commiss decis june relat proceed articl treati establish european econom commun iv vitamin german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof regard commiss decis juli commenc proceed initi articl regul hoffmann la roch group basl switzerland hereinaft call quot roch quot heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec juli regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit obtain pursuant articl regul decemb fact decis concern agreement conclud roch undertak engag product sale common market afico société assist techniqu pour produit nestlé behalf nestlé group la tour de peilz switzerland american cyanamid compani wayn jersei usa animedica intern gmbh frankfurt main feder republ germani beecham group brentford unit kingdom capsugel sa behalf park davi group basl switzerland daw laboratori saint nicola belgium guyomarc pari franc isaac spencer amp aberdeen unit kingdom merck darmstadt feder republ germani nitrovit dalton unit kingdom organon nv oss netherland paul white food ipswich unit kingdom protector sa anderlecht belgium provimi bonda veevoederfabriek provimi bv rotterdam netherland radar nv asten belgium oj oj ralston purina europ brussel belgium ramik werk hamburg feder republ germani sandoz ag basl switzerland trouw amp nv intern putten netherland unilev inkoop mij nv rotterdam netherland upjohn intern kalamazoo michigan usa wyeth intern limit philadelphia usa vitamin product proceed concern bulk synthet substanc belong thirteen group vitamin pp pantothen acid biotin folic acid group vitamin includ interrel substanc properti biolog field specif metabol function interchang group addit group vitamin combin complementari synergist effect defici vitamin group give rise ill disord medic scienc vitamin primarili purpos therapeut oldest vitamin separ multivitamin prepar conjunct medicin anti bacteri antibiot ad vitamin food vitamin manufactur food lost part origin vitamin content result industri process margarin milk butter chocol anim feed vitamin provid balanc diet anim intens livestock product vitamin purpos approxim proport pharmaceut food anim feed group vitamin peculiar metabol properti meet constant requir market requir satisfi product vitamin group structur product suppli synthesi vitamin undertaken present major scientif problem mass product synthet vitamin requir heavi invest synthes process larg measur uniqu group vitamin highli special equip plant manufactur vitamin group produc vitamin group convers plant product simpl matter high level invest requir product capac gear estim growth demand year cf minut meet unilev roch london decemb present surplu capac world product vitamin construct plant meet long term requir shortag vitamin market vitamin expand vigor volum sale increas fold year vitamin sale commun amount approxim unit account half figur account trade commun tabl gt pic file quot quot gt gt pic file quot quot gt larg pharmaceut group undertak invest scale requir manufactur vitamin distribut effect entrust extens sale network group possess group sell directli custom market mention lead manufactur bulk vitamin common market list tabl indic group vitamin produc group vitamin handl resal tabl product roch includ widest rang vitamin group philip duphar product vitamin group signific vitamin roch manufactur resel account roch supplier offer full rang vitamin roch world largest vitamin manufactur approxim share market base turnov manufactur common market group vitamin vitamin manufactur roch vitamin largest manufactur account slightli half percentag vitamin rest market largest manufactur vitamin rest market divid manufactur vitamin vitamin largest manufactur market share quarter roch vitamin largest manufactur market share roch biotin pantothen acid vitamin resold manufactur roch vitamin vitamin vitamin pp folic acid vitamin turnov achiev roch common market repres proport total sale vitamin respect manufactur vitamin respect vitamin sold hoffmann la roch basl head multin group term sale world lead pharmaceut produc sfr million common market group own subsidiari vitamin industri belgium produit roch sa brussel distribut netherland hoffmann la roch rotterdam distribut feder republ germani hoffmann la roch grenzach import subsidiari eec term turnov rank basl manufactur sale itali produit roch sale pharmaceut instituto dell vitamin premix vitamin proprietari veterinari product franc produit roch neuilli distribut product biotin unit kingdom roch product distribut product vitamin pantothen acid denmark roch distribut roch larg number product centr countri year roch begun bui process manufactur vitamin pioneer synthesi number vitamin develop manufactur process vitamin biotin pantothen acid obtain licenc produc vitamin roch plai lead role introduc vitamin food industri ad vitamin margarin conjunct custom unilev meet requir unilev roch fact built plant specif manufactur vitamin patent manufactur vitamin expir roch maintain technolog lead competitor recent develop industri vitamin antioxid ferment agent brewer incorpor vitamin proprietari veterinari product