28.1.93 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 20/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION , of 15 December 1992 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.400 — Ford Agricultural) - (Only the English text is authentic) (93/46/ 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 Article 3 (1) thereof, . Having regard to the Statement of Objections of 17 May 1990, Having given the undertaking concerned the opportunity to make known its 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 (), After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, THE FACTS The parties (1) Ford New Holland Limited, which is currently a "~ subsidiary of Fiat Geotech Tecnologie per la (*) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. . (*) OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. @ ) Terra SpA, was, at the time of the Statement of Objections, a subsidiary of Ford Motor Company Limited, itself a subsidiary of the Ford Motor Company. On 1 January 1987 i assumed responsi- bility for the Ford Motor Company Limited’s tractor operations within the United Kingdom, together with the harvesting machinery activities of New Holland Lid, formerly Sperry New Holland. The Ford group of companies distributed tractors within the Community, first through Ford Motor Company Limited, and then through Ford New Holland Limited, and through a number of other subsidiary companies, established within most Member States, or, exceptionally, through independent importers and dealers under contract to a company within the group. Hereafter, unless the context requires the identification of a particular subsidiary or division, these will be referred to as ‘Ford’. The Product This Decision concerns tractors which, almost exclusively, are sold for agricultural use. The position of the parties Ford was one of the largest manufacturers of agri- cultural tractors in the world. Within the Community it had, in 1987, a market share of 9 % and in the UK one of 29%. Ford’s group turnover, worldwide, was US$ 92 445 million.