PRICE AND EXPORT AGREEMENTS OF FOREIGN COMBINATIONS, 485

Moderne de Dijon,” society limited by shares, whose head office is at Dijon,
Nos. 33-35 Rue d'Ile, and in virtue of powers conferred upon him to that effect
py the board of directors of the above society, still of the other part; (4) Mr.
Lambert, living at Marseille, acting in the name of “The Establishment H.
Cauvet Lambert,” No. 20 Rue de la Conception and in virtue of powers conferred
 on him to that effect by the board of directors of the said company;
(5) Mr. Cremers, living at Bordeaux, acting in the name of the society called
“ Cremers &amp; Cie,” whose head office is at Bordeaux, No. 33 Qual des Chartrons,
still of the other part; (6) Mr. Caillaud, living at Saumur, at the ‘ Pont de
Fouchard,” still of the other part; (7) Mr. Lelievre, living at Sens, acting on
hehalf of Messrs. Lelievre Freres &amp; Co., whose head office is at Sens (Yonne),
still of the other part; (8) Mr. Meynieu, living at Bordeaux, acting on behalf
of Messrs. L. Meynieu &amp; Co., whose head office is at Bordeaux, No. 24, Cours
St. Medard, still of the other part; (9) Mr. Quibel, living at Coutras, acting
on behalf of * P. Quibel &amp; Cie,” whose head office is at Coutras (Gironde),
still of the other part; (10) Mr. Ramondin, living at Bordeaux, 2 Rue Pomme
A’Or No. 11, still of the other part; (11) Mr. Sainte Marie Dupre, living at
Arcueil, Felix Faure Avenue, still of the other part, all of whom are manufacturers
 of metallic capsules, it has been agreed as follows:

Articie LL

All the manufacturers whose names, addresses, and descriptions have been
given above have entered into a joint association, under articles 47, 48, 49,
and 50 of the commercial code, with the following objects:
1. Of protecting their mutual interests. }
2. Of guaranteeing to each of them a fixed amount of business as hereinafter
 provided.
3. Of dividing between them, in the proportions hereinafter fixed, 'the increase
or decrease which may be proved to exist at the end of the business year,
both in the volume of business done by them in France, Algiers, and Tunis and
in the amount of business done by either of them in the same countries, compared
 with that of the other manufacturers whose signatures appear below.
The goods affected by this article are hereby defined as all kinds of capsules
in lead plated with tin, with the exception of screw capsules.
ArTtIicLE II.

This association for joint participation shall affect exclusively, as above
stated, the business done by the undersigned in France, Algiers, and Tunis.
Its duration shall be 10 years, reckoned from April 1, 1911,
At the annual general meeting which shall take place 18 months before the
expiration of the present agreement the manager shall officially propose a resolution
 for the continuation of the present contract for a period of not less
than five. years, and a definite resolution shall -be arrived at at this same
meeting. The decision to continue, if arrived at, must be unanimous.
Artic III.

The contribution of each of the participating members is fixed at the sum
of 200 francs, which they undertake to hand to Mr. ——, who is intrusted
with the functions of manager of the association, as hereinafter provided,
within eight days from the signature of the present agreement. This contribution
 1s in guaranty of the execution of these presents. It is understood
 that the above-mentioned contribution shall not in any case be considered
 as * fonds social.”
AxrticiE IV (A).

Within three months from the signature of these presents each of the undersigned
 shall hand to the manager a statement showing the amount of business
for which he claims a guaranty from his coparticipants.
This amount shall be equal to that which is actually done during the year
1910, plus the difference which may exist between the prices usually charged by
him and those of tariff 0000 for small capsules and tariff No. 2 for champagne
 capsules, provided always that such addition shall not exceed 20 per cent
of the business which he has actually transacted, calculated on the total of the
said business,