78/571/EEC: Commission Decision of 12 June 1978 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.453 - SNPE-LEL)

• Articles: 2

Article 1

After preliminary examination under Article 15 (6) of Regulation No 17 the Commission considers that Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty applies to obligations of the nature contained in Clause 2.2 of the agreement made on 23 February 1977 between Société nationale des poudres et explosifs and Leafields Engineering Limited, to the extent to which each party is prohibited from granting licences in respect of, or to produce or sell directly, specific products in the other party's country, and that the application of Article 85 (3) is not justified.

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings: 1. Société nationale des poudres et explosifs, 12, quai Henri IV, F-75181 Paris Cedex 04 (France).

2. Leafields Engineering Limited, Leafield, Corsham, Wiltshire SNI 39SS (England).

Done at Brussels, 12 June 1978.

For the Commission

Raymond VOUEL

Member of the Commission