I lyset af disse ændringer konkluderede Kommissionen, at alle fire betingelser i traktatens artikel 85, stk. 3, var opfyldt, og at der kunne indrømmes fritagelse med følgende begrundelse:
In the light of these changes, the Commission found that all four conditions of Article 85(3) of the Treaty were fulfilled, whichallowed it to grant an exemption on the following grounds.