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Det fremgik af sammenligningen, at den pågældende vare med oprindelse i Kina i undersøgelsesperioden blev solgt i Fællesskabet til priser, der lå 20-26 % under EF-erhvervsgrenens priser (udtrykt i procent af EF-erhvervsgrenens priser).
The comparison showed that, during the IP, the product concerned originating in the PRC was sold in the Community at prices which undercut those of the Community industry by 20 to 26 %, when expressed as a percentage of the latter.
Bortset fra ovennævnte justeringer, jf. betragtning 25 i denne forordning, bekræftes indholdet af betragtning 75 til 81 i den midlertidige forordning vedrørende importen fra det pågældende land, idet der ikke er fremsat andre bemærkninger hertil.
Apart from the adjustments made as set out in recital 25 of this Regulation, and in the absence of any other comments, the contents of recitals 75 to 81 of the provisional Regulation concerning imports from the country concerned is confirmed.
EF-erhvervsgrenens situation og konklusion om skade
Situation of the Community industry and conclusion on injury
En samarbejdsvillig eksportør fremførte, at de økonomiske indikatorer, der blev analyseret i betragtning 84 til 94 i den midlertidige forordning, ikke viste nogen væsentlig skade.
It was submitted by one cooperating exporter that the economic indicators analysed in recitals 84 to 94 of the provisional Regulation did not show material injury.
Der blev imidlertid ikke fremlagt nogen dokumenterede nye oplysninger eller beviser, der ville gøre det nødvendigt at foretage en ny vurdering af nævnte indikatorer og følgelig ændre den konklusion, der blev draget i den foreløbige fase.
However, no substantially new element or evidence was submitted which would necessitate a reassessment of such indicators and, consequently, a change in the conclusion reached at the provisional stage.
Denne påstand blev gentaget efter fremlæggelsen af de endelige konklusioner, navnlig med hensyn til udviklingen i produktion, kapacitetsudnyttelse, markedsandel, lagerbeholdninger og beskæftigelse.
This claim was reiterated after definitive disclosure, especially as regards the evolution of production, capacity utilisation, market share, stocks and employment.
Som det allerede blev forklaret i betragtning 84 til 88 i den midlertidige forordning, viste disse indikatorer klart en negativ udvikling, som medvirkede til at forværre EF-erhvervsgrenens situation.
As already explained in recitals 84 to 88 of the provisional Regulation, these indicators clearly showed a negative evolution, which contributed to deteriorate the situation of the Community industry.
Følgelig blev påstanden afvist.
Thus, the claim was rejected.
Derfor bekræftes indholdet af betragtning 82 til 97 i den midlertidige forordning vedrørende EF-erhvervsgrenens situation og konklusionen om skade.
Therefore, the contents of recitals 82 to 97 of the provisional Regulation concerning the situation of the Community industry and the conclusion on injury is hereby confirmed.
Da der ikke er fremlagt væsentlige nye oplysninger eller argumenter, bekræftes indholdet af betragtning 100 i den midlertidige forordning.
In the absence of any substantially new information or argument, the contents of recital 100 of the provisional Regulation are hereby confirmed.
Virkningerne af andre faktorer
Effect of other factors
En samarbejdsvillig eksportør fastholdt, at skaden også kunne være forvoldt af importen fra andre tredjelande, som voksede betydeligt før undersøgelsesperioden, herunder navnlig importen fra Indien og Brasilien.
One cooperating exporter reiterated that injury could have also been caused by imports from other third countries which increased significantly before the IP, including imports from India and Brazil, in particular.
Hvad angår Indien, kan dette land ikke anses for at være en relevant forsyningskilde i den analyserede periode 2000-2003 i betragtning af de ubetydelige mængder, der blev importeret.
As regards India, it cannot be considered a relevant source of supply during the period of analysis 2000 to 2003, given the negligible quantities imported.
De indiske importvarers markedsandel udgjorde således under 1 % i undersøgelsesperioden og var forud herfor praktisk taget nul.
As a matter of fact, the market share of Indian imports was below 1 % in the IP and practically non-existent before.
Hvad angår Brasilien, var importen herfra begrænset i sammenligning med både importen fra Kina og den samlede import i hele den betragtede periode.
As far as Brazil is concerned, imports were limited both in comparison to imports from the PRC and total imports during the whole period considered.
