Nogle medlemsstater har stillet spørgsmålstegn ved anvendelsen af traktatens artikel 90, der forbyder konkurrencebegrænsninger, som ikke er absolut nødvendige for gennemførelsen af opgaver af almen økonomisk interesse.
Some Member States sought to question the application of Article 90 of the EC Treaty, which deals with tasks of general economic interest, and prohibits restrictions of competition going beyond what is indispensable to the performance of such tasks.