commiss decis decemb relat proceed articl eec treati iv spice french english text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof regard commiss decis june initi proceed initi articl regul heard undertak concern accord articl regul regul eec regard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit novemb obtain pursuant articl regul fact descript product product question packag spice intend domest consumpt ingredi ad food improv flavour aroma quot spice quot catalogu issu produc spice true sens word pepper nutmeg clove vanilla cinnamon curri saffron spice firm market offer rang varieti spice broader sens includ mixtur belgian market spice domest consumpt produc belgian spice market expand rapidli total sale produc amount approxim bfr million approxim bfr million repres increas number produc market limit produc brook bond liebig hereinaft refer quot liebig quot india ducro topo share approxim market remain share number minor produc american compani mccormick major spice produc oper establish trademark attempt penetr belgian market sole distributor belgium undertak resta ternat import mccormick spice franc unit kingdom march mccormick decid withdraw fail make minim impact market liebig group oper belgian market subsidiari brook bond liebig benelux nv compani acquir control erica purchas share packag sell spice liebig erica label spice account total liebig sale belgian market product includ oxo liquid cube form meat extract stock cube corn beef cater industri product sale liebig erica spice belgian market amount bfr million figur repres belgian market produc increas liebig sale spice previou year share market doubl largest produc oj oj produc french compani ducro oper belgian market trade mark belgian compani india topo sell product label label distributor list paragraph distribut belgium approxim foodstor engag distribut dri foodstuff includ spice total combin turnov dri foodstuff bfr million foodstor selfservic foodstor repres total total combin turnov sale dri foodstuff bfr million total sale dri foodstuff largest selfservic shop supermarket hypermarket repres total number foodstor combin turnov dri foodstuff amount bfr million total sale largest chain servic foodstor gb inno bm hereinaft refer quot gb quot delhaiz frère cie le lion hereinaft refer quot delhaiz frère quot sarma pennei limit hereinaft refer quot sarma quot distributor share spice distribut larg share dri foodstuff total combin purchas spice liebig produc amount approxim bfr million tax includ repres approxim total spice sale belgian produc spice sold approxim outlet foodstor total spice purchas distributor bfr million account total combin sale spice produc belgium approxim quantiti spice purchas liebig produc distributor gt pic file quot quot gt turnov achiev liebig liebig product made gt pic file quot quot gt exclud item meat dairi produc flour bread biscuit cake hypermarket defin servic retail store sell area supermarket statist annual survei belgian distribut committe servic foodstor report quot distribut aujourd hui quot novemb sale agreement liebig spice abovement major distributor retail amount bfr million bfr million account tor approxim spice sale belgian market sale agreement erica spice sold major distributor amount approxim bfr million repres liebig total spice sale belgian market account approxim market impuls bui sale promot account larg proport consum purchas spice item shop list bought caught custom ey reason spice sold spaciou servic foodstor hypermarket supermarket possess larg displai unit locat spot encourag impuls bui shelv ey level basic necess oil salt vinegar sugar liebig price distributor consum gener higher unit weight make differ price distributor averag size distributor margin liebig spice differ retail price liebig spice produc consider liebig distribut agreement liebig conclud distribut agreement main belgian distributor gb delhaiz frère sarma distributor independ member distribut chain summari main term agreement made princip belgian distributor subject proceed set distributor undertak sell liebig spice brand exist shop case gb sarma sale brand restrict common varieti rang agreement addit delhaiz frère entitl sell brand spice includ liebig rang packag complet differ spice advertis public magazin quot shop quot condit displai separ distributor undertak sell price affix time product condit observ retail displai liebig spice number illumin displai unit size displai unit fit shelv top reserv liebig spice bottom distributor brand spice item quick turnov sugar salt oil delhaiz frère sarma shop price liebig spice displai shelv quot prove housewif idea spice price quot sarma return liebig undertak grant rebat guarante profit end year rebat total spice purchas case sarma singl premium purchas consum sale bfr million exclud vat delhaiz frère gb sale incent premium calcul compar increas sale figur year question previou year gt pic file quot quot gt profit guarante case gb amount bfr million year bfr million bfr million delhaiz frère bfr million sarma sum equival profit result consum sale bfr million exclud vat delhaiz frère gb differ net purchas price liebig consum price exclud vat rebat premium agre amount liebig pai differ fact guarante call trade year turnov exceed threshold guarante final liebig undertak instal displai unit suppli complet back servic suppli quot direct quot distributor maintain larg stock instal sale promot materi enforc normal sale price affix price time product paragraph agreement gb conclud year agreement delhaiz frère sarma year case sarma agreement renew year week notic termin notic agreement forc agreement renew write commiss enquiri establish agreement remain forc ii applic articl articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market agreement conclud liebig gb delhaiz frère sarma restrict competit oblig agreement gb delhaiz frère sarma sell liebig product spice brand prevent purchas sale brand liebig distributor concern