From the point of view of the Austrian Chamber of Labour (BAK), the Commission, by presenting the State aid rules on services of general economic interest (SGEI), has definitely missed the chance to achieve a resounding success. The Commission only adapts the current approach; adopts, however, an increased market orientation, which hardly leaves any scope for quality considerations and makes primary economic cost efficiency requirements on the configuration of the SGEI. Individual improvements, such as expanding the exemption decision to social services or the new de minimis regulation for services of general interest only provide small comfort. The complexity of the entire regulations will continue to cause legal uncertainty for the public sector and legal practitioners.