49It follows that proof of the creation or strengthening of a dominant position within the meaning of Article 2(3) of the Merger Regulation may in certain cases constitute proof of a significant impediment to effective competition. That observation does not in any way mean that the second criterion is the same in law as the first, but only that it may follow from one and the same factual analysis of a specific market that both criteria are satisfied.
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