104On the contrary, if it were to be accepted that an undertaking which has infringed EU competition rules could significantly reduce the upper limit which that fine must not in any event exceed by transferring to a third party a sector of its business a few days before the adoption of the decision imposing a fine on it, the effectiveness of the penalties laid down in Regulation No 1/2003 would be seriously undermined.
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