commiss decis novemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv peroxygen product english french german text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access greec articl thereof regard commiss decis septemb open proceed initi pursuant articl regul parti concern opportun make view object rais commiss pursuant articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl council regul consult advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact relev product product subject decis hydrogen peroxid deriv sodium perbor persulph product subject decis organ inorgan peroxid collect form quot peroxygen quot sector hydrogen peroxid basic product power oxid import captiv product sodium perbor deriv paper textil chemic industri bleach treatment wast sodium perbor princip downstream product bleach agent synthet deterg wash powder persulph inorgan compound primarili polymer initi plastic industri parti undertak particip agreement concert practic concern present decis solvai cie brussel solvai laport industri hold plc london laport oj oj degussa ag frankfurt degussa air liquid sa pari air liquid produit chimiqu ugin kuhlmann atochem pari pcuk worldwid interest solvai laport peroxygen sector coordin group seri jointli own compani interox hold compani board director chief execut interox activ polici determin committe drawn equal senior director solvai laport formal power manag control liaison interox compani market financi technic matter effect staff interox ordin base parent compani offic london brussel dai dai level product market activ interox compani member state carri solvai laport subsidiari interox compani eec gener work staff pai servic employe parent compani octob pcuk split peroxygen busi transfer atochem part elf aquitain group air liquid atochem oper joint hydrogen peroxid product facil oxysynthes produc sodium perbor independ separ sale depart product market price hydrogen peroxid market eec character small number produc total parti market exclud captiv sale produc hydrogen peroxid eec tonn worth million ecu interox group hold half market degussa place french produc account western europ produc montedison eka bohu sweden foret spain produc appreci scale europ unit state japan import commun minim price product vari wide member state insid nation market sector util insid member state price paid smallest custom time charg major user chemic industri order bulk pai lowest price negoti larg discount list price insid nation market broad price spread larg chemic custom pai price paid larg user price level member state applic averag price franc gener half level prevail neighbour countri detail price obtain commiss show instanc quarter spread price largest chemic custom unit kingdom ecu tonn franc ecu paper textil industri larg number custom small annual offtak price higher chemic sector phenomenon substanti differ averag price member state wide price variat individu custom appar sector product homogen major produc europ emploi process rout quot ao quot auto oxyd process great differ cost structur publish version decis figur hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret signific intern interox memorandum product quot effect commod product tpa sell specialti price markup quot quot dauntingli high entranc fee develop cost produc quot figur obtain commiss show gross profit margin hydrogen peroxid typic sale sodium perbor western europ account major part world product consumpt sodium perbor total number manufactur eec small hydrogen peroxid produc downstream product sodium perbor chemic concern manufactur product depend bought feedstock total eec market tonn million ecu interox group degussa french produc custom number consist multin deterg wash powder produc price variat insignific mark case hydrogen peroxid persulph eec persulph market main produc interox compani peroxid chemi eec produc degussa air liquid interox hold third total market tonn annum posit eec produc european produc account quarter world hydrogen peroxid output oversea oper includ interox group degussa oxysynthes largest world produc hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor western european produc account world product interox group world largest produc european produc account half world output persulph summari infring investig carri commiss articl regul decemb subsequ enquiri articl regul show name produc conduct commerci oper hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor eec basi agreement understand nation market reserv produc manufactur insid territori question quot home market rule quot basi agreement origin made market share solvai franc hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor rise remain total nation market solvai laport interox group air liquid pcuk divid french market equal share basi agreement write made solvai degussa busi major custom hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor benelux alloc degussa solvai laport interox group agre proport percentag quota fix remain busi quot benelux agreement quot basi agreement write made market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor germani divid degussa solvai laport interox group respect proport hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor continu contact place ensur list price respect quot germani agreement quot basi agreement made solvai laport interox group degussa maintain world wide sale persulph agre proport coordin price polici quot persulph agreement quot detail arrang made parti commiss take object set paragraph follow home