commiss decis juli impos fine undertak suppli incorrect mislead inform notif merger control proceed case comp tetra laval sidel notifi document number english version authent text eea relev ec juli commiss adopt decis council regul eec decemb control concentr undertak articl regul confidenti version full decis found authent languag case work languag commiss websit director gener competit address http europa eu int comm competit index en html parti tetra laval tetra netherland privat held group compani activ design manufactur equip consum ancillari servic process packag distribut liquid food sidel sidel french compani involv design product packag equip system stretch blow mould machineri barrier technolog fill machin polyethylen terephthal plastic bottl pet bottl ii transact commiss receiv notif origin notif pursuant articl council regul eec merger regul concentr tetra acquir mean articl merger regul control sidel public bid announc march iii procedur examin origin notif commiss conclud notifi oper fell scope merger regul rais doubt compat common market eea agreement juli commiss decid accord articl merger regul initi proceed case octob commiss declar oper incompat common market depth investig tetra judgment judgment deliv octob court instanc european commun cfi annul commiss decis entireti judgment commiss commenc examin notifi concentr pursuant articl merger regul januari commiss decid oppos notifi oper declar compat common market eea agreement pursuant articl merger regul subject full complianc commit oblig tetra ii examin propos concentr judgment cfi appar tetra fail disclos pertin inform develop tetra fast activ pursu includ potenti impact condit competit sbm market tetra fail disclos inform origin notif ii repli request inform made pursuant articl merger regul juli articl repli tetra fast technolog technolog develop patent tetra stretch blow mould machin sbm machin blow plastic pet bottl method explos materi commerci advantag method signific found commiss tetra ii explain point quot technolog appear offer rang econom oper environment advantag convent stretch blow mould quot tetra proceed tetra fail disclos exist tetra fast technolog form repli articl letter seek inform pet packag market commiss complet unawar technolog exist import commiss discov exist tetra fast time month adopt tetra matter commiss attent monitor work commiss truste tetra subsequ disclos inform tetra fast tetra ii proceed tetra failur disclos relev inform fall articl merger regul commiss impos fine eur undertak intention neglig suppli incorrect mislead inform notif suppli incorrect inform respons request made pursuant articl infring commiss base fine decis infring articl merger regul due tetra failur disclos tetra fast technolog section form requir disclosur amp affect market infring articl merger regul due tetra failur disclos tetra fast technolog repli commiss articl request juli question request tetra describ develop pet packag juic liquid dairi product ldp tetra knew asept qualiti tetra fast relev packag juic ldp ii question ask ongo develop pet barrier technolog tetra file coat patent base tetra fast technolog tetra infring inform import commiss assess tetra import tetra fast inform disclos commiss tetra proceed import element commiss assess commiss misinform analysi iv infring articl origin notif tetra start develop tetra fast earli tetra obtain swiss patent european patent technolog time origin notif tetra file patent applic eur million spent develop tetra fast end invest eur million foreseen year origin notif tetra carri commiss studi respect technolog test carri univers centr institut tetra obtain safeti approv requir technolog start field test month form submit commiss form section request notifi parti i suppli inform amp affect market carri parti request quot explain natur research develop affect market carri parti concentr quot parti account quot technolog develop market time period includ develop product servic product process distribut system quot quot major innov made market undertak respons innov quot notif refer tetra fast technolog tetra princip argument tetra fast form part market affect oper close relat affect market sbm machin tetra fast mention section form tetra consid tetra fast technolog replac extern piec equip suppli pressur blow bottl sbm machin tradit mean achiev pressur reli compress air produc compressor suppli parti sbm machin supplier whilst tetra fast technolog reli pressur gener explos combust hydrogen oxygen mixtur commiss consid argument manifestli wrong evid technolog bring major chang perform sbm machin belong affect market sbm machin long technolog market separ case tetra submit inform basi separ technolog market tetra amp overview disclos tetra ii procedur show tetra tetra fast part sbm machin market commiss reject tetra argument technolog irrelev bring signific improv sbm machin oper tetra intern document show signific potenti inter alia reduct power consumpt legal assess articl merger regul commiss decis impos fine eur intention neglig undertak suppli incorrect mislead inform notif pursuant articl evid disclos inform tetra fast section form tetra submit incorrect inform commiss proof