commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv hennessi henkel french german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard notif made commiss april ja hennessi amp cognac franc accord articl council regul exclus concess agreement conclud februari henkel amp wiesbaden biebrich feder republ germani amend supplementari agreement novemb applic individu decis articl treati made juli ja hennessi commiss inform contract notifi contain provis prevent benefit provis commiss regul eec march applic articl treati categori exclus deal agreement regard commiss decis initi proceed heard undertak concern accord articl regul commiss regul eec juli regard opinion deliv advisori committe restrict practic domin posit accord articl regul octob fact fact summar undertak relev market ja hennessi amp hennessi cognac franc form part moët hennessi group engag area activ champagn princip brand moët chandon beauti product princip brand dior cognac cognac sector account group turnov consist hennessi subsidiari hennessi major cognac merchant engag manufactur market cognac obtain wine distil spirit purchas wine grower hennessi account shipment cognac export account turnov ff million hennessi geograph breakdown largest market franc usa ireland northern southern feder republ germani great britain order account sale hennessi cognac distribut common market moët hennessi subsidiari ireland itali netherland member state except unit kingdom exclus concess agreement enter includ germani henkel amp wiesbaden subject decis sektkellereien henkel amp henkel wiesbaden biebrich feder republ germani engag germani busi alcohol spiritu beverag produc sekt rum spirit import cognac champagn aperitif liqueur wine oj oj oj wine sale sekt account turnov amount dm million sale hennessi product account turnov henkel share cognac armagnac market feder republ germani approxim total sale cognac amount hectolitr pure alcohol hl pa pa broken sold common market gt pic file quot quot gt export amount ff million valu ff largest market gt pic file quot quot gt sourc bureau nation du cognac report market situat trend market year descript agreement agreement notifi februari hennessi henkel conclud exclus concess agreement distribut hennessi cognac feder republ germani agreement effect juli conclud term year notifi commiss april replac exclus concess agreement enter hennessi henkel februari notifi commiss januari number agreement conclud hennessi exclus distribut product eec countri market subsidiari belgium luxembourg denmark content agreement februari basic hennessi made henkel gener agent feder republ germani free port duti free shop airport countri henkel purchas cognac hennessi endeavour promot sale hennessi product articl henkel undertook repres brand cognac wine base spirit irrespect origin author hennessi write articl hennessi undertook suppli product custom stipul agreement feder republ germani articl hennessi allow henkel quot commiss quot order henkel addit consign german domest market agre pai distribut market cost articl hennessi guarante henkel price quot german domest market margin commiss contribut distribut market cost effect protect point view price infiltr quot articl henkel fix resal price german domest market hennessi consent requir henkel quot wish fix resal price cost price cost price quot temporari measur henkel appli resal price differ price list provid fall cost price exce cost price inform hennessi cost price calcul quot basi price cognac case carriag cost cognac wiesbaden monopoli duti net ad tax quot henkel notifi hennessi price list actual price articl publish version decis figur hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret supplementari agreement novemb hennessi inform commiss april repli request march inform amend made agreement supplementari agreement date novemb supplementari agreement stipul inter alia hennessi contribut henkel market distribut cost reduc lower henkel commiss addit henkel distribut wine base spirit cognac german weinbrand sale network henkel distribut cognac weinbrand sale network acquir sharehold compani interest includ cognac weinbrand henkel free purchas hennessi cognac german foreign compani french compani final henkel undertook distribut hennessi cognac appli procedur major brand spirit commiss request hennessi explain mean articl agreement compani guarante henkel quot price cognac free frontier german domest market margin supplementari agreement effect protect point view price infiltr quot hennessi state letter date novemb quot purpos articl agreement henkel protect distributor parallel import infiltr basic price invoic henkel european price mention quot basic cognac tariff applic distributor hennessi product worldwid similar agreement earlier agreement februari hennessi henkel contain articl similar articl present agreement protect german market infiltr claus impos limit henkel fix sale price articl stipul henkel undertook fix retail price agreement hennessi commiss examin concess agreement enter hennessi sole distribut product belgium denmark luxembourg chassart belgium jespersen amp cie denmark restrict sole distributor fix retail price agreement distilleri othon schmitt luxembourg contain claus undertook fix retail price enforc agreement hennessi represent commiss hennessi agre delet claus supplementari