27.2.1999 Official Journal of the European Communities L 53/1 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 27 May 1998 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (Case No IV/M.993 — Bertelsmann/Kirch/Premiere (notified under document number C(1998) 1439) (Only the German text is authentic) (Text with EEA relevance) (1999/153/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and in particular Article 57(2)(a) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (!), as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (%), and in particular Article 8(3) thereof, Having regard to the Commission Decision of 22 January 1998 to initiate proceedings in this case, Having given the firms concerned the opportunity to make known their views on the objections raised by the Commission, (Y OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1; corrigendum: O] L 257, 21.9.1990, p. 13. (3) OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1. Having regard to the opinion of the Advisory Committee on Concentrations (3), Whereas: (1)  On 1 December 1997 the Commission received notification pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 (the Merger Regulation) of a proposed concentration whereby CLT-UFA SA  (CLT-UFA) and  Taurus Beteiligungs-GmbH & Co. KG (Taurus) would acquire joint control, within the meaning of Article 3(1) of the Merger Regulation, of Premiere Medien GmbH & Co. KG (Premiere), BetaDigital Gesellschaft fiir digitale Fernsehdienste mbH (BetaDigital) and BetaResearch Gesellschaft fiir Entwicklung und Vermarktung digitaler Infrastrukturen mbH  (BetaResearch).  The proposed concentration was to be effected through the purchase of shares. (2)  On 15 December 1997 the Commission decided to suspend  implementation of the proposed concentration pursuant to Articles 7(2) and 18(2) () OJ C 57, 27.2.1999.