agreement govern unit state america commiss european commun applic competit law govern unit state america commiss european commun recogn world economi increasingli interrel true economi unit state america european commun note govern unit state america commiss european commun share view sound effect enforc competit law matter import effici oper respect market trade note sound effect enforc parti competit law enhanc cooper case coordin applic law note time time differ aris parti applic competit law conduct transact implic signific interest parti regard recommend council organ econom cooper develop cooper member countri restrict busi practic affect intern trade adopt june regard declar ec relat adopt novemb agre articl purpos definit purpos agreement promot cooper coordin lessen possibl impact differ parti applic competit law purpos agreement term definit competit law european commun articl treati establish european econom commun regul eec control concentr undertak articl treati establish european coal steel commun ecsc implement regul includ high author decis ii unit state america sherman act usc clayton act usc wilson tariff act usc feder trade commiss act usc section relat consum protect function law regul parti jointli agre write competit law purpos agreement competit author european commun commiss european commun respons pursuant competit law european commun ii unit state antitrust divis unit state depart justic feder trade commiss enforc activ applic competit law investig proceed conduct competit author part anticompetit activ conduct transact impermiss competit law parti articl ii notif parti notifi competit author awar enforc activ affect import interest parti enforc activ notif ordinarili includ relev enforc activ parti involv anticompetit activ merger acquisit carri signific part parti territori involv merger acquisit parti transact compani control parti transact compani incorpor organ law parti state member state involv conduct believ requir encourag approv parti involv remedi signific respect requir prohibit conduct parti territori respect merger acquisit requir law report competit author notif articl made case govern unit state america time competit author request pursuant usc addit inform documentari materi propos transact ii competit author decid file complaint challeng transact iii advanc entri consent decre enabl parti view account case commiss european commun notic transact publish offici journal pursuant articl council regul eec notic transact receiv articl ecsc treati prior author commiss requir provis ii competit author decid initi proceed respect propos transact pursuant articl council regul eec iii advanc adopt decis case enabl parti view account respect matter notif ordinarili provid stage investig evid notifi circumst present event advanc issuanc statement object case commiss european commun complaint indict case govern unit state america adopt decis settlement case commiss european commun entri consent decre case govern unit state america enabl parti view account parti notifi competit author interven particip regulatori judici proceed aris enforc activ issu address intervent particip affect parti import interest notif paragraph appli regulatori judici proceed public intervent particip public pursuant formal procedur case regulatori proceed unit state proceed feder agenc notif made time intervent particip notif articl includ suffici inform permit initi evalu recipi parti effect interest articl iii exchang inform parti agre common interest share inform facilit effect applic respect competit law promot understand econom condit theori relev competit author enforc activ intervent particip kind articl ii further common interest offici competit author parti meet year agre exchang inform current enforc activ prioriti exchang inform econom sector common interest discuss polici discuss matter mutual interest relat applic competit law parti provid parti signific inform attent competit author anticompetit activ competit author relev warrant enforc activ parti competit author receiv request parti limit articl viii ix parti provid request parti inform possess request parti describ relev enforc activ consid conduct request parti competit author articl iv cooper coordin enforc activ competit author parti render assist competit author parti enforc activ extent compat assist parti law import interest resourc case parti interest pursu enforc activ regard relat situat agre mutual interest coordin enforc activ enforc activ coordin parti account factor opportun make effici resourc devot enforc activ rel abil parti competit author obtain inform conduct enforc activ effect coordin abil parti achiev object enforc activ possibl reduc cost incur person subject enforc activ coordin arrang parti conduct enforc activ expediti consist enforc object parti subject notic parti competit author parti limit termin particip coordin arrang pursu enforc activ independ articl cooper anticompetit activ territori parti advers affect interest parti parti note anticompetit activ occur territori parti addit violat parti competit law advers affect import interest parti parti agre interest address anticompetit activ natur parti believ anticompetit activ carri territori parti advers affect import interest parti notifi parti request parti competit author initi enforc activ notif specif natur anticompetit activ effect interest notifi parti includ offer inform cooper notifi parti provid receipt notif paragraph discuss parti circumst competit author notifi parti initi enforc activ expand ongo enforc activ respect anticompetit activ identifi notif notifi parti advis notifi parti decis enforc activ initi notifi parti advis notifi parti outcom extent signific interim develop articl limit discret notifi parti competit law enforc polici undertak enforc activ respect notifi anticompetit activ preclud notifi parti undertak enforc activ respect anticompetit activ articl vi avoid conflict enforc activ framework law extent compat import interest parti seek stage enforc activ account import interest parti parti import interest parti decis initi investig proceed scope investig proceed natur remedi penalti sought wai import interest enforc activ parti account limit principl import interest parti exist absenc offici involv parti activ question recogn interest reflect anteced law decis statement polici compet author parti import interest affect stage enforc activ parti parti recogn gener matter potenti advers impact parti import interest aris enforc activ parti investig stage greater stage conduct prohibit penal form remedi order impos appear parti enforc activ advers affect import interest parti parti factor addit factor relev circumst seek accommod compet interest rel signific anticompetit activ involv conduct enforc parti territori compar conduct parti territori presenc absenc purpos part engag anticompetit activ affect consum supplier competitor enforc parti territori rel signific effect anticompetit activ enforc parti interest compar effect parti interest exist absenc reason expect further defeat enforc activ degre conflict consist enforc activ parti law articul econom polici extent enforc activ parti respect person includ judgment undertak result activ affect articl vii consult parti agre consult promptli parti respons request parti consult matter relat agreement attempt conclud consult expediti view reach mutual satisfactori conclus request consult includ reason therefor state procedur time limit consider requir consult expedit consult place level includ consult head competit author concern consult paragraph parti account principl cooper set agreement prepar explain parti specif result applic principl issu subject consult articl viii confidenti inform notwithstand provis agreement parti requir provid inform parti disclosur inform request parti prohibit law parti possess inform incompat import interest parti possess inform parti agre maintain fullest extent confidenti inform provid confid parti agreement oppos fullest extent applic disclosur inform parti author parti suppli inform articl ix exist law agreement interpret manner inconsist exist law requir chang law unit state america european commun respect state member state articl commun agreement commun agreement includ notif articl ii carri direct oral telephon written facsimil commun parti competit author parti author notif articl ii xi request articl vii confirm promptli write diplomat channel articl xi entri forc termin review agreement enter forc signatur agreement remain forc dai date parti notifi parti write wish termin agreement parti review oper agreement month date entri forc view assess cooper activ identifi addit area usefulli cooper identifi wai agreement improv parti agre review includ thing analysi actual potenti case determin interest serv closer cooper wit whereof undersign duli author sign agreement washington duplic twenti dai septemb english languag commiss european commun govern unit state america exchang interpret letter govern unit state america dear awar august court justic european commun held european commiss compet conclud agreement commiss european commun govern unit state america applic competit rule order remedi situat council decid date conclud agreement agreement conclud council behalf european commun commiss behalf european coal steel commun correct error text agreement set detail annex letter form integr part letter correct affect substanc agreement made exchang letter grate confirm accept correct contain letter order ensur clear understand european commun interpret agreement set interpret statement light articl ix agreement articl viii understood inform cover provis articl council regul circumst commun commiss antitrust author save express agreement sourc concern similarli inform refer articl ii iii agreement includ inform cover articl regul similar provis regul equival applic save express agreement sourc concern light articl viii agreement public inform provid parti accord agreement consid confidenti receiv parti oppos request disclosur parti disclosur author undertak concern requir law receiv parti understood parti assur confidenti inform furnish parti accord applic rule includ rule intend assur confidenti inform gather parti enforc activ parti legal mean dispos oppos disclosur inform european commun recal principl govern relationship commiss member state applic competit rule enshrin council regul commiss notic competit author inform member state member state interest affect notif antitrust author commiss consult competit author inform member state member state cooper coordin enforc activ activ competit author respect request disclos inform ensur confidenti subject contrari requir applic law grate confirm interpret statement present difficulti govern sincer annex text agreement necessit conclus agreement commiss behalf european coal steel commun council behalf european commun titl agreement european commun govern unit state america applic competit law parti european commun european coal steel commun hand hereinaft refer european commun recit note european commun govern unit state america share view sound effect enforc competit law matter import effici oper respect market trade execut european commun european coal steel commun govern unit state america underlin ital offici journal