Finsider havde baseret sin berettigede forventning på, at man behørigt havde anmeldt investeringen i Bagnoli, og at Kommissionen ikke alene havde godkendt og delvis finansieret denne, men også udtrykkeligt havde anmodet om, at idriftsættelsen måtte blive udskudt et år.
Finsider based its claim of legitimate expectation on the fact that it had properly declared the Bagnoli investment, and that the Commission had not only approved and partially financed it but had expressly asked for its operation to be postponed by one year.