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Det fremgik af undersøgelsen, at dumpingimportens priser i gennemsnit lå mere end 59 % under EF-erhvervsgrenens trykkede salgspris i undersøgelsesprisen (jf. betragtning 64).
The investigation showed that dumped imports were undercutting the average depressed sales price of the Community industry by more than 59 % in the IP (see recital 64).
Som følge af dette underbud var EF-erhvervsgrenens priser tabsgivende på et tidspunkt, hvor EF-erhvervsgrenen havde behov for højere priser for at dække de øgede omkostninger.
This undercutting clearly led to loss-making prices for the Community industry at a time when they needed to increase to cover increased costs.
Mellem 2000 og undersøgelsesperioden, hvor EF-forbruget steg med 17 %, faldt EF-erhvervsgrenens salg på EF-markedet med 24 %.
Between 2000 and the IP, when the Community consumption increased by 17 %, the sales volumes of the Community industry on the Community market declined by 24 %.
EF-erhvervsgrenen mistede som ovenfor nævnt 12 procentpoint markedsandele, mens dumpingimporten vandt 29 procentpoint markedsandele i samme periode.
The Community industry lost 12 percentage points of market share whereas, as already seen, dumped imports gained 29 percentage points of market share during the same period.
EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet er faldet brat i den pågældende periode, hvilket førte til tab i 2002, som blev fortsat forværret i 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden.
The Community industry’s profitability has fallen sharply over the period, leading to losses in 2002, which continually worsened during 2003 and the IP.
Fortjeneste før skat/tabsmargen
Pre-tax profit/loss margin
0,60 %– erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet er faldet brat i den pågældende periode, hvilket førte til tab i 2002, som blev fortsat forværret i 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden.
0,60 %– Community industry’s profitability has fallen sharply over the period, leading to losses in 2002, which continually worsened during 2003 and the IP.
1,89 %– erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet er faldet brat i den pågældende periode, hvilket førte til tab i 2002, som blev fortsat forværret i 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden.
1,89 %– Community industry’s profitability has fallen sharply over the period, leading to losses in 2002, which continually worsened during 2003 and the IP.
2,31 %– erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet er faldet brat i den pågældende periode, hvilket førte til tab i 2002, som blev fortsat forværret i 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden.
2,31 %– Community industry’s profitability has fallen sharply over the period, leading to losses in 2002, which continually worsened during 2003 and the IP.
Investeringer, investeringsafkast, likviditet og evne til at tilvejebringe kapital
Investments, return on investment, cash flow and the ability to raise capital
Investeringer (i EUR)
Investments (in EUR)
Likviditet (i EUR)
Cash flow (in EUR)
Der blev foretaget store investeringer i den betragtede periode, især i 2001 og 2002.
Major investments were made during the period considered, particularly in 2001 and 2002.
Det bør bemærkes, at EF-producenterne er veletablerede selskaber med en lang tradition inden for produktion af håndbetjente palletrucks.
It should be noted that the Community producers are well-established companies with a long tradition in the hand pallet trucks production.
For at de kunne forblive konkurrencedygtige var det derfor nødvendigt med investeringer i udskiftninger, som udgjorde hovedparten af deres investeringer.
Therefore, replacement investments, which formed major part of the investments, were necessary in order to remain competitive.
På grund af ændringerne i markedsvilkårene og mere specifikt de faldende salgspriser på markedet, blev nye investeringer i undersøgelsesperioden ofte udskudt eller annulleret på trods af den yderligere vækst i EF-forbruget.
Due to the change of market conditions and more specifically the decline of sales prices, new investments during the IP were to a large extent postponed or cancelled, in spite of the growing expansion of Community consumption.
Investeringsafkastet, udtrykt som EF-erhvervsgrenens nettofortjeneste og den bogførte nettoværdi af dens investeringer, fulgte rentabilitetsudviklingen og faldt med 1063 % i den betragtede periode.
The return on investment, expressed in terms of net profits of the Community industry and the net book value of its investments, followed the profitability trend and decreased by 1063 % during the period considered.
EF-erhvervsgrenens likviditet blev forringet med 385 % i den betragtede periode, hvilket svarede til udviklingen i rentabiliteten.
The Community industry’s cash flow deteriorated by 385 % during the period considered, in line with the trend of profitability.
