Kommissionen havde fastslået, at den støtte, den spanske regering havde ydet Merco i form af et kapitalindskud på 5,9 mia. PTA, var ulovlig, idet den var ydet i strid med de i traktatens artikel 93, stk. 3, fastsatte procedureregler.
The Commission declared illegal the aid granted by the Spanish government in the form of an injection of capital of PTA 5 900 million in Merco in 1990, because it was granted in breach of the rules of procedure laid down in Article 93(3) of the Treaty.