commiss decis decemb acquisit feder republ germani major sharehold gelsenberg ag essen 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 commun govern feder republ germani march intent acquir major sharehold gelsenberg ag essen number state control undertak feder republ germani engag product distribut coal own control hold vereinigt elektrizität und bergwerk aktiengesellschaft veba bonn berlin remaind veba share dispers larg number hold veba hold share capit hugo stinn ag mülheim undertak engag wholesal coal trade hold control interest field veba share capit coalproduc undertak ruhrkohl ag share capit vereinigt industri unternehmungen aktiengesellschaft viag berlin viag veba control braunschweigisch kohlenbergwerk bkb helmstedt bkb stop product brown coal briquett april control smaller distribut undertak mean articl treati bkb veba control bkb stinn stromey gmbh coal wholesal feder republ germani own share saarbergwerk ag saarbrücken coal produc undertak mean articl treati saarbergwerk major hold coal distribut undertak mean articl share capit salzgitt ag hold ruhrkohl ag gelsenberg ag group activ field hydrocarbon chemic nuclear process electr gener inland waterwai transport distribut share held rheinisch westfälisch elektrizitätswerk aktiengesellschaft rwe essen remaind share dispers number hold whollyown subsidiari raab karcher gmbh coal distri bution undertak mean articl treati raab karcher gmbh link bayerisch brennstoffhandel gmbh kg hansen neuerburg export import gmbh ohg undertak control jointli raab karcher firm gelsenberg ag hold ruhrkohl ag feder govern propos acquir share capit gelsenberg ag combin gelsenberg ag veba design produc viabl larg scale group activ centr oil electr product merger undertak mean combin coal product distribut busi constitut concentr mean articl feder govern control directli indirectli undertak mean articl regard hold feder govern note undertak control govern subject central plan decis make author oper econom independ undertak veba vereinigt industri unternehmungen ag saarbergwerk ag salzgitt ag effect link connect bring restrict effect competit assess concentr confin integr gelsenberg ag veba veba gelsenberg ag sharehold ruhrkohl ag mine compani transfer mine hold ruhrkohl ag sharehold larg sharehold control ruhrkohl ag acquisit hold gelsenberg ag give feder govern share ruhrkohl ag undertak control feder govern hold approxim capit ruhrkohl undoubtedli consider influenc busi polici indic govern feder republ germani strengthen posit modifi suppli condit ruhrkohl ag favour merchant control addit term busi ruhrkohl ag author commiss ensur equal treatment wholesal term direct purchas ruhrkohl ag chang pattern ownership ruhrkohl ag give veba gelsenberg ag group advantag access product judg figur annual sale solid fuel relev market feder republ germani expect gt pic file quot quot gt total sale approxim metric ton annum undertak merg repres total sale coal wholesal relev market share wholesal market largest feder republ coal wholesal feder republ market share smaller undertak wholesal wide scatter feder republ germani consum wide choic cover requir solid fuel concentr amount market veba gelsenberg ag posit fix price solid fuel approxim metric ton solid fuel sold metric ton produc commun trade margin allow coal main supplier field list price undertak sell list price hand veba gelsenberg ag rais price competit fuel oil year price fuel oil commun coal appli lesser extent approxim metric ton coal import veba gelsenberg ag account approxim market coal import commun countri market posit strength posit wholesal coal busi price import coal duti free import quota invari price fuel oil except coal state trade countri import price fuel oil price situat chang substanti wholesal fuel trade wai consum convert instal fuel oil modifi solid liquid fuel result coal wholesal germani sold metric ton fuel oil addit solid fuel mean oj sale coal wholesal ton ton account solid fuel greater part busi fuel oil oil compani sold metric ton direct coal wholesal result opportun todai wholesal exploit strong market posit possibl substitut fuel oil solid fuel appear competitor market ensur suffic competit situat competit wholesal primarili term varieti suppli reput deliveri time qualiti deliveri arrang treatment complaint determin merger undertak afford except competit advantag consider fact inland waterwai vessel veba gelsenberg ag carri capac enabl transport total shipment german firm feder republ germani foreign port solid fuel sold feder republ germani ship water veba gelsenberg ag carri solid fuel sale vessel pointer indic undertak gain privileg posit vessel fact inland waterwai suppli cargo space exce demand veba gelsenberg ag direct influenc transport charg waterwai freight charg fix set rate german domest traffic determin freeli freight market market structur relationship suppli demand undertak virtual scope grant special term buyer make transport facil merger enabl undertak involv determin price control restrict distribut substanti part solid fuel market evad rule competit institut treati give artifici privileg posit afford substanti advantag access suppli market adopt decis articl feder republ germani author acquir major share gelsenberg ag essen articl decis address feder republ germani brussel decemb commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli