Judgment_paragraph 93 · Ordem dos Técnicos Oficiais de Contas v Autoridade da Concorrência (C-1/12)

93However, not every decision of an association of undertakings which restricts the freedom of action of the parties 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 the decision of the association of undertakings was taken or produces its effects. More particularly, account must be taken of its objectives (see, to that effect, Wouters and Others, paragraph 97).