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Summary

Keywords

1 . COMPETITION - AGREEMENTS - EXCLUSIVE PURCHASE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BETWEEN TWO UNDERTAKINGS IN A SINGLE MEMBER STATE - CHARACTERISTICS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION NO 67/67 - ABSENCE - ADVERSE EFFECT ON TRADE BETWEEN MEMBER STATES - PROHIBITION - EXEMPTION BY CATEGORY

( REGULATION NO 67/67 OF THE COMMISSION , ARTICLE 1 ( 2 ))

2 . COMPETITION - NETWORK OF AGREEMENTS - CUMULATIVE EFFECT - REGULATION NO 67/67 - APPLICABILITY

Summary

1 . AGREEMENTS TO WHICH ONLY TWO UNDERTAKINGS FROM ONE MEMBER STATE ONLY ARE PARTY , UNDER WHICH ONE PARTY AGREES WITH THE OTHER TO PURCHASE ONLY FROM THAT OTHER CERTAIN GOODS FOR RESALE AND WHICH DO NOT DISPLAY THE FEATURES SET OUT IN ARTICLE 3 OF REGULATION NO 67/67 OF THE COMMISSION , QUALIFY FOR THE EXEMPTION BY CATEGORY PROVIDED FOR IN THAT REGULATION IF , FAILING EXEMPTION , THEY WOULD FALL UNDER THE PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 85 ( 1 ) OF THE EEC TREATY .

2 . NEITHER THE SPIRIT NOR THE OBJECTIVES OF REGULATION NO 67/67 ARE OPPOSED TO THE APPLICABILITY OF THAT REGULATION TO AGREEMENTS WHICH FALL UNDER THE PROHIBITION CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 85 ONLY BECAUSE OF THE CUMULATIVE EFFECT PRODUCED BY THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE NETWORKS OF SIMILAR AGREEMENTS .