B RUXELLES F RANKFURT L ONDON M ADRID M ILANO MÜNCHEN N EW D ELHI N EW Y ORK P ARIS S INGAPORE T OKYO 17 Parallel or consecutive application of EC competition law by the Commission and national courts: Consistency (5) When a national court stays proceedings to await a Commission decision or pending final judgment by the Community courts in a direct annulment action or a reference under Article 234 EC, the court must determine whether or not to adopt interim measures or interim relief to safeguard the interests of the parties: Masterfoods, 58
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