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Undersøgelsen viste dog en stigning i dumpingimporten, der blev solgt til priser, som lå væsentligt under EF-erhvervsgrenens priser.
However, the investigation showed the increasing presence of dumped imports which undercut the prices of the Community industry significantly.
Derfor blev priserne trykket, jf. betragtning 84 i forordningen om midlertidig told, og EF-erhvervsgrenen kunne kun overføre en brøkdel af sine egne omkostningsstigninger til kunderne, hvilket førte til en forringelse af den økonomiske situation og tab af flere markedsandele.
Thus, as stated in recital 84 of the provisional Regulation there was a price depression and the Community industry could only pass on a fraction of its own cost increases to its customers, which led to the deterioration of its financial situation and a further loss of market share.
Endelig skal det nævnes, at ifølge undersøgelsen var omkostningerne i forbindelse med produktion af citronsyre også steget i Kina.
Finally, it has to be mentioned that the investigation has shown that the Chinese costs of production of citric acid had also increased.
De øgede omkostninger medførte imidlertid ikke højere salgspriser, for enhedssalgspriserne faldt med hele 6 procentpoint i den betragtede periode, jf. betragtning 63 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
These increased costs were however not translated into higher sales prices, but on the contrary, unit sales prices even decreased by 6 percentage points during the period considered as shown in recital 63 of the provisional Regulation.
På dette grundlag bør påstandene afvises, og betragtning 88-99 i forordningen om midlertidig told bekræftes hermed endeligt.
On the basis of the above, the claims should be rejected and recitals 88 to 99 of the provisional Regulation are hereby definitively confirmed.
Visse interesserede parter hævdede på ny, at de europæiske producenters tab af markedsandel var selvforskyldt på grund af citronsyrekartellet (1991-1995), som både klageren og den anden europæiske producent deltog i, og som hævdedes at være grunden til stigningen i importen af citronsyre fra Kina.
Some interested parties reiterated their claims that the loss of market share for the European producers was self-inflicted because of the citric acid cartel (1991 to 1995) in which both the complainant and the other European producer participated and which was claimed to be the reason of the boost of Chinese citric acid imports.
Denne påstand blev ikke yderligere dokumenteret og ændrede derfor ikke konklusionen i betragtning 100 i forordningen om midlertidig told om, at den kraftige stigning i dumpingimporten fandt sted adskillige år efter, at kartellet var ophørt med at eksistere.
This allegation was not further substantiated and, therefore, did not alter the conclusion drawn in recital 100 of the provisional Regulation that the big boost of the dumped imports happened several years after the cartel ceased to exist.
På baggrund af ovenstående konkluderes det endeligt, at følgerne af de konkurrencebegrænsende metoder, som EF-erhvervsgrenen har været med til at anvende, ikke bidrog til den væsentlige skade, der blev påført EF-erhvervsgrenen.
On the basis of the above, it is definitively concluded that the consequences of the anti-competitive practices in which the Community industry took part did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Community industry.
Visse interesserede parter hævdede på ny, at faldet i priserne på citronsyre fra Kina i undersøgelsesperioden hovedsagelig skyldtes den ugunstige vekselkurs mellem US-dollaren og euroen, at priserne for citronsyre på verdensmarkedet normalt udtrykkes i US-dollar, samt vanskelighederne ved at justere priserne, der normalt forhandles årligt, til den ændrede valutasituation.
Some interested parties reiterated their claims that the drop in prices of Chinese citric acid during the IP was largely due to the unfavourable exchange rate from the US dollar to euro, the fact that prices for citric acid are generally expressed in US dollar on world markets and the difficulty to adjust prices, which are generally negotiated annually, to the new currency situation.
Ifølge betragtning 104 i forordningen om midlertidig told bør virkningen af eventuelle svingninger i valutakurserne ikke betragtes som en væsentlig årsag, for selv hvis der ses fuldstændig bort fra, at US-dollaren efter en finjustering af de foreløbige beregninger mistede 4,97 % af sin værdi i forhold til euroen mellem 2004 og undersøgelsesperioden, ville prisunderbuddet stadig være på over 10 %.
It is recalled that in recital 104 of the provisional Regulation, the impact of any currency fluctuation is not considered to be significant because even if the devaluation of the US dollar against the euro between 2004 and the IP, which amounted to 4,97 %, after a fine-tuning of provisional calculations, would have been fully disregarded, there would still be undercutting of over 10 %.
