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Dette har på grund af den fri bevægelighed for varer mellem medlemsstater angiveligt ført til en betydelig handelsomlægning til skade for de detailhandlere, der er etableret i de medlemsstater, der har en høj afgift.
Given the free movement of goods between Member States, this has allegedly led to a significant trade diversion to the detriment of the retailers located Member States with a high levy.
Statistikkerne for salget af CD-R-diske fra EF-producenterne bekræfter, at der har været et omfattende salg til de detailhandlere/butikker, der er etableret i medlemsstater med en lav afgift, og at dette synes at omfatte et betydeligt grænsesalg.
Indeed, sales of CD-Rs, according to sales statistics from Community manufacturers, confirm the fact that sales to retailers/e-shops located in low-levy Member States are significant and appear to include significant border-trade.
Eftersom EF-erhvervsgrenen er etableret i de medlemsstater, der har de højeste afgifter, har visse berørte parter gjort gældende, at den skade, som er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, skyldes de negative virkninger på forbruget, som denne afgift har medført, idet EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke har været i stand til at kompensere for dette tab ved at sælge i andre medlemsstater.
Given that the Community industry is located in Member States with the highest levy, it has been alleged by some interested parties that the injury suffered by the Community industry has been caused by the negative effect on consumption that this levy has brought, assuming that the Community industry has not been able to compensate for this loss by gains in sales in other Member States.
Det skal noteres, at en af de klagende EF-producenter, der efterfølgende blev udelukket fra definitionen af EF-producenter, i marts 2005 stillede spørgsmålstegn ved lovligheden af disse afgifter og gjorde gældende, at afgifterne fik salgsprisen til at »kollapse«.
It is noted that one of the complaining Community producers which was subsequently excluded from the definition thereof, in March 2005, has questioned the legality of these levies itself and indeed claimed that the levy has caused the sales price to ‘collapse’.
Dette bekræfter således, at afgifterne har påvirket EF-producenternes salg.
Thus, this confirms that the levies had an effect on the Community producers’ sales.
Det fremgår af betragtning 65, at forbruget af CD-R-diske i Fællesskabet faldt med 3 % i løbet af den betragtede periode.
It follows from recital (65) that the consumption of CD-Rs in the Community has decreased by 3 % during the period considered.
Der skal imidlertid henvises til betragtning 88, hvoraf det fremgår, at den negative udvikling i EF-erhvervsgrenens salgstal svarer til den samlede negative udvikling i EF-forbruget.
Meanwhile, it is recalled that in recital (88), it was stated that the negative sales development of the Community industry coincides with the overall negative development of Community consumption.
Selv om det ikke kan fastslås, at særafgifterne har haft en specifik og målbar effekt på det samlede salg i Fællesskabet (dvs. ud over effekten på den samlede udvikling i EF-forbruget), kan det således ikke udelukkes, at særafgiften har haft en negativ virkning på forbruget, særligt i de medlemsstater, hvor denne afgift udgør en betydelig del af detailprisen.
Thus, whereas it cannot be stated that the special levy has had a specific and measurable impact on the overall Community sales (i.e. in addition to its effect on the overall development of Community consumption), it cannot be excluded that the special levy has had a negative impact on consumption, particularly in those Member States where this levy makes up a significant part of the retail price.
Royaltie
Royalties
Det er blevet gjort gældende, at den skade, som er blevet påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, skyldes de royalties, der skal betales til licensindehaveren, Royal Philips Electronics Corporation, for hver enhed, der fremstilles, eftersom dette fører til en forhøjelse af omkostningerne, som de importerede varer angiveligt ikke er udsat for, og som således ikke kan væltes over på forbrugerne.
It has been alleged that the injury suffered by the Community industry is due to the royalties payable to the licence holder, Royal Philips Electronics Corporation, per unit produced, since this leads to a cost increase with which the imported products are allegedly not burdened and which could not been passed on to the customers.
Der er patent på den teknik, der anvendes til at fremstille CD-R-diske.
The technique to produce CD-Rs is patented.
Patentindehaverne er Sony Corporation, Taiyo Yuden og Royal Philips Electronics Corporations.
The patent-holders are Sony Corporation, Taiyo Yuden and Royal Philips Electronics Corporations.
