No L 351/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 21. 12. 88 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 2 December 1988 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/223, Transocean Marine Paint Association) (Only the English and Dutch versions of this text are authentic) (88/635/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 4, 6 and 8 thereof, Having regard to Decision 67/454/EEC (3 whereby the Commission gave an exemption pursuant to Article 85 (3) of the Treaty to the Transocean Marine Paint Association, valid until 31 December 1972, Having regard to Commission Decision-74/16/EEC (%), as amended by Decision 75/649/EEC (%), extending the exemption until 31 December 1978, ~ Having regard to Commission Decision 80/184/EEGC (%) extending the exemption until 31 December 1986, Having regard to the application for further extension . made on 7 January 1988, ~ Having regard to the summary of the application for extension (%) published in accordance with Article 19 (3) of Regulation Neo 17, After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas : I. THE FACTS () The Transocean Marine Paint Association (Transocean) is an association of medium-sized marine paint manufacturers founded in 1959 with () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ No 163, 20. 7. 1967, p. 10. () OJ No L 19; 23. 1. 1974, p. 18. () OJ No' L 286, 5. 11. 1975, p. 24. () O] No L 39, 15. 2. 1980, p. 73. (9 OJ No C 113, 29. 4. 1988, p. 4. @ - Emirates - N the object of manufacturing marine paints of identical composition and distributing and advertising them under the same trademark in a large number of countries so as to establish a world-wide  distribution and after sales service network and hence improve the prospects for- competition with other, substantially larger, marine paint manufacturers. ' The following firms are currently members of the Association (listed in chronological order of membership) : F.A.C. van der Linden GmbH & Co., Germany Pacific Products, Inc., Philippines Veneziani Zonca Vernici SpA, Italy Durmus Yasar & Sons, Turkey _Pars-Pamchal Chemical Co., Iran Copalin SA, Greece Toa Paint Co. Ltd, Japan Healing Industries Ltd, New Zealand YCee Marine Supplies Ltd, Hong Kong Colorin SA, Argentina Industria de Pinturas Adolfo Stierling Ltda, Chile Technoquimica SA, Peru Copalin Paint Factory, Egypt Héaling Industries Pty Ltd, Australia Asian Paints (SP) Ltd, Fiji Techno-Quimica SA, Brazil Epiglass (SS Pte Ltd, Singapore Transocean Iberica SA, Spain . Vapocure Taiwan Ltd, Taiwan Fabrica de Tintas Marilina SA, Portugal Kossan Chemical Industries, Malaysia National Paints Factories Co., United Arab Neo-Shine Varnishes, India