51Whilst there must, on that date, be structural links between the transferor and the transferee on the basis of which it may be considered, in accordance with the principle of personal responsibility, that the two entities form a single undertaking, those links need not, in view of the purpose of the principle of economic continuity, subsist throughout the rest of the infringement period or until the adoption of a decision penalising the infringement. As noted in paragraph 40 above, the application of that principle is intended to ensure that the competition rules are not rendered ineffective by restructurings or sales relating to the undertakings concerned. It should also be pointed out that, in order to respect the principle of legal certainty, the attribution of liability must not depend upon the occurrence of an unforeseeable and uncertain event, such as a new organisational change decided on by the undertakings concerned.
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