commiss decis decemb proceed articl eec treati iv white lead dutch english german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard council regul februari articl thereof regard proceed commiss open initi februari respect cooper white lead industri lead manufactur london uk hondorff block amp braet schoonhoven netherland lindgen amp söhne cologn germani heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec juli regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit deliv pursuant articl regul octob fact subject matter proceed proceed concern cooper white lead industri lead manufactur alm london lindgen amp söhne gmbh amp lindgen cologn bv chemisch industri en handelsmaatschappij wed hondorff block amp braet hondorff schoonhoven netherland product white lead lead carbon produc directli dissolv metal lead dissolv lead oxid addit acid white powder white pigment manufactur paint outdoor stabil agent plastic industri suppli powder dry white lead past white lead ground paint industri white lead manufactur anti rust wood protect paint declin fifti partli wood build industri wood requir protect partli increas substitut product titanium oxid zine oxid calcium oxid barium compound disadvantag paint incorpor white lead danger vapour paint laid substitut offer advantag paint easier handl cheaper white lead mix minium protect rust white lead oj oj impos instanc public contract award railwai author white lead protect wood weather wooden compon ship year white lead stabil agent manufactur plastic pvc supplant inorgan substanc lead base product lead sulphat lead phosphit lead phtalat zinc barium calcium compound plastic industri white lead exclus stabil manufactur cabl white lead sold plastic industri paint industri tabl sale declin sharpli gt pic file quot quot gt note bad year white lead industri paint industri sale substitut product titanium oxid earlier experienc high rate growth revert trend fell tabl fail reflect fact declin white lead sale attribut increas sale substitut product white lead manufactur competitor increas volum product manufactur white lead manufactur detail statist sale substitut product tabl figur import substitut titanium dioxid manufactur nation lead du pont tioxid american cyanamid bayer montedison laport thann amp mulhous titanium oxid paint industri purpos titanium oxid equal white lead limit titanium oxid white lead interior paint emploi estim repres titanium oxid applic paint industri calcium oxid barium compound limit neglig titanium dioxid zinc oxid white lead gt pic file quot quot gt summari tabl show subsector titanium oxid alongsid zinc oxid white lead white lead account western europ consumpt pvc stabil tonn tonn account lead compound small proport manufactur cabl main field applic white lead consumpt chang substanti price price white lead determin high proport cost account lead price lead depend quotat london metal exchang current price higher price titanium oxid tabl show trend price dutch market figur account fact applic requir quantiti individu product compar white lead titanium oxid requir differ price white lead titanium oxid moment wider figur tabl trend price titanium oxid zinc oxid white lead gt pic file quot quot gt manufactur fifti white lead manufactur commun todai parti involv proceed manufactur commun alm produc lead lead zinc calcium product white lead busi account total turnov mersei white lead compani manufactur white lead januari alm manufactur left uk uk manufactur novadel ceas product lindgen make lead zinc product paint plastic product white lead busi account total turnov hondorff white lead manufactur netherland white lead busi account total turnov undertak sold tonn white lead white pigment tonn stabil manufactur larg volum product replac white lead white pigment output product substitut white lead stabil equival substanti proport white lead output white lead sold commun produc firm occasion import commun manufactur countri small suppli home market includ switzerland schock amp burgdorf portug metal portuguesa sarl lisbon gdr veb ohrdruf fairli small produc usa japan demand larg number process firm differ size manufactur custom demand transpar manufactur quantiti sold paint pigment stabil agreement januari background commun white lead manufactur reach accommod order prevent price fall object understand protect home market regul allot export market quota exchang inform quantiti deliv observ price set price leader accord agre scheme quot establish monopoli market order avoid competit fight special carri repres local dealer accustom busi undercut price mutual quot meet decemb draft agreement discuss provid quota price leader deliveri quota export market includ market commun exchang deliveri figur case quota exceed unfil regul establish price scheme minut state eec countri omit agreement quot legal reason head quot eec quot draft text quot legal doubt inclus eec countri rais meet june exchang deliveri figur regard unexception revis