13.6.3 How is this relevant characteristic elaborated in the decisions?

With respect to the elaboration of the balance sheet reduction, the following questions are of importance. Firstly, is the percentage of the balance sheet reduction always mentioned in combination with the relative aid amount? Secondly, does it matter how the balance sheet reduction is achieved (i.e. does it matter which activities are divested)? Thirdly, are there circumstances that justify a lower degree of downsizing? Fourthly, does it matter if certain divestments are needed from a viability-perspective? And finally, does the timeframe of the divestments matter? These five questions will be addressed in the following five subsections.