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Nogle interesserede parter fremførte også, at stigningen i lagerbeholdningerne i 2003, dvs. året forud for undersøgelsesperioden, forvoldte EF-erhvervsgrenen skade, fordi den ville have været tvunget til at sælge disse øgede lagerbeholdninger til lavere priser i undersøgelsesperioden.
Some interested parties also argued that the increase in stock in 2003, namely the year prior to the IP, caused injury to the Community industry because the Community industry would have been forced to sell this increased stock at lower prices during the IP.
Som allerede nævnt i betragtning 73 foregik produktionen efter bestilling, og væksten i lagerbeholdningerne i 2003 skyldes derfor sandsynligvis en forsinkelse af leverancer, hvorimod kunderne og priserne allerede var fastlagte.
As already mentioned in recital 73, production was made to order and therefore, the increase in stock in 2003 is likely due to a delay in delivery, whereas customers and prices were already determined.
Under alle omstændigheder kan stigningen i lagerbeholdningerne på 283 tons i 2003 ikke anses for betydelig, da den kun svarer til 5,6 % af salgsmængden i dette år.
In any case, the increase in stocks of 283 tons in 2003 cannot be considered as significant as it only represents 5,6 % of the sales volume of that year.
Det konkluderedes derfor, at denne vækst i lagerbeholdningerne før undersøgelsesperioden ikke kunne have forvoldt den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt.
It was therefore concluded that this increase in stock prior to the IP could not cause the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Påstanden måtte derfor afvises, og konklusionerne i betragtning 105 i forordningen om midlertidig told bekræftes.
This claim had therefore to be rejected and the findings of recital 105 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
De samme eksporterende producenter fremførte, at den negative udvikling i fællesskabssalgspriserne ikke var en relevant skadesindikator, da salgspriserne på PTFE i granulatform globalt set er faldet som følge af markedskræfterne.
The same exporting producers argued that the negative trend in the Community’s sales prices would not be a meaningful injury indicator since sales prices of granular PTFE have decreased globally as a consequence of market forces.
En eksporterende producent anfægtede også rigtigheden af beregningerne uden dog at fremlægge yderligere oplysninger om, hvordan beregningerne skulle være forkerte.
One exporting producer also questioned the correctness of the calculations without, however, providing any further detail in how far the calculations would not be correct.
For så vidt angår beregningen af EF-erhvervsgrenens salgspriser fandtes der ingen fejl i de foreløbige beregninger, der derfor bekræftes.
As far as the calculation of the Community industry’s sales prices is concerned, no error was detected in the provisional calculations which are therefore confirmed.
Det gentages, at salgspriserne i Fællesskabet faldt betydeligt i løbet af den betragtede periode, hvilket havde en væsentlig indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet.
It is reiterated that sales prices in the Community dropped significantly during the period considered which had a considerable impact on the Community industry’s profitability.
Det bekræftes også, at dette blev anset for at være af central betydning for afgørelsen af spørgsmålet om skade, da det havde en direkte indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens situation.
It is also confirmed that these were considered as key factors in the injury determination, due to their direct impact on the Community industry’s financial situation.
Det bekræftes derfor, at priserne er en meget betydningsfuld skadesindikator i denne undersøgelse, og den eksporterende producents påstand i denne forbindelse måtte afvises.
It is therefore confirmed that prices are a very meaningful injury indicator in this investigation and the exporting producer’s claim in this respect had to be rejected.
For så vidt angår argumentet om det påståede globale prisfald fandtes der mere specifikt ingen faktorer, der pegede mod f.eks. omkostningsbegrænsninger som grundlag for et sådant prisfald.
More specifically as far as the argument of the alleged global price decrease is concerned, no factors were found which would point, for example, to cost reductions underlying such price decrease.
Det bekræftes derfor, at priserne er en meget betydningsfuld skadesindikator i denne undersøgelse, og den eksporterende producents påstand i denne forbindelse måtte afvises.
It is therefore confirmed that prices are a very meaningful injury indicator in this investigation and the exporting producer’s claim in this respect had to be rejected in the context of the injury analysis.