draft agreement januari final adopt april effect januari contain express refer design price leader eec countri quota member state oblig provid detail export includ export eec countri remov remov explicit refer purpos figur establish case quota exceed unfil import provis agreement fix export quota lindgen hondorff british parti alm mersei alloc subquota design price leader export market member state establish quot schedul price quot base price quot london metal exchang quota balanc arrang parti fulfil quota entitl export quantiti quot regul countri quot eastern bloc countri usa brazil make price leader relev export market quot price higher quota exceed unfil balanc carri calendar year monthli notif export deliveri broken countri inform distribut central offic begin onward parti exact detail export return notifi total deliveri state exceed fallen short subquota export quota eec market home market omit figur quot proper calcul imposs quot letter lindgen date januari parti behaviour agreement entri member state approach parti decid octob meet end agreement decemb substitut agreement distinguish preambl state quot purpos agreement arrang quota price market eec avoid doubt declar agreement relat market eec quot discuss agreement notifi commiss ground agreement formal exclud common market oper suspici anti trust viewpoint agreement sign parti establish parti continu inform central offic deliveri provid breakdown countri deliveri includ common market countri central offic prepar survei deliveri parti broken home export market statist detail date offici statist consid indispens parti variat quota calcul basi statist differ total sale home sale divid figur compar individu partner export figur end year year result consolid previou year calcul variat quota continu dispar consider year quota exceed unfil commiss find recours compens deliveri similar practic parti appli agreement time actual deliveri vari quota compensatori deliveri take place notic quota unfil exceed discuss parti end year actual deliveri vari quota parti involv quot step reach balanc end year quot lindgen letter hondorff juli hondorff letter central offic februari clear unfil exceed quota continu discuss repeat excess parti led consider quot realloc quot countri place clear subsequ applic agreement larg excess parti reduc short period reduct parti deliveri increas deliveri extent exceed quota propos receipt commiss statement object parti maintain infring articl prove evid cooper restrict competit case appreci restrict competit time agre quot slight quot alter practic cooper limit exchang inform monthli figur deliveri eec efta countri omit calcul quota variat establish previou form figur broken countri eec efta exist central offic calcul relat unfil exceed quota hand longer made ii applic articl articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market agreement concert practic cooper alm hondorff lindgen embodi written agreement formal termin continu oper practic cooper amount concert practic system notifi quantiti deliv continu jointli appli parti agreement appli commun member state parti earlier recogn admit notif system cover deliveri common market useless purpos cooper coordin market conduct order limit fall return sell price return understood differ sale price price lead fix cost compon parallel confin market sell half product sale commun market import price return situat includ notif sale result calcul extent export quota exceed unfil deliveri home market exclud outset produc strongli home market fear disrupt deliveri gener agreement scheme balanc quota mean compens deliveri scheme plai firm involv find monthli deliveri figur balanc emerg normal thing increas deliveri reduct fact compens deliveri made refut exist concert practic restrict competit common market object effect cooper restrict competit common market respect parti exchang monthli statement deliveri white lead broken countri includ eec countri central offic reduc remov risk aris awar market polici amount deliv absenc reliabl statist lack knowledg demand sector paint plastic materi inform provid deliveri previou month precis make recogn parti intent good time plan instanc begin suppli market hitherto suppli occasion rais quantiti sold shrink market sooner lead price cut increas danger gener collaps price cooper intend prevent exchang inform explain appeal exact statist greater knowledg market condit benefit case reserv manufactur supplier identifi inform constitut trade secret made competitor parti explicitli classifi similar statist product deliveri substitut product trade secret divulg competitor systemat knowledg accur market data restrict scope competit parti exchang inform restrict competit fact complement system deliveri quota produc anti competit effect fix deliveri quota limit control market sens articl true quota meticul observ quota agreement conflict provis limit control market object quota agreement judg differ competit law depend parti spread deliveri