78/732/EEC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1978 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/26.186 - Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The cooperation between Unie van Kunstmestfabrieken BV and Nederlandse Stikstof Maatschappij NV under the agreements of 11 April 1963, as amended on 23 June 1969 and 2 January 1974, constitutes an infringement of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community in that it confers on Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor BV, of which UKF and NSM are the sole shareholders, a joint sales agency for marketing the two companies' straight nitrogenous fertilizers in the Netherlands and provides for the exchange and joint discussion of detailed information concerning production, storage and sales forecasts and figures for each product and destination, including deliveries to other Member States.

Article 2

The application for exemption under Article 85 (3) of the said Treaty made by Unie van Kunstmestfabrieken BV, Nederlandse Stikstof Maatschappij NV and Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor BV is dismissed.

Article 3

Unie van Kunstmestfabrieken BV, Nederlandse Stikstof Maatschappij NV and Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor BV are ordered to terminate the infringement described in Article 1.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to: - Unie van Kunstmestfabrieken BV, Maliebaan 81, Utrecht, Netherlands,

- Nederlandse Stikstof Maatschappij NV, Louizalaan 149, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium,

- Centraal Stikstof Verkoopkantoor BV, Thorbeckelaan 360, NL-2564 BZ The Hague, Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1978.

For the Commission

Raymond VOUEL

Member of the Commission

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