Judgment_paragraph 22 · Scotch Whisky Association and Others v The Lord Advocate and The Advocate General for Scotland (C-333/14)

22In that regard, the Court has previously ruled that the common organisations of the market are based on the concept of an open market to which every producer has free access under conditions of effective competition (judgment in Milk Marque and National Farmers’ Union, C‑137/00, EU:C:2003:429, paragraph 59 and the case-law cited).