I henhold til grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 10, litra i), skal provision anses for at indbefatte den avance, en forhandler modtager, hvis en sådan forhandler har samme funktion som en agent, der arbejder på provisionsbasis.
Article 2(10)(i) of the basic Regulation states that commissions are to be understood to include the mark-up received by a trader if the functions of such a trader are similar to those of an agent working on a commission basis.