Même si les radiodiffuseurs privés étaient chargés d’une mission de service public (quod non), le paiement compensatoire ne saurait, conformément à l’article 86, paragraphe 2, du traité CE, excéder les coûts nets nécessaires à l’exécution des obligations de service public majorés d’un bénéfice raisonnable.
Moreover, even if the commercial broadcasters had been charged with the delivery of a service of general economic interest (quod non), Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty requires that the compensation does not exceed what is necessary to cover the costs incurred by the undertaking in discharging the public service obligations, account being taken of the relevant receipts and a reasonable profit.