83/560/EEC: Commission Decision of 16 November 1983 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.696 - Distribution system of Ford Werke AG) (Only the German text is authentic)
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The Main Dealer Agreement concluded by Ford Werke Aktiengesellschaft with German car dealers for the selling of Ford products restricts competition and affects trade between Member States in the sense of Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty. An exemption pursuant to Article 85 (3) for the Main Dealer Agreement as applied by Ford AG since 1 May 1982 is refused.
Ford Werke Aktiengesellschaft is hereby ordered to bring the abovementioned infringement to an end immediately.
The Commission Decision of 18 August 1982 addressed to Ford Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Cologne, is revoked with the effect on the date of notification of this Decision to Ford Werke Aktiengesellschaft.
This Decision is addressed to Ford Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Ottoplatz 2, Koeln, Federal Republic of Germany. Done at Brussels, 16 November 1983. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Member of the Commission (1) OJ No L 29, 3. 2. 1975, p. 1. (1) OJ No 57, 25. 3. 1967, p. 849/67. (2) OJ No L 173, 30. 6. 1983, p. 1.
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