Derfor konkluderes det, at importen fra disse lande ikke modbeviste årsagssammenhængen som anført i betragtning 103 i den midlertidige forordning.
Therefore, it is concluded that these imports did not break the causal link as set out in recital 103 of the provisional Regulation.
En eksportør og en række importører og brugere hævdede, at EF-erhvervsgrenen har haft en dominerende stilling på EF-markedet for bariumcarbonat, og at det har gjort det muligt for erhvervsgrenen at forhøje sine priser i Fællesskabet.
One exporter and a number of importers and users claimed that the Community industry has enjoyed a dominant position in the Community market for barium carbonate and that this factor has allowed the industry to increase its prices in the Community.
Eksportøren understregede den kendsgerning, at den gruppe, som den eneste EF-producent tilhører, tidligere har været genstand for en undersøgelse om misbrug af dominerende stilling.
The exporter stressed the fact that the group, to which the sole Community producer belongs, had been investigated for abuse of dominant position in the past.
For det første skal det bemærkes, at EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel i perioden fra 2000 til 2003 gennemsnitligt var 10 procentpoint højere end de kinesiske eksporterende producenters markedsandel, mens den i undersøgelsesperioden var sammenlignelig med de kinesiske importvarers markedsandel.
First of all, it should be noted that during the period 2000 to 2003, the market share of the Community industry was, on average, around 10 percentage points higher than that of the Chinese exporting producers, whilst during the IP it was comparable to that of imports from the PRC.
Derfor kan det ikke konkluderes, at EF-erhvervsgrenen har haft en dominerende stilling i den betragtede periode, i betragtning af at dens markedsandel er faldet i forhold til de kinesiske importvarers markedsandel, og at sidstnævnte i undersøgelsesperioden var lig med EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel.
It cannot therefore be concluded that the Community industry has enjoyed a dominant position over the period considered, given the reduction of its market share against imports from the PRC and the equal market share of imports from the PRC in the IP.
Under alle omstændigheder har ingen af de interesserede parter fremlagt beviser for et eventuelt misbrug af dominerende stilling fra EF-erhvervsgrenens side hvad angår samme vare.
In any case, no evidence has been provided by any interested party to substantiate a possible abuse of dominant position of the Community industry as regards the ‘like product’.
Selv i de tilfælde hvor et selskab er den eneste producent på et givent marked, kan denne kendsgerning alene ikke bruges som indikation for, at den pågældende producent har misbrugt sin markedsstilling ved kunstigt at forhøje priserne på nævnte marked.
Even in cases where a company is the sole producer in a given market, this fact alone cannot be taken as an indication that such producer has abused its market position by way of artificially increasing the prices on such market.
Hvis EF-erhvervsgrenen desuden rent faktisk har haft en dominerende stilling, endsige misbrugt den, er det vanskeligt at forstå, hvordan EF-erhvervsgrenens priser kan være faldet med 7 %, jf. betragtning 86 i den midlertidige forordning, mens de kinesiske eksportører har øget deres markedsandel så betydeligt.
Moreover, should the Community industry have indeed enjoyed a dominant position, let alone abused it, it would be difficult to understand how the Community industry’s prices could have dropped by 7 % as indicated in recital 86 of the provisional Regulation, while the Chinese exporters have increased their market share so substantially.
Desuden kan det ikke udledes, at EF-producenten misbrugte en eventuel dominerende stilling, alene på basis af en undersøgelse, som ikke omfattede samme vare, eller tidligere undersøgelser vedrørende et eller andet selskab i den gruppe, som EF-producenten tilhører.
Furthermore, it cannot be inferred that the Community producer abused a possible dominant position merely on the basis of the existence of an investigation not covering the like product, or investigations in the past in respect of some company of the group to which it belongs.
Derfor afvises påstanden.
Therefore, the claim is rejected.
Hvad angår oplysningerne i betragtning 110 og 111 i den midlertidige forordning, hævdede adskillige brugere og importører, at indførelsen af endelige foranstaltninger ville skade teglproducenterne, som foretrækker at bruge vandig bariumcarbonat (slurry) af bariumcarbonat importeret fra Kina frem for at bruge det bariumcarbonat i pulverform, som EF-erhvervsgrenen leverer.
As regards the information contained in recitals 110 and 111 of the provisional Regulation, several users and importers claimed that the imposition of definitive measures would penalise the bricks and tiles manufacturers, which prefer to use the water suspended barium carbonate (slurry) made out of the barium carbonate imported from the PRC, rather than using the barium carbonate in powder form, supplied by the Community industry.
