72Since the national associations constitute associations of undertakings and also, by virtue of the economic activities that they pursue, undertakings, FIFA, an association grouping together national associations, also constitutes an association of undertakings within the meaning of Article 81 EC. That provision applies to associations in so far as their own activities or those of the undertakings belonging to them are calculated to produce the results to which it refers (Case 71/74 Frubo v Commission [1975] ECR 563, paragraph 30). The legal framework within which decisions are taken by undertakings and the classification given to that framework by the various national legal systems are irrelevant as far as the applicability of the Community rules on competition is concerned (Case 123/83 BNIC [1985] ECR 391, paragraph 17).
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