وبعد أن قررت المحكمة عدم اختصاصها في الاستماع إلى القضية بشكل عام، اعترفت بأنه ما دام قد سبق قبول طلب متعلق بإنشاء فريق عمل معني بالشراكة وتحديد موضوع للنقاش في إطار هذا المنتدى، فإن عقد اللجنة لهذا المنتدى يعتبر إلزاميا.
The Court, having ruled that it had no jurisdiction to hear the matter in general, had acknowledged that since a request had been received concerning the establishment of a partnership working party and a relevant and appropriate subject matter had been identified for discussion within the framework of such a forum, the convening of such a forum by the Commission was mandatory.