86/596/EEC: Commission Decision of 26 November 1986 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.204 - MELDOC) (Only the Dutch text is authentic)

• Articles: 4

Article 1

The agreement establishing the greater Meldoc organization in so far as it gave rise to the combination of consultation on sales and prices, a quota system with a compensation scheme and actions against imports constitutes an infringement of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community.

Article 2

The companies forming part of the greater Meldoc organization shall refrain from the behaviour as described in Article 1.

Article 3

The following fines are hereby imposed on the undertakings named herein in respect of the infringement set out in Article 1:

(1) Verenigde Cooperative Melk-

industrie 'Coberco': 1 360 000 ECU,

(2) DMV 'Campina' BV: 1 020 000 ECU,

(3) Menken-Landbouw BV: 425 000 ECU,

(4) Melkunie Holland BV 3 150 000 ECU,

(5) Cooperatieve Melkproduktie

Bedrijven 'DOMO-Bedum': 600 000 ECU.

These fines shall be paid into the Commission's accounts Nos:

(a) Account No 54.16.99.369 - Commissie van de Europese Gemeenschappen Brussel - ECU (for payment in ECU),

Algemene Bank Nederland NV,

attentie de Heer F. Maane,

Vijzelstraat, 32,

Amsterdam,

(b) Account No 41.60.95.518 (for paymant in Fl),

Amrobank,

Rembrandtplein 47,

Postbus 1220,

Amsterdam 1000,

within three months from the date of notification of this Decision. After three months interest shall automatically be payable at the rate charged by the European Monetary Cooperation Fund on its ECU operations on the first working day of the month in which this Decision was adopted, plus 3,5 percentage points, i.e. 10,5 %.

Should payment be made in the national currency of the adressees, the exchange rate applicable shall be that prevailing on the day preceding payment.

Article 4

Thid Decision is addressed to:

(1) Melkunie Holland BV

De Bleek 1,

NL - 3440 AE Woerden,

(2) Cooeperatieve Melkproduktie Bedrijven 'DOMO-Bedum',

De Perk 30,

NL - 9411 PZ Beilen,

(3) Verenigde Cooeperatieve Melkindustrie 'Coberco',

Stationsplein 37,

NL - 7200 AB Zutphen,

(4) DMV 'Campina' BV,

Dirk Boutslaan 2,

NL - 5600 AN Eindhoven,

(5) Menken-Landbouw BV,

Rijksstraatweg 500,

NL - 2240 Wassenaar.

This Decision is enforceable pursuant to Article 192 of the EEC Treaty,

Done at Brussels, 26 November 1986.

For the Commission

Peter SUTHERLAND

Member of the Commission

(1) Second Report on Competition Policy, point 75, and Case 71/74 Frubo, (1975) ECR 563, where only the conditions reffered to in the first sentence are mentioned as the tests for the exception provided for in Regulation No 26.

(1) ECR 977 (1972).

(1) ECR 1825 (1983).