commiss decis april amend decis ec declar compat concentr common market case iv shell montecatini english text authent ec commiss european commun regard treati establish european commun regard council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak articl thereof regard request made shell petroleum nv montedison nederland nv regard opinion advisori committe concentr januari shell petroleum nv shell montedison nederland nv montedison notifi commiss propos concentr joint ventur polyolefin sector montel pursuant articl regul eec merger regul june commiss adopt decis ec declar propos concentr compat common market subject condit oblig commit parti decis decemb parti made formal request review pp technolog commit set paragraph decis mean paragraph decis commiss decis june commiss consid result establish montel fulli own subsidiari royal dutch shell group compani link lead technolog manufactur polypropylen pp montedison spheripol technolog unipol technolog develop union carbid corpor ucc shell oil royal dutch shell subsidiari shell industri leader montel develop market spheripol shell oil import contributor unipol technolog packag suppli catalyst commiss view royal dutch shell control competit behaviour subsidiari affect rivalri spheripol unipol main competit relationship market licens pp technolog servic pp technolog market exist pp technolog provid potenti entrant market repres signific constraint exercis market power parti short medium term reason commiss conclud notifi concentr lead domin pp technolog market order remov competit concern identifi commiss parti enter commit vi vi commiss base commit montedison pp technolog busi remain montel transfer separ compani technipol technipol structur financi independ shell montel endow asset characterist enabl oper ongo viabl competit busi view parti commit commiss consid concentr lead creation strengthen domin posit declar compat common market time notifi parti reserv right commun law request commiss review specif commit relat pp technolog paragraph decis commiss note statement confirm willing undertak review accord commun competit law paragraph decis shell oil contractu arrang ucc time adopt decis summar basi cooper compani cooper undertak agreement cua purpos agreement combin ucc fluidiz bed process shell shac catalyst view develop pp technolog packag unipol licens parti pp plant seadrift texa demonstr plant technolog toll manufactur facil shell oil form object separ partnership agreement shell oil contribut unipol packag includ suppli develop market price custom support technic assist catalyst ii subsequ develop notif propos concentr feder trade commiss ftc initi investig forward draft complaint date decemb notifi parti set competit concern view meet concern shell montedison enter agreement consent order requir divestitur shell oil asset tangibl intang relat pp technolog catalyst technolog propylen polym pp catalyst pend divestitur parti agre asset held separ busi call polyco novemb shell oil sign agreement ucc transfer polyco asset ucc agreement approv ftc decemb divestitur close januari agreement shell oil ucc involv transfer ucc shell oil interest pp shac catalyst busi relat asset includ inter alia shell oil right titl interest cua relat agreement interest seadrift polypropylen compani seadrift pp plant pp catalyst pilot plant pp pp catalyst plant asset norco louisiana facil equip westhollow technolog center houston texa intellectu properti relat shell oil pp catalyst technolog includ patent right trade secret technolog licenc research agreement right shac trade mark addit shell oil agre sell ucc year divestitur pp monom price term condit favour price term condit shell suppli product montel north america request commiss releas pp technolog commit set paragraph decis ground rational commit remov iii assess parti request review possibl review provid decis pp technolog commit parti remov commiss competit concern purpos effect ensur lead pp technolog spheripol unipol fall decis influenc singl decis centr transfer montedison pp technolog busi separ compani sole control montedison result spheripol fell field influenc shell remain independ viabl competitor market logic signific structur chang shell oil contractu arrang ucc result unipol fall field influenc royal dutch shell group remain independ viabl competitor market equal remov commiss competit concern signific structur chang place constitut suffici ground declar concentr compat common market reason decis acknowledg commiss willing review accord commun competit law continu necess commit relat establish technipol effect agreement shell oil ucc result agreement shell oil right titl interest cua transfer ucc shell oil right requir undertak action pursuant cua contractu arrang shell oil ucc termin shell shell oil ceas link ucc relev unipol pp technolog busi addit agreement ucc asset characterist enabl oper unipol ongo viabl competit busi continu independ pp technolog develop state unipol packag combin ucc process shell oil catalyst agreement shell oil transfer ucc catalyst pilot plant intellectu properti right relat catalyst technolog facil equip westhollow technolog center houston texa util pp catalyst research develop technic support shell oil transfer pp plant seadrift manufactur facil demonstr plant unipol technolog custom list technic inform interest contract custom supplier book record file busi includ transfer asset final shell oil personnel work support unipol pp licens activ emploi ucc summari agreement enabl ucc obtain sole control asset personnel constitut shell oil contribut unipol technolog packag enabl shell oil support success unipol pp licens activ addit acquir asset ucc substanti resourc ucc larg sophist compani major licensor pe technolog unipol pp packag base process technolog initi develop pe product technolog expertis resourc constitut ucc contribut unipol pp packag natur continu support success packag track record reput pp license establish set origin commiss decis unipol lead pp technolog packag account worldwid pp plant capac spheripol account worldwid pp plant capac unipol displai number characterist consid import license select pp technolog term instanc product rang simplic oper cost perform ratio size licens pool brought agreement relat arrang unipol fact shell oil agre transfer ucc pp catalyst plant asset norco louisiana pp capac tonn year pp plant asset part shell oil partnership arrang ucc unipol technolog arrang includ seadrift plant pp capac tonn year commiss consid mention element result sever shell link lead pp technolog unipol time ensur continu exist unipol independ viabl pp technolog capabl compet effect spheripol state purpos effect establish technipol precis ensur lead pp technolog spheripol case remain independ shell influenc viabl competitor market view remedi remov commiss competit concern relat domin pp technolog market set decis june simultan exist result point view commun competit law mean paragraph decis constitut suffici ground amend origin decis revok condit oblig attach thereto order ensur complianc pp technolog commit iv final conclus reason outlin commiss consid light develop place adopt decis june pp technolog commit set paragraph decis longer remov commiss competit concern express basi concentr shell montedison declar compat common market condit oblig attach adopt decis articl articl decis ec replac articl concentr shell montedison declar compat common market articl decis address shell petroleum nv karel van bylandtlaan nl hagu montedison nederland nv admiraliteitskad nl ed rotterdam brussel april commiss karel van miert member commiss oj corrigendum oj oj oj publish version decis inform hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul eec disclosur busi secret paragraph seq decis includ inter alia patent patent technolog licenc right trade secret technolog royalti free right receiv result futur research develop shell catalyst technolog right trademark tradenam relat shac catalyst paragraph seq decis