No L 34/20 Official Journal of the European Communities 10. 2. 93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 23 December 1992 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Articles 85 (IV/32.448 and IV/32.450 : Cewal, Cowac and Ukwal) and 86 (IV/32.448 and IV/32.450 : Cewal) of the EEC Treaty (Only the Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian and Portuguese texts are authentic) (93/82/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 of 22 December 1986 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty to mari- - time transport (), and in particular Articles 11 (1) and 19 (2) thereof, Having regard to the applications lodged on 10 and ' 20 July 1987, for a finding of an infringement pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86, Having regard to the Commission decision to initiate proceedings in these cases, Having given the undertakings concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission and to present any other comments in accordance with Article 23 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86, Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions in the field of maritime transport, Whereas : () OJ No L 378, 31. 12. 1986, p. 4. O] I. THE FACTS Introduction Associated Central West Africa Lines (Cewal) is a shipping conference whose secretariat in Europe is situated at 1 Meir, B-2000 Antwerpen. Cewal is one of the shipping conferences operating between Europe and west and central Africa, the other conferences being Cowac (Continent West Africa Conference), Ukwal (United Kingdom West Africa Lines Joint Service) and Mewac (Mediter- ranean West Africa Conference). Cewal is made up of shipping companies operating a regular liner service between the ports of Zaire and Angola and those of the North Sea (except the United Kingdom). Specific agreements with the southern section of the Cowac shipping conference govern the trade between Zaire and Angola on the one hand and the ports on the western coast of France on the other. Cewal also, ‘by delegation from Cowac’, transports wood from Pointe-Noire to ports on the European Atlantic coast. Continent West Africa Conference (Cowac) is.a shipping conference comprising two sections : - Cowac northern section and Cowac southern section. Cowac northern section is made up of shipping companies operating a regular liner service between ports situated between the North Cape and Belgium on the one hand and ports in west Africa (from Mauritania to the Republic of the Congo) on the other. :