The CRIA and the CCCMC claimed that the Commission's allegation that ‘Union producers of new tyres have no option but to strengthen their presence in tier 3, too’ (recital (202) of the provisional Regulation) was difficult to understand as the Commission itself explained that all integrated retreaders (thus, producers of new tyres who also do retreading) would be part of tier 2 (recital (58) of the provisional Regulation).
Au vu de l'interdépendance des catégories entre elles et de l'importance croissante de la catégorie 3, la Commission a considéré que les tendances négatives déjà observées pour l'industrie de l'Union dans son ensemble ne pourraient que se poursuivre dans un proche avenir.