Den resterende del af dette argument er mere knyttet til spørgsmålet om en årsagssammenhæng og vil derfor blive behandlet i betragtning 106 og 107.
The remainder of this argument is more linked to the question of a causal link and will therefore be addressed below in recitals 106 and 107.
Da der ikke blev fremsat yderligere bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 106 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any other comment in this particular regard, the findings of recital 106 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Det blev fremført, at de foreløbige konklusioner ikke indeholdt nogen forklaring på EF-erhvervsgrenens vækst, navnlig i forhold til det faldende forbrug i Fællesskabet i den betragtede periode.
It was argued that the provisional determinations failed to explain the growth of the Community industry, in particular in comparison to the shrinking Community consumption for the period considered.
Da EF-erhvervsgrenens vækst afgøres af udviklingen i dens markedsandel, henvises der til betragtning 103 i forordningen om midlertidig told og til betragtning 67 og 69 i denne forordning.
Since the growth of the Community industry was determined by the development of its market share, reference is made to recital 103 of the provisional Regulation and to recitals 67 and 69 of this Regulation.
En kinesisk eksporterende producent anfægtede de foreløbige konklusioner om, at evnen til at tilvejebringe kapital ikke var en relevant skadesindikator.
One Chinese exporting producer objected to the provisional conclusions that the ability to raise capital was not a meaningful injury indicator.
Som anført i betragtning 109 i forordningen om midlertidig told konstateredes det, at da EF-producenterne tilhører større grupper og derfor finansieres gennem interne »cash pooling«-ordninger, var evnen til at tilvejebringe kapital ikke en relevant skadesindikator, da den normalt ikke ville blive påvirket, selv hvis visse producenter i sådanne større grupper befinder sig i en særlig skadelig situation.
As outlined in recital 109 of the provisional Regulation, it was found that, since the Community producers are part of larger groups and therefore financed via intra-group cash pooling systems, the ability to raise capital was not a meaningful injury indicator, as it would normally not be affected, even if some producers of such larger groups are in a particularly injurious situation.
Den kinesiske eksporterende producent forklarede ikke, hvorfor den ikke var enig i disse konklusioner, og underbyggede heller ikke sin erklæring med yderligere redegørelser.
The Chinese exporting producer did not explain in how far it did not agree to these conclusions, nor did it support its statement with any other explanations.
Påstanden måtte derfor afvises, og konklusionerne i betragtning 108 og 109 i forordningen om midlertidig told bekræftes.
The claim therefore had to be rejected and the findings of recitals 108 and 109 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Rentabilitet, afkast af investeringer og likviditet
Profitability, return on investments and cash flow
Nogle eksporterende producenter konstaterede også, at EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet var blevet forbedret mellem 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden, hvilket ikke var taget i betragtning i forbindelse med de foreløbige undersøgelsesresultater.
Some exporting producers also observed that there has been an increase in the Community industry’s profitability between 2003 and the IP, which would not have been considered in the provisional findings.
Denne påstand må afvises, da udviklingen i EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet i hele perioden blev analyseret i forordningen om midlertidig told.
This claim has to be rejected, given that the development of the Community industry’s profitability over the entire period considered was analysed in the provisional Regulation.
Forbedringen i rentabiliteten mellem 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden kunne således ikke omstøde konklusionen om, at rentabiliteten samlet set var blevet væsentligt forværret mellem 2001 og undersøgelsesperioden, nemlig med 9,2 procentpoint.
Thus, the increase in the profitability between 2003 and the IP could not reverse the conclusion of the overall significant decrease of profitability between 2001 and the IP, namely by 9,2 percentage points.
Rentabiliteten i undersøgelsesperioden var kun lige over omsætningsnulpunktet, nemlig 0,1 %, og ville have været endnu lavere, hvis EF-erhvervsgrenen havde fastholdt sine priser, i hvilket tilfælde den ville have mistet salg og markedsandel.
The profitability during the IP was only slightly above break even, i.e. at 0,1 %, and would have been even lower should the Community industry have maintained its prices, in which case it would have suffered loss of market share and sales volume.
