Uanset stk. 2 skal statsstøtte, som medlemsstaterne yder i 1994, men som i strid med EØS-aftalen eller foranstaltninger truffet i medfør heraf enten ikke er meddelt EFTA-Tilsynsmyndigheden eller er meddelt, men ydet inden EFTA-Tilsynsmyndigheden traf afgørelse herom, ikke dermed anses for eksisterende statsstøtte i henhold til EF-traktatens artikel 93, stk. 1.
Without prejudice to paragraph 2 above, State aids granted by new Member States during 1994 but which, in contravention of the EEA Agreement or arrangements made thereunder, either have not been notified to the EFTA Surveillance Authority or have been notified but granted before the EFTA Surveillance Authority took a decision, shall not as a consequence be considered as existing State aids under Article 93(1) of the EC Treaty.