En conséquence, Deutsche Post a effectivement bénéficié de taux de cotisations sociales inférieurs aux taux que devaient payer d'autres prestataires de services postaux non réglementés, ce qui lui conférait un avantage indu sur ses concurrents.
As a result, Deutsche Post effectively benefited from social contribution rates that were below the rates which other non-price regulated postal services providers had to pay, and was thereby granted an undue advantage over its competitors.