natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Definitionen af den pågældende vare bør derfor præciseres således, at den alene henviser til acesulfamkalium (kaliumsalt af 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-on-2,2-dioxid; CAS-nr.
The inclusion of preparations and mixtures is therefore not appropriate.
Konklusionerne i betragtning 19 i forordningen om midlertidig told bekræftes derfor.
Should provisional anti-dumping duties on such preparations and/or mixtures have been imposed, they should be released.
Normal værdi
The Commission did not receive any comments in this regard.
I undersøgelsesperioden blev Ace K udelukkende produceret i Kina og i Unionen.
DUMPING
Den normale værdi kunne derfor ikke fastsættes på grundlag af prisen eller den beregnede værdi i et tredjeland med markedsøkonomi, eller prisen ved eksport fra et sådant tredjeland til andre lande, herunder Unionen.
Normal value
I henhold til grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 7, litra a), skulle den normale værdi fastsættes »på ethvert andet rimeligt grundlag«.
None of the Chinese Ace-K producers claimed market economy treatment and therefore their domestic sales prices or cost of production could not be used for establishing normal value.
Med henblik herpå har Kommissionen som udgangspunkt for fastsættelse af den normale værdi brugt den pris, der faktisk er betalt eller skal betales i Unionen for samme vare (dvs. EU-erhvervsgrenens EU-salgspris), og Kommissionen tilpassede derefter denne pris for at fjerne virkningen fra tre elementer, der kun var gældende for EU-erhvervsgrenen, og som afspejlede en særlig prisdannelse såvel som aktiviteter, der var forbundet med en meget specifik og anderledes vare, som klageren havde udviklet.
During the investigation period, Ace-K was produced only in the PRC and the Union.
Under prisfastsættelsen af den pågældende vare i den foreliggende sag afslørede undersøgelsen ganske rigtigt bestemte mønstre med hensyn til mængder og typer af kunder, kvalitetsforskelle såvel som ekstraordinære omkostninger i forbindelse med en ny, meget specifik og anderledes vare, som kun klageren havde udviklet.
The normal value could not therefore be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country, or the price from such a third country to other countries, including the Union.
Kommissionen anvendte derfor relevante tilpasninger for at afspejle de særlige prisdannelser og for at kunne fastsætte den normale værdi på et rimeligt grundlag.
Consequently, pursuant to Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, normal value had to be determined on ‘any other reasonable basis’.
Klageren anfægtede disse pristilpasninger med henblik på fastsættelse af den normale værdi og hævdede, at de ikke var korrekte i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 10.
To that effect, the Commission used as starting point for establishing the normal value the price actually paid or payable in the Union for the like product, i.e. the Union sales price of the Union industry, and it then adapted that price to remove the effect of three elements that existed only for the Union industry and that reflected particular patterns of price formation as well as activities related to a very specific and different product developed by the complainant.
Ovenstående bemærkninger kræver en præcisering af Kommissionens fremgangsmåde i forhold til den, der er beskrevet i forordningen om midlertidig told.
Indeed, the investigation had established in the price setting of the product concerned in the present case particular patterns relating to quantities and types of customers, quality differences as well as exceptional costs related to a new, very specific and different product developed only by the complainant.
Under henvisning til betragtning 26 og 27 i forordningen om midlertidig told bør det gøres klart, at de tre tilpasninger, der er beskrevet i betragtning 23-38 er foretaget som led i fastsættelsen af den normale værdi på »ethvert andet rimeligt grundlag«, jf. grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 7, litra a).
The Commission introduced therefore relevant adaptations to reflect those particular patterns and make the determination of the normal value on a reasonable basis.
Formålet var derfor ikke at foretage en justering af den normale værdi for at sammenligne med en eksportpris, men snarere at nå frem til en normal værdi på et rimeligt grundlag i mangel af et passende tredjeland med markedsøkonomi, der kunne anvendes som referenceland.
The complainant contested those adaptations to its prices for the purpose of establishing the normal value, claiming they are improper under the terms of Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation.
Faktisk blev EU-erhvervsgrenens priser kun brugt som udgangspunkt for fastsættelsen af en rimelig, normal værdi, og tilpasningerne var nødvendige for at nå frem til en sådan rimelig, normal værdi.