Derfor konkluderes det endeligt, at euroens stigning i forhold til US-dollaren ikke var af et sådant omfang, at årsagssammenhængen mellem den konstaterede skade for EF-erhvervsgrenen og den berørte import blev brudt, og påstanden bør derfor afvises.
Consequently, it is definitively confirmed that the appreciation of the euro in respect of the US dollar was not such as to break the causal link between the established injury to the Community industry and the imports concerned. The claim should, therefore, be rejected.
Da der ikke er fremlagt yderligere nye dokumenterede oplysninger eller argumenter på dette område, bekræftes betragtning 82-110 i forordningen om midlertidig told hermed endeligt.
In the absence of any further new and substantiated information or argument, recitals 82 to 110 of the provisional Regulation are hereby definitively confirmed.
På denne baggrund bekræftes den foreløbige konklusion om, at der findes årsagssammenhæng mellem den væsentlige skade, som EF-erhvervsgrenen er blevet påført, og dumpingimporten fra Kina hermed endeligt.
In the light of the above, the provisional finding of existence of causal link between the material injury suffered by the Community industry and the dumped Chinese imports is hereby definitively confirmed.
Der blev modtaget kommentarer om behovet for at tage hensyn til visse vigtige udviklingstendenser efter undersøgelsesperioden både fra visse producenter i EF-erhvervsgrenen samt fra de samarbejdende eksporterende producenter og importører.
Comments relating to the need to take into consideration certain important post-IP developments have been received both from certain Community industry producers as well as from the cooperating exporting producers and importers.
Det skal bemærkes, at i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 6, stk. 1, tages der normalt ikke hensyn til oplysninger om dumping og skade, som vedrører en periode efter undersøgelsesperioden.
It is noted that in accordance with Article 6(1) of the basic Regulation, information concerning dumping and injury relating to a period subsequent to the investigation period shall, normally, not be taken into account.
Men på grund af erklæringen i betragtning 119 og 129 i forordningen om midlertidig told blev det undtagelsesvis anset for nødvendigt at indsamle data og oplysninger om perioden efter juni 2007 indtil juli 2008.
However, in view of the statement made in recitals 119 and 129 of the provisional Regulation, it was exceptionally considered necessary to collect data and information related to the period after June 2007 until July 2008.
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, dels at det ikke ville være nødvendigt at indføre foranstaltninger, for som følge af væsentligt højere priser nåede EF-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet efter undersøgelsesperioden op på et højt niveau, dels at markedet havde reguleret sig selv.
Some interested parties claimed that the imposition of measures would be unnecessary as the profitability of the Community industry attained high levels post-IP due to significantly increased prices and that the market had regulated itself.
I undersøgelsesperioden kunne der konstateres dumping og skade, men denne skade skyldtes i stort omfang pristrykket fra dumpingimporten.
During the IP, there was evidence of dumping and injury and this injury was caused to a significant degree by the price depression stemming from the dumped imports.
Ifølge importstatistikkerne steg de kinesiske salgspriser kun i gennemsnit 12 % efter undersøgelsesperioden.
Import statistics show an average increase of Chinese sales prices of only 12 % after the IP.
Sammenlignet med det prisunderbud på 16,54 %, der blev konstateret i undersøgelsesperioden, er stigningen helt klart ikke tilstrækkelig, for den ville i mangel af antidumpingforanstaltninger ikke have sat EF-erhvervsgrenen i stand til at hæve salgsprisen til et bæredygtigt niveau uden risiko for at miste flere kunder.
Compared to the undercutting level of 16,54 % found during the IP, this increase is clearly not sufficient as it would not allow the Community industry to increase its sales price to a sustainable level without risking losing more customers in the absence of anti-dumping measures.
For så vidt angår EF-erhvervsgrenens prisniveau, kunne det konstateres, at EF-erhvervsgrenen formåede at hæve priserne i beskedent omfang fra det første kvartal i 2008, hvilket syntes at have forbedret EF-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation.
Concerning the price level of the Community industry, it was found that the Community industry managed to increase its prices moderately as of the first quarter of 2008 which appeared to have improved the financial situation of the Community industry.