agreement unit kingdom concern hennessi state agreement prepar intern distil amp vintner limit exclus agreement relat countri time applic agreement henkel state letter date januari repli request commiss inform term articl agreement appli quot hennessi withheld consent fix price discuss bra xo brand name account situat aris contract price brand fix joint agreement quot letter date octob hennessi turn state quot true approach henkel occas order ensur perform oblig contract fix price bra brand xo henkel fix price bra dm request rais dm case xo request rais price dm dm quot cost price mean articl agreement bra dm hennessi dm henkel price origin suggest henkel equival cost price adopt hennessi request amount cost price cost price xo brand dm hennessi dm henkel price suggest henkel cost price adopt hennessi request cost price letter januari henkel forward commiss request cost price price list shown bottl pack case gt pic file quot quot gt figur henkel price bra onward xo fix level distinctli higher ceil mention agreement cost price higher cost price price vsop brand lower floor price mention agreement cost price cost price vsop cost price ii legal assess applic articl eec treati articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market hennessi henkel undertak mean articl agreement conclud hennessi henkel februari distribut product feder republ germani agreement undertak caught articl version agreement exist prior amend novemb restrict competit reason suppli hennessi cognac feder republ germani virtu exclus sale purchas claus bind hennessi henkel opportun produc cognac wine base spirit henkel sale network distribut product feder republ germani virtu competit claus prohibit henkel repres directli indirectli brand cognac wine base spirit irrespect origin hennessi formal consent write supplementari agreement novemb narrow scope exclus purchas claus limit purchas made franc restrict claus permit henkel distribut directli wine base spirit cognac german weinbrand agreement continu restrict competit henkel custom feder republ germani obtain hennessi product direct compani subsidiari exclus sale henkel unabl obtain hennessi product french undertak partial exclus purchas produc cognac weinbrand henkel sale network distribut product feder republ germani competit claus articl agreement aggrav restrict competit articl hennessi undertak guarante henkel price quot german domest market margin effect protect point view price infiltr quot hennessi statement intend protect henkel parallel import protect competit merchant articl object limit henkel freedom fix resal price prevent exclus dealer fix freeli basi condit obtain market agreement affect trade member state firstli creat sole direct import hennessi cognac feder republ germani prevent henkel obtain hennessi product french undertak distribut brand cognac sale organ seek restrict parallel import germani thirdli henkel lack freedom fix retail price deflect trade direct natur total freedom form price restrict competit effect trade member state appreci hennessi turnov ff million major produc cognac feder republ germani world largest import cognac unit kingdom unit state henkel turnov dm million sell approxim cognac armagnac market inapplic articl eec treati articl eec treati provis paragraph articl declar inapplic case agreement categori agreement undertak meet requir articl regul eec articl treati prohibit contain articl treati appli agreement undertak parti parti agre suppli good resal defin area common market exclus restrict competit impos exclus dealer provid articl regul notifi agreement addit exclus sale purchas competit claus permit articl regul eec qualifi exempt regul restrict oblig impos articl contract exclus dealer obtain manufactur consent order exce limit laid agreement fix retail price restrict impos virtu articl regul eec includ oblig articl preclud applic articl regul articl regul eec articl regul appli quot contract parti measur prevent dealer consum obtain good contract relat sell territori cover contract quot articl agreement quot ja hennessi amp guarante henkel amp price cognac free frontier german domest market margin effect protect point view price infiltr quot intend hennessi state letter novemb protect henkel quot parallel import infiltr quot notwithstand inapplic regul eec duli notifi exclus dealership agreement exempt undergo individu examin provid satisfi condit laid articl contribut improv distribut product allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question commiss state recit regul eec present state trade exclus deal agreement relat intern trade lead gener improv distribut fact produc maintain contact dealer countri make easier overcom sale difficulti result linguist legal differ case consider conced exclus dealership agreement question reason outlin improv distribut hennessi product german market henkel sole distributor product feder republ enjoi measur secur encourag invest ensur wider distribut improv effect exclus dealer fix resal price freeli basi cost price product purchas manufactur adapt profit margin sale polici determin basi condit obtain market requir essenti hennessi product penetr german market combat competit brand case hennessi enabl overse henkel price articl agreement quot hennessi consent henkel wish fix resal price cost price cost price quot henkel appli price differ price list temporarili provid hennessi notifi quickli price circumst fall quot cost price quot includ commiss paid hennessi henkel henkel free reduc rebat charg lower price consid clear inform provid hennessi henkel abovement provis articl agreement appli annual respect bra xo respect vsop addit hennessi avail claus request henkel fix price maximum price laid agreement hennessi state letter octob quot true approach henkel occas order ensur perform oblig contract quot increas resal price bra xo price origin fix henkel limit laid agreement xo exceed ceil laid agreement bra conclud fair share benefit result exclus distribut set consum improv distribut accompani reduct sale price consum articl agreement henkel free decis clear manner agreement appli hennessi prevail henkel fix higher price ensu agreement competit claus articl contract consid indispens attain object exclus concess contract intens promot good subject contract exclus concessionnair concentr effort commiss point iii quot jallatt quot decis offici journal european commun januari page contrast restrict concessionnair freedom fix resal price contain articl regard indispens attain object agreement product question consid hennessi consid luxuri product hennessi state letter novemb purpos articl agreement ensur product quot regard luxuri product subject cut price sell lead busi anarchi quot commiss state select distribut arrang luxuri perfum industri quot luxuri charact product regard adequ ground exempt articl quot hennessi put argument letter novemb quot rel freedom give henkel fix price product limit reason counterpart exclus sale guarante distributor quot context exclus concess contract surveil manufactur distributor resal price consid indispens attain benefici purpos refer exist quot rel freedom quot plead hennessi exist forc henkel fix price limit provid contract hennessi maintain letter juli quot author distributor appli resal price determin market question brand distributor jeopard brand product quot argument undermin behaviour hennessi impos stringent claus distributor brand common market agre abolish commiss request hennessi maintain agreement special case view long durat year import german market state connect quot duti agreement monitor close trade polici pursu agent promot product price polici appear essenti maintain brand imag product quot note hennessi competitor cognac merchant notifi sole distribut agreement commiss martel camu courvoisi measur restrict freedom sole distributor fix price protect territori notwithstand contract concern german market similar import circumst accept circumst size market question durat agreement justifi addit restrict competit contrari invit closer examin term distributor made sole dealer unfavour effect restrict appreci articl agreement design protect henkel parallel import regard indispens attain object agreement object seek shield sole dealer competit product bear brand come member state provis contract prevent exclus concessionnair freeli fix resal price articl protect concessionnair parallel import articl exempt articl treati appli provis exclus sale purchas competit hand hand abovement provis articl agreement notifi grant exempt articl treati articl regul articl regul commiss find applic initi infring articl decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end abovement reason hennessi henkel infring articl treati requir commiss bring infring fourth report competit polici point end achiev purpos suffici bring contract term regul eec delet restrict claus articl contract adopt decis articl articl exclus concess agreement conclud februari ja hennessi amp henkel amp distribut hennessi cognac feder republ germani constitut infring provis articl treati establish european econom commun articl request applic articl treati agreement notifi dismiss articl parti decis address termin forthwith infring refer articl hereto articl decis address ja hennessi amp rue de la richonn cognac cedex henkel amp biebrich alle wiesbaden brussel decemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss annex quot articl de notr contrat avec henkel pour objet de protéger notr distributeur contr le import parallèl ou le infiltr le prix de base facturé henkel rest le prix en europ comm mentionné ci dessu quot annex ii quot nou somm bien intervenu deux repris pour qu henkel exécut se oblig contractuel en ce qui concern la fixat de prix de notr qualité bra en en pour la vent de notr qualité xo henkel avait fixé se tarif pour le bra dm nou lui avon demandé de le fixer dm pour xo nou avon demandé notr agent de porter son prix de dm quot annex iii quot nou estimon la liberté rel nou laisson la société henkel de fixer la vent le prix de no produit dan un fourchett qui nou sembl raisonn est la contreparti de exclusivité de vent nou garantisson notr distributeur quot annex iv quot autoris distributeur pratiqu la revent le prix qu il déterminerait seul alor qu il agit du marché un marqu pa du distributeur risquerait de porter atteint aux intérêt de la marqu du produit quot annex quot nou considéron dan le cadr tel accord nou devon contrôler étroitement la politiqu commercial suivi par notr agent pour le développ de no marqu par voie de conséquenc sa politiqu de prix qui nou sembl essentiel quant au maintien de imag de marqu de no produit quot