commiss decis juli set ventur jointli own redland plc aah hold plc british coal corpor english text authent ecsc commiss european commun regard treati establish european coal steel commun articl thereof regard decis lai implement articl treati regul constitut control undertak regard applic file decemb british coal corpor behalf parti seek author merg solid liquid fuel interest compani jointli own redland plc aah hold plc british coal corpor call british fuel limit obtain comment unit kingdom govern aah hold plc aah lincoln hold compani group princip engag fuel distribut builder suppli distribut pharmaceut product road haulag gener engin environment agricultur servic activ vest independ wholli partli own subsidiari british fuel compani bfc own partnership british coal corpor nation coal board engag fuel distribut hold bfc aah interest fuel distribut busi account hold bfc subsidiari bfc umbrella engag distribut solid fuel aah enterpris subject ecsc treati pursuant articl ecsc treati british coal corpor british coal lead produc supplier solid fuel unit kingdom directli distributor unit kingdom coal consumpt million tonn compar british coal total sale million tonn british coal enterpris mean articl treati subsidiari hold british coal minor stake bfc british fuel compani bfc partnership own jointli aah british coal carri number year solid liquid fuel distribut fuel busi road haulag builder suppli fuel busi relat busi tonnag solid fuel handl partnership oper number subsidiari amount million tonn annum averag year redland plc group hold compani princip engag product suppli materi servic construct industri unit kingdom oversea solid liquid fuel distribut unit kingdom fuel distribut relat busi carri subsidiari cawood compani held cawood hold cawood coal cawood hargreav joint ventur hargreav group plc control coalit group cawood northern ireland eir associ averag year tonnag solid fuel handl cawood compani redland plc amount million tonn annum account activ carri cawood compani redland plc enterpris subject ecsc treati pursuant articl compani british fuel limit bfl princip concern continu develop exist solid liquid fuel distribut busi present conduct separ cawood compani bfc joint ventur emerg amalgam bfc british coal aah current fuel distribut interest combin cawood compani restructur legal respect busi ensur principl asset amalgam concern exclus fuel busi restructur measur group issu case issu effect competit compani complet share held redland plc aah british coal merger british coal continu engag fuel distribut bfl ii set joint ventur bring concentr form control group agreement sharehold bfl manag compani sharehold exercis joint control compani mean decis joint compani concentr redland plc aah plc british coal corpor firm control mean articl treati parent compani form concentr concentr natur author commiss satisfi lead restrict competit present share bfc unit kingdom coal market amount roughli includ aah interest fuel distribut virtu british coal hold partnership british coal distribut busi reflect outstand posit british coal british coal main produc unit kingdom suppli market basic consid distribut coal deriv coke briquett reason principl british coal sell interest distributor satisfi normal standard credit worthi agre make payment date condit sale larg extent directli consum act wholesal propos transact entail chang structur coal connect distribut trade market share held hitherto bfc defin previou paragraph increas cawood compani million tonn annual mean share compani amount unit kingdom coal market share consid competit wholesal larg consum purchas account bulk solid fuel tonnag consum unit kingdom good reason bui exclus british coal direct consum unit kingdom gener board central electr gener board south scotland electr board steelwork coke coal coke oven blast furnac coke produc british coal subsidiari number tonnag suppli account million tonn british coal sale reason deal exclus produc partli technic partli econom base requir local servic switch easili british coal product cheaper altern sourc energi cheaper coal offer produc countri gener board demonstr coal industri disput power station fact interconnect rais fuel oil burn million tonn coal equival reduc coal burn million tonn compar previou year technic flexibl combin low price altern primari energi fuel oil nuclear power liquid gase import coal put buyer extrem strong bargain posit order british coal align price suppli lower price altern fuel prefer agre contract term directli british coal appear wholesal trade secur suffici profit margin interfer condit vast bulk tonnag suppli move rail coastal sea trade power station steelwork sold intervent distributor small tonnag transport road canal role trade essenti provid haulag servic provid case own lorri barg case suit british coal consum reason secur properti pass british coal haulier load