"Without prejudice to Articles 73, 86 and 87, and given the place occupied by services of general economic interest in the shared values of the Union as well as their role in promoting social and territorial cohesion, the Community and the Member States, each within their respective powers and within the scope of application of this Treaty, shall take care that such services operate on the basis of principles and conditions, which enable them to fulfil their missions."
"Brez poseganja v člene 73, 86 in 87 ter ob upoštevanju položaja, ki ga imajo storitve splošnega gospodarskega interesa v okviru skupnih vrednot Unije, pa tudi njihove vloge pri pospeševanju socialne in teritorialne kohezije, Skupnost in države članice, v mejah svojih pristojnosti na področju uporabe te pogodbe, skrbijo za to, da se te storitve izvajajo na podlagi načel in pogojev, ki jim omogočajo izpolnjevanje njihovih poslanstev."