414The concept of a concerted practice within the meaning of Article 101(1) TFEU refers to a form of coordination between undertakings which, without being taken to the stage where an agreement properly so-called has been concluded, knowingly substitutes for the risks of competition practical cooperation between them (Joined Cases 40/73 to 48/73, 50/73, 54/73 to 56/73, 111/73, 113/73 and 114/73 Suiker Unie and Others v Commission [1975] ECR 1663, paragraph 26; Ahlström Osakeyhtiö and Others v Commission, paragraph 176 above, paragraph 63; Commission v Anic Partecipazioni, paragraph 391 above, paragraph 115; and Hüls v Commission, paragraph 185 above, paragraph 158).
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