31The applicants stress in particular that a national court of a Member State or a third country could use the Commission's findings as ‘prima facie sufficient evidence’ that the applicants would have the greatest difficulties in refuting in particular in the Member States of the European Union. They cite in that respect decisions of the judicial bodies of Australia, the United States and Canada, and the judgment in Case C-344/98 Masterfoods and HB [2000] ECR I-11369, paragraphs 49 to 52). They point out that in its pleadings the defendant itself implicitly acknowledges such a possibility in so far as it cites in its reply to the second plea in law, ‘the interest in assisting the taking of national civil proceedings by injured parties’ as a legitimate interest entitling it to adopt a decision finding an infringement (see paragraph 122 below).
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