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(53) The SSNIP considered is normally a price increase in the range of 5 % to 10 % implemented on one or more products in the candidate market, including at least one product of the undertaking(s) involved. However, the magnitude of the price increase and how it is applied may depend on the particular case at hand. For example, when the undertakings involved provide relatively little value added to the supply chain (because raw materials or purchased components represent a high percentage of the total price), the question of whether a hypothetical monopolist could exercise market power may be better assessed relative to its effect on this value added. Therefore, in such cases, the Commission may apply the SSNIP to the value added rather than to the sales price. The Commission applied this concept and focussed on the value added (or the ‘regional premia’) in case M.6541 Glencore/Xstrata, paragraphs 135-140 and 144, when assessing evidence on imports, and the evolution of prices and margins of zinc across regions.
Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-09-25 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.