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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
C O M (83) 179 final
Brussels, 28 March 1983
Proposal for a  
C O U NC IL REG ULATIO N (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) N o 3072/80 imposing a  definitive  
countervailing duty on certain seamless tubes of non-alloy  
steels originating in Spain
(submitted to the Council by the Commission)
C0M(83) 179 final

E X P LA N A TO R Y  M E M O R A N D U M
Council Regulation (EEC) N° 3072/80 imposed a  definitive countervailing  
duty on certain seamless tubes of non-alloy steels originating in Spain  
from 1  December 1930.
The Spanish steel producers' association UNESID has since requested on  
behalf of Spanish exporters, that the duty be reviewed, on fc h e  ground  
that the rate of domestic turnover tax in Spain has been considerably  
increased since 1980.
A s  this w as one of the main factors in establishing the rate of subsidy,
the Commission decided to reopen the anti-subsidy proceeding and gave  
2notice thereof .
O n  the basis of the available information, the Commission has found that  
the increase in turnover tax rates in Spain since 1980 has raised the  
aggregate level of indirect taxation on these products for which an  
export rebate m ay be claimed from 2.75 %  to 4.5 %  of the export price.
Accordingly, the Commission proposes that the definitive countervailing  
duty be reduced from 11.75 %  to 10 %  in order to take account of the  
1.75 %  increase in tax.
(1) 0J N o  L  322, 28.11.1930, p. 30.
(2) 0J N o  C  196, 30.7.1932, p. 3.

Proposal for a  
CO UNCIL REGULATION (EEC)
amending Regulation (EEC) No 3072/80 imposing a d efin itiv e  
countervailing duty on certain seamless tubes of non-alloy  
steels originating in Spain
TH E  CO UNCIL O F  T H E  E U R O P E A N  COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) N o  3017/79 of 20 December 1979  
o n  protection against dum ped or subsidized imports from countries not  
m em bers of the European Economic Community , as amended by Regulation  
(EEC) N o  1580/822,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission after consultation with  
the Advisory Committee set up under the abovementioned Regulation,
Whereas Council Regulation (EEC) N o  3072/80^ imposed a d efin itive counter­
vailing duty on certain seamless tubes of non-alloy steels within C o m m o n  
Customs T ariff subheadings ex 73.18 A  and ex 73.18 C  and Nimexe codes 73.18  
ex 13, ex 23, ex 27, ex 28, ex 32 and ex 74,originating in Spain, with  
effect from 1  December 1980;
Whereas the Spanish steel producers' association UNESID, on behalf of the  
Spanish exporters of seamless steel tubes, has requested a review of the  
duty on the ground that the rate of domestic turnover tax in Spain has  
substantially increased since 1980;
Whereas since this w as a key element in the determination of the rate of  
subsidy, a review appeared to be warranted; whereas the Commission, after  
consultation, decided that the anti-subsidy proceeding should be reopened
4and accordingly announced that a new investigation would be undertaken ;
0J N o  L  339, 31.12.1979, p. 1.  
0J N o  L  178, 22.6.1982, p. 9.
0J N o  L  322, 28.11.1980, p. 30.  
O J  N o  C  196, 30.7.1982, p. 3.

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Whereas the Commission has given the interested parties the opportunity  
to m ake know n their views, in particular by replying to the questionnaire  
addressed to the parties know n to be concerned, and has in addition  
again formally requested the Spanish authorities for information about  
the level of indirect taxation on the products in question;
Whereas the Spanish exporters have supplied no evidence which could  
have enabled the Commission to look at the actual aggregate level  
of indirect taxes on seamless steel tubes exported to the Community;  
whereas the Commission's formal request for information from the  
Spanish authorities has also remained unanswered;
Whereas the Commission has therefore been obliged to base its n ew  
calculation of the subsidy effect of Spanish export rebates on information  
supplied confidentially by the complainants; whereas the Spanish  
exporters' representatives have expressly agreed to this procedure;
Whereas the Commission has used the sam e method of calculation applied  
to determine the definitive countervailing duty in Regulation  
(EEC) N o  3072/80; whereas on the basis of the new  information supplied  
by the complainants and the higher general rates of aggregate turnover  
tax now  prevailing in Spain the Commission has concluded that, taking  
a weighted average for a ll the exporters concerned, the tax incidence in  
respect of which an export rebate can be claimed has increased from  
2.75 % to 4.5 % ;
Whereas in these circumstances the d efinitive countervailing duty can  
be reduced by an amount corresponding to the increase in taxation, namely  
from 11.75 %  to 10 %  of the export price, account being taken of any  
commission, in respect of which no export rebate m ay be claimed,
H A S  A D O P T E D  THIS R EG ULATIO N

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Article 1(2) and the fir s t subparagraph of Article 1(3) of Regulation  
(EEC) N o  3072/80 are replaced by the following:
"2. The amount of the d efinitive countervailing duty shall  
be equal to 10 %  of the export price fob Spanish port of  
export or free Spanish fro n tier, as appropriate.
Where the importer cannot furnish reasonable evidence of  
this price, the duty shall be equal to 10 %  of the value for  
customs purposes after deduction of a  fixed amount of  
29.40 E C U  per tonne.
3. In the case of shipments to Germany by Tubexport on behalf  
of Tubos Reunidos S A  or Babcock and Wilcox Espanola S A  which  
are imported by G oosm ann G m b H  Stahlrohrvertrieb acting as sole  
agent for the above companies, the duty shall be assess e a i at 
9.65 %  of the price or value referred to in paragraph 2 above  
where this includes the commission paid to G oosm ann G m b H "
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its  
publication on the O ffic ia l Journal of the European Communities.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly  
applicable in a ll Mem ber States.
Done at Brussels, For the Counci l