The above comments require a clarification of the Commission's approach as compared to the one described in the provisional Regulation.
Påstanden om, at der ikke er noget retsgrundlag for disse tilpasninger, blev derfor afvist.
Indeed, in reference to recitals 26 and 27 of the provisional Regulation, it should be made clear that the three adaptations described below in recitals 23 to 38 have been made as part of the determination of the normal value on ‘any other reasonable basis’ under Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Tilpasning for handelsled
Thus, the question was not to perform an adjustment to a normal value for comparing with an export price, but rather to arrive at a normal value on a reasonable basis in the absence of an appropriate market economy third country which could be used as analogue country.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de foreløbige konklusioner anfægtede klageren størrelsen af den tilpasning, der blev foretaget for at nå frem til en normal værdi på forhandlerniveau, selv om der var enighed om, at der var behov for tilpasninger, fordi eksportsalget fra Kina primært foregik til forhandlere i Unionen, mens EU-producenternes salg primært foregik til slutbrugere.
Indeed, the Union industry prices were used only as a starting point in the process of establishing a reasonable normal value and the adaptations were necessary to arrive at such a reasonable normal value.
På grund af den begrænsede forekomst af salg til distributører på EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsliste kunne disse data ikke anvendes til at fastsætte en passende tilpasningssats for forskellige handelsled, og tilpasningssatsen blev derfor midlertidigt beregnet på grundlag af prisforskellen mellem de kinesiske salg til forhandlere og slutbrugere.
The claim that there is no legal basis for these adaptations is therefore dismissed.
Klageren anfægtede, at dette var et passende grundlag, og anførte, at tilpasningen for handelsled burde have været fastsat ud fra bruttomargenen hos de tre store EU-distributører inden for industrien for fødevareingredienser, som alle tre distribuerede Ace K.
Adaptation for level of trade
Kommissionen accepterede, at det er mere hensigtsmæssigt i dette tilfælde at beregne tilpasningssatsen på grundlag af relevante distributørers opnåede bruttomargen.
After provisional disclosure, the complainant, although agreeing that an adaptation was warranted because the export sales from China were made mainly to traders in the Union while the sales of the Union producer were mainly made to end users, questioned the magnitude of the adaptation made to arrive at a normal value at traders' level.
Den metode, som klageren foreslog, havde dog visse fejl, da kun én af de distributører, som klageren nævnte, samarbejdede, og oplysningerne vedrørte alle de varer, som forhandles af disse importører, hvoraf de fleste ikke er den pågældende vare.
Due to the limited presence of sales to distributors in the Union industry sales listing, those data could not be used for establishing an appropriate adaptation rate for these differences in level of trade and the adaptation rate was therefore provisionally calculated on the basis of the price difference between Chinese sales to traders and end users.
Denne reviderede sats blev anvendt og er afspejlet i dumpingmargenen i tabellen efter betragtning 53.
The complainant contested that this was an appropriate basis and commented that the level of trade adaptation should have been determined by the gross margin realised by three large Union distributors in the food ingredients industry, each of which distributed Ace-K.
Én kinesisk eksporterende producent anførte, at den ikke var blevet meddelt den sats, som var tilpasset for handelsled, der blev anvendt på det midlertidige stadium.
The Commission accepted that, in this case, it is more appropriate to calculate the adaptation rate on the basis of gross margins obtained by relevant distributors.
Klageren satte endvidere spørgsmålstegn ved repræsentativiteten af de undersøgelsesresultater, som dannede grundlag for Kommissionens vurdering af kvalitetsforskellene og markedets opfattelse heraf med henblik på fastsættelsen af den normale værdi.
This revised methodology resulted in a revised level of trade adaptation rate as compared to the one used at the provisional stage.
I den forbindelse skal det understreges, at der var forskellige af de indsendte oplysninger, der viste kvalitetsforskelle og/eller markedets opfattelse af kvalitetsforskelle mellem den kinesiske vare og den samme vare i EU.
That revised rate was applied and is reflected in the dumping margin in the table under recital 53 below.
Oplysninger, som klageren selv fremlagde i klagen, samt oplysninger på klagerens egen hjemmeside indikerede faktisk tydeligt, at der var tale om en kvalitetsforskel.