Det fremgik af undersøgelsen, at det blev vanskeligere for EF-erhvervsgrenen at rejse kapital i den betragtede periode, især på grund af de voksende tab hen imod slutningen af denne periode og i undersøgelsesperioden.
The investigation established that it became more difficult for the Community industry to raise capital during the period considered, in particular because of increasing losses suffered towards the end of this period and in the IP.
Gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat (EUR)
Average labour costs per employee (EUR)
Produktivitet (pr. ansat)
Productivity (per employee)
Beskæftigelsen i forbindelse med den samme vare er faldet i den betragtede periode.
The employment for the like product has declined during the period considered.
Produktiviteten pr. ansat (fastlagt på basis af antallet af producerede enheder divideret med antallet af ansatte) faldt mellem 2000 og 2002 med 11 % og med yderligere 3 % mellem 2003 og undersøgelsesperioden.
The productivity per employee (established on the basis of the number of units produced divided by the number of employees) decreased between 2000 and 2002 by 11 % and by another 3 % between 2003 and the IP.
Dette skyldes imidlertid, at produktionen er faldet hurtigere end beskæftigelsen.
However, this is due to the faster decrease of the production volume than employment.
De gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat, herunder lønninger, steg ikke engang i takt med inflationen, men var snarere stabile i den betragtede periode.
The average employment cost per employee, reflecting wages, did not even increase in line with inflation, but rather remained stable during the period considered.
EF-erhvervsgrenen har bestræbt sig på at rationalisere produktionsfaciliteterne med nedlukning af fabrikker og reduktion af antallet af ansatte.
Efforts to rationalise the production facilities have been taken by the Community producers with the closure of factories and reduction in numbers of employees.
EF-producenterne har været i stand til at begrænse antallet af afskedigelser ved at flytte en del af arbejdskraften til mere rentable dele af deres virksomheder.
The Community producers have been able to limit the number of redundancies by moving part of the workforce to more profitable operations of their business.
Dumpingens omfang, overvindelse af tidligere dumping og subsidiering
Magnitude of dumping, recovery from past dumping or subsidisation
Den faktiske dumpingmargen havde på grund af importens omfang og priser en ikke ubetydelig indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens situation.
The impact on the Community industry of the magnitude of the actual margin of dumping cannot be considered negligible given the volume and the prices of the imports concerned.
Der var endvidere intet, der tydede på, at EF-erhvervsgrenen i undersøgelsesperioden var ved at overvinde følgerne af tidligere dumping eller subsidiering.
Furthermore, there were no indications that the Community industry was recovering, during the IP, from the effects of any past dumping or subsidisation.
Konklusion om skade
Conclusion on injury
I den betragtede periode voksede mængden af billig dumpingimport fra Kina på EF-markedet betydeligt, og alle de relevante skadesindikatorer for EF-erhvervsgrenens situation viste en negativ udvikling.
During the period considered the presence of low-priced dumped imports from the PRC significantly increased on the Community market and all relevant injury indicators for the situation of the Community industry showed a negative development.
For visse indikatorer blev der konstateret en væsentlig forværring i den betragtede periode.
Some indicators worsened very substantially during the period considered.
Det var tilfældet med hensyn til produktionsmængde, salgsmængde, markedsandel, rentabilitet, investeringsafkast og likviditet.
This was the case for production volume, sales volume, market share, profitability, return on investments and cash flow.
I betragtning af alle faktorerne, især EF-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele på et tidspunkt med voksende forbrug og de betydelige finansielle tab, der førte til faldende investeringsniveauer i undersøgelsesperioden, konkluderes det foreløbigt, at EF-erhvervsgrenen er blevet påført væsentlig skade i den betydning, der er fastlagt i artikel 3, stk. 1 og 5, i grundforordningen.
Taking into account all factors, in particular the fall of market share of the Community industry at a time of rising consumption and the significant financial losses leading to falling levels of investment during the IP, it is provisionally considered that the Community industry has suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3(1) and 3(5) of the basic Regulation.
SKADESÅRSAG
CAUSATION OF INJURY
I overensstemmelse med artikel 3, stk. 6 og 7, i grundforordningen undersøgte Kommission, om dumpingimporten af håndbetjente palletrucks med oprindelse i Kina har forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen væsentlig skade.
