JUDGMENT OF 21. 2. 1984 — CASE 86/82 HASSELBLAD v COMMISSION

In Case 86/82

THE COURT composed of: J. Mertens de Wilmars, President, K. Bahlmann and Y. Galmot (Presidents of Chambers), P. Pescatore, A. O'Keeffe, G. Bosco and U. Everling, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and Issues

I — Facts and written procedure

Camera Care

The contested decision

(a) Prices and competition

(b) Prevention of trade between Member States.

(a) Serial number checks

(b) Exchange of price lists and terms of business

(c) Discrimination against parallel imports as regards after-sales service

II — Conclusions of the parties

III — Submissions and arguments of the parties

(a) Market share

(b) Camera Care

(c) Partitioning of the market

(d) Conspiracy to partition the market

(i) Prevention of parallel imports

(ii) Influencing of prices

(e) The sole distributorship agreement between Victor Hasselblad and HGB

(f) The dealer agreement

Procedure

The Fine

Questions put to the Commission

IV — Oral procedure

Decision

1. The statement of the reasons on which the decision is based

2. The relevant market

3. The concerted practice

4. The sole distributorship agreement between Victor Hasselblad and the applicant

5. The distribution system applied in the United Kingdom

The fine

Costs