Sidstnævnte har efter aftale med de to førstnævnte virksomheder ret til at udstede licenser (»CD-R Disc Patent License Agreement (Joint)«) og til at opkræve royalties i henhold til enhver licensaftale.
The latter is authorized by the former two companies to grant licenses (‘CD-R Disc Patent License Agreement (Joint)’) and to collect royalties due from any licensing agreement.
Størrelsen af royalties vil typisk være omkring 5 eurocents pr. fremstillet enhed (0,06 USD).
The cost of royalties would typically be around 5 EUR-cents per unit produced (USD 0,06).
Det skal bemærkes, at royalty-omkostningerne synes betydelige i forhold til den gennemsnitlige salgspris i undersøgelsesperioden, dvs. 30 %.
It should be noted that the cost of royalty payable indeed appears significant as compared to an average sales price during the investigation period, i.e. 30 %.
Det fremgik imidlertid af undersøgelsen, at selv om EF-erhvervsgrenen har indgået en licensaftale med Philips, har den nægtet at betale royalties til Philips af den størrelse, der var fastsat i licensaftalen.
However, the investigation revealed, that although the Community industry had signed a licensing agreement with Philips, it had apparently refused to pay royalties to Philips at the level set in the licensing agreement.
Til dette formål var EF-erhvervsgrenen medlem af Federation of Interested Parties in fair Competition in the Optical Media sector (»FIPCOM«), som i februar 2006 indgik en aftale med Royal Philips Electronics Corporations om at betale lavere royalties.
To this end, the Community industry was member of the Federation of Interested Parties in fair Competition in the Optical Media sector (‘FIPCOM’) which has in February 2006 reached an agreement with Royal Philips Electronics Corporations to pay a new lower rate of royalties.
Det skal dog bemærkes, at EF-erhvervsgrenen fortsat ikke (pr. maj 2006) har betalt de skyldige royalties.
Still, it is noted that the Community industry has not yet paid (as of May 2006) the royalties due.
Det må således antages, at det ville have bidraget til den negative finansielle situation, hvis EF-erhvervsgrenen skulle have betalt royalties i overensstemmelse med den licensaftale, som den havde indgået, og hvis det ikke havde været muligt at vælte disse omkostninger over på kunderne.
To conclude, it appeared that, should the Community industry had paid the royalties payable in accordance with the licensing agreement signed by it, this may well had contributed to the negative financial performance, assuming that it would not have been able to pass on these costs to its customers.
Da EF-erhvervsgrenen imidlertid ikke har betalt, kan disse royalties ikke have været en medvirkende årsag til den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
However, since the Community industry was found not to pay, consequently royalties could not have played a part in the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Det er blevet fastslået ovenfor, at der findes en sammenhæng mellem dumpingimporten og den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
It was established above that there is a link between dumped imports and the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Det er også blevet konkluderet ovenfor, at den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, i stort omfang kan tilskrives importen fra andre tredjelande (særlig import fra Indien) og det samlede fald i EF-forbruget.
It has also been concluded above that the injury suffered by the Community industry may, to a significant extent, be attributed to imports from other third countries (especially imports from India) and to the overall decrease of EC consumption.
Disse årsager synes ikke at være tilstrækkelige til at bryde årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimporten og den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, men de har på betydelig vis bidraget til denne skade, hvilket således svækker betydeligt den årsagssammenhæng, der er fastslået ovenfor, mellem dumpingimporten og EF-erhvervsgrenens skadelige situation.
These reasons appear not to be able to break the causal link between dumped imports and the injury suffered by the Community industry, but have significantly contributed to the injury suffered by the Community industry, thus severely weakening the causal link established above between the dumped imports and the injurious situation of the Community industry.
Det er endvidere blevet undersøgt, om der var tvingende årsager til at konkludere, at det ikke ville være i Fællesskabets interesse at indføre antidumpingtold på importen fra de pågældende lande.
It has further been examined whether compelling reasons exist that could lead to the conclusion that it would not be in the Community interest to impose anti-dumping measures on the imports from the countries concerned.
Til dette formål og i overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 21, stk. 1, blev Fællesskabets interesser fastlagt på grundlag af en vurdering af alle berørte parters interesser som helhed, dvs. EF-erhvervsgren, importører/forhandlere, distributører, detailhandlere samt slutbrugerne (sammenslutninger og forbrugere).
