The explanation for this contradiction may be that the investigations conducted by the Commission in cooperation with the Member States mainly concern that category of payments (more than 50 % of the overall impact of cases investigated in 1997 as com­pared with 75 % in 1996).
ECU αποτέλεσαν το αντικείμενο επίσημης ανακοίνωσης του ενδιαφερόμενου κράτους μέλους το 1996.