EF-erhvervsgrenen kom således rent faktisk i en tabsgivende situation, selv om den for at forblive rentabel var begyndt at bevæge sig væk fra basisvarer til fordel for mere avancerede varer.
This reflects the fact that, notwithstanding the steps taken by the Community industry to move away from basic products towards more sophisticated products in order to remain profitable, the Community industry actually became loss-making.