prepar compound anim feed lead evid roch highli develop technic servic custom obtain inform technic assist solv problem rais product quot time share servic quot involv comput hardwar softwar provid custom anim feed industri program product roch extens highli special sale network consider local stock enabl regular rapid suppli product fresh vitamin catalogu produc roch claim quot develop industri product synthet vitamin roch plai lead role largest manufactur field quot constant improv manufactur method strict analyt control justifi roch world qualiti servic quot structur demand main buyer bulk vitamin firm pharmaceut food anim feed industri incorpor vitamin product pattern demand highli vari addit larg scale user multin group oper industri vitamin sold small quantiti small medium size firm bread biscuit cake manufactur type laboratori small trader baker roch custom industri common market main area competit involv larg scale user multin group commiss inquiri roch public emerg bulk user tend place larg order supplier cover requir undertak conclud fidel agreement roch import custom princip user vitamin firm except purchas entir rang vitamin produc roch obtain requir fidel agreement undertak set industri pharmaceut beecham capsugel park davi american cyanamid compani merck sandoz upjohn wyeth food afico nestlé nitrovit imperi food paul white food isaac spencer unilev anim feed animedica daw guyomarc organon akzo protector provimi central soya radar ralston purina ramik werk trouw tabl quantiti vitamin produc sold roch firm gt pic file quot quot gt custom account roch sale total vitamin sale common market conduct question sale strategi roch bulk synthet vitamin secur exclus preferenti agreement custom import agreement quot fidel agreement quot main featur purchas obtain roch vitamin requir form vitamin manufactur roch roch purchas vitamin requir favour price obtain custom domest market year case month roch pai rebat custom obtain requir roch calcul total purchas formula calcul rebat aggreg group vitamin purchas roch amount rebat differ custom custom vari custom receiv rebat call quot english quot claus custom inform roch quot reput quot manufactur charg price lower charg roch appli dealer broker roch lower price level custom free obtain suppli manufactur lose fidel rebat purchas roch number circular parent compani roch group subsidiari minut meet offic compani confirm main featur quot fidel quot system show benefit accru roch circular issu decemb instanc statement appear quot fidel contract experi roch compani fidel contract provid effici protect competit basf concern todai manag inform made special provis contract give definit content short descript advantag fidel contract cover point custom undertak purchas total requir vitamin roch roch appli automat purchas custom price quantiti involv custom receiv lower quotat vitamin manufactur give roch possibl meet quotat place order competitor question roch meet price submit custom free regard purchas lose fidel statu principl appli roch unabl cover entir requir custom due shortag end year custom receiv fidel rebat purchas year rebat cancel custom compli principl singl vitamin requir manufactur roch fidel rebat paid end year written contract case custom favour formal negoti fidel rebat substitut turnov contract turnov target repres custom total requir revis end year order reflect custom increas purchas power advantag agreement obviou feed mill instanc purchas vitamin carophyl tempt offer competitor basf vitamin induc custom chang supplier lose fidel rebat carophyl vitamin basf manufactur reason case make custom accept higher price individu item offer competit deal favour quot circular issu explain import roch loyalti type custom stress effect fidel contract protect market examin possibl establish closer link custom quot factor constantli endang market share vitamin busi custom europ tend purchas raw materi manufactur retain market share cardin import build larg circl faith custom countri fact successfulli oper fidel contract question rais step creat reach relationship base mutual confid resembl genuin partnership quot circular issu august vitamin passag fidel contract gener quot fidel contract custom realiz past year frequent shortag field fine chemic long run import reliabl supplier shop lowest price precari vitamin situat custom awar excel opportun possibl long time convinc reluct firm advantag quot partnership quot manufactur user good fidel contract place design give secur custom penetr market mention vitamin collaps present price level quot circular issu septemb biotin roch told subsidiari step cope increas competit market vitamin quot place protect market fidel contract arrang give confidenti end year rebat premix feedmil promot biotin hope make posit inevit develop glad inform regularli experi gain sale progress market quot minut meet manag roch subsidiari european bulk manag meet octob statement quot biotin market polici trust meantim studi mention document decid market expans biotin sale special arrang coupl confidenti end year rebat select custom