Furthermore, Austria pointed out that BB and its almost exclusive area of activity were located in an assisted area covered by Article 87(3)(a) of the EC Treaty. It referred both to the corresponding rules in the guidelines (recital 20) and to the aggravated circumstances that obtained at the time of the financial difficulties.
Peale selle juhtis Austria tähelepanu, et BB ning tema peaaegu ainuõiguslik tegevusala asuvad vastavalt EÜ asutamislepingu artikli 87 lõike 3 punktile a arengupiirkonnas ning viitas nii vastavatele eeskirjadele suunistes (punkt 20) kui raskele olukorrale ajal, mil valitsesid rahalised raskused.