For this purpose and in accordance with Article 21(1) of the basic Regulation, the determination of Community interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, i.e. those of the Community industry, the importers/traders, the distributors, the retailers and the end-users (associations as well as end-consumers).
Kommissionen henvendte sig til et betydeligt antal berørte parter for at få deres mening.
The Commission contacted a significant number of interested parties to obtain their views.
Ud over EF-erhvervsgrenen er repræsentanter for alle større mærker på markedet, f.eks. Verbatim, Maxell, Philips, TDK og Sony, samt repræsentanter for detailleddet, f.eks. Carrefour, Tesco, Metro-Group, herunder Media-Saturn, Fnac og El Corte Inglés, blevet hørt.
In addition to the Community industry, representatives of all the major sales brands on the market such as Verbatim, Maxell, Philips, TDK and Sony as well as some representative retailers such as Carrefour, Tesco, Metro-Group, including Media-Saturn, Fnac and El Corte Inglés have been heard.
Alle importører, distributører, grossister eller detailhandlere har givet udtryk for, at de var imod indførelsen af foranstaltninger.
All importers, distributors, whole-sellers or retailers have expressed opposition to any imposition of measures.
Som følge af indførelsen af antidumpingforanstaltninger vedrørende importen af CD-R-diske med oprindelse i Taiwan (og indførelsen af udligningsforanstaltninger vedrørende importen af CD-R-diske med oprindelse i Indien), havde EF-erhvervsgrenen, således som defineret i forbindelse med denne procedure, en markedsandel på 2 %.
Following the imposition of anti-dumping measures on imports of CD-Rs originating in Taiwan (and of the imposition of countervailing measures on imports of CD-Rs originating in India), the Community industry, as constituted in this proceeding, had a market share of 2 %.
På grund af denne begrænsede markedsandel anses det ikke for sandsynligt, at EF-erhvervsgrenen vil kunne forhøje sine priser til et tilstrækkeligt niveau, selv om der indføres foranstaltninger.
Given this remote market share, it is considered that even if measures were imposed, the Community industry would in all likelihood not be in a position to raise its prices to a sufficient level.
Klageren har gjort gældende, at de negative udsigter for EF-erhvervsgrenen som beskrevet i den foregående betragtning ikke er i overensstemmelse med argumentationen i Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 1050/2002 om indførelse af en endelig antidumpingtold på importen af compactdiske til indspilning med oprindelse i Taiwan og om endelig opkrævning af den midlertidige told.
The complainant has argued that the negative prospects for the Community industry in the preceding recital would be inconsistent with the reasoning in the Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2002 imposing definitive anti-dumping measures on imports of CD-Rs originating in Taiwan.
Der kan i forhold til situationen i 2000 (der var undersøgelsesperioden for den antidumpingundersøgelse, der førte til vedtagelsen af Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 1050/2002), konstateres to væsentlige forskelle:
In comparison to the situation in 2000 (which was the investigation period for the anti-dumping investigation leading to the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2002), two important differences have emerged:
Mens EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel i den forrige undersøgelse var på 12,6 % (fordelt på 9 virksomheder), er EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel i den foreliggende undersøgelse begrænset til 2 % (kun én virksomhed).
whereas the market share of the Community industry in the previous investigation was 12,6 % (consisting of 9 companies), the market share of the Community industry in the present investigation was limited to 2 % (consisting of one sole company).
Da EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel kun udgør en sjettedel af, hvad den udgjorde i 2000, og at EF-erhvervsgrenen kun består af én virksomhed (efter udelukkelse af et antal EF-producenter, der selv foretog import), er den mere negative vurdering af disse udsigter for EF-erhvervsgrenen i denne undersøgelse højst sandsynlig.
In view of the fact that the market share of the Community industry is only one sixth of the market share it held in 2000, consisting only of one sole company (following the exclusion of a number of Community manufacturers which have been found to have imported themselves), the more negative assessment of the prospects for the Community industry in this investigation is fully reasonable,
Den pågældende vare antages i undersøgelsesperioden at have nået et modent udviklingstrin, og den behandles som en råvare i detailleddet.
by the IP, the product concerned is considered to have reached a mature stage in its life cycle and is treated as a commodity at the retail level.
