Application of the market share threshold
Article 8
For the purposes of applying the market share thresholds provided for in Article 3 the following rules shall apply: (a) the market share of the supplier shall be calculated on the basis of market sales value data and the market share of the buyer shall be calculated on the basis of market purchase value data. If market sales value or market purchase value data are not available, estimates based on other reliable market information, including market sales and purchase volumes, may be used to establish the market share of the undertaking concerned; (b) the market shares shall be calculated on the basis of data relating to the preceding calendar year; (c) the market share of the supplier shall include any goods or services supplied to vertically integrated distributors for the purposes of sale; (d) if a market share is initially not more than 30 %, but subsequently rises above that level, the exemption provided for in Article 2 shall continue to apply for a period of two consecutive calendar years following the year in which the 30 % threshold was first exceeded; (e) the market share held by the undertakings referred to in Article 1(2), second subparagraph, point (e) shall be apportioned equally to each undertaking having the rights or the powers listed in point (a) of that subparagraph.