136Furthermore, the applicant’s assertion that the ‘non-technical evidence’ cannot be taken into account unless it is supported by ‘technical evidence’ cannot be upheld. There is no need to establish such a hierarchy. It is the Commission’s task to make an overall assessment of what is shown by the set of indicative factors used to evaluate the competitive situation. It is possible, in that regard, for certain items of evidence to be prioritised and other evidence to be discounted. That examination and the associated reasoning are subject to a review of legality which the Court carries out in relation to Commission decisions on concentrations. It is thus in that context that it is necessary to examine the applicant’s arguments relating to the conclusions which should have been drawn by the Commission with regard to the various econometric analyses carried out during the administrative procedure and the impact which those conclusions should have had on the evaluation of the competitive situation (see paragraph 181 below).
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