EUR-Lex - 31978D0059 - EN

Article 1

The following provisions of the Algemeen Reglement of the Centraal Bureau voor de Rijwielhandel in the version operative from 13 March 1962 (the date of entry into force of Council Regulation No 17/62) until 16 July 1976 constitute infringements of Article 85 (1) of the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community: - requirements for recognition (Clauses 63 and 58),

• exclusive dealing and the allocation of functions between the various categories and the obligation to respect such allocation (Clauses 9, 20, 24, 25, 40, 49, 50, 54, 56, 57 and 59 ; Clauses 38, 39, 41, 43, 48, 52, 53, 55, 60 and 61),

• compliance with existing exclusive dealing agreements (Clause 21),

• resale price maintenance (Clauses 26, 27 and 47),

• the regulation of discounts and sales techniques (Clauses 22, 23 and 28 to 34),

• the ouster of jurisdiction of the ordinary courts Clause 1 (1) in so far as the application and scope of the abovementioned provisions of the Algemeen Reglement are concerned,

• all measures taken by the CBR to investigate and enforce compliance with the abovementioned provisions (Clauses 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17 and 18)

Article 2

The application for exemption under Article 85 (3) of the EEC Treaty made by the Centraal Bureau voor de Rijwielhandel for the version of the Algemeen Reglement applying until 16 July 1976 is rejected.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Centraal Bureau voor de Rijwielhandel, Johannes Vermeerplein 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Done at Brussels, 2 December 1977.

For the Commission

Raymond VOUEL

Member of the Commission