No L 221/34 Official Journal of the European Communities 19. 9. 95 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 31 January 1995 relating to a proceeding under Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty (IV/33375 — PMI-DSV) (Only the German and French texts are authentic) (95/373/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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 2 and 6 thereof, Having regard to the complaint lodged on 24 November 1989 concerning an alleged infringement of Articles 85 and 86 of the EC Treaty by Ladbroke Deutschland GmbH against — Deutscher Sportverlag Kurt Stoof GmbH & Co, Cologne (Germany), — Groupement d’intérét économique (GIE) Pari Mutuel Urbain, Paris (France), and the nine French racing associations of which it is composed, — Pari Mutuel International SA, Paris (France), Having regard to the notification and application for negative clearance submitted to the Commission on 15 February 1991 by Pari Mutuel International SA concer- ning the PMI-DSV agreement of 4 December 1990, () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. Having regard to the summary of the notification published () pursuant to Article 19 (3) of Regulation No 17, After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas : I. THE FACTS A. The undertakings concerned (1)  (a) Pari Mutuel Internationai SA (‘PMI), Paris, France, is a subsidiary of Groupement d’intérét économique (GIE) Pari Mutuel Urbain (‘PMU’), three banks, and the nine racing associations which are members of PMU. Its purpose is to develop the exploitation of television pictures and news of French races outside France. (b) PMU, Paris, France, was set up by the French racing associations authorized to take off-course bets. Under French law, all associations organ- izing races are authorized to organize totalizator betting at their racecourses. Nine of them are also authorized to take off-course bets (in their @ OJ No C 246, 24. 9. 1992, p. 3.