commiss decis decemb relat proceed pursuant articl eec treati iv sperri holland english dutch greek text authent eec commiss europeancommun regard treati establish european econom commun regard council regul februari regul implement articl treati amend act access greec articl thereof regard applic find infring submit decemb pursuant articl regul burn tractor peebleshir scotland regard notif june pursuant articl regul form agreement sperri holland uk dealer regard commiss decis septemb initi proceed case undertak 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 parti sperri holland divis sperri corpor compani incorpor pennsylvania usa sperri corpor consolid revenu approxim million sperri holland contribut million sperri holland lead manufactur combin harvest agricultur machineri recogn difficult year manufactur agricultur machineri sperri holland realiz worldwid oper profit million turnov machineri common market ecu ecu exclud turnov uk import sperri subsidiari oper agricultur machineri sector commun sperri holland sperri nv snh nv locat zedelgem belgium snh nv manufactur inter alia combin harvest respons distribut sperri holland product belgium accord agenc agreement conclud appointe snh nv respons coordin activ sperri holland subsidiari compani sperri holland oper divis commun sperri holland divis sperri aylesburi buck respons eir snh uk ii sperri holland sa pari franc snh iii sperri gmbh geschaeftsbereich holland bielefeld germani snh iv sperri holland division della sperri spa milano itali snh abovement appoint distributor respect territori sell sperri holland product directli farmer sperri holland divis sperri corpor snh nv subsidiari mention oper hereinaft refer collect individu state snh countri snh presenc snh nv appoint exclus nation distributor blom skanderborg denmark ii ét wolf weyland noerdang luxembourg iii van driel en van dorsten bv hoofddorp holland van driel iv condelli sa athen greec condelli reason snh nv princip subsidiari common market van driel condelli addresse decis complain proceed burn tractor burn distributor fiat tractor base peebleshir scotland addit burn larg busi wide varieti agricultur machineri make result total annual turnov region product market product involv type agricultur machineri sold snh wide varieti agricultur machineri manufactur specialist manufactur produc wide rang addit motor vehicl manufactur interest sector produc agricultur tractor snh make wide varieti machineri includ tractor agricultur machineri bought farmer local author dealer machineri intens short period year combin harvest harvest season reason farmer concern servic facil manufactur snh concern network dealer capabl offer servic structur snh distribut system wholes subsidiari independ nation distributor sell local dealer detail season machineri sell product plan follow annual cycl dealer place order forecast order septemb octob basi manufactur make initi product plan snh typic revis plan result order receiv novemb decemb possibl spring order exce forecast product capac proceed june snh uk notifi standard contract uk commiss comment contract april snh uk submit revis contract novemb decemb burn lodg formal complaint commiss respect activ snh complaint relat event place month previous inform commun commiss burn complain snh prevent dutch snh dealer continu suppli snh combin harvest fulfil contract suppli snh combin harvest burn alleg snh action form represent van driel ceas deal dutch dealer relationship import burn state snh action expos suit damag scottish court prospect defend successfulli burn complaint commiss carri inspect premis snh dealer octob march inspect copi document relat cross border sale obtain februari commiss letter snh uk revis contract paragraph contain restrict meet commiss servic june snh admit infring rule competit germani itali june snh voluntarili provid document snh snh tend substanti inform commiss possess commiss cancel inspect place itali time june snh nv circular letter distributor member state reproduc content statement polici guidelin snh nv sale manag staff sale manag snh subsidiari commun april statement snh concret exampl action constitut infring articl urg staff dealer refrain action snh notifi seri agreement replac previous compat agreement commun rule competit subject proceed januari commiss statement object snh van driel condelli lawyer repres snh van driel inspect commiss file month march van driel march condelli april snh repli statement object document juli snh burn lawyer lawyer repres van driel particip hear juli commiss letter drew attent snh van driel document inspect previous mention relev object snh van driel repli august snh comment document drawn attent letter octob commiss letter drew attent snh document inspect form correspond part subject comment hear octob receipt letter acknowledg snh distribut practic prior document refer paragraph show main price practis snh unit kingdom greec consider higher commun pound sterl fluctuat consider relev period consequ short period uk price lower differ price gave rise parallel trade nation distributor local dealer affect trade ask snh quot lower price distributor dealer member state parallel trade stem prevent parallel trade document show time time snh reluctantli offer temporari discount show snh contractu export ban number contract commun earli term contract snh relat distributor includ action object extent effect prevent hinder trade member state requir nation distributor deal local dealer immedi paragraph give descript number contract practic uk contract notifi contain