In accordance with Articles 3(6) and 3(7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the dumped imports of hand pallet trucks originating in the PRC have caused the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Dumpingimportens følgevirkninger
Effect of the dumped imports
Dumpingimporten fra Kina voksede med 138 % i den betragtede periode.
Dumped imports from the PRC increased by 138 % over the period considered.
Denne stigning var større end stigningen i EF-forbruget, der var på 17 % i den samme periode.
This increase took place at a faster pace than that of the Community consumption, which increased by 17 % during the same period.
Stigningen i importen og forbruget skete i en periode, hvor EF-erhvervsgrenens salg var faldende.
These increased imports and rising consumption coincided with a period of decreasing sales volumes for the Community industry.
Dumpingimportens markedsandel voksede med over 100 % i den betragtede periode.
The market share of the dumped imports increased by more than 100 % during the period considered.
Denne øgede markedsandel faldt sammen med et tilsvarende fald i EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel i undersøgelsesperioden.
This increased market share of imports coincided with a commensurate fall in the market share of the Community industry in the IP.
Det står derfor klart, at den pågældende import overtog den markedsandel, som EF-erhvervsgrenen mistede.
It is therefore clear that the imports took over the part of the market share lost by the Community industry.
Desuden kunne EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke øge sin kapacitetsudnyttelse, som den med rimelighed ville have kunnet som følge af den forbrugsstigning, der blev konstateret i den betragtede periode.
In addition, the Community industry could not increase its capacity utilisation, as could have reasonably happened given the increase in consumption observed over the period considered.
Derfor konkluderes det midlertidigt, at presset fra den pågældende import, hvis mængde og markedsandel voksede betydeligt, og som fandt sted til lave, dumpede priser, spillede en afgørende rolle i forringelsen af EF-erhvervsgrenens situation, især med hensyn til salgstab og tab af markedsandele, rentabilitet, investeringsafkast og evne til at rejse kapital.
It is therefore provisionally concluded that the pressure exerted by the imports concerned, which significantly increased their volume and market share and which were made at low, dumped prices, played a determining role in causing the deterioration of the situation of the Community industry, in particular in terms of lost sales and market share, profitability, return on investment and ability to raise capital.
Virkninger af andre faktorer
The effects of other factors
EF-erhvervsgrenens eksportresultater
The export performance of the Community industry
Det bemærkes, at EF-erhvervsgrenens eksportresultater er faldet i undersøgelsesperioden.
It is noted that the export performance of the Community industry has decreased during the IP.
Mængden af eksport uden for EF i den betragtede periode udgjorde dog kun 11 % af EF-erhvervsgrenens samlede salgsmængde.
However, the volume of exports outside the Community during the period considered represented only 11 % of the total sales volume of the Community industry.
Det blev konstateret, at eksportpriserne gennemsnitligt var lavere end priserne i Fællesskabet i den betragtede periode.
On average, export prices were found lower than prices in the Community during the period considered.
Dette skyldes dog navnlig de forskellige varesortimenter.
However, this is mainly due to the different product mix.
Det bør bemærkes, at de kinesiske producenters tilstedeværelse på eksportmarkederne har ført til faldende rentabilitet i EF-erhvervsgrenens eksport.
It should be noted that the presence of Chinese producers on the export markets has led to reduced profits for the exports of the Community industry.
I modsætning til salget i Fællesskabet var eksportsalget imidlertid stadig en anelse fortjenstgivende indtil undersøgelsesperioden og kan derfor ikke have bidraget væsentligt til den skade, der blev påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
Nevertheless, contrary to sales in the Community, exports were still earning minor profits until the IP and therefore could not have contributed significantly to the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Eksportsalg uden for EF
Export sales outside the EC
Salgspris (EUR/enhed)
Sales price (Euro/unit)
I betragtning af eksportsalgets beskedne andel af EF-ehvervsgrenens samlede omsætning kan eksportsalget ikke anses for at være en faktor, der har påført de pågældende selskaber væsentlig skade.
Taking into consideration the small contribution of the export sales to the overall business of the Community industry, this cannot be considered as a factor causing any material injury to the companies concerned.
