26. 3. 85 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 85/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 19 December 1984 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.725 - Wood pulp) (Only the English text is authentic) (85/202/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 Greece, and in particular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to the Commission Decision of 29 July 1981 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned the opporiunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, pursuant to Article 19 (1) of Regulation No 17 and to Commission Regulation No 99/63/EEC of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19 (1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17 (3), After consultation within the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas: (1) O] No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62, (2) O] No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. PART I THE FACTS (1) In 1977 the Commission carried out investigations, under Article 14 of Regulation No 17, in the pulp industry, referring especially to the behaviour of the addressees of this Decision (3) since 1973. Having discovered a2 number of restrictive practices and agreements which had not been notified under Article 4 or 5 of Regulation No 17, the Commission decided, in September 1981, to initiate proceedings on its own initiative under Article 3 (1) of Regulation No 17 and served on the addressees of this Decision its Statement of Objections. In order to verify the arguments contained in the undertakings’ replies to the Statement of Objections, the Commission, in September 1982, requested additional information concerning the years 1974 to mid-1982 under Article 11 of Regulation No 17. The facts resulting from these investigations by the Commission can be summarized as follows. A. The market I. The product (2) 1. The subject matter of this Decision is bleached sulphate pulp, as used in paper manufacturing and which is offered on the open market (so-called market pulp). Bleached sulphate (%) See Article 4 of this Decision.