One Chinese exporting producer commented on the fact that the provisional rate for the adaptation for differences in level of trade was not disclosed to them.
Nogle få bemærkninger — for det meste af fortrolig karakter — indeholdt prøverapporter og skriftlige bemærkninger modtaget fra interesserede parter.
The rate is not anymore of relevance as it has been replaced as explained in recital 24 above.
Derfor anses repræsentativiteten af undersøgelsesresultaterne, som dannede grundlag for at konkludere, at der var en reel og/eller opfattet forskel i kvaliteten mellem den importerede vare og det Ace K, som blev produceret af EU-producenten, for at være tilstrækkelig.
In any event, as the provisional adaptation had been based on data from two Chinese cooperating exporting producers with sales to both traders and users, the exact amount concerns confidential business data and cannot be disclosed.
Derudover bekræftede de varespecifikationer, der blev indsamlet under kontrolbesøgene hos EU-erhvervsgrenen, kinesiske producenter og importører, denne kvalitetsforskel ved at afsløre store forskelle med hensyn til renhedskriterierne mellem den vare, der sælges af klageren og den vare, der sælges af de eksporterende producenter.
Adaptation for quality difference and the market perception thereof
En tilpasning er derfor berettiget.
Regarding the quality adaptation, the complainant first argued that there was no quality difference between the Chinese product and the like product produced by the Union producer and that therefore no adaptation was warranted.
Hvad angår tilpasningens størrelse, er dette udelukkende baseret på en kvantificering af kvalitetsforskellen i den fortrolige sagsakt, som blev indgivet af EU-erhvervsgrenen selv.
The complainant further questioned the representativeness of the evidence based on which the Commission reflected the quality differences and the perception thereof in the market in the establishment of the normal value.
Kommissionen fandt også, at omkostningerne ved afprøvning og forbedring af kvalitetsstandarden af det Ace K, der blev solgt af én kinesisk producent — hvilket blev efterprøvet ved kontrolbesøg hos en samarbejdsvillig importør — omtrent er af samme størrelse som ved den tilpasning, Kommissionen foretog, hvilket bekræftede, at tilpasningens størrelse var passende.
In this respect, it should be underlined that there were various submissions which indicated quality differences and/or market perceptions of quality differences between the Chinese product and the like product in the Union.
Én kinesisk eksporterende producent hævdede, at kvaliteten af dens Ace K ikke kun er ringere sammenlignet med EU-producenten, men også sammenlignet med dets to kinesiske konkurrenter.
In fact, information submitted by the complainant at complaint stage and on its own website clearly indicated that a quality difference existed.
Producenten hævdede, at de kvalitetstilpasninger, der var foretaget for dens produkt, derfor burde være højere.
Some submissions, mostly limited of nature, include test reports and written submissions received from interested parties.
Undersøgelsesresultater, der understøttede dette, omfattede prøverapporter, der sammenlignede dens vare med en anden kinesisk samarbejdsvillig eksporterende producents vare samt en erklæring udstedt af en importør i Unionen.
Therefore, the representativeness of the evidence based on which it was concluded that indeed there was a real and/or perceived difference of quality between the imported product and Ace-K produced by the Union producer is deemed to be sufficient.
Denne importør erklærede at have købt den pågældende vare fra netop denne kinesiske producent til en lavere pris, fordi dens produkt angiveligt er af ringere kvalitet sammenlignet med varer fra dens kinesiske konkurrent.
Furthermore, the product specifications collected during the verification visits of the Union industry, Chinese producers and importers confirmed this quality difference as they revealed significant differences in terms of purity standards between the product sold by the complainant and the product sold by the exporting producers.
Denne påstand blev ikke accepteret, da de indsendte prøverapporter var dateret før undersøgelsesperioden.
An adaptation is therefore warranted.
Importørens erklæring vedrørte også kun varer fra den kinesiske producent, der kom med ovenstående påstand, samt én anden kinesisk producent.
Moreover, as concerns the amount of the adaptation, this is based on the sole quantification of the quality difference in the limited file, provided in a submission by the Union industry itself.
Derudover blev der ikke fremlagt nogen verificerbar dokumentation (f.eks. fakturaer med angivelse af ringere kvalitet og/eller købspriser).
