73It should be observed that the Commission’s assertion that it is determined that the members of anti-competitive cartels should not escape, on procedural grounds, the penalties applicable under EU law, is not a manifestation of bias but merely the assertion of a clear intention, wholly consistent with the task entrusted to the Commission, of making good, on a case-by-case basis, the procedural irregularities found, in order not to undermine the effectiveness of EU competition law.