It appeared from the circumstances described by the national court that the undertakings given exclusive rights, in accordance with the national rules at issue, were, by virtue of that fact, caused either to require payment for services not requested, or to charge disproportionate prices, or to refuse to use modern technology, which meant that unloading operations were more expensive and took longer to complete, or to grant price reductions to some users and at the same time to offset those reductions by charging other users more.
(16-17) Πρέπει, στη συνέχεια, να διευκρινιστεί ότι το απλό γεγονός της δημιουργίας δεσπόζουσας θέσεως δια της χορηγήσεως αποκλειστικών δικαιωμάτων, κατά την έννοια του άρθρου 90, παράγραφος 1, της Συνθήκης, δεν είναι αυτό καθεαυτό ασυμβίβαστο προς το άρθρο 86.