Nevertheless, this informal coordination has proved to be inadequate to address the severe delays which have built up until now; indeed, the interests in undertakings of various countries and the privileges of position which many gas supply undertakings continue to gain from, have seriously jeopardised the possibility of completing a single market in the gas supply sector.
Denne uformelle koordination viste sig dog at være utilstrækkelig til at imødegå de alvorlige forsinkelser, der er opstået hidtil. Interesserne hos gasvirksomheder i forskellige lande og den fordelagtige stilling, som mange gasforsyningsvirksomheder fortsat nyder godt af, skabte faktisk stor usikkerhed om, hvorvidt det var muligt at gennemføre det indre marked inden for gasforsyningssektoren.