Da den imidlertid ikke kunne konstatere indicier for de portugisiske myndigheders faktiske deltagelse i vedtagelsen af aftaler om accept af betalingshenstand, kunne den ikke konkludere, at der var tale om inddragelse af sådanne ressourcer i henhold til artikel 87 EF.
However, having noted the absence of evidence of actual participation by the Portuguese authorities in the adoption of the agreements concerning the acceptance of payment deferrals, it was unable to find that such resources were implicated for the purposes of Article 87 EC.