market rule particip solvai laport degussa air liquid pcuk atochem separ nation market eec market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor strictli divid nation line produc limit sale end user member state possess product facil germani belgium netherland luxembourg interox group degussa time produc supplier hydrogen peroxid air liquid atochem pcuk manufactur franc oxysynthes sell hydrogen peroxid territori franc interox air liquid atochem degussa oper hydrogen peroxid product plant market equal divid degussa sold franc unit kingdom laport side interox produc enjoi monopoli suppli strict separ nation market absenc intra commun exchang remark consider price differ franc neighbour member state similar market divis appar sodium perbor differ degussa concentr benelux german market own product facil suppli minor custom small quantiti market franc itali unit kingdom evid interox discourag trade nation border custom trader belgium sell german market requir ceas activ produc arrang long stand limit import hydrogen peroxid eec austria alpin local produc small hydrogen peroxid manufactur requir declar major produc eec sale suppos limit sale belgium tonn annum sale alpin franc exceed quot forecast quot produc tonn month result complaint air liquid interox appear believ activ control approach alpin degussa quot home market principl quot document found solvai show earli produc accept principl respect quot home market quot basi organ european market major produc form associ quot bitop quot bureau intern techniqu de eau oxygéné du perbor de soud bodi supposedli concern technic matter common interest appar consid forum reach agreement divis market produc solvai plan expand tradit quot home market quot belgium netherland set factori franc germani itali establish produc territori want quot compens quot accept solvai presenc time bitop plan export quota system hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor includ quot export quot insid eec propos made compens produc make room solvai quot home market quot give increas share export cartel produc affect solvai plan locat austria switzerland unit kingdom give export quot home market quot produc concern solvai foundat adjust export quota system independ lai principl respect home market export quota system quot accessori geograph share home market quot accessoir un répartit géographiqu home market document continu quot protect home market applic common market countri quot quot la protect de home market vaut pour tou le pai du marché commun quot appar limit except rule austrian produc alpin alloc small quota deliveri european market document observ quot bitop propos assum home market rule appli strictli belgian market virtu bilater arrang solvai alpin retain deliv belgium tell quell quot tenor document exist consensu opinion produc european market organ basi protect home market repli request inform articl regul solvai home market rule quot principl make good sens produc suppli major part output countri produc quot rule quot exist solvai made entri busi independ agreement share export market quot repli statement object solvai laport deni solvai impliedli admit exist understand effect produc sodium perbor export cartel set detail quota calcul year bitrop chang quot cipp quot centr inform de peroxyd hydrogèn de perbor de soud manufactur claim organ market concern cipp involv quota eec countri appar quot home market principl quot continu govern relat european market account busi degussa hitherto manufactur germani plan expand build plant antwerp solvai reaction propos expans boycott cipp month consid degussa trespass territori differ resolv conclus agreement divis benelux german market solvai return cipp memorandum march laport execut observ quot home market principl emerg period unscath quot comment made clear rôle cipp confin market quot born mind observ activ cipp plenari session formal inform small part actual achiev argument surround heat gener market sic safeti valv tend disguis fact account mere turnov term profit quot implic work cipp concern stabil organ european market abolit cipp moot memorandum conclud observ produc import left europ solvai laport degussa air liquid pcuk quot scope advoc abolit cipp format smaller possibl power arrang consist produc quot cipp dissolv collabor major group continu ad hoc committe met administ quota market collus tender capit project gener involv construct turnkei plant eec countri oper licenc local produc joint compani intern laport minut unknown date read quot meet pari discuss common term greec withdraw degussa offer check french quot occas opportun aros insid eec capit project major chemic produc germani degussa expect quot home market quot rule appli told laport french produc approach french quot protect quot quot deliber uncompetit price degussa local produc obtain busi actual tender submit difficult compar event project abandon laport memorandum date april meet degussa major group time precis understand european market divid countri suppli memorandum head quot strictli confidenti file quot mark quot red quot capit letter page term quot red note quot appar laport denot document relat market share agreement secret degussa plan abandon product hydrogen peroxid substitut sodium peroxid product monopoli eec suppli custom benelux germani countri franc unit kingdom give product custom market equival quantiti hydrogen peroxid signific basic assumpt side produc compet busi degussa futur suppli sodium peroxid custom hydrogen peroxid busi fall divid market accord pre