prepar promot roch biotin quot dutch subsidiari express opinion quot threat competit intrud market concern protect present possibl futur interest present vitamin suppli agreement custom total part year requir quot number subsidiari advoc greater fidel contract minut roch stress import attach agreement multin custom order obtain quot price quiet quot quot roch compani abroad realiz import multi nation custom written basl roch holland quot utmost import tie custom nation prefer intern level roch fight time custom bui case mean open fight price supplier intern agreement result price quiet longer period internation quot quot system work direct agreement roch parent compani compani belong group act behalf agreement appli subsidiari group busi vitamin countri involv case includ member state common market agreement hereinaft call quot multin contract quot gener import conclud larg firm belong multin group requir vari locat plant main featur partnership includ automat entitl roch lowest price similar quantiti suppli requir custom preferenti treatment shortag free technic servic system appli gener instruct parent compani direct agreement roch subsidiari custom countri busi hereinaft call quot nation contract quot proport requir cover contract apportion multin nation contract set gt pic file quot quot gt gt pic file quot quot gt fidel relationship last end featur incorpor contract question number contract daw organon provimi ralston purina american cyanamid radar animedica nation contract guyomarc beecham nitrovit paul white isaac spencer expressli custom undertak obtain proport requir roch return roch grant rebat benefit quot english claus quot guyomarc novemb provimi contract amend rebat reduc chang quot del creder commiss quot paragraph contract afico nestlé capsugel park davi upjohn provid quot del creder commiss quot paid roch basl parti return guarante pai bill subsidiari group member case afico nestlé payment compani quot link quot fidel commit take form agreement nestlé upjohn expressli undertak cover requir roch capsugel park davi contract number park davi subsidiari express quot intent quot bui vitamin requir roch english claus set afico nestlé capsugel park davi contract upjohn contract requir roch sell upjohn lowest price countri question quot compar term quot contract animedica multin basic contract protector ramik sandoz trouw wyeth rebat grant quot assumpt quot fidel animedica quot expect quot similar degre fidel protector quot condit quot requir suppli roch ramik return undertak quot recommend quot subsidiari obtain suppli roch sandoz regard close link creat roch custom express intent obtain suppli roch trouw return undertak give roch prefer requir wyeth english claus expressli appear animedica ramik sandoz trouw wyeth contract unilev group conclud multin agreement roch nation agreement vitamin unit kingdom multin agreement conclud roch basl unilev inkoop netherland act buyer coordin agent group european subsidiari contract suppli roch unilev group approxim quantiti fix relat requir includ english claus express provis rebat roch basl unilev inkoop agre special price lower charg roch subsidiari differ price charg roch subsidiari unilev subsidiari agre special price reimburs roch basl unilev inkoop month contract roch merck relat vitamin contain main featur vitamin roch undertook suppli merck requir merck promis place order roch roch undertook offer merck lowest price term minimum rebat ceil english claus includ agreement conclud year vitamin roch oblig substanti increas vitamin product capac undertook suppli merck requir merck undertook obtain suppli exclus roch minimum rebat fix ceil english claus includ roch event offer merck lowest price term contract conclud year vitamin roch oblig doubl capac annual product vitamin metric ton undertook meet merck requir excess product merck undertook turn bui exclus roch rebat english claus includ agre roch refrain action affect merck posit quot produc quot contract conclud year ii infring articl articl eec treati abus undertak domin posit common market substanti part prohibit incompat common market affect trade member state relev market group vitamin constitut distinct market group suit satisfi stabl requir signific extent interchang group product relev product market purpos decis group vitamin biotin pantothen acid relev geograph market purpos decis common market domin posit roch enjoi complet freedom action relev market enabl imped effect competit common market domin posit market domin posit result market share held roch abovement vitamin consider rang vitamin produc half share vitamin roch produc wider rang vitamin competitor requir user extend group vitamin roch emploi sale price strategi depend manufactur condit competit market assess domin posit roch account roch world largest produc vitamin turnov exce produc technolog commerci advantag possess competitor entri vitamin market requir larg special invest program capac long period order profit possibl entri competitor market present appreci effect posit roch abus conduct roch paragraph constitut