No L 22/12 Official Journal of the European Communities 26. 1. 89 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) \ | COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 12 December 1988 re!atlng to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/27.393 and IV/27.394, Publishers Association — Net Book Agreements) (89/44/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Econgmic 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 Asticle 3 thereof, Having regard to the notification made by the Publishers Association, London, United Kingdom, on 12 June 1973, -pursuant to Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation No 17, of two agreements on the standard conditions of sale of so-called net books, the rules implementing and related to these agreements and the Association’s objects and general regulations; and to the notification made by the Publishers Association on 23 September 1986 of the modifications -to some of the related rules in 1985, Having regard to the Commission’s decision of 8 October 1986 to initiate proceedings in these cases, Having given the Publishers Association the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, pursuant to Article 19 (1) of Regulation No 17 and Commission Regulation No 99/63/EEC of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19 (1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17 (3, () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. After consulung the Advisory Committee on Restrnctlve .Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas : I. THE FACTS A. The parties to the agreements (1)  The notified agreements were concluded within the framework of the Publishers Association and notified by it; parties to the agreements are publishers established in the United Kingdom. The publishers who are parties to the first of the two ‘agreements are the members of the Association, "whereas those who are parties to the second agreement are not. ' The list of members of the Association is attached as Annex I, the list of non-members, parties to the latter agreement, as Annex IL B. The Publishers Association (2 The current main objects of the Publishers Association are: - ‘1. To encourage the widest possible spread of printed books throughout the world ; 2. To promote and protect by all lawful means the interests of the publishers of the United Kingdom ; 3 ...