Given the wording of Article 181a (which opens with the words " Without prejudice to the other provisions of this Treaty, and in particular those of Title XX" ) and the fact that it refers simply to third countries and not to developing countries, the view taken by Parliament's Legal Service commends itself – that is to say, that economic cooperation with developing countries falls outside the scope of Article 181a.
Ņemot vērā 181.a panta tekstu (kas sākas ar vārdiem “Neskarot citus šā Līguma noteikumus, un jo īpaši XX sadaļas noteikumus” ) un faktu, ka tas attiecas uz trešām valstīm, nevis tikai uz jaunattīstības valstīm, apstiprinās Parlamenta juridiskā dienesta viedoklis, t.i., ekonomiskā sadarbība ar jaunattīstības valstīm ir ārpus 181.a panta darbības jomas.