exist formula degussa total exclud unit kingdom franc interox gain busi signific interox quot normal gain quot germani franc correspond quota origin market share agreement countri degussa want half busi hydrogen peroxid aris appar parti anticip difficulti produc french persuad give benefit gain quot reward interox initi quot signific europ divid germani hand quot interox quot market produc present refer quot market share quot produc quot partner quot assumpt unit kingdom interox quot normal gain quot busi accept produc market reserv laport signific degussa eager part increas quota unit kingdom assur laport suppli quot fulli control quot laport solvai claim propos implement irrelev signific propos underli assumpt busi normal event divid maintain statu quo market argument produc produc deni exist exist gener understand arrang divis eec market quot home market quot principl contend rigid patten trade confin produc sale market account agreement understand effect natur market forc establish eec serv overcom invis barrier trade desir custom secur suppli prefer local supplier currenc fluctuat transport problem cost argu solvai demand side market divis result interox concern geograph locat product unit produc varieti factor includ product capac technic problem transport solvai contend rule competit compel produc follow activ polici trade member state restrict sale home market unlaw result collus argu prove phenomenon observ commiss natur result oligopoli hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor market natur tendenc price stabil involv equilibrium market share enter counter product price war benefit produc solvai oblig accept equilibrium market part solvai adopt specif moment polici attack market instal capac case expand franc germani itali situat aros end degussa set antwerp plant order achiev market penetr produc oblig set plant market concern give produc reason fear real quot war quot make room arriv degussa recogn quot home market quot principl exist claim result collus independ commerci judgement produc oligopolist market reason french produc enter german market fear retali degussa franc regard expans benelux prior arrang solvai degussa assum retali occur main custom plant henkel oldest client solvai object laport admit term quot home market rule quot quot home market principl quot confin document found commiss unknown solvai laport argu specif refer quot home market rule quot inconsist oper natur market forc commiss quot undu weight quot document prejudici circumst discoveri factual conclus commiss accept strict market separ nation line characterist hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor sector eec result natur market forc independ commerci judgment produc consid market separ result arrang understand long durat produc origin base accept quot home market principl quot nation market reserv domest produc produc expand instal plan instal product facil nation market previous sphere oper degussa regard disloy hostil action solvai boycott cipp month differ group concern resolv conclus detail market share quota agreement divis benelux market mainten statu quo germani remark principl emerg quot unscath quot agreement share french market equal produc commiss bilater agreement isol discret arrang form part wider organ market base alloc territori produc rational agreement market divid produc practic particip certainti arrang divis busi alloc custom price disturb incurs produc quot red note quot april show close contact degussa interox french produc eec market subject detail understand busi divid produc document earlier refer evid collus produc organ european market opportun monitor mainten agre market divis provid bitop cipp ad hoc contact produc meet concern technic matter export quota market made clear withdraw solvai protest degussa benelux expans observ made laport activ express quot home market rule quot quot home market principl quot produc relat partit market creation commiss contrari argument laport overlook ignor implic document found premis produc expressli refer principl correct hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor requir special care handl ship transport problem manufactur claim prevent product suppli nation frontier degussa instanc suppli consider part german market antwerp site concentr sold franc interox produc belgium english channel great obstacl demonstr degussa express readi part increas quota unit kingdom commiss consid evid show major part eec market partit strict nation line produc suppli territori product facil ii market divis result refer understand arrang produc iii market share agreement germani benelux franc isol fragment case constitut part gener cartel form produc market organ market share agreement franc particip solvai laport air liquid pcuk atochem agenc agreement solvai construct plant hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor tavaux franc time french produc form joint subsidiari oxysynthes produc hydrogen peroxid agreement write made reproduc essenti term agreement solvai appoint french produc agent sale distribut peroxygen product franc contract provid begin year parti determin mutual agreement tonnag product sold solvai behalf produc admit time contract sign produc agre produc cover french market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor arrang continu set interox regular meet held review market situat supervis administr quota chemic produc rhône poulenc construct hydroquinon plant st fon annual requir thousand tonn hydrogen peroxid solvai interox