commiss decis novemb approv acquisit august thyssen hütte sharehold solmer ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard high author decis lai implement articl treati regul constitut control undertak regard applic januari sollac usinor februari august thyssen hütte obtain comment govern french republ feder republ germani sacilor aciéri laminoir de lorrain pari wendel sidelor steel produc undertak mean articl nomin capit ff sacilor hold total nomin capit ff million steel produc undertak société lorrain de laminag continu sollac pari sacilor power control sollac mean decis concentr sacilor sollac mean articl reason sharehold sacilor hold compani concentr sacilor sollac inter alia steel produc undertak sollac group gt pic file quot quot gt union sidérurgiqu du nord de est de la franc usinor pari steel produc undertak nomin capit ff usinor hold total nomin capit ff million steel produc undertak laminoir de strasbourg strasbourg power control undertak concentr usinor laminoir de strasbourg usinor group sollac usinor hold steel produc undertak société lorrain méridional de laminag continu solmer pari expect nomin capit ff million decemb oj ecsc sollac usinor solmer conclud agreement set detail right oblig undertak concern agreement sollac usinor power exercis joint control solmer concentr solmer undertak sollac usinor group concentr undertak sollac group usinor group august thyssen hütte ag ath duisburg hamborn steel produc undertak nomin capit dm million ath control jointli parti steel produc undertak gt pic file quot quot gt concentr undertak ath thyssen group decemb ath sollac usinor solmer sign agreement substanc set ath sollac usinor quot member solmer quot ath hold share solmer term sollac usinor addit ath acquir share nomin capit solmer hold sollac usinor simultan reduc sollac usinor state readi give ath option term agre time increas share solmer share statement undertak concern expect exce ath take option immedi repres supervisori board board manag solmer proport size sharehold member solmer entitl suppli proport amount sharehold product made solmer respect product suppli solmer member pai product process cost solmer gener financi overhead includ interest incident expens repay loan contract solmer principl solmer oper behalf member market product member market freeli independ sale organ solmer product receiv steel work fo sur mer bouch du rhône solmer construct plant facil product pig iron crude steel slab hot roll wide coil process hot roll wide coil product plate sheet gener servic connect abovement oper harbour road railwai offic warehous laboratori facil refer construct stage stage correspond crude steel capac million metric ton year stage annual capac increas million metric ton decis stage construct roll mill requir product refer reach mutual agreement member solmer member particip extens exist facil construct member member instruct solmer proce provid compat effici oper solmer member member assum oblig right aris implement project respons financ necess alter redistribut capit solmer appar agreement solmer control jointli sollac usinor ath propos commiss decis doc fin detail contain paragraph govern relationship partner solmer consid trade secret articl publish transact bring concentr thyssen group solmer addit concentr exist sollac group solmer usinor group solmer sollac usinor thyssen group control sharehold joint hold solmer group independ collect own product undertak solmer make member flat product coil plate sheet flat product section steel produc group work note solmer act joint sale agenc member member market share solmer product sale organ examin respect product market extent competit group restrict result joint control solmer ii technolog reason product hotrol wide coil commun concentr product unit increas roll speed increas number stand coiler tend lead creation larger unit modern work produc hot roll wide coil plate continu wide hot strip mill high revers plate mill annual capac million million metric ton presuppos crude steel output region million metric ton tabl show output crude steel flat product sollac usinor thyssen group tabl show quantiti flat product subsequ process group deliveri parti show percentag coil subsequ process undertak high relat total output thyssen usinor group process coil output sollac group bui addit metric ton coil big group commun larg amount coil tabl gt pic file quot quot gt tabl gt pic file quot quot gt share held group concern sale product question main market franc feder republ germani common market gt pic file quot quot gt show group princip market domest market deliveri group member state export thyssen countri consider group compet commun commun undertak princip market rest common market franc import metric ton coil metric ton plate metric ton sheet french product frg part import metric ton coil metric ton plate metric ton sheet german product strong interpenetr steel market total receipt commun countri solmer plant function stimul enlarg commun result access member state reason common market consid relev market flat product thyssen sollac usinor posit group compar undertak group commun solmer undertak produc flat product start product basi invest plan product capac gt pic file quot quot gt member solmer intend doubl output reach formal decis addit roll plant put oper solmer expect process grow proport coil output sheet plate solmer conceiv member produc cooper suppli member cost price product made proport respect financi hold oper market supplier member sell share solmer