Dette er blevet bekræftet af de distributører og detailhandlere, der har samarbejdet i undersøgelsen.
This has been confirmed by the distributors and retailers that co-operated in the investigation.
Som det fremgår af betragtning 65 er forbruget af CD-R-diske faldet med 7 procentpoint siden 2003, fordi alternative lagringsfaciliteter (harddiske, USB-nøgler, mp3-spillere osv.) er blevet mere tilgængelige og tilbyder flere fordele for forbrugerne.
As seen in recital (65) above, consumption of CD-Rs have decreased by 7 percentage points since 2003 as alternative storage facilities (hard discs, USB-sticks, Mp3-players, etc.) have become more accessible and more attractive for end-consumers.
Faktisk viste undersøgelsen, at markedet for lagringsprodukter er præget af en rivende teknologisk udvikling, og at de nye lagringsmedier har fordel (i forhold til CD-R-diske) af en større lagringskapacitet, som for flash-memory stick'enes vedkommende oven i købet kombineres med en mere kompakt størrelse.
The technological development in the market of media storage devices has been found to be fast and new media storage products have the advantage (in comparison to CD-Rs) of bigger storage capacity which, in the case of flash memory sticks, is combined with small sizes.
På grundlag af de ovenfor beskrevne forhold anses det således for at være fuldt ud i overensstemmelse med grundforordningen, at udsigterne for EF-erhvervsgrenen i denne undersøgelse vurderes anderledes end i Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 1050/2002.
In view of the changed circumstances laid down in the preceding recital, it is considered fully consistent with the basic Regulation that the prospects for the Community industry in this investigation are assessed differently in comparison to the reasoning set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 1050/2002.
Klageren har endvidere fremført, at nogle af de ikke-samarbejdsvillige producenter, som har nedlagt produktionen i løbet af undersøgelsesperioden eller efter dennes udløb, muligvis vil genoptage produktionen, hvis der indføres foranstaltninger.
The complainant has further argued that some of the non-cooperating producers that have ceased their production during or after the end of the IP could resume their production should measures be introduced.
Det skal også bemærkes, at hvis disse selskaber genoptog produktionen, ville deres produktion efter al sandsynlighed ikke være særlig omfattende sammenlignet med de meget store mængder, der importeres fra de pågældende lande.
It is also noted that even if these companies were to resume production, their production would in all likelihood not be very substantial as compared to the volumes imported from the countries concerned.
Et antal berørte parter har endvidere hævdet, at den omkostningsstigning, som eventuelle foranstaltninger ville medføre, ville skulle betales af et eller flere niveauer i distributionskæden (hvilket ville reducere deres margen betydeligt) eller væltes over på forbrugerne (hvilket måske endog ville påvirke det samlede forbrug af CD-R-diske negativt) eller deles mellem disse.
A number of parties have further argued that, should measures be introduced, the resulting cost increase would have to be borne by one or several levels in the distribution chain (thereby significantly decreasing their respective margins), or passed on to the consumers (thereby perhaps affecting the overall consumption of CD-Rs negatively), or shared between both.
Den sandsynlige reaktion fra importører, distributører eller detailhandlere på omkostningsstigningen som følge af indførelse af foranstaltninger vil afhænge af situationen i den enkelte medlemsstat.
The likely reaction of importers, distributors or retailers to the cost increase following the imposition of measures would depend on the situation in each Member State.
I nogle medlemsstater presses efterspørgslen efter CD-R-diske allerede af de ovenfor nævnte »særafgifter« på indspillelige medier (en afgift, som betyder væsentligt højere priser for forbrugerne).
In some Member States, the demand for CD-Rs is indeed already under pressure from the mentioned ‘special levies’ on recordable media (a tax which increases the retail price significantly for the consumer).
I så fald vil forbrugere af CD-R-diske muligvis ikke være parate til at betale mere som følge af antidumpingtold, fordi de allerede opfatter detailprisen som høj.
In this case, the consumers of CD-Rs would possibly not be ready to pay more as a result of anti-dumping duties as the retail price is already perceived as high.
Foranstaltningernes samlede omkostninger ville efter al sandsynlighed derfor skulle bæres af distributionskæden for at undgå, at forbrugerne i stigende grad tyer til andre lagringsmedier, f.eks. harddiske og flash-memory sticks.