EF-erhvervsgrenens investeringer
Investments of the Community industry
Der er konstateret, at der er foretaget store og betydelige investeringer i den betragtede periode.
It has been noted that large and significant investments were made during the period considered.
De store investeringer i 2001 og 2002 var planlagt helt tilbage fra 1999, dvs. før Kinas storstilede indtrængen på EF-markedet, og under normale forhold uden dumpingimport ville disse investeringer blive anset for at være en klog beslutning.
The large investments made during 2001 and 2002 had been planned as far back as 1999, which is before the large-scale entry of China onto the Community market and would normally have been considered as sound decisions in the absence of dumped imports.
Desuden var størsteparten af investeringerne investeringer i udskiftninger.
Moreover, the major part of the investment consisted of replacement investment.
Med hensyn til importen fra andre tredjelande kan den ikke have forvoldt væsentlig skade, da importen fra andre lande end Kina er yderst beskeden.
Concerning imports from other third countries, any material injury cannot result from these imports as so few imports come from sources other than the PRC.
Den øvrige import udgør kun 11 % af den samlede import, og dens markedsandel, som har været faldende siden 2000, var kun 4 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
The other imports only represent 11 % of total imports and their market share, which has declined since 2000, was only 4 % during the IP.
Anden import (enheder)
Other imports (units)
Den øvrige imports markedsandel
Market share of other imports
Undersøgelsen har også vist, at udvidelsen af Fællesskabet ikke har ændret disse konklusioner, der blev draget på grundlag af de »gamle« 15 medlemsstater.
The investigation has also shown that the enlargement of the Community has not changed these findings made on the basis of the ‘old’ 15 Member States.
Der er ingen større produktion i de nye medlemsstater, da der kun er en række små producenter i Polen, Tjekkiet, Slovakiet og Slovenien.
There is no major production in the new Member States, as there are only some small producers in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia.
EUR/USD-vekselkurs
EUR/USD exchange rate
Visse interesserede parter anførte, at EF-erhvervsgrenen havde lidt skade som følge af den fordelagtige EUR/USD-vekselkurs for de kinesiske producenter.
Certain interested parties claimed that any injury suffered by the Community industry was a consequence of the preferential EUR/USD exchange rate for the Chinese producers.
I det specifikke tilfælde med den pågældende vare har importen fra andre lande end Kina også nydt fordel af den styrkede euro.
In the particular case of the product concerned, imports from countries other than the PRC have also benefited from the appreciation of the Euro.
Denne import faldt imidlertid i den betragtede periode, mens importen fra Kina i samme periode voksede med 138 %.
However, their volumes decreased during the period considered, while imports from the PRC have increased throughout the same period by 138 %.
Selv om det ikke umiddelbart kan udelukkes, at euroens styrkelse i forhold til USD kan have fremmet importen af den pågældende vare fra Kina, tyder den omstændighed, at valutaudsvingene ikke har haft indvirkning på importen fra andre lande, på, at den ikke kan anses for at være en faktor, som har været den egentlige årsag til den bratte stigning i dumpingimporten fra Kina.
Although prima facie it cannot be excluded that the appreciation of the euro vis-à-vis the USD might have favoured the imports of the product concerned from the PRC, the fact that currency fluctuations did not have an effect on imports from other countries, indicates that it can not be considered as a causal factor for the surge of dumped imports from the PRC.
Salgspraksis
Selling behaviour
Visse interesserede parter hævdede også, at EF-erhvervsgrenen tilbød produkter til nogle af deres største kunder til priser, der lå betydeligt under priserne på håndbetjente palletrucks importeret fra Kina.
Certain interested parties also claimed that the Community industry was offering products to some of their largest customers at prices that are significantly lower than the prices of hand pallet trucks imported from the PRC.
De fremførte, at grunden hertil var, at håndbetjente palletrucks benyttes som »salgsredskab« for større og dyrere håndteringsudstyr.
According to them, the reason for this is that hand pallet trucks are used as a ‘selling tool’ for larger and more expensive handling materials.
Dette kunne have forårsaget den skade, EF-erhvervsgrenen påstår at være blevet påført.
This could have caused the injury alleged by the Community industry.
Det bemærkes, at håndbetjente palletrucks faktisk ofte benyttes som »salgsredskab« for at overbevise kunder om at købe en pakke håndbetjente palletrucks og/eller andet dyrere udstyr til materialehåndtering.
It is noted that a hand pallet truck is indeed often used as a ‘selling tool’ in order to convince customers to buy a package of hand pallet trucks and/or other more expensive material handling equipment.
Der er dog intet, der tyder på, at denne praksis finder sted i betydelige mængder eller til specielt lave priser.
However, there is no indication that these would be in significant quantities or at particularly low prices.
Strategiske fejl fra EF-producenternes side, som f.eks. produkter af lav kvalitet og produktion af egne dele
Strategic mistakes made by the EC producers; such as low quality products and production of own parts
EF-importørerne har fremført, at den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, bl.a. skyldes indførelsen af produkter af lav kvalitet på EF-markedet og outsourcing af dele.
Community importers have alleged that the injury suffered by the Community industry is caused, inter alia, by the introduction of low quality products on the Community market and the outsourcing of parts.
Under undersøgelsen blev det ganske rigtigt konstateret, at visse EF-producenter har indført nye modeller af en lavere kvalitet og til en lavere pris i forhold til deres standardmodeller.
In fact, the investigation has found that some Community producers have introduced new models of a lower quality and at a lower price compared to their standard models.
De holder imidlertid på, at dette i højere grad er sket som reaktion på den store dumpingimport fra Kina af sådanne produkter end som følge af en normal markedsudvikling.
However, they insist that this is in reaction to the high inflow of dumped imports from the PRC of such products rather than a normal market development.
EF-producenterne anfører, at det er den samme årsag, der har ført til, at de har outsourcet forsyningen af visse dele.
The same reason is given by Community producers as to why they have outsourced the supply of certain parts.
De føler sig tvunget til at maksimere deres fortjeneste og mindske tabene, så længe den kinesiske dumping fortsætter.
They feel compelled to maximize profits and reduce losses while the Chinese dumping is continuing.
Konklusion om årsagssammenhæng
Conclusion on causation
Undersøgelsen har vist, at store mængder dumpingimport har medført, at EF-erhvervsgrenens priser er faldet betydeligt, idet denne erhvervsgren uden held har kæmpet for at bevare markedsandel og en tilfredsstillende kapacitetsudnyttelse, hovedsagelig som følge af det kinesiske prisunderbud og pristryk.
The investigation has shown that large quantities of dumped imports have caused the prices of the Community industry to fall significantly as this industry has fought unsuccessfully to maintain market share and a satisfactory capacity utilisation, mainly because of Chinese price undercutting and price suppression.
I den samme periode er importmængden fra Kina og dens markedsandel fortsat vokset kraftigt.
Over the same period, the volume of imports from the PRC and their market share have continued to increase sharply.
Kommissionen har foreløbigt konkluderet, at den kinesiske import er hvis ikke den eneste årsag så dog hovedårsagen til, at EF-erhvervsgrenen er blevet påført denne skade.
The Commission has provisionally concluded that Chinese imports are the main, if not the only, cause of this injury suffered by the Community industry.
I betragtning af ovenstående analyse, hvor der blev skelnet omhyggeligt mellem alle kendte faktorers eventuelle indvirkning på EF-erhvervsgrenens situation og dumpingimportens skadelige virkninger, konkluderes det foreløbigt, at disse øvrige faktorer ikke bidrog væsentligt til den skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
Given the above analysis, which has properly distinguished and separated the effects, if any, of all known factors on the situation of the Community industry from the injurious effects of the dumped imports, it is provisionally concluded that these other factors did not contribute to any material degree to the injury suffered by the Community industry.
Derfor konkluderes det foreløbigt, at den væsentlige skade, der er påført EF-erhvervsgrenen, således som det fremgår af forringelsen af alle skadesindikatorerne og især erhvervsgrenens tabsgivende situation, negative salgsresultater og investeringsafkast og vanskeligheder med at rejse kapital, er forårsaget af dumpingimport med oprindelse i Kina.
Therefore, it is provisionally concluded that the material injury suffered by the Community industry, as evidenced by the deterioration of all injury indicators and, in particular, its loss making situation, negative returns on sales and investments and difficulties in raising capital, was caused by dumped imports originating in the PRC.