37In the light of the case-law of the Court recalled in paragraphs 35 and 36 of the present judgment, the essential legal criterion for ascertaining whether an agreement involves a restriction of competition ‘by object’ is therefore the finding that such an agreement reveals in itself a sufficient degree of harm to competition for it to be considered that it is not necessary to assess its effects (judgment of 26 November 2015, Maxima Latvija, C‑345/14, EU:C:2015:784, paragraph 20 and the case-law cited).
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