commiss decis juli relat proceed articl eec treati iv intergroup dutch text authent eec commiss european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard regul februari articl thereof regard notif applic neg clearanc submit march pursuant articl regul intergroup trade hereinaft refer intergroup amsterdam statut agreement conclud international spar central bv hereinaft refer isc amsterdam regard public essenti content notif pursuant articl regul offici journal european commun novemb regard opinion deliv januari advisori committe restrict practic domin posit pursuant articl regul intergroup limit liabil compani incorpor dutch law statut approv decemb found international spar central bv amsterdam spar chain bv spar central amersfoort spar britain harrow deutsch spar handel gmbh amp frankfurt main despar central italiana milan spar osterreichisch warenhandel salzburg société français spar levalloi perret et postalia madrid spar centralen denmark glostrup suomen spar oy helsinki spar ireland dublin decis form intergroup nation spar chain essenti characterist nation chain compos retail wholesal entitl spar symbol benefit collect advertis spar trademark retail independ trader deriv advantag chain consist primarili assist sale organ opportun obtain suppli expand rang oblig sell product chain suppli spar trademark obtain suppli leav chain wholesal territori oper renounc spar trademark deriv advantag consist primarili loyalti retail greater secur commerci affair obtain larg proport suppli chain free leav moment nation spar chain compris retail wholesal europ base busi food product oj spar chain portug south africa rhodesia conclud quot intern spar contract quot aim establish systemat cooper format compani international spar central bv isc compani dutch law found sharehold spar chain mention belgium object protect spar trademark intern level provid secretari servic relat nation chain act intermediari nation chain purchas import product earli isc gave activ event assum great import statut object intergroup purchas sale good fulfil role intermediari commerci agent purchas sale good type custom place context licens agreement conclud isc favour undertak belong spar organ respect product bear spar trademark statut provid manag intergroup respons manag bodi subject supervis supervisori hoard member manag bodi supervisori board appoint sharehold gener meet decis absolut major vote statut amend case quarter major plenari meet requir intergroup share acquir nation region group wholesal isc grant spar symbol trademark sign quot spar intern contract quot sharehold withdraw intergroup case condit sharehold longer fulfil gener meet entitl decid acquir share agreement notifi entitl quot licens agreement quot parti hereinaft refer agreement conclud intergroup isc act spar chain form intergroup wholesal affili chain virtu agreement isc author intergroup conclud suppli contract respect good bear spar trademark belong control isc intergroup enter transact basi agreement person entitl spar trademark intergroup oper januari function primarili intermediari negoti price condit sale supplier coordin order consign draw suppli contract carri formal relat consign custom clearanc deal complaint disput custom supplier promot form cooper commerci activ custom case conclud contract custom hitherto main custom spar chain oper eec countri custom remain free time determin resal price product purchas negoti intergroup transact effect intergroup gener relat product bear spar trademark affix produc respect main product involv transact lemon mandarin pineappl pear volum purchas made negoti intergroup account approxim maximum pineappl import product member state destin respect product commun origin volum purchas carri negoti intergroup averag approxim product member state origin total volum import carri spar chain negoti intergroup repres total turnov wholesal affili spar chain turnov foodstuff wholesal affili spar chain repres total turnov foodstuff retail trade member countri eec intergroup form indefinit period agreement notifi conclud unlimit durat public essenti content notif parti submit observ commiss ii neg clearanc articl regul commiss certifi basi fact possess ground action articl treati respect statut activ intergroup agreement notifi intergroup isc spar chain form intergroup undertak provis statut form intergroup agreement notifi agreement undertak statut object intergroup purchas sell good act intermediari commerci agent purchas sale good custom context agreement deal product bear spar trademark intergroup fulfil function market research negoti price condit purchas supplier provid legal technic assist requir custom object agreement enabl intergroup custom spar chain carri joint import ident purchas condit favour receiv import separ object agreement confront supplier combin singl order purchas hold stronger posit result strength individu fact oper spar chain free intergroup servic make purchas avail servic intergroup custom event free determin price resal term subject form coordin intergroup respect market good intergroup free trade product context notifi agreement case deal product compet bear spar trademark agreement substanti effect competit import effect spar chain negoti intergroup repres small part total turnov purchas effect negoti intergroup account small proport total turnov retail food trade eec member countri freedom choic suppli demand respect product concern affect agreement appreci extent regard fact develop past activ isc expect develop futur volum purchas product number product concern increas appreci extent futur margin scale joint import wholesal found difficult practic promot concert action wholesal divers abund suppli enabl obtain condit act individu obtain act import member countri eec countri remain insignific level compar total consumpt capac member state good concern produc eec purchas increas scale futur coordin difficulti mention wholesal region oblig account slow develop consum tast consum prefer local product present agreement substanti implic market posit supplier relev good eec object effect prevent restrict distort competit common market agreement appreci restrict effect futur agreement fall articl treati commiss request intergroup certifi fact possess ground action articl treati respect agreement notifi neg clearanc adopt decis articl fact possess commiss ground action articl treati establish european econom commun respect statut intergroup trade bv compani dutch law agreement compani international spar central bv compani dutch law articl decis address intergroup trade bv international spar central bv amsterdam brussel juli commiss presid françoi xavier ortoli