The EU Court of Justice agrees with the Commission that an exclusive purchasing agreement which obliged members of an association to acquire a product solely from a Dutch cooperative is unlawful (Stremsel)

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT OF 25 MARCH 1981 [1] Coöperatieve Stremsel- en Kleurselfabriek y Commission of the European Communities Case 61/80* 1. The rules of a production cooperative, which require its members to obtain from it all the supplies of certain products which they need and which reinforce that obligation by stipulating the payment of a not inconsiderable sum in the event of resignation or expulsion, have