Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/05/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica tightens dealer rules in Europe
From: Meino de Graaf <meino@trw.nl>
Date: Wed, 27 May 1998 14:07:14 +0200

>>In UK "Amateur Photographer"23 may 1998  page 8 and 9
>>
>>Leica tightens dealer rules in Europe
>>
>>In a clampdown to protect its brand, Leica has
>>issued photo dealers with an agreement form designed
>>to stamp out "grey importing" of its cameras across Europe.
>>Failure to sign means that dealers would cease to
>>be official Leica stockists.

This would be very stupid for them, because it is violating EC rules.
VW is now facing a very big (Multi billion) fine for doing the same thing.


Meino