom belgium april septemb price relev product lower unit kingdom franc belgium germani netherland price differ exist model make product cheaper unit kingdom export met fi product unit kingdom condit met fi product market member state refer conduc export product unit kingdom member state concern countri europ npuk author dealer audiotron export commerci quantiti met fi product countri europ includ belgium germani netherland audiotron total export audio product product includ met fi equip amount million total export audiotron amount million million audiotron export met fi product export met fi product visit offici commiss busi premis audiotron commiss obtain copi document indic audiotron prevent npuk export met fi product member state commiss investig june accord decis adopt june commiss carri investig busi premis npuk busi record examin copi number document obtain document npuk oper market polici impos author dealer number restrict includ prohibit export member state august npuk appli court justic annul decis june return destruct document note made offici commiss time investig june undertak commiss make document note june court justic dismiss applic npuk unfound find commiss investig npuk audiotron visit audiotron disclos septemb manag director intern memorandum export depart compani state agre effect export trade quantiti technic nation product europ allwav shop septemb respons enquiri euro electr brussel wholesal import electr electron good resal eec audiotron repli ow manufactur agenc agreement longer export technic equip audiotron stop export technic met product independ dealer septemb made export npuk claim repli statement object due shortag suppli technic equip japan claim support fact audiotron sale figur show start export larger quantiti document obtain time commiss inspect show npuk knew audiotron recommenc export technic product npuk contact time buyer audiotron group headquart export suppli unauthor dealer audio market trade sarai discount practic respons manag director audiotron wrote manag director npuk apolog incid occur dealer state firm instruct issu ensur audiotron longer export technic product manag director npuk acknowledg letter accept audiotron apolog state satisfact receiv assur matter copi letter discov premis npuk manuscript note letter audiotron request npuk intern memorandum issu npuk set instruct find dealer sell good contin discount price state audiotron surveil export refer head pirat export uk europ shortli audiotron ceas parallel export member state small quantit dispatch itali ireland end audiotron close export depart ceas effect export fi similar product member state export met product dealer commiss obtain addit evid dealer audio market london export small quantiti technic materi result firm receiv visit repres npuk warn outcom export good eec countri gentlemen made clear inform light suppli product ceas compani similarli commiss inform dealer radford bristol export technic equip belgium germani netherland told local technic repres export technic equip oversea answer statement object npuk includ statement deni approach made repres concern import export manag npuk issu memorandum januari request number dealer includ audio market surveil export europ januari import export manag npuk issu memorandum refer export austria set rule prevent export dealer take place memorandum head black market export uk europ list suspect dealer includ radford audio market import export manag npuk intern memorandum mention radford audio market dealer dealer surveil matter meet npuk manag june minut record technic product prevent pirat account discount export continu imposit code conduct met septemb matsushita met inform commiss urgent step regul polici eec effort ensur polici compli provis eec treati implement subsidiari eec complet review market distribut polici met prepar code conduct implement senior manag level rule provid commun wide guarante system complianc programm distribut met product strict conform eec rule competit ii legal assess applic articl eec treati articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market undertak nation panason uk audiotron hold undertak mean articl treati agreement notwithstand absenc formal written agreement sign parti relationship exist npuk dealer unit kingdom term condit suppli understood npuk contest exist agreement furnish evid form descript criteria dealer appoint arrang npuk suppli dealer unit kingdom audiotron constitut case notwithstand lack formal agreement mean articl treati exist export prohibit part agreement made clear evid found commiss audiotron intern memorandum septemb state agreement reach export trade quantiti technic nation product europ allwav shop likewis agreement parti shown word audiotron telex euro electr septemb exchang correspond npuk audiotron demonstr compani reach agreement export situat evid demonstr npuk seek implement agreement audiotron notwithstand fact arrang relat export prohibit form part written agreement restrict competit export prohibit impos event dealer manufactur distributor previous thought export order prevent export carri object effect restrict competit common market object prevent dealer subsequ purchas member state resel product question compet establish dealer prohibit limit area product offer resal effect tend isol part market creat divis common market artifici partit common market hinder establish singl market member state fundament object eec treati commiss satisfi npuk part polici dealer impos audiotron prohibit export met fi product npuk suppli audiotron resal memorandum issu audiotron demonstr agre audiotron stop export confirm audiotron telex euro electr effect export ban time demonstr fact audiotron turn order dealer abroad fact ceas export technic equip evid shown export extent prevent shortag suppli japan audiotron recomm export npuk interven prevent happen shown conduct npuk record intern document discov exchang letter audiotron npuk june fact npuk intend prevent audiotron export technic product member state support evid npuk number dealer surveil prepar great length prevent dealer export met fi member state embargo export appreci restrict competit npuk intern document term pirat export black market export uk europ respect export dealer prohibit export motiv trade price differ relev period made attract parallel import seek suppli unit kingdom low price export ban enabl npuk protect author dealer competit ensur dealer secur margin sale effect trade member state export prohibit natur liabl affect trade member state impos prohibit npuk prevent trade develop unit kingdom member state manner undoubtedli place regard opportun exist busi trade price lower unit kingdom eec member state relev period item condit audiotron felt consider market export npuk behaviour resum export dealer interest export demonstr fact unit kingdom dealer export met fi equip time restrict appreci effect actual trade trade place prohibit impos inapplic articl articl treati provis articl declar inapplic case agreement contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question benefit exempt articl appli agreement notifi commiss accord provis articl regul requir make notif remov term articl regul cover prohibit export agreement question notifi commiss agreement notifi commiss exempt unavail requir articl satisfi express prohibit export afford advantag object justifi restrict competit articl regul articl regul commiss impos fine thousand million unit account sum excess thereof exceed turnov preceed busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl treati fix fine regard graviti durat infring fact case commiss opinion imposit fine justifi respect prohibit export impos npuk condit suppli met product dealer commiss consid npuk deliber infring articl impos export prohibit audiotron awar difficulti protect dealer parallel export take place want curtail advers effect npuk awar prohibit infring treati regard durat infring relat audiotron commiss satisfi prohibit extend septemb end audiotron ceas export fi product regard graviti infring commiss assess amount fine impos account deliber natur npuk conduct audiotron action prepar trace dealer transgress polici sanction prepar dealer enforc polici prohibit export impos instanc assist distributor met product npuk awar result polici fragment common market relat met fi product conduct npuk deliber intend prevent intrabrand competit major part common market effect competit level price product price differ time infring made attract parallel export place npuk perfectli awar fact interven audiotron continu export met product commiss consid deliber conduct design frustrat aim establish common market product question justifi imposit substanti fine regard fact met urgent step regul market polici subsidiari eec consult commiss met adjust guarante consum purchas servic commun irrespect common market purchas made met conduct audit legal practic commun issu code conduct subsidiari eec author parent compani construct attitud adopt manag met septemb account assess amount fine undertak concern adopt comprehens practic detail carefulli consid antitrust complianc programm legal advic action consid posit step contribut awar level group daili impact competit polici ensur senior manag posit control behaviour group market place establish effect intern rule complianc eec competit law take action met account examin ground impos fine amount justifi made adopt decis articl agreement nation panason uk audiotron hold consist prevent septemb end export technic equip unit kingdom infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl fine ecu impos nation panason uk fine paid lloyd bank oversea depart po box east cheap uk london ec ab account commiss european commun month date notif decis nation panason uk articl decis enforc accord articl treati establish european econom commun articl decis adress nation panason uk bath road uk slough sl jb berkshir brussel decemb commiss fran andriessen member commiss oj publish version decis figur hereinaft omit pursuant provison articl regul disclosur busi secret