The Commission also found that the cost of testing and improving the quality standards of Ace-K sold by one Chinese producer, as verified on-the-spot at the premises of a cooperating importer, is approximately of the same amount as the adaptation made by the Commission, which confirmed that the amount of the adaptation is reasonable.
På grundlag af ovenstående mener Kommissionen, at de foretagne kvalitetstilpasninger er berettigede og på et passende niveau.
One Chinese exporting producer claimed that the quality of its Ace-K is not only lower compared to that of the Union producer but also compared to those of its two Chinese competitors.
Tilpasningen af EU-priserne for at afspejle kvalitetsforskellene, bekræftes derfor.
It claimed that the quality adaptation made for its product should therefore be higher.
Tilpasning for forskning og udvikling (»FoU«) samt markedsføring i forbindelse med aktiviteter omhandlende en meget specifik og anderledes vare, som er udviklet af klageren
Evidence supporting this concerned test reports comparing its product with that of one other Chinese cooperating exporting producer and a statement issued by an importer in the Union.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de foreløbige konklusioner bemærkede klageren, at Kommissionen ikke gav nogen forklaring på, hvorfor omkostningerne i forbindelse med dens nyligt udviklede produkt var blevet fratrukket den normale værdi og argumenterede for, at tilpasningen ikke var berettiget.
This importer stated to have purchased the product concerned from this particular Chinese producer at a lower price as its product is allegedly of lower quality compared to that of its Chinese competitor.
For det andet havde der kun fundet et begrænset salg sted i undersøgelsesperioden, fordi det nye produkt stadig var i gang med at blive lanceret, og salgspriserne var under alle omstændigheder ikke repræsentative.
Furthermore, though the claim of inferior quality was made vis-à-vis both of the other two cooperating Chinese producers, the test reports compared the products of the Chinese producer making the above claim with only one other Chinese cooperating producer.
Sådanne omkostninger var ikke blevet afholdt af nogen af de kinesiske eksporterende producenter, der anses for at være de generiske producenter af den pågældende vare.
As for the statement issued by the importer, this also only concerned the product of the Chinese producer making the above claim and one other Chinese cooperating producer.
For at fastsætte den normale værdi i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 7, på et rimeligt grundlag fandt Kommissionen det rimeligt at foretage en tilpasning, så omkostningerne i forbindelse med den nye vare blev fratrukket beregningen af den normale værdi.
In addition, no verifiable evidence supporting the statement (such as invoices indicating lower quality and/or purchase prices) was provided.
Klageren anfægtede også selve tilpasningen på den baggrund, at der ikke ville være noget retsgrundlag i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 10, for at trække omkostninger fra priser, og ved at gøre dette blandede Kommissionen æbler og pærer sammen.
Based on the above, the Commission considers the quality adaptation made to be justified and at the appropriate level.
Men som forklaret i betragtning 21 er den normale værdi blevet fastsat på grundlag af grundforordningens artikel 2, stk. 7, og med henblik på at fastsætte en normal værdi på et rimeligt grundlag blev denne tilpasning anset for berettiget i henhold til omtalte artikel.
The adaptation to the Union prices to reflect the quality differences is therefore confirmed.
Desuden var det tydeligt, at EU-erhvervsgrenens prisfastsættelse var påvirket af disse omkostninger (til FoU samt primært markedsføring), der var forbundet med en ny, meget specifik og anderledes vare.
R & D and marketing adaptation related to activities for a very specific and different product developed by the complainant
Undersøgelsen viste navnlig, at disse omkostninger blev allokeret til virksomhedens Ace K-aktiviteter, og det er derfor logisk, at den pågældende virksomhed tager hensyn til omkostningerne i sin prisfastsættelse for at få dem dækket ind.
Following provisional disclosure, the complainant commented that the Commission did not provide any explanation as to why costs relating to its newly developed product had been deducted from the normal value and argued that no adaptation was warranted.
Det blev også bekræftet af EU-erhvervsgrenen gennem dens besvarelse af spørgeskemaet, at produktionsomkostninger er en faktor i prisdannelsesprocessen.
In this respect, it needs first to be noted that the costs made in relation to the newly developed product have been deducted consistently throughout the dumping and the injury analysis, as these costs are related to a very specific and different product developed by the complainant (see recitals 12 to 14).
Klageren anfægtede også tilpasningens størrelse, som den anså for at være for stor.
