Preliminary reference · referred by the Højesteret (Denmark)
Applicant
Post Danmark A/S
Defendant
Konkurrencerådet
Rapporteur
A. Ó Caoimh
Advocate General
P. Mengozzi
Bench
11 judgesV. Skouris, A. Tizzano, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues, K. Lenaerts, J.-C. Bonichot, A. Rosas, A. Ó Caoimh, L. Bay Larsen, T. von Danwitz, A. Arabadjiev, E. Jarašiūnas
22Thus, not every exclusionary effect is necessarily detrimental to competition (see, by analogy, TeliaSonera Sverige, paragraph 43). Competition on the merits may, by definition, lead to the departure from the market or the marginalisation of competitors that are less efficient and so less attractive to consumers from the point of view of, among other things, price, choice, quality or innovation.