Den forelæggende ret finder på den anden side, at virksomhederne i første og anden kategori befandt sig i en lignende retlig situation, hvorfor de førstnævnte burde have været omfattet af overgangsreglen, ligesom det var tilfældet med virksomhederne i anden kategori.
It also considers that the undertakings in the first category and those in the second category were in similar legal situations and accordingly that the former should have been in a position to take advantage of the transitional position, in the same way as those in the second category.