83/205/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 January 1983 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.735 - Deutsche Castrol Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH) (Only the German text is authentic)

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Article 1

Deutsche Castrol Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH, of Hamburg, is required, within one month of notification of this Decision, to furnish replies to the following questions:

1. Please indicate how many exclusive purchasing agreements of the kind described in I.2 above you have concluded in the Federal Republic of Germany. Please classify these agreements according to their duration as follows:

(a) over 15 years;

(b) 10 to 15 years;

(c) five to 10 years;

(d) less than five years.

2. What was the total turnover of Deutsche Castrol Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH in motor vehicle lubricants in the last financial year?

3. What share of your turnover in lubricants, in terms of value and percentage, is attributable to your business relations with firms which are obliged to purchase exclusively from Castrol in the manner described under I.2?

4. What is your estimate of your market share of lubricants (engine oils, gear oils and greases) in the Federal Republic of Germany:

(a) in total;

(b) in relation to motor vehicle repair workshops?

Article 2

This Decision is addressed to:

Deutsche Castrol Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH,

Esplanade 39,

D-2000 Hamburg 36.

An application for judical review of this Decision may be made to the Court of Justice of the European Communities in Luxembourg within two months of its notification on the conditions laid down in the EEC Treaty, in particular Article 173 and 185.

Done at Brussels, 10 January 1983.

For the Commission

Étienne DAVIGNON

Vice-President

(1) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62.

(1) As it stood at 8 December 1972 (OJ No L 276, 9. 12. 1972, p. 15), extended from 31 December 1982 to 30 June 1983 by Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3577/82 of 23 December 1982 (OJ No L 373, 31. 12. 1982, p. 58).