commiss decis relat proceed articl eec treati iv polistil arboi french italian 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 applic neg clearanc notif file jointli italian compani polistil spa french compani arboi modelud arboi accord articl regul decid open proceed case undertak concern opportun repli object rais accord articl regul commiss regul eec juli hear provid articl regul heard opinion advisori committe restrict practic domin posit fact french toi distributor report commiss encount difficulti import italian toi franc commiss investig matter found exclus distribut agreement exist polistil arboi inspect visit made compani premis pursuant articl regul decemb march commiss receiv copi contract sign januari effect januari expir decemb polistil arboi notifi exclus distribut agreement commiss neg clearanc exempt articl product industri concern product concern case polistil rang car motor cycl race game toi car motor cycl remot control run track rail separ rais lane game belong tradit famili toi present declin countri western europ declin due increas impact electron game narrow ag group make potenti market tradit type toi coupl static birth rate member state result signific contract demand type toi reflect fall western european sale undertak concern respect market polistil polistil biggest italian toi manufactur turnov product manufactur product import notabl east polistil sale made italian market export half export eec countri intra eec export franc polistil sale approxim product concern case polistil market share eec countri itali franc germani unit kingdom netherland belgium denmark polistil export greec ireland compani export luxembourg itali polistil market product channel wholesal handl import product countri ii directli specialist retail iii supermarket depart store polistil export price follow standard price list present wholesal price itali higher export price differenti vari occasion polistil practic discount price wholesal itali export eec countri franc polistil sell exclus agent order product separ deal conclud exclus deal agreement featur toi market itali larg number small small firm sector turnov lit crisi industri point hit polistil turnov expect year compani recogn distress govern workforc cassa integrazion scheme arboi arboi belong ceji compagni du jouet group ceji includ french compani joustra ceji interlud jouef wholli own subsidiari ceji oper french toi market ceji franc biggest manufactur toi industri total sale franc hold french toi market arboi ceji import subsidiari import manufactur market toi franc turnov account import product manufactur import eec countri princip itali polistil unit kingdom purchas polistil amount repres french market product concern ceji hold present arboi market product franc servic store ii specialist retail iii depart store remain sale mail order supermarket local author bodi distribut network includ compani welfar scheme germani unit kingdom arboi distribut product sale subsidiari eec countri deliv send bill directli client commiss agent take order itali french toi market highli fragment manufactur small sale ff crisi toi industri point affect ceji trade loss end report turnov arboi trade loss ceji total loss contract main term contract summar polistil grant arboi exclus sell product present futur franc articl arboi request polistil sell french custom direct pai arboi commiss sale supplementari contract polistil ensur price charg arboi arboi resal price competit similar product combat competit foreign import polistil product italian wholesal articl arboi undertak durat contract import franc distribut product capabl compet polistil articl arboi obtain suppli exclus polistil affili associ exclus distributor subject condit articl polistil impos exclus distributor dealer wholesal ban sell contract territori articl polistil liabl exclus distributor dealer import territori defianc ban articl articl delet april measur parallel import crystèv diffus case septemb arboi wrote polistil complain parallel import french undertak crystèv diffus offer arboi custom polistil toi price price report hypermarket lyon area bui directli milan wholesal arboi thought root troubl problem price structur lack coordin price italian wholesal export price agre contract set price avoid snag sort arboi ask polistil check wholesal order put stop direct suppli french custom thought case unfair competit toler polistil felt imper price italian wholesal export price product octob arboi wrote polistil claim proof french custom order crystèv diffus suppli genoa firm repetto angelo arboi call polistil action stop italian wholesal oper french market meet held pari octob arboi ask polistil bring file order repetto italian wholesal price list arboi price list price italian wholesal put stop competit crystèv diffus timki case arboi wrote polistil report firm call timki import polistil toi direct italian wholesal sell french retail price arboi price wholesal arboi point state affair continu urgent polistil introduc export price list agent arboi compet irregular import june arboi wrote polistil tell offer timki made société allumettièr français earnestli request make full check italian wholesal suppli import put stop larg scale import delai scope proceed proceed concern sole period januari contract effect notifi ii legal assess applic articl eec treati articl prohibit incompat common market agreement undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market polistil arboi undertak mean articl exclus distribut contract sign januari agreement mean articl contract object restrict competit common market virtu provis articl articl claus polistil agre impos exclus distributor dealer wholesal ban sell exclus territori claus intend give arboi absolut territori protect sought prevent hand dealer countri eec countri sell polistil product franc hand french dealer obtain suppli direct dealer countri argument oblig assum polistil paragraph nullifi paragraph articl absolv polistil liabil parallel import find franc unsound oblig polistil freeli limit exclus liabil agreement parti letter arboi polistil april polistil approv articl contract abrog retroact effect null void unmak restrict inher object undo action section articl claus polistil agre sell product arboi price arboi resal price competit order thing combat competit foreign import polistil product italian wholesal claus restrict polistil freedom set price arboi condit relev market quantiti suppli commerci polici claus arboi fact invok vi vi polistil section intend arboi imped competit product similar cover contract discourag prevent parallel import argument articl contradict articl polistil undertak offer arboi price enabl compet parallel import polistil product impli de facto accept parallel import accept case report section show articl contradict neutral articl half prong arrang intend combin effect guarante arboi absolut territori protect real purpos articl back effect restrict competit articl final argument adduc polistil oppos parallel import begin contractu relationship encourag import concessionnair complaint crystèv diffus timki clearest proof behaviour behaviour allegedli deliber contravent claus contract contrari competit rule accept court justic held judgment consten grundig case purpos appli articl superflu account concret effect agreement appear object restrict prevent distort competit doubt articl restrict object combin provis articl contract question liabl affect trade member state sought prevent prohibit polistil dealer french territori italian wholesal sell insid give arboi absolut territori protect recal connect judgment miller intern case court held articl treati requir proof agreement fact appreci affect trade member state difficult major case establish legal purpos requir establish agreement capabl effect judgment confirm claus prohibit export constitut form restrict competit natur jeopard trade member state arboi argu effect trade signific accept share market concern held undertak question point connect judgment miller intern loc cit judgment aeg telefunken court justic held firm hold market undertak suffici import behaviour principl capabl affect trade circumst disput fact provis question apt affect trade member state manner prejudici attain singl market inapplic exempt provid commiss regul eec articl regul eec exempt exclus distribut agreement prohibit restrict practic articl subject condit laid regul regul eec repeal effect juli provis continu appli agreement exist januari virtu articl regul eec agreement question qualifi exempt regul eec articl agreement impos parti oblig restrict competit permit articl regul combin effect contractu provis make difficult intermediari consum obtain good contract relat dealer common market articl regul preclud applic gener exempt inapplic articl eec treati articl state provis articl declar inapplic case agreement undertak 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 elig exempt articl agreement duli notifi accord articl regul fall categori set articl contract question categori dispens notif argument advanc polistil undertak dispens notif virtu articl regul ground appli articl contract articl restrict arboi freedom set price accept reason set point virtu articl regul contract grant exempt articl respect period decis concern claus question sought give arboi exclus territori protect satisfi condit laid articl condit hard claus contribut improv distribut product concern applic articl regul articl regul empow commiss impos decis fine undertak ecu sum excess thereof exceed turnov preced busi year undertak concern intention neglig undertak infring articl treati fix amount fine regard graviti durat infring commiss believ fine merit present case infring repres combin articl contract commit deliber neglig parti knew claus written contract prevent parallel import give absolut territori protect arboi apt constitut restrict competit contrari articl commiss court justic repeatedli condemn claus seek guarante absolut territori protect arboi claim unawar infring treati competit rule agre offend claus legal advis fail alert fact suffici exoner respons infring court justic miller intern case contract subject decis effect januari april parti agre articl contract abrog retroact effect null void point contract notifi expir decemb durat time account purpos impos fine period year contract forc graviti infring concern factor account decid size fine impos undertak contract claus subject decis constitut infring treati obstruct intra commun trade prevent attain singl commun market aim treati turnov achiev product concern infring point small structur relev market competit promptli awar commiss action undertak concern decis decid delet articl contract concern notifi ground regard circumst mention commiss consid fine impos polistil arboi amount laid articl decis adopt decis articl articl contract sign polistil arboi januari effect januari design protect french market parallel import constitut infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl commit infring refer articl fine impos undertak concern polistil fine thirti thousand ecu lit arboi fine thirti thousand ecu ff fine paid polistil account commiss european commun cassa di risparmio dell provinci lombard servizio estero milan arboi account commiss european commun bank société générale agenc international pari month notif decis articl decis address arboi modelud rue bon houdart bp dranci polistil spa corso europa lainat decis enforc manner provid articl treati establish european econom commun brussel commiss fran andriessen member commiss oj oj publish version decis data hereinaft omit pursuant provis articl regul disclosur busi secret essenti scheme wage bill busi recogn distress paid govern month letter commiss arboi lawyer date argument adduc annex notif judgment court juli join case consten grundig ecr judgment februari case miller intern schallplatten gmbh ecr seq judgment octob case allgemein elektricitaetsgesellschaft aeg telefunken ag report oj oj previous cite point