claim market share agreement entitl share busi french produc demur conclud total requir contract rhône poulanc applic produc reach agreement question divis rhône poulenc busi st fon factori take requir french produc tpa begin solvai set sale network franc depend agenc arrang agreement termin notic end januari date interox made arrang sale market peroxygen product franc continu market share arrang agenc agreement termin legal requir quota agreement formal cancel particip produc document show brought end solvai claim quota arrang laps time agenc agreement evid obtain show quota arrang continu produc effect sens agre divis market maintain refer continu collus produc mainten agre market divis market share alloc solvai franc maintain termin agenc agreement rhône poulenc requir contempl parti origin market share agre appar document treat applic separ gener hydrogen peroxid market solvai appear tacitli accept rhône poulenc st fon treat special case exclud st fon averag market share produc hydrogen peroxid franc proport al pcuk interox french hydrogen peroxid market exclud rhône poulenc st fon tonn sodium perbor divis equal part remain year averag al pcuk interox market estim tonn exchang inform deliveri produc suppli french market continu exchang detail inform respect product sale figur kind previous effect month bodi quot chambr syndical de eau oxygéné de persel quot bodi collect statist produc issu composit figur french market limit number produc effect hydrogen peroxid mean produc automat inform product sale group check market share remain approxim total fact monthli statist issu quot chambr syndical quot produc exchang detail inform matter cover quot offici quot exchang data chambr syndical includ detail sale individu custom discov analysi figur produc deni exchang inform quot offici quot associ document obtain solvai show precis correctli inform sale made air liquid pcuk oxysynthes individu custom solvai knew tonn quantiti hydrogen peroxid suppli produc major chemic industri custom exact quantiti sold oxysynthes rhône poulenc hydroquinon plant st fon basi check market share princip sector paper chemic industri exclud rhône poulenc hydroquinon textil awar precis tonnag suppli french produc custom chemic paper sector includ custom obtain inform pcuk air liquid document confirm produc treat rhône poulenc st fon requir hydroquinon special case similarli solvai knew exact sale sodium perbor french produc main deterg produc check roughli busi breakdown custom appar composit monthli figur chambr syndical commiss articl regul check sale produc major individu custom figur obtain confirm accuraci record solvai simpli estim constitut correct inform obtain supplier investig made commiss decemb document longer show inform individu custom argument produc produc deni agreement divid market third surviv termin agenc agreement point variat year year rel percentag market share supplier claim inconsist system fix quota argu relat hydrogen peroxid illog exclud suppli rhône poulenc st fon includ interox market argu evid collus exchang quot chambr syndical quot intend provid check mainten part market divis solvai claim document show detail knowledg tonn quantiti suppli major custom discov offici quot chambr syndical quot statist conclus proof exchang addit inform produc provid explan inform solvai possess solvai claim custom interest commun annual requir potenti supplier provid commiss report visit custom claim support content factual conclus commiss consid arrang divid french hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor market equal supplier independ formal agenc agreement termin continu practic date commiss investig decemb correct share produc rel fluctuat averag market share product year commiss consid share arrang remain forc divis origin agre argument reason exclud rhône poulenc st fon gener parti hydrogen peroxid market franc disprov parti document appar treat special case event argument appli sodium perbor sector equal share appar exchang inform offici quot chambr syndical quot scheme permit market behaviour market share individu produc identifi detail accuraci total sale made individu custom french produc shown interox document ascertain contact supplier commiss accept detail accur inform competitor sale obtain consum visit report suppli solvai support argument obtain detail custom gener relat custom consumpt inform precis detail concern custom list document give gener estim monthli annual requir correspond precis figur set tabl commiss reli commiss conclud produc systemat exchang detail sale major custom exchang detail figur produc check market share maintain ascertain sourc imbal deviat benelux agreement particip solvai laport degussa accommod product capac degussa antwerp due stream agreement reach end solvai degussa divis busi alloc major custom hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor degussa plan origin resist solvai react boycot cipp meet month hydrogen peroxid netherland market divid equal produc belgium special arrang made busi major custom ucb alloc solvai akzo share equal rest belgian market degussa permit build share progress sodium perbor benelux treat singl unit divid solvai degussa proport except henkel degussa oldest custom proport share revers degussa arrang summar write form call quot gentleman agreement quot exist refer secret intern memoranda late april spite repeat request made parti investig subsequ copi provid commiss reli account respons request articl laport solvai laport set interox group arrang continu meet held