The doubts were raised by the fact that the aid could be granted to undertakings that had already made the investments planned under a project for which they had submitted applications for financing for the 1994-99 programming period, i.e. under a part-financed aid scheme.
Kahtlused põhinesid asjaolul, et abi võidi anda ka ettevõtetele, kes olid juba teinud selle projekti raames ettenähtud investeeringuid, mille kohta nad olid esitanud toetustaotluse programmitöö perioodiks 1994–1999, ehk teisisõnu kaasrahastatava toetuskava raames.