Article 12
1. The exemptions provided for in Commission Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83(4), (EEC)
No 1984/83(5) and (EEC) No 4087/88(6) shall continue to apply until 31 May 2000.
2. The prohibition laid down in Article
81(1) of the EC Treaty shall not apply during the period from 1 June 2000 to 31 December 2001 in respect of agreements already
in force on 31 May 2000 which do not satisfy the conditions for exemption provided for in this Regulation but which satisfy the
conditions for exemption provided for in Regulations (EEC) No 1983/83, (EEC) No 1984/83 or (EEC) No 4087/88.
Article 13
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 January 2000.
It shall apply from
1 June 2000, except for Article 12(1) which shall apply from 1 January 2000.
This Regulation shall expire on 31 May
2010.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at
Brussels, 22 December 1999.
For the Commission
Mario MONTI
Member of the Commission
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1. OJ 36, 6.3.1965, p. 533/65.
2. OJ L 148, 15.6.1999, p. 1.
3. OJ C
270, 24.9.1999, p. 7.
4. OJ L 173, 30.6.1983, p. 1.
5. OJ L 173, 30.6.1983, p. 5.
6. OJ L 359,
28.12.1988, p. 46.
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