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| 76. | The Commission uses various sources of information and types of evidence to define the relevant market and it may rely on both qualitative and quantitative information. Certain types of evidence may be decisive in one case, but of limited or no importance in other cases involving a different industry, a different product or different circumstances. In most cases and in particular where a detailed assessment is required, the Commission bases its decisions on the consideration of a number of factors, as set out in Sections 3.2 and 3.3, and different sources. The Commission adopts an open approach to empirical evidence, aimed at making effective use of all available information which may be relevant in individual cases, and makes an overall assessment based on that evidence (103). The Commission does not apply a rigid hierarchy of different sources of information or types of evidence (104).

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-07 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.