Factors that might be taken into consideration include the nature of the infringement, the combined market share of all undertakings concerned, the geographic scope of the infringement, whether the infringement has been implemented, the value of the undertaking's sales of goods and services to which the infringement directly or indirectly relates and the size and market power of the undertaking concerned.
L'expérience a montré que les associations d'entreprises jouent régulièrement un rôle dans des infractions aux règles de concurrence et les ANC devraient donc avoir la capacité d'infliger des amendes effectives à ces associations.