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Ved slutningen af den betragtede periode var produktiviteten 19 % højere end ved periodens begyndelse, hvilket afspejler de rationaliseringsbestræbelser, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har udfoldet for at forblive konkurrencedygtig.
At the end of the period considered, productivity was 19 % higher than that observed at the start of the period, which mirrors rationalisation efforts undergone by the Community industry in order to stay competitive.
Årlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat (’000 EUR)
Annual labour cost per employee (000 EUR)
Da EF-erhvervsgrenens priser ikke kunne modsvare stigningerne i produktionsomkostningerne på grund af pristrykket fra dumpingimporten, faldt EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet.
As Community industry’s prices could not match increases in costs of production, because of the price suppression linked to dumped imports, the Community industry experienced a drop in profitability.
Det fremgik af undersøgelsen, at dumpingimportens priser i gennemsnit lå 6 % til 12 % under EF-erhvervsgrenens gennemsnitlige trykkede salgspris i undersøgelsesprisen (se betragtning (42)).
The investigation showed that dumped imports were undercutting the average depressed sales price of the Community industry by 6 to 12 % on average in the IP (see recital 42 above).
Type for type fandtes det imidlertid, at de pågældende eksporterende producenters priser i nogle tilfælde var væsentligt lavere end de nævnte underbud af EF-erhvervsgrenens priser.
However, on a type-by-type basis it was found that in some instances prices offered by the exporting producers concerned were significantly lower than the above average undercutting off the Community industry’s prices.
Kombinationen af dette underbud, der er fastsat på et mere individuelt niveau for varetyper, og dumpingimportens voksende markedsandel påvirkede klart EF-erhvervsgrenens hjemmemarkedspriser.
The combination of this undercutting established on a more individual product type level with the growing market share held by dumped imports certainly affected the domestic prices of the Community industry.
Kommissionen isolerede virkningerne af den nævnte midlertidige lukning af et produktionsanlæg (se betragtning (50)) på EF-erhvervsgrenens samlede rentabilitet i undersøgelsesperioden.
The Commission isolated the impact of the above mothballing (see recital 50 above) on the Community industry’s aggregated profitability during the IP.
Det konstateredes, at EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet ville have været 0,8 procentpoint højere i 2002 og 0,5 procentpoint højere i undersøgelsesperioden, hvilket ikke ville have ændret udviklingen i rentabiliteten siden 1999 væsentligt.
It was found that the Community industry’s profitability would have been higher by 0,8 percentage point in 2002 and by 0,5 percentage point in the IP, which would not have substantially altered the trend of profitability since 1999.
Likviditet (’000 EUR)
Cash flow (000 EUR)
De praktiske konsekvenser af denne situation er, at det på denne antitrustbaggrund ikke er muligt at foretage nogen klar isoleret vurdering af evnen til at tilvejebringe kapital, som er begrænset til den sektor, der fremstiller og sælger samme vare.
The practical consequence of this situation is that no distinct assessment, in respect of the ability to raise capital, that would be limited to the scope of the sector manufacturing and selling the like product is possible in isolation of the anti-trust background.
Nærmere bestemt faldt de med 27 % i 2000, steg med 4 procentpoint i 2001, faldt igen med 18 procentpoint i 2002 og faldt yderligere med 8 procentpoint i undersøgelsesperioden.
Specifically, they declined by 27 % in 2000, recovered by 4 percentage points in 2001, declined again by 18 percentage points in 2002 and decreased further by 8 percentage points during the IP.
Nettoinvesteringer (’000 EUR)
Net investments (000 EUR)
Dumpingmargenens størrelse
Magnitude of dumping margin
For så vidt angår virkningerne på EF-erhvervsgrenen af størrelsen af den faktiske dumpingmargen kan de ikke anses for ubetydelige i betragtning af mængden og priserne på importen fra det pågældende land.
As concerns the impact on the Community industry of the magnitude of the actual margin of dumping, given the volume and the prices of the imports from the country concerned, this impact cannot be considered to be negligible.
Genrejsning efter tidligere dumping eller subsidiering
Recovery from past dumping or subsidization
Da der ikke foreligger nogen oplysninger om dumping eller subsidiering forud for den situation, der er vurderet i den aktuelle procedure, anses dette spørgsmål for irrelevant.
