53However, that does not show that the contested decision is not of direct concern to the applicants. The question whether a third party is directly concerned by a Community measure which is not addressed to it must be examined in the light of the purpose of that measure. The purpose of the contested decision is not to rule on the effects of the concentration on the relevant markets which are the subject of the referral, but to transfer responsibility for that examination to the national authorities which have requested the referral in order that they may give a ruling in accordance with their national competition law. In view of that purpose, it is irrelevant in the present case that the contested decision does not directly affect the competitive position of the applicants on the relevant markets in Spain (see, to that effect, Case T-119/02 Royal Philips Electronics v Commission [2003] ECR II-1442, paragraph 276).
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