Article 1
The agreement concluded in 1972 through their respective trade associations between the French undertakings SKF, Compagnie d'application mécaniques, SA, and SNR, Société nouvelle de roulements and the Japanese undertakings Nippon Seiko Kaisha, NTN Toyo Bearing Kaisha, Koyo Seiko Ltd and Fujikoshi Ltd, for the purpose of increasing the price of ballbearings of Japanese origin on the French market, and which is, in particular, manifested by the letters dated respectively 10 March 1972 from the Japan Bearing Association and 27 April 1972 from the Chambre nationale syndicale de la mécanique de haute précision, constitutes an infringement of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.