haulier consum unload unrealist power station steelwork market wholesal compet british coal contrari solid fuel handl british coal behalf gener board steel industri regard quantiti intermedi distributor fall scope assess bfl market share power station steel work market absorb million tonn million tonn fact suppli condit wholesal compet distribut quantiti consum gener industri domest sector million tonn miner coal elimin distribut coal exclus hand british coal relat compani complet level wholesal servic unit kingdom market joint ventur due link british coal share competitor iii merger agreement relat agreement look point view british coal sharehold joint ventur provid british coal seek impos bfl condit suppli afford undu prefer advantag british coal product price charg bfl british coal product decis amend decis ecsc seller undertak control oblig suppli similar product basic term custom compet principl fulli appli british coal sale bfl distributor preced commiss adopt view assess enterpris posit market account product enterpris sector substitut chosen custom experi shown gener industri household purpos solid fuel fuel oil ga electr compet equal reason conclud spite market share bfc bfl sharehold power determin price control restrict distribut hinder effect competit substanti part market product bfl face fierc competit gener low price altern energi result reduc solid fuel consumpt market develop date back middl late aggrav collaps oil price earli month year solid fuel distributor constantli compel reduc cost profit margin bare minimum order retain exist custom increas market share enabl bfl sharehold determin price complet merger oper bfl act favour trade condit market competitor larg market share note distributor oper market hold share rang chang caus set joint ventur great alter substanti condit suppli consum addit born mind coal consumpt unit kingdom gener industri domest market repres small part fuel consumpt fuel consum solid fuel origin compar take account form energi market takeov cawood compani market share bfc fact restrict user freedom choic suppli supplier hinder effect competit fact british coal capac produc involv joint ventur make establish compani power evad rule competit laid treati establish artifici privileg posit involv substanti advantag access market year british coal industri nation time unit kingdom access commun fuel heavili erod solid fuel posit market fact main field trade activ coal consumpt fell million tonn british coal major supplier suffer drop product reduct manpow consequ volum busi usefulli handl independ distribut trade shrank minor proport aliv diversifi field busi oil distribut recent builder suppli agricultur product wide rang interest appear british coal natur interest produc sell coal deriv fuel independ distribut trade market solid fuel larg extent sidelin result eventu increas involv distribut trade british coal suppli product final consum stabl regular ground conclud view establish artifici privileg posit involv substanti advantag access market plan transact consid legitim british coal stabil erod posit energi market commiss ensur effect joint ventur competit remain limit extent outlin assess posit main produc solid fuel unit kingdom reason british coal hold bfl promot sale product avoid undu consequ competit suppli bfl british coal subject condit parti bfl allow enter agreement british coal suppli bfl effect place fuel suppli produc commun competit disadvantag scope contractu oblig bfl purchas british coal defin term quantiti agreement last excess year maximum bfl requir bfl allow suppli british coal preferenti term compar appli british coal joint ventur competitor preferenti treatment product scarc suppli order account forego consider condit attach author subject condit set point plan joint ventur satisfi condit author articl ecsc treati author adopt decis articl joint ventur british fuel limit london redland plc aah hold plc british coal corpor author articl author refer articl subject condit parti joint ventur bfl enter agreement excess year suppli bfl solid fuel produc british coal subsidiari cover bfl reason requir contract period british coal subsidiari grant preferenti term suppli bfl provis implement articl ecsc treati appli irrespect british coal sharehold bfl size thereof british coal subsidiari allow oper price discount scheme tend place bfl competitor undu disadvantag give preferenti treatment bfl product scarc suppli bfl februari year inform commiss aggreg quantiti solid fuel purchas preced calendar year quantiti purchas preced calendar year british coal subsidiari broken product qualiti show price charg supplier articl decis address redland plc reigat surrei aah hold plc lincoln british coal corpor london brussel juli commiss peter sutherland member commiss offici journal european coal steel commun offici journal european coal steel commun oj