commiss decis april acquisit société français de pétrole bp sa sharehold unico sa control raab karcher ag french german text authent ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard decis lai implement articl treati regul constitut control undertak regard applic lodg octob raab karcher ag essen behalf behalf société français de pétrole bp sa courbevoi haut de sein seek author société français de pétrole bp sa acquir sharehold union de combust unico sa pari hitherto own raab karcher ag essen obtain comment govern franc feder republ germani société français de pétrole bp sa own british petroleum plc london british petroleum multin oil compani grow interest coal mine member countri larg coal distribut organ ec sold tonn coal commun includ tonn franc british petroleum plc undertak mean articl treati raab karcher ag member veba ag duesseldorf group compani veba repres electr suppli oil chemic distribut transport industri coal mine interest european commun coal wholesal trade commun veba coal sale ec amount tonn includ tonn franc addit veba stake ruhrkohl ag largest produc hard coal commun million tonn annum veba undertak mean articl treati union de combust unico sa solid fuel fuel oil distributor share own raab karcher ag ultim veba ag unico sa sold mate tonn solid fuel tonn fuel oil commun unico sa undertak mean articl treati ii acquisit stake unico sa société français de pétrole bp sa alter ownership unico sa bring concentr mean articl treati form group control agreement equal sharehold manag unico sa sharehold exercis sole control compani compani jointli control sharehold act group pursu interest busi unico form concentr british petroleum plc veba ag compani control compani group form concentr concentr natur author commiss satisfi lead restrict competit condit met reason deal limit signific commun market french market consumpt solid fuel franc deliveri public util steel industri suppli coal mine compani direct total million tonn british petroleum veba group compani suppli tonn consumpt group strong posit market relev transact event parti expand sale cheap ec coal unico result fuel oil custom switch solid fuel widen clientel effect chang market posit rel competitor joint ownership unico futur past determin price solid fuel control restrict product distribut hinder effect competit substanti part common market oper enabl circumv rule competit establish artifici privileg posit involv substanti advantag access suppli market deal result gener restraint competit british petroleum plc veba ag group effect directli aris jointli ownership unico volum sale directli affect deal tonn point restraint competit regard tonn group sell independ commun propos transact meet condit author set articl author adopt decis articl société français de pétrole bp sa courbevoi haut de sein author acquir sharehold union de combust unico sa pari articl decis address société français de pétrole bp sa courbevoi haut de sein raab karcher ag essen brussel april commiss fran andriessen member commiss approxi offici journal ecsc publish version decis data hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret