[Brian Griffin]

"Article 87 of the EC Treaty (ex Article 92) 1.Save as otherwise provided in this Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, insofar as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the common market...."

[Swordmaker]

"Article 87 of the EC Treaty (ex Article 92) 1.Save as otherwise provided in this Treaty, any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favoring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall, insofar as it affects trade between Member States, be incompatible with the common market...."

"Save as otherwise provided in this Treaty" means that section 87 is completely voided by a lower numbered Article, the one on Autonomy on Taxation. Sorry, but the order of articles holds priority in such Treaties. . . and 87 is far down the list from the Autonomy of Taxation and Regulation of Taxes. It's a pretty minor clause in the overall Treaty compared to the major points.