Prisstigningerne falder dog i høj grad tidsmæssigt sammen med indledningen af denne procedure, og det ser derfor ud som om, at EF-erhvervsgrenens situation kan være blevet forbedret på grund af udsigten til antidumpingforanstaltninger på import fra Kina.
These price increases are, nevertheless, in a close timely correlation with the initiation of this proceeding and it thus appears that the situation of the Community industry may have improved because of the potential anti-dumping measures on imports from the PRC.
Det kunne derfor konkluderes, at der ikke var tale om selvregulering af markedet, eller at selvreguleringen ikke var tilstrækkelig til at overflødiggøre foranstaltninger.
It was hence concluded that there was no self-regulation of the market, or the self-regulation was insufficient to render the imposition of measures unnecessary.
Argumentet bør derfor afvises.
The argument should be thus rejected.
Da ingen af parterne fremførte nye dokumenterede oplysninger eller argumenter vedrørende EF-erhvervsgrenens interesser, bekræftes konklusionerne i betragtning 112-115 i forordningen om midlertidig told om EF-erhvervsgrenens interesser hermed endeligt.
In the absence of any new and substantiated information or argument with regard to the interest of the Community industry, the conclusion made in recitals 112 to 115 of the provisional Regulation regarding the interest of the Community industry are hereby definitively confirmed.
Konkurrence og forsyningssikkerhed
Competition and security of supply
De fleste interesserede parter fremsatte på ny deres påstand om, at foranstaltninger ville medføre en væsentlig begrænsning af konkurrencen på Fællesskabets marked og skabe en duopolistisk markedssituation.
Most interested parties reiterated their claim that the imposition of measures would significantly reduce competition in the European market and create a duopolistic market situation.
Men i betragtning af den stærke markedsposition, som de kinesiske eksporterende producenter har opnået i de seneste år, ville foranstaltninger sandsynligvis ikke skubbe dem ud af Fællesskabets marked, men blot genindføre lige vilkår, således at EF-erhvervsgrenen og de kinesiske eksporterende producenter kan konkurrere på lige fod.
It is considered, however, that in view of the strong market position that the Chinese exporting producers obtained over the last years, the imposition of measures would not drive them out of the Community market, but merely restore a level playing field allowing the Community industry and the Chinese exporting producers to compete on equal terms.
Desuden kunne en rimelig prisstigning på Fællesskabets marked tiltrække mere import fra andre tredjelande med egen produktion, f.eks. Israel og Sydamerika, som sandsynligvis var mindre interesserede i at eksportere til et marked med trykkede priser.
Moreover, a reasonable price increase on the Community market could indeed attract more imports from other third countries with own production, such as Israel and South America which were likely less interested in exporting to a market with depressed prices.
Hvis der ikke indføres antidumpingforanstaltninger, kan det på den anden side ikke udelukkes, at EF-erhvervsgrenen må indstille sin fremstillingsvirksomhed på dette særlige område, hvilket ville føre til det omvendte scenarie, nemlig en dominerende stilling for den kinesiske import.
On the other hand, should anti-dumping measures not be imposed, it cannot be excluded that the Community industry would have to cease its manufacturing activities for this particular business, leading to the opposite scenario, i.e. a dominant position of the Chinese imports.
De fleste interesserede parter hævdede også, at hvis den kinesiske import skulle ophøre på grund af foranstaltninger, ville forsyningssikkerheden blive sat på spil, for EF-erhvervsgrenen kan ikke dække efterspørgslen på Fællesskabets marked, selv ikke hvis begge producenter udnyttede deres produktionskapacitet 100 %.
Most interested parties also claimed that should Chinese imports stop due to the imposition of measures the security of supply would be at stake because the Community industry cannot satisfy the demand on the EU market even if both producers would produce at 100 % of their capacity.
Denne situation ville blive forværret, for efterspørgslen efter citronsyre forventes at blive endnu større som følge af Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning (EF) nr. 648/2004 af 31. marts 2004 om vaske- og rengøringsmidler [5].
This would be aggravated by the fact that the demand of citric acid is predicted to even increase with the effects of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents [5].
Ifølge den pågældende forordning har Kommissionen til hensigt at foretage en evaluering af anvendelsen af fosfater i vaske- og rengøringsmidler og at lægge resultaterne til grund for et forslag til passende tiltag.
