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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80 )704final
rdBrussels ,3November 1980
/ PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
/ •
IMPOSING ADEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ONCERTAIN SEAMLESS
\TUBES OFNON-ALLOY STEELS ORIGINATING INSPAIN
,,, n ■...
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil )
COM(80)704final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
TheCommission,byRegulation (EEC)N°2019/80of28July1980,imposed
aprovisional countervailing dutyoncertainseamlesstubesofnon-alloy
steelsoriginating inSpain.ThisRegulationappliesuntiltheentryinto
forceofanActoftheCounciladoptingdefinitive measuresor,atthe
latest,until1December1980*
AmonthbeforetheexpiryofthistimelimittheCommission,pursuantto
(1)theanti-dumping Regulation (EEC)3017/79,isrequiredtosubmittothe
Councilaproposalrelatingtotheadoptionofdefinitive measures.
Sincetheimposition oftheduty,theCommission'sserviceshavecontinued
theirexamination ofthefacts.Duringthissubsequent examination the
Spanishproducers advancedargumentsconcerningtheirinputstructure.
Inordertoarriveatafinalassesmentofthesubsidy,takingthenew
information concerning theinputstructureintoaccount,theCommission
addressedinOctober1980aformalrequesttotheSpanishauthorities for
information concerning theincidenceofindirecttaxationforraw:materials
physically incorporated .TheSpanishauthorities suppliednoinformation
inresponsetotheabovementioned request.Forthefinaldetermination
ofthesubsidytheCommission therefore hastobaseitscalculations on
theinformation available .
Thefactsasfinallyestablished showtheexistenceofacountervailable
subsidyandinjuryandthattheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional duty
shouldbedefinitively collected.
Inthesecircumstances ,theCommission submitstheattachedproposalfor
aCouncilRegulation imposing adefinitive countervailing dutyoncertain
seamlesstubesofnon-alloysteelsoriginating inSpainandprovidingfor
thedefinitivecollection oftheamountssecuredbywayofprovisional duty.pursuantto
submittothe
(1)0JN°L339,31.12.1979,p.1.

L196/3/"
30.7.8(1Proposaifora
COUNCTI.FZGULATTON {EEQ
•definitive
imposing•countervailing dutyoncertainKtmltutube*ofnon«
alloyttcclsoriginatinginSpain
L23/1V
30.1.84THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEAN
COMMUNITIES *
Havingfr};irdtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
JlconunucCommunity.
Havingre^.irdtoCouncilRegulation(EEC)No
3017/79of20December197?onprotectionagainst
dumpedorsubsidi/cJimport*Itorncountriesnot
members -oltheEuropeanLconotmcCommunity('),
Havingregardtotheproposalsubmittedbythe
Commission afterconsultation withtheAdvisory
CommitteesetupunderArticle6ofRegulation(EliC)
No3017/7*..
whereasinAugust1979theCommissionreceiveda
L196/34(.ompl.nntlodgedbytheComitcdeLiaisondeI'lndus-
tneduTubed'AcierdelaCommunaute F.uropeenne,
onbehalfoftheGermanandUKptoducersofseam­
lesssteeltubes,whosecollectiveoutputconstitutesthe
m.ijorp.»tofthetotalCommunityproductionofthe
ptoiliiitinquestion;whereasthecompl.untcoiHjmed ,
tvi>liiueon(lieonehandofdumpingandsul»idi/a-
tmninrespectofseamlesssteeltube*ofnon-alloy
\t«ils,fallingwithinNIMIXEcode*7.VIN-|\2),27,
2x,72and74,on>Mn.uini <inSpainjiulontheother
handofm.itcnalinjuryresulting(herefrom,
^Iitri-js,sincetherewassufficientevidenceto|ti*(ify
i<iiti.itirtfaproceeding ,theCommissionaccordingly
.inmiinuedby»noticepublishedintheOf/hi.ll
'(iinfi.iloftfir1'nttipiunC.omtnumtu >(')theinilia-
!ii>>nofapKHculmyconcerningimpoit*intotlie
("•unmiimtvofVMinlesssteeltubes,fallingwithinthe
MMIXI!codesinquestionandon^inatinginSpain,
,i'<icommencedaninvestigation ofthematterat
<I'tumunifylevel;
(1)0JN°L339,31.12.1979,p.1
(2)0JNOC264,19.10.1979.p.2

