Ifølge AEVP var formålet med den pågældende støtte bl.a. at give de franske hedvinsproducenter kompension for det højere afgiftsniveau, hvilket i realiteten betød, at kun udenlandske hedvinsproducenter var omfattet af den højere afgiftssats.
According to the AEVP, the aid was intended to compensate French producers of liqueur wines for the higher level of taxation, which meant that only foreign producers of liqueur wines had to pay the higher tax.