The full cost of measures would in all likelihood therefore have to be borne by the distribution chain in order to avoid that consumers turn even more increasingly to other means of media storages such as hard discs and flash memory sticks.
Omvendt er det sandsynligt, at forbrugerne i medlemsstater med en meget lav (eller ingen) særafgift ville komme til at betale en betydelig del af omkostningsstigningen.
Conversely, in Member States with the lowest (or absence of) special levies, it is more likely that a substantial part of the cost increase will be passed on to consumers.
Resultatet kunne være et faldende forbrug, fordi forbrugerne ville have et incitament til at ty til alternative varer.
As a result, consumption might further decrease, as consumers would have an incentive to turn to substitution products.
Det har også været fremført, at situationen for EF-erhvervsgrenen er resultatet af visse eksporterende producenters misbrug af deres dominerende stilling i form af en strategi, der går ud på at sælge til under kostpris, hvilket har forhindret EF-erhvervsgrenen i at opbygge en betydelig markedsposition.
It has also been argued that the situation of the Community industry is the result of abusive price behaviour by certain dominant exporting producers, consisting in pursuing a strategy of below-cost prices which has prevented the Community industry from building up any significant market presence.
For det første skal det bemærkes, at der ikke foreligger en tilsvarende afgørelse eller undersøgelse vedrørende misbrug af dominerende stilling i henhold til EF's konkurrenceregler, ej heller har klageren påpeget en sådan afgørelse under nationale konkurrenceregler.
Firstly, it has to be noted that a corresponding decision or investigation concerning an abuse of dominance under the EC competition rules does not exist, nor has the complainant pointed to any respective decision under national competition rules.
For det andet har undersøgelsen vist, at der er et stort antal aktører i Europa og resten af verden på det pågældende produktmarked.
Secondly, the investigation has revealed a large number of operators in Europe and the world on the relevant product market.
I forbindelse med denne undersøgelse er det ikke blevet påvist, at aktørerne, alene eller sammen med andre, har en så betydelig markedsandel, at det sandsynligvis vil kunne betragtes som en dominerende stilling.
Within the context of this investigation, it has not been demonstrated that any of the operators, solely or jointly, holds a market share significant enough that this could likely be considered to constitute a dominant position.
For det tredje er der ingen tegn på betydelige tabsgivende aktiviteter hos de pågældende eksportører, som kunne indikere, at de fører en strategi om at sælge til under kostpris.
Thirdly, there is no indication of any significant loss-making with the exporters concerned which would suggest that the exporters did pursue a strategy of selling below-cost prices.
I den forbindelse skal det bemærkes, at der er et antal øvrige eksportører og producenter, som konkurrerer på verdensmarkedet og til en vis grad også på EF-markedet.
In this respect, it is recalled that there are a number of other exporters and producers in competition on the world market and to a certain extent also on the Community market.
Selv på mellemlang sigt er det ikke sandsynligt, at EF-erhvervsgrenen vil kunne drage fuld fordel af eventuelle foranstaltninger, idet det må forventes, at andre tredjelande vil øge deres andel af EF-markedet betydeligt.
Even in a medium term perspective the Community industry would be unlikely to take full benefit of possible measures given that it is to be expected that other third countries would considerably increase their part on the Community market.
Konklusion vedrørende Fællesskabets interesse
Conclusion on Community interest
På baggrund af ovenstående kan det konkluderes, at indførelsen af foranstaltninger på den ene side ville få væsentlige negative følger for importører, distributører, detailhandlere og forbrugerne af den pågældende vare, og at det på den anden side er usandsynligt, at EF-erhvervsgrenen ville opnå betydelige fordele.
On the basis of the above, it can be concluded that the imposition of measures would, on the one hand, have substantial negative effects on importers, distributors, retailers and consumers of the product concerned, while on the other hand, the Community industry is unlikely to obtain any significant benefits.
Under disse omstændigheder afsluttes proceduren med hensyn til import af CD-R-diske fra de pågældende lande på grund af Fællesskabets interesser.
In view of the conclusions on Community interest, the proceeding with regard to imports of CD-Rs from the countries concerned should be terminated.