In this Regulation, the Commission undertakes to conduct a review regarding the use of phosphates in detergents and, based on the results, to submit a proposal for appropriate action.
Kommissionen har opfyldt denne forpligtelse og forelagt en rapport, men har endnu ikke fremsat forslag til tiltag.
Following this obligation, the Commission submitted a report, but did not propose any action.
Men selv med et totalt forbud mod anvendelse af fosfater i vaske- og rengøringsmiddelindustrien er det vigtigste erstatningsstof zeolit og kun i mindre omfang citronsyre.
However, even if phosphates would be completely banned from the detergents’ industry, their main substitutes are zeolites and to a smaller extent only citric acid.
Endvidere taler flere forhold mod den formodning, at importen fra Kina ville ophøre:
Furthermore, several facts contradict the assumption that Chinese imports would indeed stop.
Ifølge importstatistikkerne steg importen fra Kina 17 % i de 12 måneder, der fulgte efter undersøgelsesperioden, mens den forblev af et væsentligt omfang efter indførelsen af de foreløbige foranstaltninger og syntes at være tilstrækkelig til at garantere forsyningssikkerheden i Fællesskabet.
Import statistics showed that the Chinese imports increased by 17 % during the twelve months following the IP, whereas after the imposition of provisional measures they remained at a substantial level, appearing sufficient to guarantee the security of supply in the EU.
I henhold til undersøgelsen har flere eksporterende producenter i Kina en vis overkapacitet, og derfor vil importen fra Kina til Fællesskabets marked sandsynligvis ikke ophøre, navnlig ikke hvis USA indfører foranstaltninger mod Kina i forbindelse med USA’s antidumpingundersøgelse.
The investigation showed some overcapacity of some exporting producers in China which is an indication that Chinese imports in the EU market will not stop, in particular if the USA would impose measures against PRC, in the framework of the US anti-dumping investigation.
Endvidere meddelte EF-erhvervsgrenen, at der vil blive truffet hensigtsmæssige foranstaltninger for at øge produktionskapaciteten.
In addition, the Community industry announced to take appropriate measures in order to increase its production capacity.
Klageren meddelte, at virksomhedens produktionskapacitet ville blive øget betydeligt.
The complainant announced to increase its production capacity significantly.
I henhold til pressemeddelelsen fra juli 2008 vil den yderligere kapacitet foreligge i fuldt omfang fra midten af 2009 med en første forøgelse allerede i januar 2009.
According to the press release issued in July 2008, those additional capacities should be fully available as of mid 2009 with the first increase already available in January 2009.
Det burde absolut bidrage til at dække efterspørgslen i Fællesskabet.
This should indeed contribute to satisfy the demand in the EU.
Det skal endvidere bemærkes, at ifølge en udtalelse fra den anden EF-producent i august 2008 vil virksomheden nedlægge sit produktionsanlæg i Kina i det første kvartal af 2009 og koncentrere sig om produktionsanlægget i Fællesskabet.
It is further noted that the other Community producer announced in August 2008, that it would close its production site in China by the first quarter of 2009 and that it will focus on its production site in the Community.
Endvidere ville et mere attraktivt prisniveau på Fællesskabets marked sandsynligvis også øge importen fra tredjelande, og med disse alternative kilder må forsyningen skønnes at være bedre sikret, end hvis brugerne var helt afhængige af kinesisk citronsyre.
Moreover, a more attractive price level in the EU market would probably also increase imports from third countries and with those alternative sources, supply appears to be better secured as if users would only depend on Chinese citric acid.
I de 12 måneder, der fulgte efter undersøgelsesperioden, steg importen fra Israel f.eks. 30 %.
During the 12 months following the IP, imports from Israel for example have increased by 30 %.
Foranstaltninger vil derfor sandsynligvis ikke skubbe de eksporterende producenter fra Kina ud af markedet, men snarere genindføre lige vilkår, som sikrer alternative forsyningskilder.
It therefore appears that the imposition of measures would not drive the Chinese exporting producers out of the market, but would rather restore a level playing field which secures alternative sources of supply.
Visse interesserede parter hævdede, at på grund af stikprøverne havde Kommissionen kun modtaget resultater for de største importører i Europa, og at den derfor manglede oplysninger om toldens konsekvenser for langt størstedelen af de små og mellemstore importørvirksomheder.