accord quota constant observ action made exchang inform parti attempt exce quota assumpt rate elicit reaction form econom countermeasur deliveri home market parti exceed quota agreement ceas anti competit simpli temporarili repeatedli circumv parti quota arrang intend extend export clear preliminari negoti implicit manner agreement appli quota arrang exchang inform deliveri made sens appli export export commun make half total sale parti nation market exclud quota arrang reserv respect nation manufactur manufactur find sale fall feel compel cooper competitor export market order price fall ruin price domest market domin year engag ill advis market polici condit market respect parti agreement safe exclud quota system consider appli market parti oper time coordin instrument achiev set agreement reason alm allow continent market protect entail alter commerci polici exchang inform allow control deliveri market present case quota system agre parti object extent effect limit control market variat quota calcul incept agreement end carri forward year interrupt balanc oper carri year fact amount parti agreement exceed fallen short quota calcul month express impli invit parti conduct balanc oper basi quota system reduct variat discuss jointli establish larg show restrict effect quota system deliveri turn reduc variat polici order reduc quantiti deliv favour parti constitut restrict competit effect trade member state januari restrict competit affect trade member state manufactur member state involv cooper made imposs bid commun countri commun cooper stood free movement good state form cooper pursu affect trade member state parti prevent offer white lead free competit market member state appli market behaviour german dutch manufactur anti competit protect british manufactur afford partner commun contrari alm argu articl applic equal behaviour judgment novemb case béguelin court justic rule quot fact undertak parti agreement situat countri prevent applic provis agreement oper territori common market quot ecr notif quota system extend territori common market alm collabor set oper appreci effect contrari contend parti cooper appreci restrict competit affect trade member state parti produc tonn white lead pigment paint industri year western european consumpt princip substitut titanium oxid amount consid paint titanium oxid white lead competit tonn sale zinc white amount tonn market share white lead parallel evalu market paragraph hereof year agreement conclud year replac concert practic reveal higher market share forego calcul incomplet fact account fact parti stress occas white lead special appreci higher price remain import product substitut limit field applic found difficulti calcul take account fact white lead produc manufactur market consider quantiti substitut product pigment paint stabil agent product evalu econom import parti cooper white lead manufactur commun parti convinc curb declin price cooper involv white lead substitut product produc cooper white lead industri design real impact market achiev desir extent factor lead higher estim econom import white lead market smaller turnov present parti conclus restrict competit sought achiev parti regard appreci confirm gener econom import parti aggreg sale threshold million unit account set commiss de minimi notic decemb fact sale white lead declin number year product capac fulli emploi offer reason ignor effect inform quota system market cooper motiv steadili shrink market fact remain condit articl fulfil iii inapplic articl exempt articl consid cooper notifi commiss class agreement exempt notif articl regul iv applic articl regul commiss ground find pursuant articl regul alm hondorff lindgen begin infring articl basi agreement made januari continu oper practic formal termin end exchang monthli figur deliveri white lead broken countri destin includ commun countri establish quota export deliveri basi figur exchang calcul monthli variat quota parti contest exist infring abandon quota calcul limit exchang inform limit partial implement commiss adopt decis find parti infring articl requir put end infring extent take account except circumst case impos fine parti pursuant articl regul adopt decis articl found lead manufactur bv chemisch industri en handelsmaatschappij wed hondorff block amp braet lindgen amp söhne gmbh amp begin infring articl basi agreement made januari continu oper practic formal termin end exchang monthli figur deliveri white lead broken countri destin includ commun countri establish quota export oj deliveri basi figur exchang calcul monthli variat quota articl undertak concern termin forthwith infring found articl articl decis address lead manufactur limit clement hous gresham street london ec unit kingdom bv chemisch industri en handelsmaatschappij wed hondorff block amp braet schoonhoven netherland lindgen amp söhne gmbh amp deutz mülheimer straße köln germani brussel decemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss