commiss decis novemb relat proceed pursuant articl ecsc treati case iv wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl german text authent ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard notif submit wirtschaftsvereinigung member regard inform transmit commiss pursuant articl ecsc treati septemb regard written comment submit pursuant articl ecsc treati behalf parti april take note fact letter date parti formal waiv submit oral comment fact procedur inform exchang system notifi commiss behalf wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl german steel industri trade associ member warn letter associ juli view extrem natur notif meet parti juli request inform pursuant articl ecsc treati analysi repli compris thing questionnair undertak concern past year commiss statement object parti march parti submit comment april disput fact set statement object recount state view fact constitut infring competit rule parti notif submit german steel produc trade associ belong wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl hereinaft call wv associ bring german steel undertak number belgian luxembourg associ member object defend member collect interest function includ keep member inform develop repres nation commun author wv member eurof associ commun steel undertak nation associ european steel undertak notifi undertak belong separ group usinor cockeril sambr preussag arb thyssen krupp ag der dilling hüttenwerk hereinaft call dilling produc ordinari steel alloi steel exclud stainless steel process hot roll flat product french undertak usinor subsidiari produc steel product shape qualiti hold share capit dilling usinor largest steel produc commun fourth largest world control jointli produc steel includ finish product franc sollac sa creusot loir industri unimét ascomét imphi lorfont ugin ugin savoi gt allevard fortech tecphi germani dilling subsidiari rogesa spain sidm jointli luxembourg base undertak arb galm jointli luxembourg base undertak arb german undertak thyssen stahl ag portug siderurgia nacion produto plano jointli dutch undertak hoogoven eighth rank steel produc commun itali la magona jointli italian undertak lucchini luxembourg sa train fil esch schifflang sogerail dilling member wv eurof usinor particip eurof fédération français de acier eko stahl gmbh hereinaft call eko produc ordinari alloi steel exclud stainless steel process hot roll cold roll coat flat product eko subsidiari belgian undertak cockeril sambr subsidiari produc steel product shape qualiti cockeril sambr seventh rank steel produc europ occupi promin posit market flat product control jointli produc steel includ finish product belgium cockeril sambr carlam segal jointli dutch undertak hoogoven luxembourg undertak arb delloy mathieu germani eko franc beautor pum haironvil luxembourg galvalang luxembourg undertak arb cockeril sambr particip eurof groupement de la sidérurgi belg krupp hoesch stahl ag hereinaft call kh produc directli subsidiari steel product shape qualiti kh sixth rank steel produc europ krupp thyssen nirosta rasselstein notifi parti control jointli thyssen kh control produc steel includ finish product germani hoesch hohenlimburg krupp vdm krupp edelstahlprofil hsp hoesch spundwand und profil kh member wv eurof krupp thyssen nirosta gmbh hereinaft call ktn produc stainless steel flat product share approxim flat product market lead produc stainless steel europ ktn control italian produc stainless steel flat product acciai speciali terni preussag stahl ag hereinaft call preussag produc germani ordinari steel alloi steel exclud stainless steel process flat product beam preussag member wv eurof stahlwerk bremen gmbh hereinaft call stahlwerk bremen produc ordinari steel alloi steel exclud stainless steel process flat product stahlwerk bremen subsidiari luxembourg undertak arb subsidiari produc steel product shape qualiti arb fourth rank steel produc europ control jointli produc steel includ finish product luxembourg profilarb laminoir de dudelang galvalang jointli cockeril sambr ar giebel jointli ewald giebel germani stahlwerk bremen bregal jointli finnish undertak rautaruukki japanes undertak itoh stahlwerk thüringen belgium sidmar alz stainless steel sikel segal jointli dutch undertak hoogoven belgian undertak cockeril sambr decosteel galtec jointli dutch undertak hoogoven franc stul spain aceralia stahlwerk bremen member wv eurof arb particip eurof groupement de industri sidérurgiqu luxembourgeois thyssen stahl ag hereinaft call thyssen produc directli subsidiari steel product shape qualiti thyssen rank steel produc europ ktn rasselstein notifi parti control jointli kh thyssen control jointli produc steel includ finish product germani röhrenwerk bou jointli mannesmann rasselstein hoesch gmbh ebg bochum stahlwerk oberhausen gmbh walzdraht hochfeld gmbh wk edelstahl witten krefeld gmbh netherland nedstaal spain galm jointli luxembourg base undertak arb french undertak usinor thyssen member wv eurof notifi agreement notifi agreement inform exchang agreement parti agreement inform formlos vereinbarung particip voluntari natur inform exchang relat questionnair ecsc market share produc germani questionnair drawn commiss transmit pursuant articl ecsc treati enabl carri duti laid articl ecsc treati notifi parti decid exchang market share held product produc german market commun data deliveri produc ecsc product member state questionnair qualiti combin data deliveri produc ecsc product countri geograph area questionnair deliveri steel nation market product qualiti consum industri questionnair deliveri qualiti steel product member state questionnair exchang concern sole data deliveri market share aggreg data data exchang individu take part system receiv inform produc includ relat product