" No L 258/18 Official Journal of the European Communities 16. 9. 91 COMMISSION DECISION of 30 July 1991 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (case No IV/32.659 IATA Passenger Agency Programme) (91/480/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to Council Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962, first Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (1), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal, and in particular, Articles 6 and 8 thereof, : Having regard to the application for negative clearance and the notifications for exemption, submitted pursuant to Articles 2 and 4 of Regulation No 17 on 21 March 1988 and 6 November 1989, concerning certain Resolutions of IATA regarding passenger agencies. Having regard to the summary of the application and notification published (2) pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, After consultation with the Advisory Committee for Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, WHEREAS 1. THE FACTS A. Subject of the Decision (1) This Decision relates to the following IATA Resolutions dealing with travel agencies: IATA sales agency distribution rules — Resolution 814: — Resolution 814d: Travel agency commissioner Conduct of review by travel agency commissioner — Resolution 814e: (‘the Resolution 814 seﬁes’). ‘ B. The undertakings: IATA and its membership (2) IATA is an association of enterprises composed of 189 member air carriers. It was founded at the international Air Transport Operators Conference at Havana, Cuba, in April 1945. (1) OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. (2) OJ No C 267, 23. 10. 1990, p. 2. (3) Members of IATA are classified as active or associate. Any air transport enterprise operating an air service between the territories of two or more States is eligible for membership as an active member. ' (4) The undertakings are the 154 active member airlines participating in the IATA passenger agency conference (Paconf). 35 IATA associate member airlines (3) do not offer international scheduled services nor participate in the Paconf. The arrangements, however, affect them because they comply with them. C. The product: air travel agency services (5) The IATA resolutions, subject of this Decision, concern air travel agency services, or the sale of air transportation for passengers through intermediaries. D. The Market (6) The global operating revenues for scheduled international passenger services of IATA member airlines 'in 1986, according to IATA financial statistical reporting forms, were US $ 37 250 million. The individual member’s total turnovers ranged in 1986 from US $ 1,4 to 6 688 million. Revenues from international scheduled passenger traffic of IATA airlines based in the Community and members of the Association of European Airlines (AEA) amounted in the same year, according to the AEA Yearbook 1986, to US $ 14 995 million. (7) All IATA member airlines use the passenger agency programme for their sales. The programme embraces over 26 000 sales outlets (agencies) in 165 countries, of which outlets 10 151 (1987 figures) are located in the Community. According to IATA the estimated 1987 sales volume of. scheduled international air (3) Annex for IATA Active and Associate Member.