Efter artikel 5 i støttereglerne kan der ydes investeringsstøtte til stålvirksomheder i det tidligere DDR, hvis støtten ledsages af en reduktion af den samlede pro duktionskapacitet i de nye delstater.
Under Article 5 of the code, investment aid may be allowed to steelundertakings in the former German Democratic Republic, provided that theaid is accompanied by a reduction in the overall production capacity of thatterritory.