time year review oper practic agreement correct deviat quota imbal correct produc market share quota reduc sell price offer special term order increas sale quarter telephon commun produc ensur agreement year origin agreement subject modif practic develop envisag outset solvai admit parti met regularli end reach consensu respect posit market propos made appar degussa quot simplifi quot benelux agreement quot germani quot agreement reduc contact minimum intent side alter statu quo outlin agreement essenti kei success simplif agreement willing individu quot highest level quot exert influenc nation manag ensur quota rigor adher deviat subject critic plan agre meet degussa interox april submiss senior compani offici involv central manag inform nation manag incorrectli detail arrang exist group revok quot common sens quot prevail futur contact reduc minimum place name execut side solvai laport claim propos quot simplifi quot agreement implement arrang continu solvai laport degussa admit particip benelux agreement decemb germani agreement particip solvai laport degussa relat separ agreement reach degussa repres solvai laport divis german market purpos agreement made write maintain quot statu quo quot base respect averag sale group germani preced year hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor gave interox group market hydrogen peroxid degussa sodium perbor agre percentag quota size market product germani tonn copi agreement provid nation manag parti declin provid copi meet place time year supervis detail execut quota agreement document date found solvai quot soll quot quota produc calcul decim place document arrang disclos produc made respect divis busi major custom akzo ciba geigi henkel note degussa interox meet special quota set custom clear detail origin agreement cover fix price practic group telephon contact time week ensur list price ident respect parti anxiou simplifi quot germani quot agreement involv closer degre contact greater risk discoveri benelux agreement agre principl futur concern check price individu custom provid risk maintain basic price structur quota arrang custom sector simplifi statu quo disturb price side wish appli list price applic initi contact made interox coordin solvai laport head offic point summar draft annex attach origin germani agreement claim propos amend implement parti admit particip germani agreement decemb claim relat germani benelux agreement intend facilit mainten quot equilibrium quot exist fact reason oligopolist structur market persulph agreement particip solvai laport degussa anti trust proceed unit state persulph sector involv solvai laport commiss carri investig extens alleg arrang unit state market eec repres laport deni categor restrict agreement european market enquiri close evid obtain investig present case show interox group degussa agre fix respect sale persulph world market includ eec proport base respect sale period arrang made peroxid chemi interox compani primarili concern persulph degussa share busi aros dutch produc akzo ceas product total sale figur period exchang step redress imbal quota collabor persulph field extend discuss coordin price polici ii legal assess articl eec treati articl articl eec treati prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market directli indirectli fix purchas sell price trade condit limit control product market technic develop invest share market sourc suppli agreement concert practic gener cartel home market rule commiss strict separ eec market confin produc activ market aros natur market forc independ judgment produc document found made frequent refer quot home market rule quot solvai state exist distinct accessori agreement market quota evid show quot home market rule quot accept produc basi reciproc cooper industri organ quot home market principl quot mention quot emerg unscath quot period differ solvai degussa resolv conclus statu quo quota agreement germani benelux document quot red note quot show close collabor produc reciproc commun interest continu time divis eec market form basi gener consensu produc establish concert practic parti agre precis detail plan advanc judgment court justic european sugar cartel suiker uni commiss case judgment decemb paragraph criteria coordin cooper laid case law court understood light concept inher provis treati relat competit econom oper determin independ polici intend adopt common market requir independ depriv undertak adapt intellig exist anticip conduct competitor strictli preclud direct indirect contact object effect influenc conduct market actual potenti competitor disclos competitor conduct decid adopt contempl adopt market document show decis produc market custom subject independ commerci judgment quot home market rule quot expressli consist mention basi conduct activ quot bitop quot quot cipp quot quot red note quot degussa interox meet show close contact direct indirect produc futur conduct plan gener consensu busi divid nation market present case evid show produc accept intend commerci conduct eec govern principl protect tradit home market ecr restrict produc sale territori possess product facil divis busi market produc present specif market share agreement accord rule confin activ defin market result divis eec market nation line maintain commiss consid factual separ nation market major part eec result refer agreement properli call concert practic solvai laport act interox degussa air liquid pcuk atochem germani benelux persulph agreement arrang conclud degussa solvai laport interox group set