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duringthepreliminary examinationofthesubsidyaspect
\Xliercas,/*ithrmpntintli1.1/il.iinmi...
•m.jui.iol–rhi«itulnidyitheSpanishauthorities
suppliednoinformation -hirw>[>.»rir<mih>Taivji,wdespitetwoformalrequests
♦tU'iiiiuiii'd–forninl–rgqmir*fromtheCommission, '
ili'l'iiu»fiÉitìtvr nìiuitihyi)u>C'nnmiìi>ìunin.inDecember1979and
KimuryIVKO;whereaspreliminaryfindingswere
thereforet»«>nmadeonthehasisofthefactsavail­
able;whereastheseconsistprincipallyofvarious
memorandaandcalculationssubmittedonaconfiden­
tialbasisbyoneofthecomplainants ;
whereas,accordingtothisinformation,tubeproduc­
tioninSpainincursliabilitytopayacascadeturnover
lax,whichisleviedoneverytransactioninvolvingthe
purchaseof.goodsorservices(otherthanlabour);
L196/35
L196/3qui.cieji,onexportofthefinishedtube,theSpanish
f»l'ii(fcnrcu'iveataxrebatecurrentlyequalto
Ht*/•oftheexportprice.*!>ishaccurdin£tothe
Spanishauthoritiesisdestinedtoottsettheindirect
taxesleviedonthefinishedproductandonallprior
transactionsinvolvedinitsproduction;
Whereas,a!urexaminingtheapplicationofthe
Spanishsystemofindirecttaxationtoseamlesssteel
tubesandtheinputstructureofthisproduct,the
Commission «4n>concludedthatpartofthistaxrebate
forseamlesssteeltubes,equalto10-15%ofthe
exportprice,cannotberegardedasanon-countervail -
ableexportrebate;
sincethe
Whereasf|preliminaryexaminationofthefactsshowed
«<.>nit-t|urinlyilium*theexistenceofacountcrvailablesubsidy
*»(»unuluuonexportstotheCommunityofthe
productinquestionoriginatinginSpain,andtherewas
suificientev.dcnceofinjuryresultingfromtheirentry
forconsumptionintheCommunity^/andtheinterestsoftheCommunitycalledforimmediate
intervention,theCommission,byRegulation (EEC)N°2019/80(1)imposeda
provisionalcountervailing dutyonseamlesssteeltubesofnon-alloysteels
fallir.gwithinNimexeCodes73-18-13,23,27,28,72and74,originatinginSpain;
(1)0JN°L196,3C*07„198C,p.,34

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L23/20
l!'
-(countervailing
l I
" \■ftereatinf.Sccourseofihclubttquentexamination
;0(1f afterthei-rrpvtion0fiSe
![ 'Xtheinterestedr.,r,f,
J>'..1ihrvnv,„u.„rytoni.il.cknownCheirv,f%»,n
ItoKhc.itjl>ythetlommis%iii»in,.Itoforallv11
<Ι^.Ύ(ί„·„ν,,ν.^110..,ίρ,αηοη,υηίτ,,,,ι,,,Γί
r,KV.,,„,o,|.c,KUful.o|,11I)(i4tsjnJ
.1"iiilotinolo*i!,cCvv„:..||,Us.,„Jl(„,,„U,•
I1.CI-JMIof*l.uhItu.,vmu.ul.Jto,„Avjli.u|
.(•vt(,rinin.itii<n;wlutc.vstlieV .|,,i
..LlJt'T°rtvr*«*"■>-ir»|imtii»uwuifncd
AV.u.n.IL.TN.^KOofiI.cnc|w»nx,¡..I,«.vt,yn.A.ne'
,knowntlu-ifview»inmniin#anjuully;
I
jWhereastheargumentsadvancedbytheexportersshowedInparticular
«.„prelminary , KUfcMVOr
|thatthe/calculationsmadebytheCommissionconcerningtheinput
istructureoftheSpanishtubeproducers,basedontheinformationthen
|availabletotheCommission,didnotadequatelyreflecttheirtrue
,situation;whereastheCommissionhastakendueaccountoftheseargumentsinits
definitivecalculations regardingtheSpanishexportrebate;
Whereas,inordertoarriveatafinalassessmentofthesubsidy,the
CommissionaddressedinOctober1980aformalrequesttotheSpanish "i
authoritiesforinformation concerningtheincidenceofindirecttaxation
forrawmaterialsphysicallyincorporated ;whereastheSpanishauthorities
suppliednoinformationinresponsetotheabove-mentioned request;
whereastheCommissionthereforehastobaseitscalculations onthe
information available ,"fromthecomplainants whichshowsataxincidenceof4%
forscrapand5,25%forsemi-finished products,comparedwiththefigureof,|
14,5%usedasanassumptioninthepreliminary determination ;
I
i
(
Whereasthe"inputstructureofthethreeproducersconcernedisnotidentical,in i
particular becauseOneofthefirmsconcernedisfullyintegrated,while
theothertwoarenot,andthushavetobuysemi-finished rawmaterials, ,
withtheresulttha'ttheincidenceofindirecttaxationfortheselatter j
firmsishigherthahforthefirstfirm,therebyentitlingthemtoreceive \,
ahigherexportrebateunderthephysicalincorporation criteria;
appropriatewhereasitis,therefore, toestablish aweightedaverage
levelofsubsidy;whereasonthisbasistheCommissionconsidersthat
theSpanishexportersofseamlesstubesareentitledtoreceiveanexport
2„75%
rebateequalto/oftheexportprice;therebatereceivedinexcess
11-75%ofthisamount,equaltoJoftheexportprice,cannotbeconsidered
tobeanon-counterva ilableexportrebate;