produc market share calcul determin ratio deliveri produc total deliveri germani calcul deliveri germani questionnair intra commun deliveri statist sba import countri statist sba statist correct deliveri german market data present product countri deliveri cross check questionnair make break deliveri qualiti steel distinct made product qualiti steel regard deliveri german market questionnair distinct made consum sector ag data data exchang end month period relat involv monthli exchang recent data month structur system wv collect data undertak send form letter electron mail exchang data made parti employe independ member data discuss member meet undertak member wv notifi particip system state object wv join distant futur notifi undertak account deliveri german undertak flat product deliveri long product includ sheet pile perman materi product market steel industri gener remark commun steel industri govern bind product quota deliveri arrang coupl measur price extern trade arrang end june commiss introduc system monitor product deliveri produc commun countri part system undertak requir declar deliveri commiss system expir face worsen situat steel industri march commiss adopt guidelin relat product deliveri steel product commun market guidelin commun undertak product product rang mark improv situat steel market commiss decid termin measur year commiss adopt decis relat infring articl ecsc treati decis ecsc field stainless steel decis ecsc field beam main commun steel group involv case steel industri highli capit intens flat product sector consider barrier entri link initi cost invest fix cost high steel industri suffer chronic overcapac due thing size exit barrier reduc commiss author financi mechan facilit closur product capac heavi section hot roll wide coil strip revers mill plate steel undertak public undertak distinct nation charact major merger oper format undertak led emerg european group plant number member state trade flow member state remark stabl case stainless steel consumpt increas european steel market matur market product made produc homogen rule custom prefer supplier qualiti product transpar paramet deliveri period transport cost easi compar steel undertak requir pursuant articl ecsc treati publish price list oblig discharg send list commiss work dai enter forc undertak oblig commun list interest parti request ow regul long numer sourc detail statist data steel industri market steel product steel made iron or integr steelwork scrap electr steelwork integr steelwork account approxim steel product commun steel obtain melt or scrap semi finish product form ingot slab bloom billet usabl roll give final shape properti term shape major categori product flat product obtain form sheet plate coil band steel product simpli hot roll subsequ cold roll coat tinplat galvan sheet flat product stainless steel made integr steelwork flat product make pipe tube ship boiler build car packag long product concret reinforc bar rod beam joist wire rod long product sector construct bolt nut screw manufactur wire draw composit distinct made alloi steel stainless heat resist steel alloi steel product list questionnair form subject matter notif belong product market depend characterist put plant need produc product market semi finish product flat product market long product market semi finish product solidif crude steel take form larg block ingot slab bloom billet roll pass roller reduc thick block give final shape produc finish product produc steel purpos sell part semi finish product produc million tonn crude steel produc approxim million sold form semi finish product undertak group produc crude steel europ market dispers flat product market flat product hot roll wide strip alloi steel product sold process case product process cold roll sheet turn sold process coat undertak group commun independ level product wide strip process hot roll wide strip cold roll sheet coat sheet account product commun joint ventur includ product cooper mean cooper perform market function group refer total independ hot roll wide strip stainless steel produc commun largest account product hot roll wide strip alloi exclud stainless steel produc commun deliveri german undertak europ account half deliveri european undertak cold roll sheet alloi steel cold roll help reduc thick product endow special properti hot roll wide sheet cold reduc third cold reduc sheet coat price cold reduc sheet higher hot roll wide strip exist produc total independ cold roll sheet stainless steel produc commun largest account product cold roll sheet alloi exclud stainless steel produc commun deliveri german undertak europ account deliveri european undertak coat sheet except steel packag tinplat coat tin sheet galvan sheet half cold roll sheet coat metal coat tin hot dip electrolysi oper increas sheet approxim dozen produc commun commun joint ventur includ product cooper cooper market function produc total independ steel packag tinplat cold roll sheet sold tin coat tin coat protect oxid ad tin order produc commun largest account commun product revers mill plate univers plate alloi steel consist thick uncoil sheet undertak group commun largest account product revers mill plate univers plate stainless steel undertak group commun largest account deliveri commun revers mill plate alloi stainless steel fewer undertak group commun deliveri commun german undertak account half deliveri european undertak commun electr sheet undertak group commun largest account product market flat product concentr long product market long product beam section mine shaft undertak group produc beam commun largest account product wire rod alloi steel forti undertak group commun largest account product wire rod stainless steel produc commun wire rod alloi stainless steel undertak