The judgment built on previous case law, in particular Eman and Sevinge, which established that it is for Member States to determine the franchise, but must respect EU law, including its general principles, in doing so.
Spriedums tika balstīts uz iepriekšējo judikatūru, jo īpaši lietu Eman un Sevinge, kurā tika noteikts, ka šis jautājums ir dalībvalstu kompetencē, taču tām jāievēro ES tiesības, tostarp to vispārējie principi.