Det blev derfor konkluderet, at denne skadesfaktor udviste en klart negativ udvikling i den betragtede periode.
It was therefore concluded that this injury factor showed a clear negative trend during the period considered.
Da der ikke blev fremsat yderligere bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 110 og 111 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any other comments in this particular regard, the findings of recitals 110 and 111 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Den kinesiske og to russiske eksporterende producenter gentog deres argumenter om udviklingen i beskæftigelsen og produktiviteten og anførte, at disse faktorer ikke gav anledning til at antage, at der var forvoldt væsentlig skade.
The Chinese as well as the two Russian exporting producers reiterated their arguments on the development of employment and productivity, suggesting that these factors would not point to material injury.
Da der ikke fremkom nye oplysninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes de foreløbige konklusioner i betragtning 112 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any new information in this regard, the provisional conclusions as set out in recital 112 of the provisional Regulation are maintained.
Væksten i EF-erhvervsgrenens eksport
Increase in the Community industry’s exports
Endelig fremførte de ovennævnte eksporterende producenter, at EF-erhvervsgrenens forbedrede eksportresultater i den betragtede periode viste, at den ikke havde lidt væsentlig skade.
Finally, the abovementioned exporting producers argued that the Community industry’s increasing export performance during the period considered would show that it did not suffer material injury.
I denne forbindelse skal det præciseres, at det i betragtning 134 i forordningen om midlertidig told fejlagtigt var angivet, at eksporten var steget med 3 % i den betragtede periode.
In this context, it should be clarified that recital 134 of the provisional Regulation erroneously indicated that the increase in exports was 3 % during the period considered.
EF-erhvervsgrenens eksport var i virkeligheden steget med 54 %.
Correctly, exports of the Community industry increased by 54 %.
Som korrekt angivet i samme betragtning i forordningen om midlertidig told udgjorde denne forøgede eksport imidlertid kun 12,7 % af EF-erhvervsgrenens samlede salg i undersøgelsesperioden.
However, as correctly indicated in the same recital of the provisional Regulation, these increased exports constituted only 12,7 % of the Community industry’s total sales volume during the IP.
Det bekræftes således, at stigningen ikke var væsentlig i absolutte tal (dvs. ca. 250 tons).
Thus, it is confirmed that in absolute terms, the increase was not significant (namely roughly 250 tons).
Derfor tegnede eksportsalget — om end det var stigende — sig stadig kun for en lille del af EF-erhvervsgrenens samlede salg.
Therefore, although increasing, export sales still represented only a small part of the Community industry’s total sales.
Det blev derfor ikke taget som udtryk for, at EF-erhvervsgrenen var sund.
On this basis, it was not considered as an indication that the Community industry was in good health.
Da der ikke blev fremsat bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 113 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any comment in this particular regard, the findings in recital 113 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Da der ikke blev fremsat bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 114 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any comment in this particular regard, the findings in recital 114 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Da der ikke blev fremsat bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 116 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any comment in this particular regard, the findings in recital 116 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Konklusion om skade
Conclusions on injury
I det omfang, visse interesserede parters argumenter var baseret på oplysninger indeholdt i klagen, skal det bemærkes, at de foreløbige undersøgelsesresultater var baseret på verificerede oplysninger fra fællesskabsproducenterne i undersøgelsesperioden.
As far as the arguments of certain interested parties which were based on information submitted in the complaint are concerned, it should be noted that provisional findings were based on verified data of the Community producers during the IP.
Trods den positive udvikling i visse skadesindikatorer blev det på dette grundlag konkluderet, at EF-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation samlet set er blevet væsentligt forværret i den betragtede periode, og at den havde lidt væsentlig skade i undersøgelsesperioden.
On this basis, despite the positive trend of some injury factors, it was concluded that the overall financial situation of the Community industry has significantly declined during the period considered and that it had suffered material injury during the IP.
Undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 101 til 120 i forordningen om midlertidig told vedrørende EF-erhvervsgrenens situation og konklusionen om skade bekræftes derfor.