Some interested parties claimed that due to sampling, the Commission only received the results for the largest importers in Europe, thus lacking information of the effects of duties on the overwhelming majority of small and medium sized importers.
Men ingen gjorde indsigelse mod stikprøven, som derfor anses for at være repræsentativ for alle importører.
However, no party raised any objection against the selected sample and, therefore, the sample is considered to be representative for all importers.
Da citronsyre i gennemsnit kun tegner sig for 1 % af importørernes samlede indtægter, forventes virkningerne af en antidumpingtold at blive udvandet i virksomhedernes samlede resultater.
Given that citric acid, on average, constitutes only 1 % of the importers’ total revenue, it is expected that the effects of an anti-dumping duty will be diluted in the companies’ overall results.
Da der ikke er fremsat yderligere bemærkninger fra importørernes side, bekræftes konklusionerne i betragtning 116-120 i forordningen om midlertidig told hermed endeligt.
In the absence of any further comments from importers, the conclusions made in recitals 116 to 120 of the provisional Regulation are hereby definitively confirmed.
Efter den foreløbige fase uddybede Kommissionen undersøgelsen for så vidt angår foranstaltningernes mulige indvirkning på brugerne.
After the provisional stage, the Commission intensified the investigation as regards the possible impact of measures on users.
Derfor blev der anmodet om yderligere oplysninger fra brugerne og de nationale sammenslutninger, og der blev aflagt et supplerende kontrolbesøg på en EF-brugers forretningssted.
To this end, additional information was requested from the users and national associations and an additional verification visit was carried out at one Community user’s premises.
De indkomne oplysninger bekræfter den foreløbige konklusion, der er baseret på ufuldstændige besvarelser af brugerspørgeskemaet, jf. betragtning 121 og 122 i forordningen om midlertidig told, og som gik ud på, at citronsyrens indvirkning på brugernes samlede produktionsomkostninger er forholdsvis moderat.
The information received confirms the provisional finding, based on users’ questionnaire incomplete responses as mentioned in recitals 121 and 122 of the provisional Regulation, that the effect of citric acid in the total cost of production of the users is relatively moderate.
Selv om citronsyrens andel i brugernes produktionsomkostninger naturligvis afhænger af varen, lå den generelt på mellem under 1 % og 20 %.
While the share of citric acid in the users’ cost of production naturally depends on the product, it was found to range generally between less than 1 % and 20 %.
Ovennævnte yderligere oplysninger har også bekræftet de foreløbige undersøgelsesresultater, i henhold til hvilke told svarende til prisunderbudsmargenen ville have en meget begrænset virkning på de samarbejdende brugeres produktionsomkostninger.
The additional information mentioned above has also confirmed the provisional findings that a duty at the level of the underselling margin would have a very limited effect on the cost of production of the cooperating users.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse hævdede to af de største industrielle brugere af citronsyre, at citronsyre udgør en væsentlig del af visse af deres varer, og at told derfor ville få betydelige konsekvenser for dem.
After the definitive disclosure, two of the main industrial users of citric acid argued that citric acid represents a high proportion in certain of their products and, thus, the effect of the duties would be significant for them.
For det første skal det bemærkes, at begge brugere fremstiller en lang række varer, hvor der anvendes citronsyre i forskelligt omfang.
Firstly, it should be noted that both users produce a wide range of products in which citric acid is used in different proportions.
For det andet kunne det ikke på grundlag af de indgivne oplysninger dokumenteres, at de pågældende brugere hovedsagelig solgte de varer, hvor omkostningerne til citronsyre var størst.
Secondly, based on the data submitted, it could not be proved that those users sold predominantly those products in which the cost of citric acid were more important.
Endelig blev påstanden ikke yderligere dokumenteret med supplerende oplysninger.
Finally, the argument was not further substantiated by any additional data.
Påstanden kunne derfor ikke accepteres.
Therefore, this argument could not be accepted.
Ovenstående supplerende analyse af importørernes og brugernes interesser i Fællesskabet har ikke ændret de foreløbige konklusioner i den henseende.
The above additional analysis concerning the interest of the importers and the users in the Community has not altered the provisional conclusions in this respect.