Da der heller ikke i henhold til Amsterdam-traktaten vil være noget europæisk retsgrundlag for så vidtgående indgreb inden for sundhedspolitikkens rammer, griber Råd og Kommission imod bedre vidende til harmoniseringsinstrumentet reklame.
Because there is no European legislation in the context of health policy for such far-reaching interventions, even under the Treaty of Amsterdam, the Council and the Commission often resort to the harmonization instrument known as competition, despite their own better judgement.