They are of an exceptional nature and unique to the Union industry.
Den fremførte, at et lavere beløb pr. kg var berettiget på grund af angivelige forskelle i udviklings- og markedsføringsomkostninger på EU-markedet i forhold til andre markeder.
Second, as the new product was still in the process of being fully launched, only very limited quantities of sales had taken place in the investigation period, of which the sales prices were in any event not representative.
I denne forbindelse skal det for det første understreges, at denne skelnen mellem omkostninger pr. marked ikke blev foretaget af klageren i løbet af undersøgelsen, på trods af at klageren var blevet anmodet om at lave en opdeling af disse udviklings- og markedsføringsomkostninger.
No such costs had been incurred by any of the Chinese exporting producers, which are considered to be generic producers of the product concerned.
For det andet kunne disse tal ikke verificeres under kontrolbesøget.
Therefore, in order to determine the normal value under Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation on a reasonable basis, the Commission considered it reasonable to make an adaptation by excluding the costs related to the new product from the normal value computation.
Dette står i kontrast til den tilpasning, som Kommissionen foretog, som netop var baseret på verificerede oplysninger fra klageren.
The complainant also contested the adaptation as such on the basis that costs were deducted from prices, stating that there would be no legal basis for doing so under Article 2(10) of the basic Regulation and that by doing so the Commission would ‘mix apples with oranges’.
Kommissionen mener derfor ikke, at klageren har fremlagt bevis for, at tilpasningens størrelse vil være urimelig.
However, as explained in recital 21 above, the normal value has been established on the basis of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation and this adaptation was found to be warranted under the terms of this Article to determine a normal value on a reasonable basis.
Desuden blev det ikke anset for hensigtsmæssigt at revurdere et element af salgs- og administrationsomkostninger og andre generalomkostninger på denne måde og ikke andre elementer.
In addition, it was clear that the price setting of the Union industry was affected by these (R & D and mainly marketing) costs related to a new a very specific and different product.
I lyset af ovenstående kan denne påstand ikke accepteres.
Indeed, the investigation showed that those costs were allocated to the Ace-K activity and it is therefore logical that the company concerned, in its price setting, takes account of them in order to recover these costs.
Én kinesisk eksporterende producent anmodede Kommissionen om at fremlægge den nøjagtige størrelse af tilpasningen for de aktiviteter, der var forbundet med en meget specifik og anderledes vare, som klageren havde udviklet.
In fact it was confirmed by the Union Industry in its questionnaire response that cost of production is a factor considered in price formation process.
Dette kunne dog ikke oplyses, da det er af fortrolig karakter.
The complainant also challenged the magnitude of the adaptation, which it considered too high.
Størrelsen på de tre tilpasninger, som Kommissionen foretog for at fastsætte den normale værdi på et rimeligt grundlag, udgør mellem 25 % og 45 % af EU-erhvervsgrenens EU-salgspris.
It submitted that a lower amount per kg was justified by alleged differences in development and marketing costs for the Union market as compared to other markets.
Krav om andre tilpasninger
In this respect, it should first be underlined that this distinction in costs per market was not made by the complainant during the investigation despite the fact that it had been requested to give a breakdown of these development and marketing costs.
Som forklaret ovenfor anvendte Kommissionen som udgangspunkt den faktiske, gennemsnitlige (behørigt verificerede) EU-salgspris ved fastsættelsen af den normale værdi på et rimeligt grundlag.
Secondly, these figures could not be verified during the on spot verification.
Navnlig blev det fremført, at »en rimelig fortjeneste« skulle have været lagt til de faktiske priser.
This contrasts with the adaptation as calculated by the Commission, as it was based on verified data from the complainant.
Efter klagerens opfattelse ville den fortjenstmargen, der opnåedes i 2009 (mellem 15 % og 25 %), have været »en rimelig fortjeneste«, eftersom klageren ikke havde nogen dominerende stilling, da dets markedsandel var faldet til under 50 % i det pågældende år.
The Commission therefore considers that the complainant has not brought evidence demonstrating that the level of the adaptation would be unreasonable.
Dumping og skade havde angiveligt endnu ikke fundet sted i 2009.
In any event, it was not considered prudent to reassess one element of SG&A costs in this manner and not others.