No L 348/50 \ Official Journal of the Eur-opean‘ Communities 10. 12. 86 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION o COMMISSION DECISION ’ . of 26 November 1986 . ' relating to a proceeding under Article 85 of the EEC Treaty (IV/31.204 — MELDOC) (Only the Dutch text is authentic) (86/596/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 Spain and Portugal, and in particular Articles 3 and 4 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation No 26 of 4 April 1962 applying certain rules on competition to production of and trade in agricultural products (?), as amended by Regulation No 49 (%), and in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof, Having regard to the Commission Decision of 25 September 1985 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the undertakings concerned the opportunity 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 (¥, After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and  Dominant Positions, 1 () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ No 30, 20. 4. 1962, p. 993/62. () OJ No $3, 1. 7. 1962, p. 1571/62. () OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. ) @ &) . Whereas : -I. THE FACTS A. The parties The parties in this case are: — Melkunie Holland BV (MU’), — Codperatieve Melkproduktenbedrl)ven N ‘DOMO-Bedum’ GA (‘DOMO)), — Verenigde Codperatieve Melkindustrie ‘Coberco’ BA (‘Coberco’), — DMV Campina BV (‘Campina)), — Menken Landbouw BV (‘ML)).- The parties belong all to the Netherlands dairy industry. They have each an individual product range which has been formed under the influence of geographical pdsition, organizational structure and corporate strategy. The first four compames are cooperatives whereas the fifth, ML, is a pnvate company. In degrees, all the parties are mvolved in the export of their products. B. The products and the market | The products in question are liquid milk and liquid dalry products, both fresh and long-life, as defined in the 1958 Dairy Board (Produktschap voor Zuivel) Terminology Regulations. This definition excludes condensed milk, but includes cream and yoghourt. In this Decision, all market shares refer to the definition given in this paragraph.