On the one hand, the Commission received anecdotal information that the PRC apparently started to reduce its overcapacity: In this respect, the EU Delegation in Beijing reported that a Deputy Director of the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) declared that the PRC is likely to cut off 70 millions of tonnes of steel overcapacity during 2016 (announcement on 28 October 2016).
Même si le statu quo des exportations chinoises vers d'autres pays tiers se maintenait, en l'absence de mesure, le marché de l'Union continuerait vraisemblablement à être l'une des principales cibles des exportations chinoises faisant l'objet d'un dumping.