80The contested decision rejects Mr Piau's complaint on grounds of lack of Community interest in continuing with the procedure. It should be pointed out, first, that the assessment of the Community interest raised by a complaint in competition matters depends on the factual and legal circumstances of each case, which may differ considerably from case to case, and not on predetermined criteria which must be applied (see, to that effect, Ufex and Others v Commission, paragraphs 79 and 80). Second, the Commission, entrusted by Article 85(1) EC with the task of ensuring application of Articles 81 EC and 82 EC, is responsible for defining and implementing Community competition policy and for that purpose has a discretion as to how it deals with complaints. That discretion is not unlimited, however, and the Commission must assess in each case the seriousness and duration of the interferences with competition and the persistence of their consequences (see, to that effect, Ufex and Others v Commission, paragraphs 88, 89, 93 and 95).
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