72Concerning the third part of the second ground of appeal, it is settled case-law that, in order to determine whether an agreement is to be considered to be prohibited by reason of the distortion of competition which is its effect, the competition in question should be assessed within the actual context in which it would occur in the absence of the agreement in dispute (Case C-7/95 P Deere v Commission [1998] ECR I-3111, paragraph 76; Case C-8/95 P New Holland Ford v Commission [1998] ECR I-3175, paragraph 90).
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