There has been a difference of interpretation between the two institutions in which the Council claimed (in 2002) that it was valid only when expenditure from the EU budget was involved.
Šo divu iestāžu interpretācija ir bijusi atšķirīga, proti, Padome apgalvoja (2002. gadā), ka šis pienākums ir spēkā tikai tad, kad ir iesaistīti izdevumi no ES budžeta.