L 230/10 Official Journal of the European Communities 18.8.98 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 11 June 1998 relating to a proceeding under Article 86 of the EC Treaty (IV/35.613 — Alpha Flight Services/Aéroports de Paris) (notified under document number C(1998) 1417) (Only the French text is authentic) (98/513/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 17/62 of 6 February 1962, first Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden, and in partic- ular Article 3 thereof, Having regard to the complaint lodged by Alpha Flight Services on 22 June 1995 alleging an infringement of Article 86 of the Treaty by Aéroports de Paris and requesting the Commission to put an end to the infringe- ment, Having given the firms concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, in accordance with Article 19(1) of Regula- tion No 17 and Commission Regulation No 99/63/EEC of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19(1) and (2) of Regulation No 17 (3, Having consulted the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, () OJ 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. Whereas: I. THE FACTS (a) Subject of the Decision This Decision concerns the system of commercial fees charged by Aeroports de Paris (‘ADP’), the manager of the Paris airports, in exchange for the operating licence issued to suppliers of certain cat- egories of groundhandling services at Orly and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airports (‘CDG’). On 22 June 1995 Alpha Flight Services Sarl (‘AFS)), a supplier of airport catering services at Paris-Orly, lodged a formal complaint against Aéroports de Paris, alleging that the latter was imposing discrim- inatory fees on the suppliers of catering services in breach of Article 86 of the Treaty. (b) The parties ADP is a public corporation enjoying financial independence and listed in the Paris register of companies. It is engaged in the planning, adminis- tration and development of all the civil air trans- port installations which are centred in the Paris