72Secondly, the Commission stated in its replies to the Court's written questions and later at the hearing that, although imprecise, the list of factors determining the market price in point 4 of the Laureijssen report is adequate provided it is produced, as in the present case, by an independent qualified expert. However, although the Commission may commission outside consultants, without albeit being bound thereto (see, to that effect, Case T-106/95 FFSA and Others v Commission [1997] ECR II-229, paragraph 102, and Case T-72/98 Astilleros Zamacona v Commission [2000] ECR II-1683, paragraph 55), it is not thereby exempted from assessing their work. Subject to judicial review, ensuring that Article 87 EC is observed and Article 88 EC is implemented is the central and exclusive responsibility of the Commission (see, to that effect, the judgments of the Court of Justice in Case 78/76 Steinike & Weinlig [1977] ECR 595, paragraph 9, Case C-354/90 Fédération nationale du commerce extérieur des produits alimentaires and Others [1991] ECR I-5505, paragraph 14, and Case C-44/93 Namur-Les assurances du crédit [1994] ECR I-3829, paragraph 17) and not of the aforementioned experts.
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