La Belgique prétend cependant que la mise en faillite aurait généré des coûts supplémentaires: IFB n’aurait pas pu réaliser le prix de vente de 0,1 million d'EUR, ce qui aurait généré des moins-values sur sa participation, et IFB aurait dû payer un total de 0,8 million d'EUR aux 14 employés, qui auraient perdu leur travail suite à la mise en faillite, en vertu du droit social français.
Belgium however claims that filing for bankruptcy would have generated additional costs: IFB would not have been able to achieve the sale price of EUR 0,1 million, which would have generated capital losses on its shareholding, and IFB would have had to pay a total of EUR 0,8 million to 14 employees, who would have lost their employment following the bankruptcy, by virtue of French social law.
