No L 239/14 Official Journal of the European Communities 14. 9. 94 (Acts whose publication is not obligatory) COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 27 July 1994 relating to a proceeding pursuant to Article 85 of the EC Treaty (IV/31.865 — PVC(C) (Only the German, English, French, Italian and Dutch texts are authentic) (94/599/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, Having regard to the Commission Decision of 24 March 1988 to initiate a proceeding on its own initiative, Having given the parties 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 Regulation No 99/63/EEC of the Commission of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19 (1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17 (3, After consulting the Advisory Committee on Restrictive Practices and Dominant Positions, Whereas : I. THE FACTS (1)  This Decision concerns the application of Article 85 of the EC Treaty to collusive arrangements amounting to a cartel involving the producers supplying the bulk thermoplastic PVC in the Community in pursuance of which they held regular secret meetings in order to coordinate their commercial behaviour, plan concerted price initia- () OJ No 13, 21. 2. 1962, p. 204/62. () OJ No 127, 20. 8. 1963, p. 2268/63. tives, fix target and/or minimum prices, agree target sales quotas for each producer and monitor the progress of the said collusive arrangements. A. Introduction 1. The undertakings (2) The undertakings to which this Decision is addressed are all major petrochemical producers. 17 undertakings participated in the infringement during the period covered by this Decision. As a result of significant reorganization of the industry, some of the undertakings have been merged with others. Other producers have left the PVC sector but still continue in existence as under- takings. This Decision is addressed to the following undertakings (%) : BASF, DSM, Elf Atochem, Enichem, Hoechst, Huels, ICI, LVM, Montedison, SAY, Shell, and Wacker. () The Commission Decision 89/190/EEC (O] No L 74, 17. 3. 1989, p. 1) in this case remains valid as regards two other undertakings Norsk Hydro and Solvay : see recital 55.