9. 10. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 281/17 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 9 September 1991 authorizing a joint-selling agreement for beams between Arbed SA and Usinor Sacilor SA (Europrofil) (Only the French text is authentic) (91/515/ECSC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, and in particular Article 65 (2) thereof, Having regard to the applications made simultaneously on 10 October 1990 by Arbed SA, Luxembourg, and Usinor Sacilor SA, Paris-La Défense, for authorization to implement a joint-selling agreement in respect of beams, Whereas : 0 I. THE PARTIES Arbed SA, Luxembourg (Arbed), is the parent company of the Arbed group with a subscribed capital of Lfrs 12 513 256 000 (ECU 288,5 million) at 31 December 1989. The group is principally engaged in the production and distribution of — Association Coopérative Zélandaise de Carbonisation UA, Sluiskil (NL) — Sidmar NV, Gent (B) — Meétallurgique et Miniére de Rodange-Athus SA, MMR-A, Rodange (L) — ALZ NV, Genk (B) — Belgo-Mineira SA, Sabara (Brazil) .................. ... .. oL — Galvalange Sarl, Dudelange (L) — Ewald Giebel Luxembourg GmbH, Dudelange (L) — Sikel NV, Genk (B) ...ttt — Coopérative Segal, Ivoz-Ramet (B) @ &) ............................................ — Laminés Marchands Européens (see point 9). ECSC steel products. It has diversified extensively in recent years and is particularly active in first- stage steel processing (wire-drawing) and in the structural steelwork, engineering, cement and non- ferrous metals industries. In 1989 the Arbed group achieved a consolidated world-wide turnover of some Lfrs 222 000 million, or ECU 5 100 million, to which Arbed contributed some Lfrs 65 000 million (ECU 1 500 million). The share of total turnover resulting from ECSC production is 71 %, with sales, distribution and trading (ECSC and EEC products) accounting for approximately 19 %. Arbed is itself an ECSC producer in Luxembourg and holds shares, either directly or through its subsidiaries and sub-subsidiaries, in the following enterprises : 50,00 %, 51,00 %, 45,01 %, 60,00 %, 20,21 %, 50,00 %, 33,33 %, 66,67 %, 33,33 %,