BdB indgav derfor med sit andet brev en formel klage og opfordrede Kommissionen til at indlede en procedure efter EF-traktatens artikel 93, stk. 2 (nu artikel 88, stk. 2), mod Tyskland.
In its second letter, the BdB accordingly lodged a formal complaint and called on the Commission to initiate proceedings against Germany under Article 93(2) of the EC Treaty (now Article 88(2)).