De betekenis van de prijspolitiek van de MMB' s voor de uitlegging van de bepaling betreffende hun exclusieve aankooprecht is ook beklemtoond door advocaat-generaal Tesauro in zijn conclusie in de zaak Cricket St Thomas. Daarin wordt onder meer gezegd:
The significance of the MMBs' price policy for the interpretation of the provision on their exclusive purchasing right was also stressed by Advocate General Tesauro in his opinion in Cricket St Thomas, in which, inter alia, he stated that:EurLex-2 EurLex-2