For så vidt angår undtagelserne fra det generelle princip i artikel 87, stk. 1, om statsstøttes uforenelighed med fællesmarkedet, mener Kommissionen, at begrebet »usædvanlig begivenhed« i artikel 87, stk. 2, litra b), skal undergives en snæver fortolkning.
When considering exceptions from the general principle laid down by Article 87(1) that State aid is incompatible with the common market, the Commission holds that the notion of ‘exceptional occurrence’ contained in Article 87(2)(b) must be interpreted restrictively. Hitherto, the Commission has accepted as exceptional occurrences wars, internal disturbances or strikes and, with certain reservations and depending on their extent, major nuclear or industrial accidents and fires which result in widespread loss.