Spørgsmålet om en interventionsmekanisme for Kommissionen med henblik på at bringe bestemte handelshindringer til ophør er tidligere blevet håndteret dårligt af Kommissionen, især hvad angår respekten for de faglige rettigheder og medlemslandenes selvbestemmelsesret.
The creation of a mechanism whereby the Commission can intervene to remove certain obstacles to trade had previously been dealt with in an unsatisfactory manner by the Commission, particularly with respect to the rights of trade unions and the right of Member States to govern their own affairs.