No L 48/54 Official Journal of the European'Communities 26. 2. 93 (Acts whose publication is not obligatoU) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION " of 14 December 1992 authorizing a joint-selling and specialization agreement for beams beween Empresa Nacional Sideriirgica SA and the Aristrain group (Only the Spanish text is authentic) (93/118/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 application made on 14 July 1992 for authorization to implement a joint-selling and specia- lization agreement in respect of beams, Whereas : I. THE PARTIES (1)  José Maria Aristrain-Madrid, SA and José Maria Aristrain, SA (hereinafter referred to jointly as the Aristrain group) are two firms wholly owned by the Aristrain family. They are chiefly engaged in the production of ECSC products. 2 In 1991 the Aristrain group achieved a worldwide turnover of some ECU [...](") million. (3 In addition to the two firms mentioned above, the Aristrain family controls Altos Hornos de Bergara (") In the published version of the Decision some information has hereinafter been omitted pursuant to the provisions of Article 45 (2) of the ECSC Treaty. @ ©) O ™ SA and Rico y Echevarria SA, two manufacturers of steel products, as well as distribution companies throughout the Community. Empresa Nacional Siderurgica SA (Ensidesa) is controlled by the Corporacién de la Siderurgia Integral (CSI). Ensidesa is essentially engaged in the production and distribution of ECSC products. In addition to Ensidesa, CSI controls Altos Hornos de Vizcaya SA, Siderurgia del Mediterrdineo SA and Galvanizaciones del Mediterraneo SA, which manu- facture steel products, as well as other processing and distribution companies in the Community. II. DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANSACTION The Aristrain group and Ensidesa propose to cooperate in the sale (joint-selling) of beams of over 140 mm. The cooperation involves the setting-up of a joint venture. The agreement is the result of the parties’ plan to rationalize their beam-production activities and could, in the future, cover other products currently manufactured by both parties. "The transaction in question will be followed by other stages involving the pooling and definitive integration of the industrial and commercial resources relating to the products concerned and