No L 362/40 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 12. 82 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 14 December 1982 relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/29.629 — Rolled zinc products and zinc alloys) (Only the French and German texts are authentic) (82/866/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN Whereas : COMMUNITIES, THE FACTS Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European A. General 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 Articles 3 (1) and 15 (2) thereof, Having regard to the Commission Decision of 9 June 1981 to initiate proceedings, Having given the undertakings concerned the oppor- tunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, in accordance with Article 19 (1) of Regulation No 17 and with 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, Having regard to the opinion delivered on 23 September 1982 by the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions in accor- dance with Article 10 of Regulation No 17, () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. (a) The products in question are : 1. Rolled products of pure zinc or titanium zinc in strip or sheet form for use in the building industry (wall and roof coverings, gutters, drain-pipes) and in the graphic arts. Consumption of rolled products in the building sector varies markedly from one country to another depending on the methods and types of construction used. France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands are traditionally the largest consumers in Western Europe. As far as production of zinc sheet is concerned, there are six rolling mills of various sizes in the Member States : — Compagnie Royale Asturienne des Mines (hereinafter called CRAM), France, — Rheinisches Zinkwalzwerk GmbH & Co. KG (hereinafter called RZ), Federal Repub- lic of Germany, — Société des Mines et Fonderies de la Vielle- Montagne (hereinafter called VM), France, — Pertusola, France, — Billiton, Netherlands, — SAMIM, Italy.