market share quota collus price hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor germani benelux quot persulph quot agreement cover world includ eec constitut quot agreement quot purpos articl market divis conduct produc group form subject precis detail agreement parti reduc write form basi market behaviour sector market share agreement franc origin divis french market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor produc share constitut quot agreement quot term articl commiss consid contrari submiss produc converg behaviour parti mainten respect market share proport origin agre result continu act collus mutual disclosur produc busi detail deliveri major custom quot offici quot inform exchang contact intend enabl check agre market divis maintain arrang produc unit express impli agreement divid market continu agre market divis result agreement concert practic undertak purpos present proceed commiss interox group undertak possess ident suffici distinct parent compani absolv solvai laport oppos interox liabil eec competit rule interox oper simpli framework activ solvai laport peroxygen sector coordin profit share major polici decis parent compani interox compani determin market behaviour autonom essenti follow direct issu parent compani commiss statement object expressli reserv examin futur proceed applic articl treati interox arrang solvai laport contend interox separ undertak constitut merger fall articl purpos proceed accept parent compani liabl infring refer interox oper fact air liquid pcuk oper joint manufactur facil hydrogen peroxid oxysynthes affect separ ident undertak relev time french supplier air liquid pcuk part pechinei ugin kuhlmann conglomer french chemic industri reorgan peroxygen busi pcuk transfer atochem part elf aquitain group commiss consid present owner busi entiti involv infring asset adopt econom object pcuk sector atochem addresse decis respons payment fine impos respect infring commit pcuk decis address solvai laport degussa air liquid atochem restrict competit market divis share arrang individu agreement cover geograph area product regul trade product concern major part common market involv princip produc european market major industri sector quot home market quot arrang enunci refin accommod degussa expans plan benelux delin territori produc suppli consolid establish posit produc detriment effect freedom movement common market individu agreement benelux germani franc quot persulph quot intend elimin effect competit parti market product concern argument made parti structur market posit produc natur produc condit competit agreement irrelev articl appli oligopolist market fragment market fact parti consid enter agreement maintain statu quo limit market penetr supplier percentag show market condit free plai competit permit effect trade member state complex arrang made european world level major produc peroxygen product effect exclud virtual trade member state channel subject control restrict agreement quot home market quot rule involv produc refrain suppli territori confin activ market restrict market share agreement made movement product member state occur context agre market organ coproduc deliveri restrict arrang nation market design implement reinforc gener market divis produc separ therefrom consid individu market share arrang benelux germani franc appreci effect trade member state benelux agreement cover trade member state case arrang agreement divid nation market produc effect contribut preserv barrier trade degussa interox group establish member state product suppli nation market term market share arrang produc member state interox suppli product franc factori belgium persulph agreement fix respect share major produc eec natur affect trade member state conclus commiss consid agreement concert practic produc eec market organ basi respect home market confin produc sale territori agreement date french market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor equal divid solvai interox air liquid pcuk quot benelux quot agreement respect share solvai interox degussa belgium netherland luxembourg hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor fix agre quota quot germani quot agreement respect share degussa interox group german hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor market fix basi statu quo continu contact place ensur list price respect quot persulph quot agreement respect share degussa interox eec persulph market fix price polici coordin constitut infring articl eec treati articl articl eec treati commiss fulfil condit grant undertak exempt prohibit articl order commiss exempt pre requisit agreement concert practic question notifi proper form case present proceed agreement concert practic properli notifi possibl exempt grant market share price fix arrang type consider import industri sector limit number produc virtual involv fundament contrari basic object treati agreement improv product distribut good result elimin possibl effect competit respect product question benefit result agreement stabil market share high price accru particip regul fine commiss articl regul impos fine ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl eec treati fix fine regard graviti durat infring present case view commiss agreement concert practic extrem graviti long durat graviti infring li fact long period produc hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor persulph effect elimin possibl effect competit market worth hundr million ecu annual doubt continu secret arrang indefinit discoveri