Af operationelle grunde skal Kommissionen for at kunne gøre noget sådant - og den gennemfører jo 98 % af budgettet - kunne tildele fuldmagt til mere end 500 tjenestemænd, hvoraf nogle uundgåeligt kommer til at foretage valg på vegne af deres institution.
For operational reasons, in order to be able to do the job, the Commission, which executes 98 % of the budget, needs to be able to delegate powers to 500 or more officials, some of whom inevitably will be exercising some degree of discretion on behalf of their institution.