Ved fastsættelsen af støtten slog Kommissionen imidlertid fast, at omkostningsreduktionen på ca. 3,6% mellem 1992 og 1995 var helt utilstrækkelig, og den understregede nød vendigheden af, at virksomhederne reducerer deres kapacitet.
When fixing this financial aid, the Commis­sion recognised that the reduction of costs of some 3.6% between 1992 and 1995 was total­ly inadequate and reaffirmed the need for companies to reduce their capacity.