It seeks to eliminate provisions included in previous bilateral agreements that violated Union Law, and which threatened equality of treatment between companies owned by nationals of different Member States.
Sellega tahetakse kaotada varasemate liidu õigusega vastuolus olevate kahepoolsete lepingute sätted, mis seadsid ohtu eri liikmesriikidele kuuluvate ettevõtjate võrdse kohtlemise.