\lZbl7A *
^'hereai.with•regardtotheelements
M'ectinj:th«determination ofinjury,nonewinforms**
ti><r»wa*rrccivfjnoffurtherargument*advanced
vklnv'icouldhavealteredTitJtdetermination :
Whereas,therefore,thefactsasfinallyestablished
showthat,dueconsideration havingbeengiventothe
otherfactorshavingabearingonthesituationofthis
industry,it**mmn|ili,tinikilnuuftwpuiutuIUUII-
[iihimilml'tlxCnnnminihji ihiilmniuilni)|rrtiare
•nIIIIIIIIIUJBUIIIIUlliutiun>mum>y .theJum^d
import^{arecausingorthreateningtocausematerial ■inQuestl0n
injurytotheComniumyindustry concerned;^
Whereas,inthesecircumstances,theprotectionoftheCommunity's
InterestscallsfortheImpositionofadefinitivecountervailing duty
inrespectofcertainseamlesssteeltubesofnon-alloysteeloriginating
inSpainandforthedefinitivecollectionoftheamountssecuredby
wayofprovisionalduty;
Whereasasregardsthequestionoftheexistenceofdumping,the
Commissionisstillcontinuingitsinvestigation andwilltakeappropriate
measuresinduecourse;
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whereas,accoijdingtotheinformationavailable,the
exporttaxrebateispaidbyreferencetothefol>price
wherethegoodsleaveSpainbyship,byreferenceto '
thepricefreeonrailtruckSpanishfrontierinthecase
ofgoodsleavingSpainbyrail,andbyreferencetothe
ex-workspriceinthecaseofgoodsleavingSpainby
road;whereasnotaxrebateisgrantedinrespectof
commissions paidtoexporters'agentsintheCommu­
nity;whereasthesefactorsmustbetakeninto
accountinthedetermination oftheamountofcoun­
tervailingdutytobelevied;
Whereastheamountofthedefinitivecountervailing duty-shouldbefixedat*
11-75%oftherelevantexportpriceasabove,dueaccountbeingtaken
Ofanycommission paid;

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HASAIXiKTtUTHISREGULATION :
-*196/36ArtnUI
,.definitive
1.AIfianinowtlcountervailing dutyishereby
iffiposedonseamlesssleeltubes^tallingwuhin7
subheadingsex73.18Aandex73.18Cofthe
CommonCustomsTarilf,correspondingtoN1MEXEcodePp3.18-13,23,27,28.7
Spain.27,28,72and74,originatingin
2.Theamountofthe^rlarul^al^countervailing
dutyshallbeequaltoJoftheexportpricefob
SpanishportofexportorfreeSpanishfrontier,as
appropriate.Wheretheimportercannotfurnish
reasonableevidenceofthisprice,theduryshallbe
equaltotofthevalueforcustomspurposes
afterdeductionofafixedamountof29-40EUAper
tonne.non-alloysteels
Ό1.75%
_£ΐ1-75%
L196/37.3.InthecaseofshipmentstoGermanybyTubex-
portonbehalfofTubosReunidosSAorBabcockand
ilcoxEspartolaSAwhichareimportedbyGoos-
nunnGmbHStahlrohrvcrtricb actingassoleagentfor_,ht;.?bov!CQr"Ponies,thedutyshallbeassessedat>_
11»40/iofthrprice(referredtoinparagraph^abovevrva'-ue
netthisincludesthecommissionpaidtoCioosnunnGmbH.
;Iheprovisionsinforcewithregardtocustoms
dutiesshallapplytothe1■■1r'""''iq""'^iil'-Ty
definitivecountervailing
Artiele2
TheamountssecuredbywayofprovisionaldutyunderRegulation (EEC)N°2019/80,
shallbedefinitively collected *
Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthethirddayafterntspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities *
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirely^nddirectlyapplicableinallMember
States.
DoneacBrussels,. , j
ForthiCouncil •i