In the absence of any information on the existence of dumping or subsidization prior to the situation assessed in the present proceeding, this issue is considered irrelevant.
Mellem 1999 og undersøgelsesperioden steg dumpingimporten af den pågældende vare med oprindelse i Indien væsentligt udtrykt i mængde, nemlig med 76 %, og dens markedsandel i Fællesskabet steg med 3,4 procentpoint.
Between 1999 and the IP, the volume of the dumped imports of the product concerned originating in India increased significantly by 76 % and their share of the Community market increased by 3,4 percentage points.
Gennemsnitspriserne på dumpingimporten fra Indien var konsekvent lavere end EF-erhvervsgrenens priser i den betragtede periode.
The average prices of dumped imports from India were consistently lower than those of the Community industry during the period considered.
Mellem 1999 og undersøgelsesperioden udviklede stort set alle skadesindikatorer sig negativt: produktionsmængden faldt med 1 %, produktionskapaciteten faldt med 9 %, salgsmængden i Fællesskabet faldt med 1 %, og EF-erhvervsgrenen mistede markedsandel med 6,3 procentpoint.
Between 1999 and the IP, virtually all injury indicators developed negatively: production volume declined by 1 %, production capacity declined by 9 %, sales volumes in the Community decreased by 1 %, and the Community industry lost 6,3 percentage points of market share.
Enhedssalgsprisen faldt med 8 %, mens produktionsomkostningerne pr. enhed steg med 2 %, rentabiliteten faldt med 66 %, og afkastet af investeringerne og likviditeten fra driften fulgte samme negative udvikling.
The unit sales price declined by 8 % while the unit cost of production increased by 2 %, the profitability declined by 66 %, the return on investments and the cash-flow from operating activities followed the same negative trend.
Nogle indikatorer udviste en åbenbar positiv udvikling i den betragtede periode, idet lønningerne steg med 13 %, hvilket kan anses for normalt, og produktiviteten steg med 19 %.
Some indicators experienced apparent positive developments: over the period considered, wages increased by 13 %, which can be regarded as a normal rate of increase and productivity increased by 19 %.
Sammen med det ovennævnte fald i beskæftigelsen illustrerer dette de bestræbelser, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har udfoldet for at forblive konkurrencedygtig til trods for konkurrencen fra dumpingimporten fra Indien.
Together with the decrease in employment mentioned above, the latter illustrate the effort undergone by the Community industry to stay competitive in spite of competition from dumped imports from India.
Kommissionen har derfor foreløbigt konkluderet, at EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt væsentlig skade, jf. artikel 3 i grundforordningen.
In the light of the foregoing, it is provisionally concluded that the Community industry has suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3 of the basic Regulation.
I henhold til artikel 3, stk. 6 og 7, i grundforordningen undersøgte Kommissionen, om dumpingimporten havde forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen skade i et omfang, der kan betegnes som væsentligt.
In accordance with Article 3(6) and (7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether dumped imports have caused injury to the Community industry to a degree that enables it to be classified as material.
Andre kendte faktorer end dumpingimporten, der samtidig kunne have tilføjet EF-erhvervsgrenen skade, blev også undersøgt for at sikre, at en eventuel skade forårsaget af disse andre faktorer ikke blev tilskrevet dumpingimporten.
Known factors other than the dumped imports, which could at the same time be injuring the Community industry, were also examined to ensure that possible injury caused by these other factors was not attributed to the dumped imports.
DUMPINGIMPORTENS FØLGEVIRKNINGER
EFFECTS OF THE DUMPED IMPORTS
Den betydelige stigning i dumpingimportens mængde med 76 % mellem 1999 og undersøgelsesperioden og i dens tilsvarende markedsandel i Fællesskabet, nemlig med omkring 3,5 procentpoint, og det konstaterede underbud (på i gennemsnit omkring 6 % til 12 % i undersøgelsesperioden) faldt sammen med forværringen af EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation.
The significant increase in the volume of the dumped imports by 76 % between 1999 and the IP, and of its corresponding share of the Community market, i.e. by around 3,5 percentage points, as well as the undercutting found (around 6 to 12 % on average during the IP) coincided with the deterioration of the economic situation of the Community industry.
I samme periode oplevede EF-erhvervsgrenen faldende salg (-1 %) og markedsandel (-6,3 procentpoint) samt forværret rentabilitet (-8,7 procentpoint).
