Establishing a system of aids to this sector intended to ensure the survival of successful firms was therefore justifiable, even though Article 4(c), of the ECSC Treaty prohibited any sort of state aid to the steel industry.
Det er grunden til, at det var legitimt at indføre en støtteordning for denne sektor med det formål at garantere overlevelsen for de velfungerende virksomheder, selvom EKSF-traktatens artikel 4, stk. c, forbyder enhver statsstøtte til jern- og stålindustrien.