EUR-Lex - 31974D0292 - EN

Article 1

The following constitute infringements of the provisions of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community: (a) the following provisions of the agreement described as fair trading rules made between the manufacturers of glass containers set out in Article 4: A.1.(c) relating to the systematic undercutting of a competitor,

A.2.(a) relating to discriminatory prices, discounts and terms granted to purchasers,

A.6.(a) second sentence, concerning secret departure from the terms of offers and price lists,

A.7. which presumes to be unfair the departure, whether secret or otherwise, from published price lists, and permits only the matching, and not the undercutting of a competitor's prices, when such a competitor introduces new price measures,

B.2. relating to the publication of individual price and discount lists,

B.6. concerning the prohibition on exporting defective products,

and

C. relating to misleading price information,

(b) the agreements made by the undertakings in question relating to the exchange of information on their respective prices, discounts and terms of trade;

(c) the agreement relating to the application of a price calculation system;

(d) the agreement relating to the collective and exclusive application of a free at destination delivered price system.

Article 2

The request for exemption under Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty in respect of the agreement referred to in Article 1 (a) above is rejected.

Article 3

Those undertakings which are party to the agreements referred to in Article 1 are required to bring the infringements established to an immediate end.

Article 4

This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings: 1. Gerresheimer Glas Aktiengesellschaft D 4000 Düsseldorf-Gerresheim Heyestraße 99

1. Veba-Glas AG D 4300 Essen 12 Ruhrglasstraße 50

1. H. Heye Glasfabrik "Schauenstein" D 4962 Obernkirchen/Hannover

1. Himly, Holscher & Co KG Glasfabrik Wilhelmshütte D 3070 Nienburg/Weser Gr. Drakenburger Straße 132

1. Bayerische Flaschen-Glashüttenwerke Wiegand & Söhne GmbH D 8641 Steinbach am Wald/Ofr.

1. Carl. Aug. Heinz Glashüttenwerke D 8641 Kleintettau/Ofr.

1. Lüner Glashüttenwerke GmbH D 4628 Altlünen/Post Lünen/West. Döttelbeckstraße 89

1. Glashüttenwerke Ernst W. Müller GmbH D 8831 Kipfenberg/Bayern

1. Noelle & von Campe Glashütte GmbH D 3474 Boffzen/Weser über Höxter Sollingstraße 14

1. Oberland-Glas GmbH Glasfabrik Dr. Harry Wiegand D 7954 Bad Wurzach/Allgäu

1. Spessarter Hohlglaswerke GmbH D 8770 Lohr am Main Rodenbacher Straße 38

1. Tettauer Glashüttenwerke AG D 8641 Tettau/Oberfranken

1. Weck Glaswerk GmbH D 5300 Bonn-Duisdorf

1. Verlica-Momignies S.A. avenue de l'Astronomie 23 B 1030 Bruxelles

1. Bouteilleries Belges Réunies S.A. rue Wauters 59 B 6040 Jumet

1. N.V. Vereenigde Glasfabrieken (United Glasswork) Buitenhavenweg 114-116 NL Schiedam

1. Boussois-Souchon-Neuvesel (BSN) S.A. 22, boulevard Malesherbes F 75008 Paris

1. Saint-Gobain Emballage S.A. 63, rue de Villiers F 92209 Neuilly-sur-Seine

1. Verreries de Blanc-Misseron S.A. 26, rue de Mons F 59 300 Valenciennes

1. Verrerie Ouvrière d'Albi S.A. 146, avenue Dembourg F 81003 Albi

1. Verreries du Puy-de-Dôme S.A. 25, rue du Général Foy F 75008 Paris

1. Bordoni Miva Vetrerie Riunite SpA Palazzo Saint-Gobain Via E. Romagnoli 6 I 20 146 Milano

1. Aziende Vetrarie Italiane Ricciardi AVIR SpA Largo Vasto a Chiaia 82 I 80 121 Napoli

1. Vetreria Italiana VETR.I. SpA Via Garibaldi 101 I 17 043 Carcare (Savona)

Done at Brussels, 15 May 1974.

For the Commission

The President

François-Xavier ORTOLI