Article 1
Toshiba Europa (IE) GmbH (TEG) has infringed Article 85 (1) of the EEC Treaty by including an export prohibition in agreements with its exclusive distributors.
91/532/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 June 1991 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (Case No IV/32.879 - Viho/Toshiba) (Only the English text is authentic)
91/532/EEC: Commission Decision of 5 June 1991 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (Case No IV/32.879 - Viho/Toshiba) (Only the English text is authentic)
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Article 2
A fine of ECU 2 million is hereby imposed on TEG. This fine shall be paid within three months of the date of notification of this Decision to the account of the Commission of the European Communities, No 310-0933000-43, Banque Bruxelles-Lambert, Agence EuropΓ©enne, 5 Rond-Point Robert Schuman, B-1040 Brussels. 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, that is 13,25 %.
Article 3
This Decision is addressed to: Toshiba Europa (IE) GmbH, Hammer Landstrasse 115, D-4040 Neuss. This Decision is enforceable pursuant to Article 192 of the EEC Treaty. Done at Brussels, 5 June 1991. For the Commission Leon BRITTAN Vice-President (1) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. (2) OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. (3) In the published version of the Decision, some information has hereinafter been omitted, pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 of Regulation No 17 concerning non-disclosure of business secrets. (4) OJ No L 52/31, 26. 2. 1988, p. 51. (5) Source: Dataquest. Statistics for Western Europe are considered to be indicative of the market shares held in the EC. (6) Figures for model BD 5610 instead of BD 5110, a similar model which went out of production in 1988. (7) In particular, Joined Cases 56 and 58/64 - Consten and Grundig [1966] ECR 299, Miller [1978] ECR 131.
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