In that judgment, the Court of First Instance held that, although it was not proved that the final sale prices of stainless steel bars had been fixed by Community producers acting in concert, the Community institutions, by failing to take account of the uniform, consistent industrial practice of Community stainless steel bar producers, the objective effect of which was automatically to mirror, in the markets for those products, the artificial price increases achieved through concerted action between the flat product producers, disregarded a known factor, other than the subsidised imports, which could have caused injury to the Community industry at the same time.
Mainitud otsuses leidis Esimese Astme Kohus, et kuigi ei olnud tõendatud, et roostevabast terasest varbade lõplik müügihind otsustati ühenduse tootjate kokkuleppel, jätsid ühenduse institutsioonid peale subsideeritud impordi arvestamata muu teadaoleva teguriga, mis oleks võinud ühenduse tootmisharu samal ajal kahjustada, kuna nad ei arvestanud roostevabast terasest varbade ühenduse tootjate ühtse ja väljakujunenud tööstustavaga, mille objektiivne tagajärg oli lehttoodete tootjate vahelise kokkuleppega saavutatud kunstliku hinnatõusu automaatne ülekandumine roostevabast terasest varbade turule.