164Moreover, it should be recalled that the Commission’s practice in previous decisions does not itself serve as a legal framework for merger control and can give only an indication (see, by analogy, judgment of 24 September 2009, Erste Group Bank and Others v Commission, C‑125/07 P, C‑133/07 P, C‑135/07 P and C‑137/07 P, EU:C:2009:576, paragraph 233 and the case-law cited). Accordingly, the fact that the Commission, in previous decisions, classified as an ‘important competitive force’ certain undertakings which were unique in their ‘aggression’ on the market concerned and had grown their presence on that market faster than any other competitor does not mean that those are the only situations capable of giving rise to such a classification.
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