37In the second place, not every decision of an association of undertakings which restricts the freedom of action of the parties or of one of them necessarily falls within the prohibition laid down in Article 101(1) TFEU. For the purposes of application of that provision to a particular case, account must first of all be taken of the overall context in which a decision of the association of undertakings was taken or produces its effects. More particularly, account must be taken of its objectives, which in the present case consist in ensuring that the ultimate consumers of the services in question are provided with the necessary guarantees. It has then to be considered whether the consequential effects restrictive of competition are inherent in the pursuit of those objectives (judgments in Wouters, paragraph 21 above, paragraph 97, and in Case C‑136/12 Consiglio nazionale dei geologi et Autorità garante della concorrenza e del mercato [2013] ECR, paragraph 53).
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