Significant distortions are those distortions which occur when reported prices or costs, including the costs of raw materials and energy, are not the result of free market forces because they are affected by substantial government intervention.
Is éard atá i saobhadh suntasach an saobhadh sin a tharlaíonn nuair nach torthaí ar fhórsaí an mhargaidh shaoir iad na praghsanna ná na costais a tuairiscíodh, lena n-áirítear costais amhábhar agus fuinnimh, toisc go bhfuil tionchar ag idirghabháil shubstainteach rialtais orthu.