36Beyond the compensation itself for the harm alleged, the establishment of such an entitlement contributes to the objective of dissuasion, which is at the heart of task of the Commission, which is under a duty to pursue a general policy designed to apply, in competition matters, the principles laid down by the FEU Treaty and to guide the conduct of undertakings in the light of those principles (see, to that effect, judgment of 7 June 1983, Musique Diffusion française and Others v Commission, 100/80 to 103/80, EU:C:1983:158, paragraph 105). That entitlement is thus capable not only of providing a remedy for the direct damage alleged to have been suffered by the person in question, but also the indirect harm done to the structure and operation of the market, which was not able to reach full economic efficacy, in particular as regards benefits to the consumers concerned.
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