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82/896/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1982 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.883 - AROW/BNIC) (Only the French text is authentic)

82/896/EEC: Commission Decision of 15 December 1982 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.883 - AROW/BNIC) (Only the French text is authentic)

Decision Β· 6 articles

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Article 1

From 1 February 1979 to 31 December 1981 the provisions fixing minimum selling prices for cognac set out in the industry agreement on the prices of Cognac brandies and white wines for distillation concluded in the framework of the BNIC for the years 1978/79, 1979/80 and 1980/81, constituted infringements of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community. This applies in particular to Article 7 of the industry agreement concluded on 12 December 1978, Article 7 of the industry agreement concluded on 18 October 1979 and Article 8 of the industry agreement concluded on 7 November 1980.

Article 2

The fixing of a threshold price for the sale of cognac under the decision of the BNIC published under the title "Control of quality of cognac - threshold selling price" in BNIC information bulletin No 929, dated 4 January 1982, and cancelled on 31 March 1982, constituted an infringement of Article 85 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

Article 3

1. A fine of 160 000 (one hundred and sixty thousand) ECU, that is FF 1 049 144, is imposed on the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac. 2. This fine shall be paid, within three months of the date of notification of this Decision, to the Commission of the European Communities, Account No 5.770.006.5, at the SociΓ©tΓ© GΓ©nΓ©rale, Agence Internationale, 23, rue de la Paix, F-75002 Paris.

Article 4

This Decision is enforceable in accordance with Article 192 of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

Article 5

This Decision is addressed to the Bureau National Interprofessionnel du Cognac, 3, rue Georges Briand, F-16100 Cognac. Done at Brussels, 15 December 1982. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Member of the Commission

Supplementary provisions

ANNEX ISupplementary provisions

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