It has also been ruled that the fact that a Member State seeks to approximate, by unilateral measures, the conditions of competition in a particular sector of the economy to those prevailing in other Member States cannot deprive the measures in question of their character as aid.
Det er endvidere opfattelsen, at det forhold, at en medlemsstat gennem ensidige foranstaltninger søger at tilnærme konkurrencevilkårene i en bestemt økonomisk sektor med vilkårene i andre medlemsstater, ikke fjerner disse foranstaltningers karakter af støtte.