For the purposes of these guidelines, it is considered appropriate to invert the order of the second and the third condition and thus deal with the issue of indispensability before the issue of pass-on to consumers. The analysis of pass-on requires a balancing of the negative and positive effects of an agreement on consumers. It should not include the effects of any restrictions that already fail the indispensability test and are, for that reason, prohibited by Article 101 TFEU.
Elle ne doit pas porter sur les effets de restrictions qui n’ont pas satisfait au critère de la nature indispensable et qui, pour cette raison, sont interdites par l’article 101 du TFUE.