group commun deliveri commun german undertak account deliveri european undertak commun concret reinforc bar undertak group commun largest account product merchant bar alloi steel undertak group commun largest account product merchant bar stainless steel undertak group commun merchant bar alloi stainless steel absenc detail inform assum larg number merchant bar produc produc alloi steel alloi steel perman materi undertak group commun largest account half product sheet pile undertak group commun structur market long product diversifi market highli concentr sheet pile beam perman materi dispers concret reinforc bar merchant bar wire rod geograph market numer decis pursuant articl ecsc treati establish relev market steel product commun market ow inter alia lack barrier intra commun trade volum intra commun trade repres deliveri commun produc commun find qualifi extent figur approxim stem fact firstli larg number countri produc full rang product countri domest market small compar output nation produc nation produc deliveri domest market account half deliveri commun produc market market share produc market fairli stabl time posit german undertak compar commun undertak deliveri german undertak gt tabl gt gt tabl gt link undertak locat member state account fact german undertak form part larger european steel group british undertak british steel control manstaedtwerk french undertak usinor hold share capit dilling belgian undertak cockeril sambr control eko stahl luxembourg undertak arb control stahlwerk bremen stahlwerk thüringen bregal italian undertak riva control henningsdorf brandenburg italian undertak feralpi control esf riesa finnish undertak rautaruukki control bregal arb similarli german undertak interest member state krupp thyssen itali ast thyssen spain galm ii assess articl gener articl ecsc treati prohibit agreement undertak decis associ undertak concert practic tend directli indirectli prevent restrict distort normal competit common market tend fix determin price restrict control product technic develop invest share market product custom sourc suppli commiss decid uk tractor case agreement exchang inform sensit recent individu concentr market import barrier entri liabl restrict competit undertak parti thereto increas market transpar degre independ competit action part undertak immedi notic competitor suitabl retaliatori measur elimin hidden competit market inform exchang reduc consider advantag gain undertak competit action dissuad increas market share view upheld octob court instanc held uk tractor case gener main supplier exchang precis inform short interv identifi regist vehicl place registr highli concentr oligopolist market competit greatli reduc exchang inform facilit impair consider competit exist trader circumst share regular frequent basi inform oper market effect period reveal competitor market posit strategi individu competitor concern articl ec treati find transpos articl ecsc treati treati motiv court justic held judgment common intent commiss interpret similar fashion prohibit articl ecsc treati articl ec treati notabl exchang inform undertak notic agreement decis concert practic field cooper enterpris commiss view cooper treati restrict effect notifi agreement undertak decid exchang questionnair ecsc footnot inextric link analys questionnair questionnair concern data deliveri type product member state destin individu monthli recent data sensit confidenti make establish undertak market posit combin questionnair questionnair reveal strategi undertak member state product product qualiti german market consum sector assess notifi exchang directli link degre concentr market product question characterist case law establish restrict competit stem fact oligopolist market exchang increas transpar deter competit particip market flat product beam sheet pile perman materi stainless steel wire rod concentr concentr assess light criteria includ number produc present market exist structur link combin market share main undertak barrier entri present case flat product beam sheet pile perman materi wire rod stainless steel number produc europ greater product sum product lead produc half total product barrier entri high ow capit intens industri numer structur link steel group produc hot roll wide strip sheet produc coat sheet total independ market character highli concentr market concentr market notifi decis carri exchang inform question liabl restrict competit fact inform competitor month deliveri product member state market share domest market deter increas market share competitor identifi undertak increas market share retaliatori measur notifi exchang liabl induc undertak abandon fundament competit activ consist increas market share period undertak engag competit activ greatli reduc frequenc exchang recent data exchang remov remain hidden competit market character small degre op fairli stabl trade flow member state consider homogen product chronic overcapac notifi agreement make highli probabl develop behaviour effect freez market share undertak parti agreement account approxim quarter commun deliveri commun notifi inform exchang liabl restrict competit appreci effect notic german market undertak account half quarter commun deliveri product beam grain orient electr sheet steel packag stainless steel product notifi produc undertak commun date relat deliveri activ product market restrict competit directli caus exchang undertak receiv data competitor data provid control undertak control competitor data provid guarante sensit data end hand competitor view commiss consid exchang questionnair restrict competit respect product gt tabl gt larg number undertak activ product market restrict effect exchang sensit inform mark case object notifi exchang respect product semi finish product