Jeg skal over for det ærede parlamentsmedlem påpege, at den afgørelse, vi her taler om, er en bindende afgørelse, at alle fornødne oplysninger med henblik på at træffe en afgørelse med fuldt kendskab til forholdene, blev taget i betragtning, at det principielt er fundet uforeneligt med et enhedsmarked, at der eksisterer afgiftsfri områder inden for Fællesskabet, og at der, således som det ofte sker i økonomiske forhold, hvis der er fordele for nogle ved eksistensen af det afgiftsfrie system, bliver tale om meget betydelige ulemper for andre.
I must make it clear to the honourable Member that the decision under discussion is a binding decision, that all the facts relevant for the purposes of taking an informed decision were taken into account at the time, that the existence of intra-community duty-free goods was considered incompatible in principle with a single market, and that, as often happens in economic affairs, while the existence of the duty-free system offers advantages for some there are very serious disadvantages for others: for example, the general retail trade is certainly damaged by the existence of duty-free sales in certain locations.