Therefore, the findings set out in recitals 101 to 120 of the provisional Regulation concerning the situation of the Community industry and the conclusion on injury are hereby confirmed.
Virkningerne af dumpingimporten
Effects on dumped imports
Da der ikke blev fremsat bemærkninger hertil, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 122 til 126 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any comments in this particular respect, the findings in recitals 122 to 126 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Udviklingen i forbruget og efterspørgselen
Development of consumption and demand
Nogle interesserede parter gentog, at faldet i forbruget og efterspørgselen på fællesskabsmarkedet var faktorer, der styrede priserne, og at dette og ikke dumpingimporten må ses som hovedårsagen til faldet i EF-erhvervsgrenens priser og rentabilitet.
Some interested parties reiterated that the decline in consumption and demand on the Community market were price driving factors and have to be seen as the main cause for the decline of prices and profitability of the Community industry, rather than the dumped imports.
Disse parter fremlagde imidlertid ikke nye oplysninger eller beviser, men gentog blot de påstande, som de havde fremsat før indførelsen af midlertidig told.
These parties did not, however, provide any new information or evidence but simply repeated their claims made prior to the imposition of provisional duties.
Det blev også fremført, at en sammenligning mellem faldet i forbruget og faldet i markedsværdien på fællesskabsmarkedet som foretaget i betragtning 127 i forordningen om midlertidig told er irrelevant, da salgspriserne ikke blot afhænger af udviklingen i forbruget og efterspørgselen, men også af udbuddet.
It was also argued that a comparison between the decrease in consumption and the decrease of the Community market value as in recital 127 of the provisional Regulation is irrelevant since sales prices do not only depend on the development of consumption and demand but also on supply.
Det anfægtes ikke, at priser under normale konkurrencevilkår fastsættes på grundlag af udbud og efterspørgsel, men det skal erindres, at de normale markedsforhold i dette tilfælde blev forstyrret af en konkurrencebegrænsende adfærd, nemlig dumping.
While it is not disputed that under normal competitive conditions prices are the result of supply and demand, it is recalled that in this case normal market conditions were distorted by uncompetitive behaviour, i.e. dumping practices.
Det fremgik således af undersøgelsen, at alle de eksporterende producenter foretog dumping i betydeligt omfang i undersøgelsesperioden, og at der forekom et betydeligt underbud i hele den betragtede periode, hvilket udsatte EF-erhvervsgrenen for et kraftigt pristryk.
Thus, the investigation revealed significant dumping from all exporting producers during the IP and significant undercutting throughout the entire period considered, which caused high price pressure on the Community industry.
Som allerede understreget i betragtning 129 i forordningen om midlertidig told faldt priserne på importen fra Rusland og Kina i væsentlig højere grad end forbruget i Fællesskabet i samme periode.
As already highlighted in recital 129 of the provisional Regulation, import prices of Russia and the PRC decreased to a significantly higher degree than the Community consumption during the same period.
Endvidere vedblev importpriserne fra de pågældende lande med at falde betydeligt, mens forbruget forblev forholdsvis stabilt fra og med 2002 og endda steg svagt.
Furthermore, import prices from the countries under consideration continued to decrease significantly, while consumption remained relatively stable from 2002 onwards and even increased slightly.
Samtidig faldt salgspriserne på importen fra andre tredjelande langt mindre end priserne på importen fra Rusland og Kina.
At the same time, sales prices of imports from other third countries decreased to a much lesser degree than the import prices from Russia and the PRC.
Der kunne derfor ikke påvises en direkte sammenhæng mellem faldet i forbruget og EF-erhvervsgrenens priser, og det konkluderedes, at udviklingen i forbruget ikke kunne have haft en sådan indvirkning, at den af dumpingimporten affødte skade ikke længere kunne betegnes som væsentlig.
The direct correlation between the decrease in consumption and the Community industry’s prices could therefore not be established and it was concluded that the development of consumption could not have such an impact that the injury resulting from the dumped imports could no longer be classified as material.