product sale network process process plant sale network thyssen sollac usinor group group complet independ product capac group concern includ probabl share output solmer sollac usinor ath expect approxim gt pic file quot quot gt solmer control common sollac usinor ath joint invest solmer consider group guid invest decis sector product solmer oper invest decis made jointli partner solmer plan product group natur bear mind share solmer output regul product joint control solmer lead restrict competit group make decis invest product flat product sector restrict competit directli affect solmer joint undertak indirectli affect competit posit partner born mind product question made group work subject joint decis shown tabl product capac gt pic file quot quot gt solmer output doubl capac remain group largest produc thyssen usinor continu make flat product work import solmer market product group receiv share solmer output cost price reach decis independ process work market product sale organ born mind thyssen group princip activ market french group addit account thyssen group larg export countri solmer produc cooper sale organ group produc greater part flat roll steel output work assum undertak concern pursu independ price polici market flat product appli ath join sollac usinor group particip solmer enlarg product plant solmer capac million metric ton crude steel deliveri solmer ath compris ath total product coil heavi plate sheet user coil plate sheet choic restrict ath hold solmer number supplier common market remain unchang market continu open consider import countri coil plate sheet eec suppli joint invest solmer restrict abil group invest independ commiss repeatedli call attent trend steel industri flat steel sector split invest larg number nation conceiv product unit slowli reach optimum size commiss basic favour creation larg multin steel undertak mean joint invest order uphold competit posit commun steel industri face grow competit countri competit plai decis role market product group competit area market zone overlap view forego consider ground measur extent restrict competit aris result joint control solmer aggreg share group solmer output flat product purpos assess competit posit group product capac share product capac solmer cf memorandum gener object steel oj seq shown tabl paragraph compar product capac undertak group commun produc coil thyssen group drop place place commun product usinor group remain place sollac group sixth place commun produc share largest undertak manufactur commun product thyssen largest produc plate eec product usinor fourth place sollac rise sixth place commun produc share major plate produc account eec product produc sheet thyssen place sollac remain fourth place usinor sixth eighth undertak share largest sheet produc account commun product sum joint control solmer lead restrict competit group invest product decis strengthen posit group sector concern group continu compet respect market result propos transact market posit undertak concern chang small extent competit situat commun flat steel produc affect signific extent section produc compar size common market ensur effect competit order maintain situat essenti joint control solmer group remain complet autonom independ sale field achiev object share group output solmer exce product product question commiss scrutin point view increas product capac solmer requir impos parti member manag bodi steel produc steel distribut undertak belong group control solmer simultan hold similar post similar undertak belong group undertak commiss respons duli reason applic author except ban justifi special circumst group concern jeopard commerci independ common market plan increas solmer product capac million metric ton year crude steel million metric ton year coil report commiss prior author statement hold good condit solmer produc exclus flat steel product agreement decemb flat product sector separ part steel industri special product facil extens sector product heavi light section requir construct substanti facil significantli chang charact undertak author concentr limit scope valid product flat steel product solmer final emphas concert practic agreement parti contain agreement ban contain articl requir met propos transact give undertak concern power determin price control restrict product distribut hinder effect competit substanti part market flat product view size structur undertak commun propos transact give undertak concern power evad rule competit institut treati establish artifici privileg posit involv substanti advantag access suppli market propos transact fulfil condit author laid articl author decid articl acquisit particip share capit flat roll steel produc undertak société lorrain méridional de laminag continu solmer august thyssen hütte ag author articl author subject condit member manag bodi steel produc steel distribut undertak belong group control solmer simultan hold similar post similar undertak belong group undertak special circumst commiss respons applic adequ reason author except ban contain preced paragraph group concern requir organ sale respect independ common market jeopard directli indirectli propos extens product capac solmer million metric ton year crude steel million metric ton year coil report commiss prior author articl decis address august thyssen hütte ag duisburg hamborn société lorrain de laminag continu sollac pari union sidérurgiqu du nord de est de la franc usinor pari brussel novemb commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli