31. 5. 83 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 140/27 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 24 May 1983 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/181 — Cematex) (Only the Dutch, English, French, German and Italian texts are authentic) (83/252/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Regulation No 17 of 6 February 1962 : First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 ('), as last amended by the Act of Accession of Greece, and in particular Articles 6 and 8 thereof, Having regard to Decision 71/337/EEC () by which the Commission, pursuant to Article 85 (3), granted an exemption until 30 November 1982 in respect of the decision of the European Committee of Textile Machi- nery Manufacturers (Cematex) laying down rules for exhibiting at International Exhibitions of Textile Machinery (ITMA), Having regard to the application for renewal of the said Decision submitted by Cematex on 19 November 1981, Having regard to the summary of the rules for exhibi- ting at ITMA published, in accordance with Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, in Official Journal of the European Communities No C 20 of 25 Janaury 1983, Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas : I (1)  Cematex is an association without legal person- ality formed in 1953. As part of its functions it is responsible for organizing an ITMA every four years. This is the role to which both the notification made on 25 October 1962 and the application for renewal of the exemption Deci- sion adopted by the Commission under Article () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () O] No L 227, 8. 10. 1971, p. 26. 85 (3) of the Treaty on 24 September 1971 relate. The following national associations, which number among their members the majority of textile machinery manufacturers in their respec- tive countries, belong to Cematex : Textilmaschinen im Maschinenbau — — Fachgemeinschaft Verein Deutscher Anstalten EV (VDMA) Lyoner Strafle, 18 D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 71, ‘ — Syndicat des Constructeurs belges de Machines textiles (Symatex) 21, rue des Drapiers B-1050 Bruxelles, — Union des Constructeurs de Matériel textile de France (UCMTF) 10, avenue Hoche F-75382 Paris — Cedex 08, — British  Textile (BTMA) 220/224 The Royal Exchange UK-Manchester M2 7BX, — Associazione Costruttori Italiani di Macchi- nario per I'Industria Tessile (ACIMIT) Via Tevere, 1 1-20123 Milano, — Groep Textielmachines (GTM) van de Vere- niging voor de Metaal- en de Elektrotech- nische Industrie FME Bredewater 20 NL-2715 CA Zoetermeer, — Sociétée  Suisse  des Machines (VSM) Groupe ‘Machines textiles’ Machinery  Association Constructeurs de 4, Kirchenweg CH-8032 Ziirich.