L 124/60 Official Journal of the European Communities 25. 4. 98 IT (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 28 January 1998 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EC Treaty (Case 1V/35.733 — VW) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (98/273/EC) Structure of the Decision CHAPTER 1: THE FACTS A. BACKGROUND ....ooiiiiiiiiiciiicct s L. IL. PIOCEAUIE ..ttt et e tte e e e e e sae e saeeaa e e seeeesae e saeeneaenseean The undertakings ......cooooovoioiiiiiiiciiiieecc e III. Position of the makes on the relevant market .......ccccccoevieeviieeciieniieeeiiieeieene. B. PARALLEL TRADE IN VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI MOTOR VEHICLES .... L. IL. Scale of parallel eXPOILS ......ocooiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieie e Price differentials .....cccoeeiieeieeiiieeiieeeie ettt et b e e C. THE AGREEMENTS AND CONDUCT IDENTIFIED .......ccccoceviiiiiniiniiniincnns L. IL. Overall strategy The agreements and practices in detail ........ocooooiiiiiiiiii . TermiNOlOZY «veueeeeiiieieec e - MArINS oo . BONUSES oot . Restricted supply to the Italian market ... . Restrictions on delivieries inside the distribution network .......ccccocceecienene . Termination Of CONEIACES ....eeeiiieeuieeiiieciieetie ettt et e creeeaeeeane e NN v AN . Written undertakings .........cooeueueiioioioicicceeeeecec e D. RESULT OF THE AGREEMENTS AND CONDUCT OF VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI AND AUTOGERMA .....cccoiiiiiiiiiiiiicticce et L. IL. CONSUMET TEACHIONS .veeeveeerereeieeeieeeeieeeneenns Conduct of dealers towards Autogerma .. III. Conduct of dealers tOWards CUSLOMELS ....ccceeeeviereuieeiiieeieeeieeeieeeteeeeaeeeaeeeeeeeeanees Page 62 62 62 62 63 63 64 65 65 69 69 71 72 73 73 74 74 74 74 75 75