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85/44/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1984 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.299 - Grohe's distribution system) (Only the German text is authentic)

85/44/EEC: Commission Decision of 10 December 1984 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/30.299 - Grohe's distribution system) (Only the German text is authentic)

Decision Β· 3 articles

Data as of 2026-07-04 Β· Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Β· Read the official text β†—

Article 1

The Grohe dealership agreement as notified on 12 February 1981 constitutes an infringement of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty in so far as it imposes the following obligations on plumbing and sanitary ware wholesalers: (i) to supply Grohe plumbing fittings within the EEC only to plumbing contractors meeting the statutory, administrative or technical requirements for installing plumbing systems under the applicable national law and to supply such plumbing contractors only for use in their own plumbing contracting business and only in such quantities as they normally require for that business (clause 4.2 (a)), and, (ii) to check when selling to other wholesalers that the other wholesaler is a member of the Grohe network (clause 4.2 b)) and generally to assist Grohe in policing its distribution system (clauses 7.1 and 7.2), to the extent that this obligation serves to support the obligation referred to in subparagraph (i).

Article 2

The application for negative clearance or an exemption under Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty in respect of the Grohe dealership agreement notified on 12 February 1981 is hereby refused.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to: Friedrich Grohe, Armaturenfabrik GmbH & Co., Hauptstrasse 137, D-5870 Hemer. Done at Brussels, 10 December 1984. For the Commission Frans ANDRIESSEN Member of the Commission (1) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. (2) OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. (3) Pursuant to Article 21 (2) of Regulation No 17, business secrets are not published in the Official Journal.

Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), Β© European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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