84As was pointed out, in essence, in paragraph 57 of the present judgment, in the absence of an insurmountable barrier to market entry, the existence of potential competition between a manufacturer of generic medicines and a manufacturer of originator medicines presupposes only that the manufacturer of generic medicines has taken sufficient preparatory steps to enable it to enter the market concerned within a period of time capable of putting competitive pressure on the manufacturer of originator medicines, it being of no relevance whether those steps will in fact be finalised in due time or will be successful, as the General Court rightly points out in paragraphs 313 and 314 of the judgment under appeal.
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