De pågældende parter hævdede, at EF-erhvervsgrenen ikke sælger slurry og nægter at levere bariumcarbonatpulver til importører, der fremstiller slurry.
These parties alleged that the Community industry does not sell slurry and refuses to supply barium carbonate powder to importers producing the slurry.
I modsætning til denne påstand er det blevet bekræftet, at EF-erhvervsgrenen leverer bariumcarbonat til mindst en importør, der fremstiller slurry af det.
Contrary to this claim, it has been confirmed that the Community industry supplies barium carbonate to at least one importer producing slurry out of it.
Derfor er der rent faktisk en alternativ forsyningskilde for slurry, der fremstilles af EF-erhvervsgrenens bariumcarbonat.
Therefore, there is indeed an alternative source of supply of slurry produced out of the Community industry’s barium carbonate.
Som anført i betragtning 43 i denne forordning er formålet med indførelsen af antidumpingforanstaltninger desuden på ingen måde at hindre adgangen til EF-markedet for varer fra Kina, men derimod at genoprette redelige konkurrencevilkår og bevare alternative forsyningskilder i Fællesskabet.
Furthermore, as stated in recital 43 of this Regulation, the purpose of the imposition of anti-dumping measures is by no means to stop access to the Community market for products from the PRC, but rather to restore fair competition and to maintain alternative sources of supply in the Community.
På baggrund af ovenstående og da brugerne og importørerne ikke har fremlagt noget dokumenteret bevis, der forklarer deres præference for slurry og bariumcarbonat, der importeres fra Kina, frem for den konkurrencedygtige vare, EF-erhvervsgrenen tilbyder, afvises påstanden.
In view of the above and in the absence of any supporting evidence provided by the users and importers to substantiate their preference for the slurry or for the barium carbonate imported from the PRC to the competitive product offered by the Community industry, the claim is rejected.
På baggrund af ovenstående betragtninger og andre elementer, der er beskrevet i betragtning 98 til 111 i den midlertidige forordning, konkluderes det, at importen fra Kina har forvoldt EF-erhvervsgrenen væsentlig skade, jf. grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 6.
Based on the above considerations and other elements contained in recitals 98 to 111 of the provisional Regulation, it is concluded that imports from the PRC have caused material injury to the Community industry within the meaning of Article 3(6) of the basic Regulation.
To sammenslutninger, der repræsenterer de endelige brugere, og en række importører og de endelige brugere selv fremførte på ny, at de primært var bekymrede for, at indførelsen af eventuelle foranstaltninger ville mindske den generelle konkurrence på EF-markedet for dette særlige produkt og derved uundgåeligt medføre en prisstigning, som igen ville mindske deres konkurrenceevne.
Two associations representing end-users, some importers and end-users themselves, reiterated their main concern that the imposition of any measures would reduce the overall competition on the Community market for this particular product and therefore inevitably lead to an increase in prices, which would reduce their level of competitiveness.
De pågældende parter fremlagde ikke nogen yderligere dokumentation for deres påstand.
These parties did not provide any additional evidence to substantiate their claim.
Dertil kom, at 20 brugere, som ikke havde givet sig til kende over for Kommissionen før indførelsen af de midlertidige foranstaltninger, gjorde indsigelse mod indførelsen af endelig antidumpingtold.
In addition, 20 users which had not made themselves known to the Commission before the imposition of the provisional measures, petitioned against the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties.
Disse parter fik mulighed for at fremlægge dokumentation for deres anbringender, hvilket de ikke gjorde.
These parties were given the opportunity to substantiate their claims, but failed to do so.
Deres argumenter blev ikke desto mindre undersøgt yderligere i kraft af en kontrol af de oplysninger, en samarbejdsvillig importør og to samarbejdsvillige brugere allerede havde forelagt før indførelsen af midlertidige foranstaltninger.
Nevertheless, their arguments were further examined through verification of the data already submitted before the imposition of provisional measures by one cooperating importer and two cooperating users.
Efter det ekstra kontrolbesøg hos et selskab, der arbejder i keramikindustrien (fritter), og et andet, der arbejder i teglindustrien (ifølge oplysninger fra samarbejdsvillige brugere tegner de to selskaber sig tilsammen for mere end 20 % af importen af bariumcarbonat fra Kina), bekræftes det således, jf. betragtning 127 i den midlertidige forordning, at bariumcarbonat i gennemsnit udgør mindre end 8 % af brugernes samlede produktionsomkostninger.