merchant bar concret reinforc bar wire rod except wire rod stainless steel questionnair commiss object exchang questionnair argument put forward parti support notif parti submit legal studi econom studi main argument put forward outlin ag data notif parti state exchang confin commun data quantiti data price turnov exchang exchang data concern past conduct market futur conduct market demand stabl case relev product market futur behaviour competitor larg anticip basi recent transact observ competitor behaviour past perform root agreement restrict effect accur recent inform quantiti sold market share greater impact undertak futur market behaviour point time data past transact histor longer real impact futur behaviour present case exchang data relat past period deem recent year month proof restrict effect notifi parti state notifi exchang inform caught articl ecsc treati object effect restrict competit commiss consid account visibl effect agreement potenti effect fact agreement creat structur capabl anti competit purpos articl interpret cover potenti anti competit effect object provis mainten effect competit structur object materi highli concentr market inform exchang creat structur transpar prevent hidden competit fact commiss unabl establish exist actual effect market bear outcom proceed articl ecsc treati prohibit actual anti competit effect potenti effect provid suffici mark uk tractor judgment parti judgment court instanc uk tractor case extent unfavour commiss legal studi submit support notif court instanc partli concur commiss uk tractor case requir exchang constitut infring articl ec treati place concentr market competit reduc commiss consid interpret wrong case court instanc held gener main supplier exchang precis inform short interv identifi regist vehicl place registr highli concentr oligopolist market market question competit result greatli reduc exchang inform facilit impair consider competit exist trader impair competit consid case point addit condit applic articl logic consequ oligopolist natur relev market competit relev market logic argument set parti submit commiss econom studi seek show competit steel market intens studi distinguish product market fact differ consider degre concentr market rate util product capac price trend barrier entri due inter alia differ fix cost transport cost view import factor assess restrict effect notifi agreement furnish studi relev case exist inform quantiti econom sector parti submit support notif studi seek show avail recent individu inform consum good sector promot competit notifi exchang benefici effect competit argument invalid main reason agreement competitor capabl caught articl ecsc treati articl ec treati specialist organ carri studi basi survei point sale inform sold organ exchang competitor accur survei instanc provis servic parti agreement capabl assess light articl ecsc treati applic articl commun date decemb withdraw quarterli guidelin relat product deliveri steel product commiss remind undertak associ pursuant articl prohibit replac flank measur introduc commiss similar equival privat inform exchang system exchang questionnair contrari articl institut system exchang inform recent individu data deliveri market share field flat product beam sheet pile perman materi exchang questionnair contrari articl product mention wire rod inapplic articl special agreement joint bui joint sell agreement notifi agreement author commiss basi articl applic articl pursuant articl commiss impos fine period penalti payment undertak enter agreement automat void enforc attempt enforc agreement decis automat void engag practic prohibit paragraph articl case parti state implement notifi agreement warn letter commiss juli ground fine adopt decis articl inform exchang agreement notifi infring articl ecsc treati involv exchang questionnair respect flat product beam sheet pile perman materi wire rod stainless steel articl inform exchang agreement notifi fulfil condit author pursuant articl articl wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl notifi undertak refrain implement notifi exchang articl decis address wirtschaftsvereinigung stahl breitestraß düsseldorf ag der dilling hüttenwerk postfach dillingen eko stahl gmbh werkstraß eisenhüttenstadt krupp hoesch stahl ag eberhardstraß dortmund krupp thyssen nirosta gmbh alleestraß bochum preussag stahl ag eisenhüttenstraß salzgitt stahlwerk bremen gmbh auf den delben bremen thyssen stahl ag kaiser wilhelm straße duisburg brussel novemb commiss karel van miert member commiss name notifi undertak bold type decis juli commiss author pursuant articl ecsc treati merg flat carbon steel product activ thyssen stahl ag krupp hoesch stahl ag footnot undertak acquir ispat group notif commiss decis ecsc oj amend decis ecsc oj data process statist offic aggreg serv basi product detail statist statistisch bundesamt oj oj oj commiss decis ecsc decemb author common financi arrang respect individu programm involv closur product capac commun steel industri heavi section hot roll wide coil strip revers mill plate oj larg plant coke sinter blast furnac convert oper flexibl averag minimum capac million tonn year high initi invest mainten cost limit invest electr furnac consider oper flexibl case flat product special steel long product sheet pile perman materi section mine shaft commiss decis eec februari relat proceed pursuant articl eec treati uk agricultur tractor registr exchang oj judgment case fiatagri uk holland ford commiss ecr ii paragraph john deer commiss ecr ii paragraph case geitl ruhrköhlen verkaufsgesellschaft mbh high author european coal steel commun ecr oj corrigendum oj uk tractor case commiss consid annual exchang year inform sale competitor significantli distort competit abovement decis recit footnot oj