Dumpingimporten tegner sig faktisk for en betydelig markedsandel (ca. 35 %) og har fundet sted til meget lave priser.
Indeed, the dumped imports represent a significant market share (about 35 %) and have been made at very low prices.
I forhold hertil er virkningerne af faldet i forbruget, der desuden først fandt sted i 2002, kun ret begrænsede.
Compared with this, the effect of the decrease in consumption, which moreover only occurred until 2002, is only fairly small.
Endvidere mistede EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke stordriftsfordele som følge af et faldende forbrug.
Moreover, the Community industry did not lose any economies of scale as a result of reduced consumption.
Denne manglende balance mellem faldet i priserne og nedgangen i forbruget fremgår også af, at nedgangen i forbruget heller ikke svarede til faldet i markedsværdien for PTFE i granulatform i Fællesskabet.
This imbalance between the drop in prices and the decrease in consumption is also evidenced by the fact that the decrease in consumption was neither in line with the decrease of the Community market value of granular PTFE.
Sammenligningen mellem markedsværdien og forbruget var derfor en reel indikator (om end ikke den eneste) for at afgøre, hvorvidt faldet i EF-erhvervsgrenens priser skyldtes dumpingimporten.
Therefore, the comparison between market value and consumption was a valid, albeit not the only indicator with which to assess whether the price decline of the Community industry was due to the dumped imports.
Da der ikke blev fremsat yderligere bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 127 og 129 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any other comment in this particular regard, the findings in recitals 127 to 129 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Import med oprindelse i andre tredjelande end Rusland og Kina
Imports originating in third countries other than Russia and the PRC
Da der ikke blev fremsat bemærkninger i denne forbindelse, bekræftes undersøgelsesresultaterne i betragtning 130 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In the absence of any comments in this particular regard, the findings in recital 130 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Ikke-klagende fællesskabsproducenters resultater
Performance of non-complainant Community producers
Det blev fremført, at selv om de ikke-klagende fællesskabsproducenter led skade, bestod denne skade hovedsagelig af tab af markedsandele snarere end af et rentabilitetstab, således som det var tilfældet for EF-erhvervsgrenen.
It was argued that while the non-complaining Community producers suffered injury, such injury was mainly translated into a loss of market share, rather than into a loss in profitability as in the case of the Community industry.
På dette grundlag blev det hævdet, at en og samme faktor, nemlig dumpingimporten, ikke kunne have haft en sådan negativ indvirkning på såvel de klagende som de ikke-klagende fællesskabsproducenters situation.
On this basis, it was alleged that one and the same factor, i.e. the dumped imports could not have had such adverse effects on the Community producers’ situation, be it complainants or non-complainants.
Det blev derfor påstået, at den væsentlige skade, som fællesskabsproducenterne havde lidt, måtte have været forvoldt af andre faktorer.
Consequently, it was claimed that the material injury suffered by the Community producers must have been caused by other factors.
Dette argument måtte afvises.
This argument had to be rejected.
Som nævnt i betragtning 103 i forordningen om midlertidig told har producenter, der er konfronteret med lavprisimport, valget mellem enten at opretholde deres salgspriser og til gengæld se deres salgsmængder og markedsandel falde eller at sænke deres salgspriser for i videst muligt omfang at opretholde stordriftsfordelene og forsvare deres stilling på markedet.
As mentioned in recital 103 of the provisional Regulation, producers, when faced with low-priced imports, have the choice to either maintain their sales prices at the expense of a negative development of their sales volume and market share, or to lower their sales prices in order to preserve, as far as possible, economies of scale and to defend their position in the market.
Det er derfor ikke usædvanligt, at forskellige producenter vælger forskellige strategier, og at den skade, som disse producenter lider, giver sig udslag i en negativ udvikling enten i deres markedsandel eller i deres salgspriser eller en kombination heraf med et fald i rentabiliteten til følge.
It is therefore not unusual that different producers opt for different strategies and that the injury suffered by these producers is translated into the negative development of either their market share or their sales prices or a combination of both and a consequent loss of their profitability.