Article 106 TFEU lays down that undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest are subject to the rules contained in the Treaty, in particular the rules on competition, in so far as the application of such rules does not obstruct the performance, in law or in fact, of the particular tasks assigned to them.
LESD 106. pantā noteikts, ka uz uzņēmumiem, kam uzticēti vispārējas tautsaimnieciskas nozīmes pakalpojumi, attiecas Līgumā ietvertie noteikumi, jo īpaši noteikumi par konkurenci, ciktāl minēto noteikumu piemērojums netraucē tiem veikt uzticētos uzdevumus juridiski vai faktiski.