abus domin posit natur hamper freedom choic equal treatment purchas restrict competit bulk vitamin manufactur common market affect trade member state abus natur conduct appear fact custom bound exclus preferenti purchas commit favour roch larg proport requir result express oblig exclus fidel rebat mean fact price advantag grant base differ cost born roch relat quantiti suppli suppli larg proport custom requir fact case rebat base purchas purchas vitamin group aggreg purchas vitamin group quot board quot rebat fact agreement gener provis quot english claus quot signific purchas oblig inform roch offer manufactur favour roch roch match offer purchas free purchas manufactur lose rebat respect purchas made roch agreement roch stipul offer eman quot reput quot manufactur exclud dealer broker agreement question ident oblig purchas concern agreement type suitabl achiev desir object custom confin purchas larg proport requir vitamin roch agreement express oblig purchas bui requir roch agreement provid fidel rebat agreement evid context price advantag offer return oblig exclus undertaken purchas element present case rebat return del creder guarante guarante favour independ parti subsidiari compani multin group sound financi base commerci transact call guarante exclus agre roch custom agreement amount abus mean articl incompat object articl treati competit common market distort incompat paragraph articl fact agre purchas bui larg proport requir sourc natur remov freedom choic purchas select sourc suppli ti supplier special price offer roch consider abandon purchas opportun obtain substanti proport requir competitor purchas observ oblig exclus purchas requir vitamin manufactur fidel rebat forfeit respect amount purchas respect purchas roch restrict effect aggrav fact rebat exclus calcul basi purchas roch purchas vitamin group aggreg purchas vitamin group quot board quot rebat agreement question effect interf competit vitamin manufactur exclus establish roch custom deni access custom vitamin manufactur quantiti import rate rebat roch made practic imposs oner produc sell custom roch provis quot english claus quot limit relax system appli roch argument provis fact leav custom free purchas competitor roch beli function claus provis whilst enabl roch learn price offer competitor leav roch decis custom question free purchas competitor offer vitamin lower price custom free purchas competitor roch decid match price offer opportun restrict requir offer quot reput quot manufactur custom territori exclud offer territori member state clear sale question interest roch reason quantiti type vitamin involv fact offer reput manufactur roch strength vitamin market put posit adjust price preserv exclus suppli custom question decis roch case depend circumst admit partial deni access competitor market roch reserv agreement question provid fidel rebat return reserv purchas exclus roch condit applic articl met rebat question lead discrimin disadvantag custom roch benefit benefit extent system oper roch lead fix price custom bought quantiti roch made addit purchas manufactur mean dissimilar condit appli equival transact trade parti place competit disadvantag conduct question affect trade member state restrict trade opportun user supplier bulk vitamin member state direct influenc pattern trade member state imped attain object singl market examin statist import bulk vitamin member state half turnov bulk vitamin commun import commun case larg trade commun imped agreement question fine pursuant articl regul commiss impos fine undertak intention neglig infring articl fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring impos fine roch roch intention neglig commit infring roch circular refer provid evid object desir effect expect roch substanti restrict competit roch unawar behaviour restrict competit extent incompat articl assess graviti infring account fact conduct question type form major obstacl competit evidenc larg number agreement relat larg quantiti vitamin agreement conclud major purchas establish member state oper extend common market respect durat infring conclud conduct question began evid increas number agreement end intervent commiss agreement termin infring consid end agreement forc purpos determin amount fine commiss take account period year date doubt roch formul appli systemat polici fidel agreement end termin agreement place roch regist offic common market numer subsidiari common market feder republ germani circumst payment fine amount convert unit account deutsch mark adopt decis articl hoffmann la roch compani commit infring articl conclud agreement oblig purchas grant fidel rebat offer incent bui requir exclus prefer hoffmann la roch articl hoffmann la roch enjoin termin infring forthwith articl fine unit account hundr thousand deutsch mark million nineti thousand impos hoffmann la roch sum paid month date notif decis decis enforc accord articl treati establish european econom commun articl decis address hoffmann la roch amp compani ag basl switzerland brussel june commiss patrick hilleri vice presid