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| 14. | Second, market definition is based on the facts of the case (28). Relevant markets within the meaning of Union competition law differ from sector to sector, at different levels of the supply chain and sometimes across geographic areas. Where past Commission decisions concerning a specific market exist, the Commission may start its analysis from such prior decisions and verify whether the definition of the relevant market used in those past decisions may be applied to the case at hand. However, the Commission is not bound to apply the definition of a relevant market from its past decisions in future cases (29) and will always be attentive to possible changes driven by broader trends such as digitalisation, shifts in value chains or in sourcing by customers, or developments in the degree of globalisation of commercial exchanges.

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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.