tetra act intention tetra infring consid grossli neglig commiss tetra investig field test carri manag meet held time adopt commiss prohibit decis million bottl produc tetra fast technolog tetra awar import technolog time notif plenti occas administr procedur tetra realis incorrect inform provid form note context articl implement regul oblig inform commiss quot materi fact quot aris administr procedur infring articl repli articl request juli articl request juli commiss requir parti quot provid inform futur potenti pet ldp juic segment provid studi intern document discuss possibl explain detail technolog need enabl pet successfulli packag ldp juic discuss activ activ area provid document possess relat develop barrier technolog provid studi intern document technic econom analys scientif document relat pet barrier quot parti submit annex respons previou question includ technic document answer juli tetra provid document contain refer tetra fast barrier coat technolog pct ep tetra laval develop tetra fast technolog tetra fast method blow pet bottl explos extra advantag explos sterilis effect bottl ii introduc special gase explos process insid bottl coat substanc act barrier tetra fulli awar submit patent applic barrier technolog relat tetra fast march underlin asept qualiti tetra fast blown bottl sought patent ga barrier enhanc properti technolog tetra intern analysi underlin asept qualiti tetra reli consid charact form request inform tetra opinion form set seri pre defin factual question assess complet notif content request inform drawn depend commiss inform requir moment decis make process constru take account context typic requir addresse express subject view issu rais addit tetra consid request inform formal charact provid mean discuss exchang view commiss parti tetra recognis articl sanction provis incorrect inform mislead inform articl sanction provis incorrect mislead inform basi tetra consid scope impos sanction articl significantli limit articl commiss consid tetra argument reject basi standard requir form articl request respect provis correct inform reason tetra claim scope impos sanction articl limit unfound question tetra hold technolog need packag juic ldp requir disclos exist respons question commiss note question request studi intern document discuss potenti pet ldp juic segment ask need packag ldp juic order compet successfulli market request tetra discuss competitor activ area necessit discuss technolog parti competitor possess develop order compet effect futur outlin tetra submit patent applic barrier technolog relat tetra fast mention juic explicitli underlin ga barrier enhanc properti technolog stress asept qualiti high import commerci success packag juic ldp tetra outlin improv ga barrier technolog high relev futur packag juic asept fill high potenti relev packag juic ldp discuss tetra fast repli question ask technolog need enabl pet successfulli packag ldp juic request tetra discuss activ question tetra argu tetra fast barrier technolog requir mention exist respons question commiss note tetra coat technolog patent applic march unambigu link tetra fast barrier technolog patent applic describ method blow bottl precursor ga mixtur coat side bottl time blow bottl relat blow bottl technolog appli barrier surfac bottl fact sprai appli surfac bottl barrier technolog make relat pet barrier technolog legal assess articl merger regul commiss decis impos fine eur intention neglig undertak suppli incorrect inform respons request made pursuant articl question clear full discuss futur potenti competit environ includ detail explan tetra fast potenti applic barrier coat tetra fast technolog enhanc asept qualiti ga barrier technolog acknowledg tetra relev packag juic asept fill import packag juic ldp tetra respons incorrect give commiss full pictur futur potenti develop competit market question tetra awar time potenti tetra fast mean appli coat side pet bottl tetra failur mention tetra fast render repli incorrect vi graviti infring amount fine indic tetra act intention tetra infring consid grossli neglig respons statement object tetra make comment graviti infring tetra identifi mitig factor commiss view infring case notif basi start point commiss investig concentr determin larg extent approach commiss case area focal point investig incorrect inform creat risk import aspect relev competit assess transact investig analys commiss result final decis flaw base incorrect incomplet inform failur provid correct inform articl repli prevent commiss make full proper assess merger develop tetra fast import commiss analysi condit competit pet packag market undisclos inform highli signific assess tetra acquisit sidel tetra potenti technolog signific impact commiss assess pet packag market sbm market futur posit merg entiti pet packag market relev sbm market factor account conclud infring articl tetra gave incorrect repli question commiss articl request scope respons question inform tetra fast disclos reason infring articl articl commiss impos fine eur light forego commiss consid fine eur tetra infring articl articl vii conclus commiss impos fine eur total eur tetra infring articl articl oj regul amend regul ec oj