Judgment_paragraph 53 · „CHEZ Elektro Bulgaria“ AD v Yordan Kotsev and „FrontEx International“ EAD v Emil Yanakiev (C-427/16, C-428/16)

53However, it should be noted that the legislation at issue in the main proceedings making mandatory a decision of an association of undertakings which has the object or effect of restricting competition or restricting the freedom of action of the parties or of one of them does not necessarily fall within the prohibition laid down in Article 101(1) TFEU, read in conjunction with Article 4(3) TEU (judgment of 4 September 2014, API and Others, C‑184/13 to C‑187/13, C‑194/13, C‑195/13 and C‑208/13, EU:C:2014:2147, paragraph 46).