Competition: categories of agreements and concerted practices, art. 85(3) of the EC Treaty (amend. regul. 19/65/EEC)
1998/0287(CNS)
The Parliament approved its opinion drafted by Ms. Marianne Thyssen (EPP, B), subject to a few amendments. The main amendment was the removal of the reference in Article 1(1) to agreements between an association of retailers and its members, or between such an association and its suppliers, unless the members of the association are small or medium sized enterprises as defined in the Commission's recommendation 96/280/EC.