Indeed, following the additional verification, visits to a company operating in the ceramics (frits) industry and another one operating in the bricks and tiles industry (the two companies representing together over 20 % of the imports of barium carbonate from the PRC as reported by cooperating users), it is confirmed, as mentioned in recital 127 of the provisional Regulation, that the share of barium carbonate in the total cost of production of users is, on average, below 8 %.
I overensstemmelse med konklusionerne i betragtning 128 i den midlertidige forordning blev det derfor konkluderet, at i betragtning af foranstaltningernes niveau og muligheden for at indhente forsyninger fra andre eksportører, der ikke er omfattet af tolden, synes virkningerne for brugerne af eventuelle stigninger i prisen på samme vare at være minimale.
In line with the findings in recital 128 of the provisional Regulation, it was therefore concluded that, given the level of the measures, and the existence of alternative sources of supply from exporters not subject to duties, the impact of any increase in the price of the ‘like product’ for users appears to be minimal.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de endelige konklusioner påstod to brugersammenslutninger og en eksporterende producent, at de endelige foranstaltningers eventuelle virkninger for brugerne ville være større end det, der er anført i betragtning 39 til 40 i denne forordning.
Further to definitive disclosure, two associations of users and one exporting producer claimed that the possible impact of the definitive measures on users would be higher than mentioned in recitals 39 and 40 of this Regulation.
Det bør i den forbindelse bemærkes, at konklusionerne deri er baseret på kontrollerede oplysninger fra samarbejdsvillige brugere.
In this respect, it should be noted that the findings therein are based on verified data of cooperating users.
I nævnte påstande blev der henvist til oplysninger om selskaber, som ikke samarbejdede i forbindelse med undersøgelsen, og som ikke kunne kontrolleres.
The said claims referred to information on companies which did not cooperate in the investigation and could not be verified.
Påstanden blev derfor afvist.
The claim was therefore rejected.
Ovennævnte eksporterende producent hævdede, at konklusionerne var baseret på et begrænset antal brugere, der ikke var repræsentative for hele markedet.
The exporting producer mentioned above claimed that only a limited number of users, not representative of the whole market, had served as the basis for the findings.
I den forbindelse bør det bemærkes, at de brugere, der blev kontrolleret i både den foreløbige og den endelige fase, tegner sig for over 90 % af de samarbejdsvillige brugeres import af bariumcarbonat fra Kina i undersøgelsesperioden.
In this respect, it should be noted that the users verified at both provisional and definitive stage represent over 90 % of the imports of barium carbonate from the PRC made by cooperating users during the IP.
Derfor anses konklusionerne for at være gyldige, og påstanden afvises.
Therefore, the validity of the findings is considered appropriate and the claim is rejected.
Desuden understreges det, at formålet med antidumpingforanstaltninger på ingen måde er at hindre adgangen til EF-markedet for varer fra Kina, men derimod at genoprette redelige konkurrencevilkår, som er blevet fordrejet af illoyal handelspraksis.
It is further recalled that the purpose of any anti-dumping measure is by no means to stop access to the Community market for products from the PRC, but rather to restore a level playing field that had been distorted by unfair trade practices.
Foranstaltningerne vil således gøre det muligt for den eneste EF-producent at videreføre sin virksomhed, og vil fremme den generelle konkurrence på EF-markedet.
Thus, measures would enable the continuation of activity of the sole Community producer, and would promote overall competition in the Community market.
Da der ikke er fremlagt væsentlige nye oplysninger eller argumenter på dette specifikke område, bekræftes indholdet af betragtning 114 til 132 i den midlertidige forordning.
In the absence of any substantially new information or argument in this particular respect, the contents of recitals 114 to 132 of the provisional Regulation is hereby confirmed.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de foreløbige konklusioner hævdede en eksportør, at den fortjenstmargen på 7,2 %, der ansås for at være den fortjeneste, som EF-erhvervsgrenen kunne opnå uden skadevoldende dumping fra Kina, ikke er realistisk, eftersom den eneste EF-producent på grund af den påståede dominerende stilling tidligere havde haft en kunstigt høj rentabilitet.
