Judgment_paragraph 483 · FSL Holdings and Others v European Commission (T-655/11)

483Although the period separating two manifestations of infringing conduct is a relevant criterion in order to establish the continuous nature of an infringement, the fact remains that the question whether or not that period is long enough to constitute an interruption of the infringement cannot be examined in the abstract. On the contrary, it needs to be assessed in the context of the functioning of the cartel in question (IMI and Others v Commission, paragraph 413 above, paragraph 89).