32It is true that the Court has stated, when called upon to determine whether there was an ‘agreement’ within the meaning of Article 81(1) EC, that the issue was whether the parties had expressed their concurrent intention to conduct themselves on the market in a particular manner (see, to that effect, inter alia, judgment in ACF Chemiefarma v Commission, 41/69, EU:C:1970:71, paragraph 112). The Court has also held that the criteria of coordination and cooperation which are constituent elements of a ‘concerted practice’ within the meaning of that provision must be understood in the light of the concept inherent in the provisions of the Treaty relating to competition, to the effect that each economic operator must determine independently the policy which he intends to adopt on the common market (see, inter alia, judgment in Commission v Anic Partecipazioni, C‑49/92 P, EU:C:1999:356, paragraph 116)
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