Article 1
1. Solvay et Cie, Laporte Industries (Holdings) plc, Degussa AG, L'Air Liquide SA, and Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann infringed Article 85 of the EEC Treaty by participating until at least 13 December 1980 in an agreement or concerted practice dating from 1961 by which the producers confined their sales of hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate to their home markets or to certain national markets where restrictive quota agreements were in force. 2. Solvay et Cie, Laporte Industries (Holdings) plc, L'Air Liquide SA, and Produits Chimiques Ugine Kuhlmann infringed Article 85 of the EEC Treaty by participating from 1958 (in the case of Laporte from after the formation of Interox in 1970) in an agreement or concerted practice by which until at least 13 December 1980 the French market for hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate was shared in three equal parts between Solvay (later the Interox grouping), L'Air Liquide and PCUK. 3. Solvay et Cie, Laporte Industrie (Holdings) plc and Degussa AG infringed Article 85 of the EEC Treaty by participating from 1969 (in the case of Laporte from after the formation of Interox in 1970) in agreements or concerted practices by which until at least 13 December 1980 the market for hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate in the Benelux was shared between Solvay (later the Interox grouping) and Degussa according to agreed quotas and the business of particular major customers in the Benelux was allocated in agreed proportions. 4. Solvay et Cie, Laporte Industries (Holdings) plc and Degussa AG infringed Article 85 of the EEC Treaty by participating in agreements or concerted practices by which from 1970 until at least 13 December 1980 the market for hydrogen peroxide and sodium perborate in Germany was shared between the Interox grouping and Degussa according to agreed quotas and continuous contact took place to ensure that their price lists (which were identical) were being respected. 5. Solvay et Cie, Laporte Industries (Holdings) plc and Degussa AG infringed Article 85 of the EEC Treaty by participating from 1974 until at least 13 December 1980 in an agreement by which the respective shares of the Interox grouping and Degussa of the EEC persulphates market were agreed and their price policy coordinated.