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ARTICLE 1

THE APPLICATION BY BP TO ABG DURING THE PERIOD NOVEMBER 1973 TO MARCH 1974 OF A DEGREE OF REDUCTION SIGNIFICANTLY GREATER THAN THOSE MADE BY THIS COMPANY IN ITS DELIVERIES TO ITS OTHER CUSTOMERS IN THE PRESENT CASE CONSTITUTED AN ABUSE OF A DOMINANT POSITION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 86 OF THE EEC TREATY ON THE PART OF BENZINE EN PETROLEUM HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ BV , BRITISH PETROLEUM RAFFINADERIJ NEDERLAND NV AND BRITISH PETROLEUM MAATSCHAPPIJ BV .

ARTICLE 2

THIS DECISION IS ADDRESSED TO :

• BENZINE EN PETROLEUM HANDELMAATSCHAPPIJ BV ,

FREDERIKSPLEIN 42 ,

AMSTERDAM ;

• BRITISH PETROLEUM RAFFINADERIJ NEDERLAND NV ,

D'ARCY WEG ,

ROZENBURG ;

• BRITISH PETROLEUM MAATSCHAPPIJ NEDERLAND BV ,

FREDERIKSPLEIN 42 ,

AMSTERDAM .

DONE AT BRUSSELS , 19 APRIL 1977 .

FOR THE COMMISSION

RAYMOND VOUEL

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 ) THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE FIGURES LIES IN TECHNICAL AND ACCOUNTING FACTORS AND IN NO WAY AFFECTS THE REST OF THE DOCUMENT .

( 4 ) FOR THE REASONS SET OUT ON PAGE 9 , FIFTH PARAGRAPH OF B .

( 5 ) GULF'S BUSINESS IS RECORDED IN TONNES AND NOT IN CUBIC METRES .

( 6 ) SEE THE LETTER DATED 6 DECEMBER 1973 FROM THE MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS TO THE OCC AND THE CAMPAIGN ORGANIZED BY THE MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT , WATER CONTROL AND PUBLIC WORKS .

ANNEX 1

BREAKDOWN BY SUPPLIER OF PURCHASES BY ABG

MOTOR SPIRIT

( M3 - % )

YEAR AND MONTHBPCHEVRONSHELLESSOTEXACOGULF

M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 %

1972 NOVEMBER15 37498,03172,0 - - - - - - - -

1972 DECEMBER14 94997,93162,1 - - - - - - - -

1973 JANUARY16 78897,74012,3 - - - - - - - -

1973 FEBRUARY12 77780,31731,12 01312,7 - - - - - -

1973 MARCH15 55581,01 3957,32 25511,7 - - - - - -

1973 APRIL14 55784,63392,01 0085,9 - - - - - -

1973 MAY12 12191,5220,21 1008,3 - - - - - -

1973 JUNE11 22576,03732,51 0577,2 - - - - - -

1973 JULY7 01441,6 - - - - - - - - 5 62233,4

1973 AUGUST2 64925,8 () ./.395./.3,8 - - - - - - 8 02178,0

1973 SEPTEMBER9 69782,9 - - - - - - - - 7136,1

1973 OCTOBER12 276100 - - - - - - - - - -

AGGREGATE FOR 12 MONTHS144 98280,72 9411,67 4334,2 - - - - 14 3568,0

MONTHLY AVERAGE12 08280,72451,66194,2 - - - - 1 1968,0

1973 NOVEMBER4 72143,7 - - 2 09119,3 - - - - - -

1973 DECEMBER3 64633,93002,83 31930,8 - - - - - -

1974 JANUARY2 17921,92502,51 86418,71 74417,5 2542,52532,5

1974 FEBRUARY2 04029,72503,62 12230,914,0252 3,72533,7

1974 MARCH3 22346,11602,31 97228,273810,6 1642,41632,3

AGGREGATE FOR FIVE MONTHS15 80934,89602,111 368 25,03 4447,66701,56691,5

MONTHLY AVERAGE3 16234,81922,12 27425,06897,6 1341,51341,5

() QUANTITY RETURNED BY ABG .

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YEAR AND MONTHMOBILTOTALFINAAGGREGATE OF THE NINE COMPANIESOTHER 13 COMPANIESGENERAL AGGREGATE

M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 % M3 %

1972 NOVEMBER - - - - - - 15 691100 - - 15 691100

1972 DECEMBER - - - - - - 15 265100 - - 15 265100

1973 JANUARY - - - - - - 17 189100 - - 17 189100

1973 FEBRUARY - - - - - - 14 96394,19455,915 908100

1973 MARCH - - - - - - 19 205100 - - 19 205100

1973 APRIL - - - - - - 15 90492,51 3027,517 206100

1973 MAY - - - - - - 13 24310050,013 248100

1973 JUNE - - - - - - 12 65585,72 11614,314 771100

1973 JULY - - - - - - 12 63675,04 21525,016 851100

1973 AUGUST - - - - - - 10 275100 - - 10 275100

1973 SEPTEMBER - - - - - - 10 41089,01 28711,011 697100