219According to the case-law recalled in paragraphs 79 and 80 of the present judgment, it is necessary to verify, first, whether the Commission took sufficient drafting precautions in the settlement decision in order to avoid premature judgment as to the HSBC companies’ participation in the cartel and, second, whether the references to those companies in that decision were necessary.
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