At that time the Commission considered that this was an administrative agreement dealing with competition rules, an area in which the Commission has competence under the EC Treaty and Council Regulation 17/62.
Como ahora sabemos, a raíz de la sentencia del Tribunal de Justicia del 9 de agosto de 1994, dicho acuerdo debía haberlo concluido el Consejo, en nombre de la Comunidad Europea,