During the same period, the Community industry experienced a loss in sales volumes (- 1%), in market shares (- 6,3 percentage points) and a deterioration of profitability (- 8,7 percentage points).
Desuden lå dumpingpriserne under EF-erhvervsgrenens priser i hele den betragtede periode og udøvede et tryk på disse priser.
In addition, dumped prices were below those of the Community industry throughout the period considered and exerted a pressure on them.
Det deraf resulterende fald i EF-erhvervsgrenens priser (med 8 %) på et tidspunkt, hvor produktionsomkostningerne steg med næsten 2 %, udløste det konstaterede fald i rentabiliteten.
The resulting drop in Community industry's prices (by 8%), at a time when the costs of production increased by almost 2 % triggered the observed drop in profitability.
Kommissionen finder derfor foreløbigt, at dumpingimporten har haft en betydelig negativ indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens situation.
It is therefore provisionally considered that the dumped imports had a significant negative impact on the situation of the Community industry.
Argumentet er imidlertid klart irrelevant for 2000, hvor EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke kunne drage fuld fordel af højkonjunkturen på stålmarkedet i 2000, hvilket fremgår af det store fald i salgsprisen og rentabiliteten, som konstateredes det pågældende år.
However, the argument has certainly no relevance regarding 2000, a year during which the Community industry could not fully benefit from the 2000 boom in the steel market, as witnessed by the major drops in sales price and profitability observed that year.
Samme år steg importen fra Indien derimod stærkt med 45 %, og dens markedsandel var gået op med 1,5 procentpoint.
The same year, by contrast, import volumes from India had sharply increased by 45 % and their market share had risen by 1,5 percentage point.
Afmatningen i stålindustrien førte således ikke til en samlet begrænset efterspørgsel efter den pågældende vare og den samme vare, selv om det ekstraordinære niveau i 2000 tydeligvis ikke blev nået i de efterfølgende år.
Thus, a downturn in the steel industry did not translate in an overall reduced demand for the product concerned and the like product although obviously the outstanding 2000 level was not reached in subsequent years.
Virkningerne var således ikke af en art, der kan ændre konklusionen om, at der er en reel og betydelig årsagssammenhæng mellem dumpingimporten fra det pågældende land og den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
The effect was consequently not such as to alter the finding that there is a genuine and substantial causal link between the dumped imports from the country concerned and the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Genskabelse af normale konkurrencevilkår efter opløsningen af kartellet
Return to normal competition conditions after the dismantling of the cartel
Nærmere bestemt tilskriver de nævnte parter faldet i EF-erhvervsgrenens priser og rentabilitet fra og med 1999 det forhold, at udgangspunktet var kunstigt højt på grund af karteldannelse.
More precisely, the said parties attribute the drop in Community industry’s prices and profitability from 1999 onwards to the fact that the starting point was artificially high due to the existence of the cartel.
I sin beslutning nr. 2002/271/EF af 18. juli 2001 [5] fandt Kommissionen, at de to klagende producenter i Fællesskabet sammen med andre producenter havde udgjort et kartel mellem maj 1992 og marts 1998.
In decision 2002/271/EC of 18 July 2001 [5], the Commission found that the two complainant Community producers had, together with other producers, practised a cartel between May 1992 and March 1998.
Undersøgelsesperioden i nærværende antidumpingprocedure går fra den 1. april 2002 til den 31. marts 2003, mens den periode, der er relevant for vurderingen af skade, omfatter perioden fra den 1. januar 1999 til udgangen af undersøgelsesperioden.
The IP set in the present anti-dumping proceeding covers the period from 1 April 2002 to 31 March 2003, whilst the period relevant for the assessment of injury trends covers the period starting on 1 January 1999 until the end of the IP.
Det fremgik også af undersøgelsen, at selv om der findes forskellige former for aftaler og kontrakter, er de fleste transaktioner typisk omfattet af en årlig kontrakt, der garanterer et vist antal leverancer om året til en bestemt pris.
The investigation has also found that, although different kinds of agreements and contracts exist, the largest volumes of transactions are typically covered by an annual contract whereby a certain number of deliveries are guaranteed through the year at a certain price.
