7.2 89 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 35/31 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 2 December 1988.. relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.697, Charles Jourdan): (Only the French: text is authentic) - (89/94/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof, Having regard to the -application for negative clearance and the notification submitted on 5 November 1985 by Société Anonyme des Chaussures Seducta Charles Jourdan et Fils, 1 Boulevard Voltaire, -F-26017 Romans, Charles.- Jourdan Holding AG, Spielhof 3, CH-8750 Glarus and Société  Anonyme Xavier Danaud, Zone Industrielle de Charnas, F-07100 Annonay, in respect of a network of standard-form franchise and franchise-corner distribution agreements covering or intended to cover the Member States, Having regard to the summary of the notification published () " in accordance with Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and ‘Dominant Positions, Whereas :. 1. THE FACTS A. The undertaking (1)  Charles Jourdan Holding - AG ‘is a company constituted under Swiss law whose registered office is situated at Spielhof 3, 8750 Glarus (Switzerland). () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () O] No C 220, 24. 8. 1988, p. 2. - It is itself owned by the Swiss holding company Portland Cement Werke (PCW). Charles Jourdan AG with its affiliates, hereinafter referred to as the Charles Jourdan Group, owns, in whole or in part, a large number of companies in France, in the rest of the Community and outside the Community. These include in. particular ‘Société Anonyme des Chaussures Seducta Charles Jourdan et Fils’ and ‘Société Anonyme Xavier Danaud’, which, together with Charles Jourdan AG, -have notified the agreements which are the subject of this Decision. — Société Anonyme des Chaussures Seducta Charles Jourdan et Fils notified the franchise and franchise-corner agreements relating to the Charles Jourdan trade mark (shoes and handbags) in France, — Société Anonyme Xavier Danaud notified the franchise agreements covering the Xavier Danaud trade marks (shoes and handbags) in - France and the franchise-corner agreements covering the Xavier Danaud trade mark (shoes and handbags) in France, — Charles- Jourdan Holding AG notified the franchise agreements covering the Charles Jourdan trade mark (shoes and handbags) and the Xavier Danaud trade mark (shoes and handbags) outside France. The Charles Jourdan -Group mainly manufactures and distributes shoes and leather goods (some 80 % of its turnover) and handbags (9 % of its turnover). It also distributes ready-to-wear clothing and - accessories under its own trade mark, and these account for the remainder of its turnover.