Judgment_paragraph 236 · MasterCard Inc. and Others v European Commission (C-382/12 P)

236Such an examination may require the nature and specific features of the sector concerned by the agreement in question to be taken into account if its nature and those specific features are decisive for the outcome of the analysis (see judgment in GlaxoSmithKline Services and Others v Commission and Others, EU:C:2009:610, paragraph 103). Furthermore, under Article 81(3) EC, it is the beneficial nature of the effect on all consumers in the relevant markets that must be taken into consideration (see, to that effect, judgment in Asnef-Equifax and Administración del Estado, EU:C:2006:734, paragraph 70).