For det andet er Kommissionen bekymret for de konkurrenceforvridninger, som de forskelligartede sociale ordninger kan medføre, da landene, hvor den sociale beskyttelse er god, risikerer, at deres virksomheder straffes.
Secondly, the Commission expresses concern about the distortions in competition which could be caused by diversity in social security systems, since companies in countries where social protection is generous might be put at a disadvantage.