oblig reinforc signific financi benefit rebat refer paragraph system resal price mainten afford minimum gross profit resal price amount purchas price paid distributor profit expressli guarante contract major part high financi return primarili intend compens undertak exclud sale spice compet liebig financi return restrict competit term agreement prevent distributor concern exercis freedom choic respect purchas resal spice bind singl supplier respect spice sold brand restrict competit spice produc prohibit produc brand sell spice distributor question term agreement main distributor expressli allow sell brand term agreement note number spice sold gb delhaiz frère label restrict agreement compar liebig label distributor brand displai special unit liebig spice specif brand spice sold servic store repres advantag sale liebig product displai top shelv distributor delhaiz frère sarma permit displai liebig price shelv higher brand make difficult housewif compar price give impress price shown distributor spice appli liebig product except oblig sell liebig product distributor brand provid agreement delhaiz frère destroi assert competit restrict sale brand includ varieti spice liebig rang practic appli uncommon varieti liebig rang larg cover normal requir larg store produc special varieti basi varieti posit compet produc offer normal rang possibl sell item separ promot public campaign concern impact term competit minim restrict competit brand spice signific main bran spice domest consumpt market larg rang adequ introduc sold larg servic store larg servic store offer set sale spice place larg number consum familiar purchas varieti true case mixtur present rang requir space proper equip support servic rotat public effort independ retail rare provid custom independ retail limit small quantiti common varieti sale techniqu servic store retail gener interest offer entir rang support figur paragraph show total volum spice sale account larg servic store demonstr case liebig spice sale major distributor account liebig turnov spice belgium agreement question type prevent sale suitabl condit brand liebig larg servic store import belgium import store born fact repres total number food retail belgium account distribut spice belgian market distributor debar competit number nonetheless account individu sizeabl proport distribut liebig competitor make pronounc effect impact posit expand sale greater degre access major distributor deal larg number smaller retail produc prevent introduc brand premis distributor concern opportun canvass sale launch product belgian market appreci restrict addit obstacl refer account import produc benefit restrict competit virtu share market product question long stand reput spice basic foodstuff liebig occupi import posit suppli comparison produc make signific restrict imped potenti competitor penetr belgian market prevent expans produc establish market reason competit spice brand liebig establish belgian market imped agreement question potenti competit produc penetr market frustrat effect restrict competit brand signific applic resal price liebig spice competit liebig product restrict competit signific effect trade member state affect pattern trade imped spice produc member state establish belgian market develop sale market restrict import foodstor countri effect restrict mark case produc member state wish penetr belgian market hinder creation pattern trade commun produc mccormick foster iii applic articl articl state quot provis paragraph declar inapplic case agreement categori agreement undertak decis categori decis associ undertak concert practic categori concert practic contribut improv product distribut good promot technic econom progress allow consum fair share result benefit impos undertak concern restrict indispens attain object afford undertak possibl elimin competit respect substanti part product question quot agreement question fall scope commiss regul eec march applic articl treati categori exclus deal agreement system price fix contain agreement constitut restrict competit permit regul eec applic regul exclud oj agreement undertak distributor concern purchas relev product liebig resal undertak sell brand liebig competitor subject sell brand name spice bought produc agreement effect exclud brand provid undertak concern consum advantag expect exclus agreement agreement made subsidiari compani establish oper unit kingdom notifi commiss qualifi exempt articl virtu articl agreement notifi commiss consid fulfil requir set articl place agreement contribut improv distribut product contrari advers effect distribut prevent distribut brand exact point distribut made favour condit larg servic store suppos improv distribut case commiss consum allow fair share result benefit demonstr spice user prevent choos number brand opt cheapest brand result resal price mainten system lose advantag competit spice brand distribut stage oblig respect contract observ resal price mainten permit distributor concern pass consum part substanti financi advantag deriv agreement iv applic articl regul articl regul commiss applic initi find infring articl treati decis requir undertak associ undertak concern bring infring end commiss find articl oblig impos distributor paragraph constitut infring articl eec treati commiss requir liebig group compani gb delhaiz frère sarma termin infring forthwith adopt decis articl provis distribut agreement belgium made brook bond liebig group subsidiari brook bond liebig benelux nv gb inno bm sa établiss delhaiz frère cie le lion sa sarma pennei prohibit undertak sell premis spice produc liebig sold brand constitut infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl undertak name articl forthwith termin infring refer articl articl decis address brook bond liebig limit london brook bond liebig benelux nv antwerp gb inno bm sa brussel delhaiz frère cie le lion sa brussel sarma pennei brussel brussel decemb commiss raymond vouel member commiss