Question juridique clé
Whether the claimed loss of work was attributable to economic reasons within the meaning of Art. 32(1)(a) AVIG.
Solution extraite
No. The loss stemmed from a structural competitive problem in the industry, not from cyclical economic factors.
Motifs extraits
The court treated 'economic reasons' as essentially cyclical reasons and distinguished them from structural unemployment. The company's reduced orders were caused by structural pressure from low-wage imports, not by recession.