relev evid commiss divis market nation line seri market share quota agreement constitut cartel jeopard inter state trade contrari fundament object eec treati creation singl market member state cartel involv deliber wide rang infring eec competit law persist commiss carri investig persulph sector articl durat quot home market quot arrang date establish common market case individu agreement ran franc benelux germani persulph quot home market quot arrang french market share agreement effect regul forc februari commiss assess fine respect oper date home market agreement oper commiss consid purpos articl regul aspect manifest onward format interox concentr produc effect major group arrang made accommod degussa expans benelux parti claim infring admit termin immedi commiss investig decemb substant evid fact case commiss assess fine assumpt infring continu date assess fine distinct drawn respect respons solvai laport degussa hand french produc solvai laport interox group degussa major world produc product question plai domin role concept oper cartel degussa largest world produc involv detail agreement benelux germani reason sell franc unit kingdom quot home market rule quot major beneficiari germani largest individu eec market year cartel oper turnov interox group product concern eec amount million ecu format interox group solvai laport joint owner respons activ commiss impos separ fine recognit fact solvai larger parent compani interox peroxid sector form greater proport laport total turnov solvai commiss make distinct take account laport respons french benelux agreement date interox group form agreement origin negoti particip solvai degussa eec turnov product concern year end septemb million ecu french produc lesser role reflect smaller part eec market compar interox degussa particip benelux germani agreement confin activ domest market ensur effect restrict arrang market interox degussa mainten price differenti member state eec sale hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor parti exclud produc million ecu air liquid million pcuk termin infring articl regul commiss find infring articl eec treati requir undertak concern termin infring commiss satisfi infring fact termin solvai laport admit exist specif market share agreement state consid quot formal termin quot degussa part admit employe quot particip quot arrang deni senior manag awar exist agreement commiss french agreement laps end claim particip result uncertain parti termin infring establish decis pursuant articl regul requir parti agreement concert practic bring immedi end parti prohibit agreement concert practic equival effect exchang price list inform composit figur detail sale custom enabl check market share alloc custom origin agre maintain provid directli indirectli confidenti inform matter cost produc price invest product plan request tender capit project receiv inform exchang system particip detail modifi abandon adopt decis articl solvai cie laport industri hold plc degussa ag air liquid sa produit chimiqu ugin kuhlmann infring articl eec treati particip decemb agreement concert practic date produc confin sale hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor home market nation market restrict quota agreement forc solvai cie laport industri hold plc air liquid sa produit chimiqu ugin kuhlmann infring articl eec treati particip case laport format interox agreement concert practic decemb french market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor share equal part solvai interox group air liquid pcuk solvai cie laport industri hold plc degussa ag infring articl eec treati particip case laport format interox agreement concert practic decemb market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor benelux share solvai interox group degussa agre quota busi major custom benelux alloc agre proport solvai cie laport industri hold plc degussa ag infring articl eec treati particip agreement concert practic decemb market hydrogen peroxid sodium perbor germani share interox group degussa agre quota continu contact place ensur price list ident respect solvai cie laport industri hold plc degussa ag infring articl eec treati particip decemb agreement respect share interox group degussa eec persulph market agre price polici coordin articl solvai cie laport industri hold plc degussa ag air liquid sa atochem successor pcuk forthwith bring end infring refrain agreement concert practic measur equival effect includ organ exchang price list commerci inform kind cover trade secreci particip inform directli indirectli individu data individu produc quantiti produc sold cost sell price discount tender product invest plan monitor adher market share price fix agreement arrang cover eec nation market thereof articl fine impos undertak name respect infring found articl appli come forc regul solvai cie brussel fine ecu bfr laport industri hold plc london fine ecu degussa ag frankfurt fine ecu dm air liquid sa pari fine ecu ff atochem pari successor pcuk fine ecu ff articl fine impos articl paid bank account commiss month date notif decis solvai banqu bruxel lambert brussel laport lloyd bank plc london degussa sal oppenheim amp cie cologn air liquid atochem société générale pari articl decis address solvai cie rue du princ albert brussel laport industri hold plc hanov squar london ob degussa ag weißfrauenstraß frankfurt main air liquid sa quai orsai pari atochem la défens pari la défens decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel novemb commiss fran andriessen member commiss