In trying to assess whether the charges set provided an economic advantage to Propapier, the Commission in its opening decision expressed doubts as to whether the fees charged by TAZV reflected the full costs and whether a private investor would have set the charges at the same level.
De l’avis de l’Allemagne, la décision de la Commission dans l’affaire N 644e/02, portant autorisation du GA-Regelung, s’étend aussi aux effets indirects du régime.