I dom af 26. september 1996, sag C-241/94, Frankrig mod Kommissionen, Sml. 1996 I, s. 4551, bekræftede EF-Domstolen, at de franske myndigheders finansiering — via den nationale beskæftigelsesfond (FNE) og på diskretionært grundlag — kunne stille visse virksomheder gunstigere end andre og således opfylde betingelserne for at udgøre støtte i EF-traktatens artikel 87, stk. 1's forstand.
In its judgment in Case C-241/94, France v Commission [1996] ECR I-4551, (Kimberly Clark Sopalin), the European Court of Justice confirmed that the system of financing on a discretionary basis by the French authorities, through the National Employment Fund, was liable to place certain firms in a more favourable situation than others and thus to qualify as aid within the meaning of Article 87(1) of the EC Treaty.