Herom fastslog Domstolen, at artikel 6, stk. 1, i forordning nr. 1964/82 måtte anvendes under fornøden hensyntagen til proportionalitetsprincippet, som er en almindelig retsgrundsætning i fællesskabsretten.
In that regard, the Court stated that the first paragraph of Article 6 of Regulation 1964/82 had to be applied having regard to the principle of proportionality, which constituted a general principle of Community law.