export ban modifi allow dealer accept order farmer uk ban export dealer addit term contract context contractu relat dealer snh uk step hinder parallel trade advertis special bonus dealer sell parallel import snh uk dealer trace sourc parallel import report serial number snh cut sourc sought warranti abil refus suppli spare part discredit parallel import germani contractu ban dealer export export regard breach contract justifi cancel dealer contract short cancel snh refus usual retail bonu export itali snh concern earli dealer export combin harvest greec decemb prior greec entri commun januari snh circular letter dealer dealer request confin activ allot territori subsequ action snh show request amount ban export object snh action part satisfi condelli represent respect parallel import greec condelli represent commiss document date novemb form request snh nv quot price low compet offer snh dealer greec snh forbid dealer export greec belgium agreement conclud snh nv distribut product intend creat relationship agenc version agenc agreement forc latest agent requir insert unequivoc export ban contract sale enter behalf snh nv oblig export contain contract sale back claus provid acceler payment total purchas price event direct indirect breach netherland van driel suffer parallel trade place germani attribut snh practis lower price germani van driel ask protect lower price ban parallel trade germani claim turn forbad dealer export belgium month snh gave van driel bonu van driel prove machin export van driel van driel custom document show snh awar earli conduct contrari eec rule competit commiss hand evid specif exampl restrict export relat agreement practic implement denmark luxembourg complaint signific evid complaint includ burn larg trade export hand import agricultur machineri brand dutch dealer snh machineri burn larg export custom burn arrang import snh machin dutch dealer dutch dealer van driel largest custom dealer bought combin harvest singl order sale turkei relev van driel subsequ deal sale frustrat dealer unabl pai arrang made final pai debt surcharg subsequ order paid cash order dealer sold combin made turkei serial number indic manufactur snh van driel accus dealer dealer snh van driel chang number decemb januari burn advertis snh machin advantag price januari snh uk market director wrote snh nv market director locat machin import retail establish sourc februari visit van driel snh usa discuss sale dutch dealer turkei snh appoint distributor turkei van driel suppli export turkei van driel sought persuad snh van driel custom outlet sale turkei offici import februari snh scottish dealer ask snh uk sale manag letter state categor burn tractor unabl obtain spare part direct aylesburi broxburn spare part order sperri holland main dealer franchis letter written februari februari snh uk publish scottish farmer advertis caution protect invest bui sperri holland combin author sperri holland main dealer guarante invest protect full warrant sale servic support sperri holland dealer similar advertis appear time period april snh employe told snh scottish dealer associ connect grei import extrem doubt unit eventu import suggest unit arriv dealer territori full detail includ serial number identif mark snh snh success model combin harvest unabl produc order late order van driel acknowledg april offer deliveri novemb consequ withdrawn dutch snh dealer suppli burn told begun experi delai deliveri previou month burn began fail deliv order time burn lorri motorwai examin dock snh uk dealer endeavour obtain serial number juli snh uk sale manag wrote scottish dealer refer paragraph imagin burn credibl jade ey farmer custom accept quotat inform suggest limit number import joint action ey custom put good stead futur trade van driel suppli dutch dealer combin harvest juli august novemb hear paragraph snh repres machin suppli snh van driel month machin offer octob telex snh nv snh van driel van dorsten sell combin dutch dealer involv month octob snh uk sale manag told scottish dealer associ inform receiv uk dealer snh action suppli dealer europ repli statement object van driel receiv represent snh suppli dutch dealer export uk machin suppli deliveri august novemb quot van driel ceas suppli dutch dealer final paid debt bad payment record busi ethic snh admit trace burn sourc suppli make represent van driel ceas suppli claim van driel refus conform unilater act ii legal assess articl articl agreement concert practic undertak affect trade member state object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market prohibit snh custom undertak mean articl agreement parti written appli constitut agreement undertak mean articl fact set show snh contract contractu relat custom includ oblig export export product provis hindranc parallel trade product constitut infring articl form admit infring snh belgian agenc contract forc requir agent insert export ban contract sale enter snh behalf consum restrict purchas freedom alien properti see fit amount restrict competit mean articl restrict affect trade member state kerpen kerpen decis decemb european court justic case ecr special mention made bonu van driel proof export snh claim legitim firm adapt local circumst commiss accept exclus select distribut system benefici law prohibit activ market territori logic reward activ market reason accept reward question object effect impedi intra commun trade dealer suppli farmer territori penal withdraw bonus agreement practic bonus condit machin subsequ export custom prohibit rational appli condit machin