Langfristede kontrakter (f.eks. af tre års varighed) er i den seneste tid blevet mere almindelige, men havde i 1997-1998 kun marginal betydning, hvis de overhovedet forekom, hvilket er hvad man logisk kan forvente på et marked kendetegnet ved høje priser.
Long-term contracts (e.g. three-year contracts) have been gaining ground relatively recently, but were, in the years 1997-98, marginal, if not totally non-existent, as one could logically expect in a market that was characterised by high prices.
Det konstateredes derfor, at stort set alle de transaktioner, der rent faktisk blev faktureret og betalt i 1999, og de deraf følgende priser, som er undersøgt under betragtning (58) og (59), følger af aftaler mellem sælgere og købere, der er indgået efter den periode, hvor der blev konstateret markeds- og prisfastsættelse.
It was therefore found that virtually all the transactions actually invoiced and paid in 1999, and the ensuing prices examined under recitals 58 and 59 above result from agreements between sellers and purchasers set after the period during which market and price fixings had been found.
Det konstateredes endvidere, at EF-erhvervsgrenens priser for denne bestemte varekategori var faldet forholdsvis mere mellem 1999 og undersøgelsesperioden end EF-erhvervsgrenens gennemsnitspriser for den samme vare set som helhed.
The investigation further found that the Community industry’s prices for this particular range of product had fallen relatively more between 1999 and the IP than the Community industry’s average prices for the like product considered as a whole.
For det andet karakteriseres det af et meget lille antal store kunder, der også køber elektroder af mindre diameter.
Second, it is characterised by the presence of a very small number of large customers, who purchase also smaller diameter electrodes.
Som det logisk kan forventes, benytter disse kunder, som er større end gennemsnittet, deres større købekraft til at opnå større rabatter end »normale« kunder.
As one would logically expect, these larger-than-average customers utilise their leveraged purchasing power to obtain larger discounts than a ‘normal’ customer would obtain.
Selv om indiske producenter ikke regelmæssigt har eksporteret varer i dette sortiment i undersøgelsesperioden, fandtes der endelig i forbindelse med undersøgelsen indiske pristilbud vedrørende sådanne varer, som kunder i Fællesskabet benyttede som yderligere forhandlingsmiddel i forhandlingerne med EF-erhvervsgrenen.
Finally, although Indian producers have not exported this product range on a regular basis during the IP, the investigation found Indian price offerings concerning this product range, which Community customers utilised as a further bargaining instrument in their negotiation with the Community industry.
Kommissionen anmodede om og modtog prisoplysninger fra EF-erhvervsgrenen, der dækkede en lang periode (siden midten af 1980erne) og var repræsentative for salget af samme vare på fællesskabsmarkedet.
The Commission requested and obtained long term price series (since the mid 1980s) from the Community industry, representative of sales of the like product on the Community market.
Mellem 1998 og 1999 konstateredes der et kraftigt prisfald på 14 %, hvilket klart afspejler afslutningen på perioden med markeds- og prisfastsættelse.
Between 1998 and 1999, a sharp decline in price by 14 % was observed, which clearly reflects the end of the period of market and price fixing.
Argumentet om genskabelsen af normale konkurrencevilkår efter opløsningen af kartellet forklarer heller ikke EF-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandel fra 1999 til undersøgelsesperioden, der symmetrisk svarer til dumpingimportens øgede markedsandel.
In addition, the argument of the return to normal competition conditions after dismantling of the cartel bears no explanation in relation to the loss in market share felt by the Community industry from 1999 until the IP, as symmetrically opposed to the gain in market share enjoyed by dumped imports.
Det følger af ovenstående, at genskabelsen af normale konkurrencevilkår efter opløsningen af kartellet kun kan forklare en begrænset del af den skade, der er forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen, og at virkningerne heraf derfor ikke kunne ændre den foreløbige konklusion om, at der er en reel og betydelig årsagssammenhæng mellem dumpingimporten fra det pågældende land og den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
It follows from the above that the return to normal competition conditions after dismantling of the cartel might explain only a limited part of the injurious trend experienced by the Community industry, and that its effect was consequently not such as to alter the provisional finding that there is a genuine and substantial causal link between the dumped imports from the country concerned and the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Ingen andre producenter i Fællesskabet, som ikke tilhørte EF-erhvervsgrenen, samarbejdede i forbindelse med undersøgelsen.
No other Community producer not belonging to the Community industry co-operated into the investigation.
