Kommissionen gav i sin beslutning af 13. november 2007 om at indlede den formelle undersøgelsesprocedure (»beslutning om at indlede proceduren«) udtryk for tvivl om foranstaltningernes forenelighed med fællesmarkedet og nævnte muligheden af en uberettiget kumulering af forskellige foranstaltninger under tekstilplanen.
In its decision of 13 November 2007 to initiate the formal investigation procedure (decision to initiate the procedure), the Commission expressed its doubts about the compatibility of the measures with the common market and referred to the possibility of an undue combination of the different measures under the Textile Plan.