Government aid, on the other hand, could exist, as a form of government aid, only if certain specific sectors were to enjoy exemptions from general regulations, and the compatibility or otherwise of such aid measures with the Treaty would then have to be examined.
Derimod kunne der gives statsstøtte, altså en bestemt form for statsstøtte, hvis kun bestemte sektorer havde fordel af afvigelsen fra den generelle ordning, og foreneligheden af sådan en støtteforanstaltning må så undersøges i lyset af traktaten.