Further to the disclosure of provisional findings, an exporter claimed that the profit level of 7,2 % deemed to represent the profit that could be achieved by the Community industry in the absence of injurious dumping from the PRC, is not realistic, since, due to the alleged dominant position of the sole Community producer, its profitability in the past was artificially high.
Som nævnt i betragtning 33 i denne forordning er den kendsgerning, at der i en vis periode kun er en enkelt EF-producent, ikke ensbetydende med, at denne producent har en dominerende stilling på markedet og misbruger denne situation ved f.eks. at udnytte sin stilling til at opnå unormalt høje fortjenstmargener i forbindelse med sin virksomhed.
As already mentioned in recital 33 of this Regulation, the fact that, during a certain period of time, there is only one Community producer, does not imply that this producer has a dominant position in the market and abuses this situation, for example, by making use of its position in order to obtain abnormally high profit margins from its activity.
Som anført i betragtning 135 i den midlertidige forordning blev fortjenstmargenen på 7,2 % beregnet på grundlag af den vejede gennemsnitlige fortjenstmargen for samme vare i årene 1996 til 1998.
As explained in recital 135 of the provisional Regulation, the profit margin of 7,2 % was calculated as the weighted average profit margin of the ‘like product’ during the years 1996 to 1998.
Der blev taget hensyn til EF-erhvervsgrenens fortjenstniveauer, dengang den ikke var udsat for skadevoldende dumping, dvs. før den periode, der blev analyseret med henblik på skadesvurderingen.
Account was taken of the Community industry’s profit levels when it was not suffering from injurious dumping, that is to say, before the period of analysis for the assessment of injury.
Eftersom den pågældende eksportør ikke har fremlagt nogen dokumentation, som påviser, at nævnte fortjeneste må anses for at være unormalt høj, afvises påstanden, og indholdet af betragtning 135 vedrørende beregningen af skadesmargenen bekræftes.
As the exporter in question has not provided any evidence showing that the said profit is to be considered as abnormally high, the claim is rejected and the contents of recital 135 as regards the calculation of the injury margin is hereby confirmed.
I. ENDELIGE FORANSTALTNINGER
I. DEFINITIVE MEASURES
I betragtning af konklusionerne vedrørende dumping, skade og Fællesskabets interesser og i overensstemmelse med artikel 9, stk. 4, i grundforordningen bør der indføres endelig antidumpingtold på importen med oprindelse i Kina svarende til enten dumpingmargenen eller skadestærsklen, afhængig af hvad der er lavest, i henhold til reglen om »den lavest mulige told«.
In view of the conclusions reached with regard to dumping, injury, causation and Community interest, and in accordance with Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation, definitive anti-dumping duties should be imposed on imports originating in the PRC at the level of the lower of the dumping and the injury margins, in accordance with the ‘lesser duty’ rule.
I dette tilfælde bør både de individuelle toldsatser og den landsdækkende told således svare til de konstaterede dumpingmargener.
In this case, the individual duty rates, as well as the country-wide duty, should accordingly be set at the level of the dumping margins found.
Der blev ikke modtaget nogen bemærkninger til foranstaltningernes form, og derfor bekræftes indførelsen af told i form af et specifikt beløb pr. ton som anført i betragtning 138 i den midlertidige forordning.
Regarding the form of the measures, no comments were received and therefore the imposition of the duty in the form of a specific amount per tonne, as contained in recital 138 of the provisional Regulation, is confirmed.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de endelige konklusioner udtrykte to eksporterende producenter interesse i at afgive et pristilsagn.
Following the disclosure of the definitive findings, two exporting producers expressed an interest in offering a price undertaking.
En af producenterne var imidlertid hverken indrømmet markedsøkonomisk eller individuel behandling, og i sådanne tilfælde er det Kommissionens praksis, at der ikke godtages tilsagn, eftersom der ikke kan fastlægges nogen individuel dumpingmargen.
However, for one which was not granted either MET or IT, it is the Commission’s practice not to accept undertakings in such a case, since no individual determination of dumping can be established.
På den baggrund kunne tilsagnet ikke godtages.
On this basis, the offer could not be taken into consideration.
Den anden eksporterende producent, som var indrømmet markedsøkonomisk behandling, tilbagetrak derefter sit tilsagn.
The other exporting producer which received market economy treatment, withdrew its offer subsequently.
ENDELIG OPKRÆVNING AF DEN MIDLERTIDIGE TOLD
DEFINITIVE COLLECTION OF THE PROVISIONAL DUTY