regist territori dealer warranti servic complet territori fact paragraph seq directli relat burn complaint give complic pictur combin harvest order burn deliv snh paragraph snh step trace burn sourc suppli make represent van driel van driel receiv cut dutch dealer involv fact bad debt contest alleg falsifi serial number paragraph van driel independ represent desir ceas suppli dealer hand fact van driel dealt dealer cash order meant risk bad debt futur paragraph dealer import custom paragraph van driel wish continu suppli immedi prior discoveri sourc burn suppli paragraph commiss conclud van driel decis reduc suppli ultim give suppli dutch dealer combin harvest altogeth consequ snh represent constitut infring articl snh uk step uk dealer discredit burn paragraph snh action analyz object effect prevent competit trade member state direct actual influenc pattern trade member state articl contract snh uk notifi commiss pursuant articl regul view obtain exempt accord articl treati germani itali belgium notifi notifi exempt grant articl express prohibit export fail satisfi condit grant exempt articl regul articl regul commiss find infring articl treati requir decis undertak concern bring infring end appear requir snh van driel condelli remov intra commun territori restrict agreement practic refrain seek reimpos restrict mean articl regul articl regul commiss impos fine million unit account sum excess thereof exceed turnov preceed busi year undertak particip infring intention neglig infring articl treati fix fine regard graviti durat infring consid fact case commiss consid snh dealer particip infring snh fine view alloc function respons snh paragraph fine impos snh nv dealer van driel act restrict export act duress econom interest infring predat public commiss decis eec john deer case behaviour condelli constitut infring began continu short period access greec european commun snh infring imped competit dealer snh product consum member state deriv substanti benefit intrins natur infring commiss fail account size snh oper import eec manufactur combin harvest infring began uk germani infring began itali decemb netherland belgium earli respect belgium infring last agenc contract forc restrict purchas freedom export case germani hand contractu export ban exist itali contractu infring ceas april snh decid adopt polici complianc commun rule competit contractu export ban unit kingdom contain claus agreement annex notif june notif end month period grace end june notif exist agreement access uk commun fine impos activ fall limit activ note refer claus made section iii notif requir restrict list exist claus implicitli deni claim section iv trade member state affect section agreement exempt virtu regul eec declar claus inadmiss commiss formal point notif invalid pursuant articl commiss regul incorrect mislead mean articl regul seek impos fine respect contractu export ban commiss spite fact activ uk paragraph cover notif exclud sale unit kingdom relev common market turnov assess level fine commiss failur object export ban modifi ban notifi wider signific snh claim repli statement object cite chiquita refer unit brand consequ snh entitl blanket export prohibit impos dealer compat articl drawn snh attent paragraph document provid snh assist commiss establish fact case paragraph show snh staff misl uk notif knew knew export ban contrari commun law snh argu awar export ban illeg snh implement uk impun virtu uk notif cite chiquita paragraph decis commiss gener condit netherland notifi member state substanti ubc consid notif cover gener condit sale note chiquita commiss impos fine respect activ includ activ netherland cover gener condit sale note activ snh ban export form contractu contractu contract snh member state substanti contract uk uk notif appear simpli exist agreement shortli end period grace thought suggest serv standard contract commiss uk notif afford wider immun snh claim modifi agreement provid snh uk compens dealer appoint dealer appoint sold dealer territori penal offend dealer serial number provid substanti claim snh argu protect collect serial number fine commiss accept provis serial number claim compens fellow snh uk dealer protect concert collect report serial number specif purpos trace sourc uk parallel import hand snh activ voluntarili furnish inform establish alleg made proceed open investig start snh order staff dealer compli commun competit rule addit agricultur machineri sector depress commiss factor account decid amount fine adopt decis articl agreement sperri holland custom common market includ nation distributor netherland greec van driel condelli written appli object effect prohibit discourag penal requir prohibit discourag penal trade custom member state custom establish constitut infring articl treati establish european econom commun articl exempt articl eec treati agreement cover notif june refus articl extent undertak bring infring mention articl end forthwith refrain take measur object effect articl respect infring set articl cover notif june fine ecu bfr impos sperri holland sperri nv fine paid month date notif decis account commiss european commun kredietbank agenc schuman rond point schuman brussel account articl decis address condelli sa orfeosstreetroufpo box gr athen sperri holland sperri nvleon claesstraat ab zedelgem van driel en van dorstenpo box stationsweg nl xc hoofddorp decis enforc pursuant articl eec treati brussel decemb commiss peter sutherland member commiss oj oj pursuant articl regul busi secret publish offici journal european commun oj oj oj oj