Translation of "diminuer la concurrence sensiblement " (French → English) :

substantially lessen competition [ lessen competition substantially ]

appreciable effect on competition

import-sensitive sector

(c) has prevented or lessened or is likely to prevent or lessen competition substantially in the supply of services that facilitate the export of products from Canada.

When defining relevant markets in accordance with Article 15(3) of Directive 2002/21/EC, national regulatory authorities should identify a geographic area where the conditions of competition are similar or sufficiently homogeneous and which can be distinguished from neighbouring areas in which the prevailing conditions of competition are appreciably different, having particular regard to the question whether the potential SMP operator acts uniformly across its network area or whether it faces appreciably different conditions of competition to a degree that its activities are constrained in some areas but not in others.

From five degrees within the prescribed sectors the intensity may decrease by 50 per cent up to the prescribed limits; it shall decrease steadily to reach practical cut-off at not more than five degrees outside the prescribed sectors.

Competition from Asian countries will be there too, because they are becoming cheaper, although our layer of competition with Asian countries is small, but something is still there.