23. 2. 88 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 49/19 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 18 December 1987 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.017 — Fisher-Price/Quaker Oats Ltd — Toyco (Only the English text is authentic) (88/86/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 3 and 15 thereof, ’ Having regard to the application made to the Commis- sion by Duffy Group Ltd, Orwell Shopping Centre, Wellington Road, Templeogue, IRL-Dublin 12, on 12 August 1983, alleging infringements of competition rules by Quaker Oats Ltd, Having regard to the Commission’s decision of 11 July 1986 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned an opportunity to reply to the objections raised against them, in accord- ance with Article 19 (1) of Regulation No 17 and with Commission Regulation No 99/63/EEC of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Articles 19 (1) and (2) of Regulation No 17 (3, After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, () OJ No 13, 21. 2, 1962, p. 204/62. () O] No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. Whereas : m @ ©)] o] I. THE FACTS The case concerns restrictions on parallel imports of Fisher-Price toys from the United Kingdom to Ireland between 1982 and 198S5. A. THE UNDERTAKINGS (a) Quaker Oats/Fisher-Price Quaker Oats Company Inc. of Chicago, United States of America, specializes in the manufacture and sale of grocery products and toys. In 1983 the toys business represented about 20 % of the total group sales. In 1986, that proportion had dimin- ished to approximately 13 %. It has subsidiaries in many countries in the world and in most Member States of the European Communities. ' Fisher-Price is a division of the Quaker Oats Company Inc. It manufacatures and sells toys. There is a local Fisher-Price division operating as part of the local Quaker Oats subsidiary in most Member States. The Quaker Oats subsidiary in the United Kingdom is Quaker Oats Ltd. The European operations of Fisher-Price are coor- dinated by Fisher-Price Europe which is, in legal and fiscal terms, a division of Quaker QOats Ltd.