50Moreover, as regards, more specifically, actions for damages for infringement of EU competition rules brought before the national courts, the Court has held that those actions ensure the full effectiveness of Article 81 EC, in particular the practical effect of the prohibition laid down in paragraph 1 thereof, and thus strengthen the working of the EU competition rules, since they discourage agreements or practices, frequently covert, which are liable to restrict or distort competition (see, to that effect, judgments of 14 March 2019, Skanska Industrial Solutions and Others, C‑724/17, EU:C:2019:204, paragraphs 25, 43 and 44; of 12 December 2019, Otis Gesellschaft and Others, C‑435/18, EU:C:2019:1069, paragraphs 22, 24 and 26; and of 6 October 2021, Sumal, C‑882/19, EU:C:2021:800, paragraphs 33 and 35).
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