Importørerne påstod, at den skade, som var forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen, skyldtes en nedgang i efterspørgslen i det fodtøjssegment, hvor de traditionelle EF-producenter var specialiseret.
It was claimed by importers that injury suffered by the Community footwear producers was caused by a decrease in demand in the footwear segment in which the traditional Community producers specialised.