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| 6. | Market definition is a tool that the Commission uses to identify and define the boundaries of competition between undertakings. The main purpose of market definition is to identify in a systematic way the effective and immediate competitive constraints faced by the undertakings involved (8) when they offer particular products (9) in a particular area. Market definition leads to the identification of the relevant competitors of the undertaking(s) involved when they offer those products, as well as the relevant customers. Only products that exert effective and immediate competitive constraints within the relevant timeframe form part of the same relevant market as those of the undertaking(s) involved, while other less effective, or merely potential, constraints are considered as part of the competitive assessment.

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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.