Det skal imidlertid bemærkes, at en af de to andre kendte producenter i Fællesskabet blev insolvent og indstillede produktionen i november 2002 (se betragtning 33).
It must be noted, however, that one of the two other known Community producers became insolvent and stopped producing as of November 2002 (see recital 33 above).
Det fremgår af de foreliggende oplysninger, at de to øvrige producenters salg i EF steg fra omkring 15000 tons i 1999 til omkring 21000 tons i 2002, før det faldt til omkring 19000 tons i undersøgelsesperioden.
Based on available evidence, the EC sales volume of the two other producers has increased from around 15000 tonnes in 1999 to around 21000 tonnes in 2002, before declining to around 19000 tonnes during the IP.
Hvis undersøgelsen havde omfattet hele 2003, ville den eneste resterende producent i Fællesskabet have haft en markedsandel på 9,7 %.
If the investigation had covered 2003 as a whole, the market share of the sole remaining other Community producer would have been 9,7 %.
Det er korrekt, at de to øvrige producenter i Fællesskabet vandt markedsandel med 1,9 procentpoint mellem 1999 og undersøgelsesperioden, men det forhold, at en producent blev insolvent, er lige som for EF-erhvervsgrenen tegn på en skadelig situation.
While it is true that the two other Community producers gained 1,9 percentage points of market share between 1999 and the IP, the fact that one producer became insolvent is, like for the Community industry, indicative of an injurious situation.
Det konkluderes derfor foreløbigt, at andre EF-producenters resultater kun i meget begrænset omfang bidrog til den skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt, om overhovedet, og at deres virkninger derfor ikke kunne ændre den foreløbige konklusion om, at der er en reel og betydelig årsagssammenhæng mellem dumpingimporten fra det pågældende land og den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
It is therefore provisionally concluded that the performance of other Community producers only contributed to the injury suffered by the Community industry to a very limited extent, if at all, and that its effect was consequently not such as to alter the provisional finding that there is a genuine and substantial causal link between the dumped imports from the country concerned and the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Det blev fastslået, at i) Japans markedsandel steg fra 2,1 % i 1999 til 2,6 % i undersøgelsesperioden, ii) Polens markedsandel steg fra 3,3 % i 1999 til 4,4 % i undersøgelsesperioden og iii) USA's markedsandel faldt fra 5,3 % i 1999 til 4,7 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
It was found that (i) the market share of Japan rose from 2,1 % in 1999 to 2,6 % in the IP, (ii) the market share of Poland increased from 3,3 % in 1999 to 4,4 % in the IP and (iii) the market share of the USA declined from 5,3 % in 1999 to 4,7 % in the IP.
Endvidere er der ingen beviser for, at denne import kan have fundet sted til dumpingpriser.
Furthermore, no evidence is available that would indicate that these imports may have been made at dumped prices.
Det fremgik også af undersøgelsen, at omkring 40 % af den mængde af samme vare, der importeredes fra USA, rent faktisk var blevet importeret af den anden klagende EF-producent med henblik på endeligt salg i Fællesskabet.
The investigation established also that approximately 40 % of the volumes of the like product imported from the USA have been actually imported by the other complainant Community producer for final sale in the Community.
Der fandtes ingen tegn på, at det dermed forbundne videresalg skadede andre producenter i Fællesskabet, eller at disse importaktiviteter fandt sted på bekostning af egenproduktionen i Fællesskabet.
No indication was found that the corresponding resales were injurious to other Community producers or that these importing activities were made at the expense of own production in the Community.
De to klagende fællesskabsproducenter ejer andre produktionsanlæg, der fremstiller den pågældende vare i andre tredjelande, men det fremgik af undersøgelsen, at importen fra disse anlæg både individuelt og kollektivt var ubetydelig, dvs. under 1 % af forbruget i Fællesskabet.
The two complainant Community producers own other facilities producing the like product in other third countries, however, the investigation established that these import volumes were individually and collectively negligible, i.e. below 1% of the Community consumption.
Disse selskaber importerer ikke blot begrænsede mængder af den samme vare til endeligt salg i Fællesskabet, men eksporterer også en betydelig del af deres produktion i Fællesskabet til tredjelande.
These companies not only import some limited quantities of the like product for final sale in the Community, but also export outside of the Community a substantial amount of their Community production.