For the purpose of point (b), ‘objective criteria or conditions’ means criteria or conditions which are neutral, which do not favour certain enterprises over others, and which are economic in nature and horizontal in application, such as number of employees or size of enterprise.
Chun críocha phointe (b), ciallaíonn “critéir nó coinníollacha oibiachtúla” critéir nó coinníollacha atá neodrach, nach bhfuil i bhfabhar fiontair áirithe thar fhiontair eile, agus ar de chineál eacnamaíoch iad, a chuirtear i bhfeidhm go cothrománach, amhail líon fostaithe nó méid an fhiontair.