36In that regard, it must be noted that the Court has already held that, in carrying out those regulatory functions, the NRAs have a broad discretion in order to be able to determine the need to regulate a market according to each situation on a case-by-case basis (judgment of 3 December 2009, Commission v Germany, C‑424/07 EU:C:2009:749, paragraph 61 and the case-law cited). This is the case in the context of price control, since recital 20 of the Access Directive states that the method of cost recovery should be appropriate to the circumstances taking account of the need to promote efficiency and sustainable competition and maximise consumer benefits.
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