Bestemmelserne i ministeriel bekendtgørelse nr. 66336/B.1398 af 1993 og ændringerne hertil gav mulighed for støtteforanstaltninger til virksomheder, der var etableret i amterne Florina og Kilkis, uden nogen større omkostning for det offentlige og på betingelse af, at disse virksomheder blev anset for levedygtige. Der var derfor ikke tale om konkurrenceforvridning efter EF-traktatens artikel 87. I øvrigt må man huske, at amterne Florina og Kilkis støder op til Den tidligere Jugoslaviske Republik Makedonien, og at de i referenceperioden (1990'erne) led meget under krigshandlingerne og den manglende stabilitet i regionen.
the provisions of Ministerial Decision 66336/B.1398/1993 and its amendments provided for the possibility of aid for firms established in the Florina and Kilkis Prefectures without high costs for the public authorities and on the condition that the firms in question were considered viable; they did not therefore distort competition within the meaning of Article 87 of the EC Treaty; moreover, it should be recalled that the Florina and Kilkis Prefectures share borders with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and that, during the reference period (1990s), they suffered greatly as a result of the war and instability in the region;