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Mængdeaspektet er det mest udtalte, idet der er en klar sammenhæng mellem den kraftige nedgang i salgs- og produktionsmængderne og den efterfølgende forringelse af de finansielle indikatorer.
Therefore, it is unsubstantiated that the Union industry's situation deteriorated because there were more players on the market.
Kommissionen skelnede behørigt mellem virkningen af alle kendte faktorer på EU-erhvervsgrenens situation og den skadevoldende virkning af dumpingimporten.
The situation of the Union industry rather deteriorated because of the pricing strategies those new players employed that led to the increased unsustainably low-priced import volume and substantial price undercutting.
Kommissionen har ikke fundet andre faktorer, som kunne have bidraget til skaden.
Therefore, the Commission concludes at this stage that the loss of patent protection did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at dumpingimporten har forvoldt den væsentlige skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt, og at der ikke var andre faktorer, der kunne ophæve årsagssammenhængen.
Business Strategy
UNIONENS INTERESSER
Pricing strategy of the Union industry
I overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 21 undersøgte Kommissionen, om den kunne konkludere, at det ikke var i Unionens interesse at vedtage foranstaltninger i dette tilfælde til trods for konstateringen af skadevoldende dumping.
An interested party claimed that the injury suffered by the Union industry was explained by its decision to maintain its position on the Union market as a manufacturer of high quality products.
Unionens interesser blev fastlagt på grundlag af en vurdering af alle de forskellige involverede parters interesser, dvs. EU-erhvervsgrenens, importørernes og brugernes interesser.
On the contrary, the investigation concluded that this strategy had ensured its survival.
EU-erhvervsgrenens interesser
To try to compete on price alone would have led to the closure of the Ace-K business because the dumped import prices had fallen to unsustainable levels.
Undersøgelsen fastslog, at EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt væsentlig skade som følge af dumpingimporten fra Kina.
The unsustainable level of the import prices is further corroborated by the fact that the second largest exporting producer, for which Ace-K represents a dominant part of its total turnover, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chinese law in early 2015.
Det forventes, importpriserne efter indførelsen af foranstaltninger vil stige, og at EU-erhvervsgrenen vil blive delvist fri for det kraftige prispres, som dumpingimporten udøver i øjeblikket.
It should be noted that such expenditure related to the R & D and marketing of a new product containing Ace-K.
Uden foranstaltninger er der stor sandsynlighed for, at EU-erhvervsgrenens situation forværres yderligere.
However, as explained under recital 66, the costs of this innovation were not taken into account in the injury analysis and therefore the finding of material injury could not be affected by this expenditure.
Det vil formodentlig betyde yderligere tab af salgsmængde og markedsandele, fordi prispresset fra dumpingimporten så vil fortsætte, og EU-erhvervsgrenen vil være tvunget til at sænke priserne endnu mere.
It is thus concluded that the business strategy adopted by the Union industry did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Hvis der ikke indføres foranstaltninger, er der samtidig ingen grund til at formode, at prispresset vil forsvinde og ikke følge de tendenser, der blev observeret i den betragtede periode.
Conclusion on causation
Det kan ikke udelukkes, at EU-erhvervsgrenen uden foranstaltninger vil blive tvunget til helt at indstille produktionen af Ace K på mellemlang sigt med deraf følgende tab af arbejdspladser i Unionen.
The injury in this investigation is clear and wide ranging across most of the indicators as described above.
Dette vil også gøre EU-markedet afhængigt af import fra Kina.
The injury is clear in both its volume aspects (particularly market share, production, capacity utilisation, sales volume on the Union market and employment) and price aspects (average sales prices), as well as in performance indicators (profitability, return on investment, investment and cash flow).
Derfor konkluderede Kommissionen for nuværende, at det vil være i EU-erhvervsgrenens interesse, at der indføres antidumpingtold.
There was a clear coincidence in time between the increase in volume and market share of the low-priced dumped imports with the negative development in the economic situation of the Union industry.
Ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne importørers interesser
While the volume aspects are more pronounced, there is a clear correlation between steep deterioration of sales and production volumes and subsequent deterioration of financial indicators.
Ud af de 25 importører, der blev kontaktet, var der kun tre importører, som indsendte spørgeskemabesvarelser.
The Commission distinguished and separated the effects of all known factors on the situation of the Union industry from the injurious effects of the dumped imports.
Deres køb repræsenterer ca. 13 % af den samlede import af Ace K fra Kina.
The Commission has not identified any other factors which could have contributed to the injury.
Virksomhederne blev underkastet kontrol på stedet.
The Commission therefore concluded that the dumped imports have caused the material injury suffered by the Union industry and that there were no other factors that could break the causal link.
Importen af Ace K fra Kina udgjorde mindre end 10 % af disse importørers samlede omsætning i undersøgelsesperioden (i to af tilfældene var det endog mindre end 1 %).
UNION INTEREST
Alle de tre samarbejdsvillige importører hævdede, at indførelsen af told ville have en negativ indvirkning på deres aktiviteter, da det uundgåeligt ville føre til højere priser.
In accordance with Article 21 of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether it could conclude that it was not in the Union interest to adopt measures in this case, despite the determination of injurious dumping.
En importør fremhævede betydningen for kunderne af at have to leverandører.
The determination of the Union interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, including those of the Union industry, importers and users.
En anden importør hævdede, at det ikke er let at erstatte Ace K i allerede markedsførte produkter, der indeholder stoffet.
Interest of the Union industry
Nye produkter ville blive udviklet med alternative sødestoffer snarere end med den pågældende vare.
The investigation established that the Union industry suffered material injury caused by the dumped imports from the PRC.
Kommissionen fastslog, at importørerne kunne blive påvirket negativt af foranstaltningerne, men kun i meget begrænset omfang.
Almost all injury indicators showed negative trends over the period considered, in particular production volume, sales volume, sales prices, employment, market share and profitability.
Ace K udgør kun en lille del af importørernes forretning, idet de har en ret stor produktportefølje.
A downward trend was also established for other indicators related to the financial performance, such as cash flow and return on investments.
Dertil kommer, at indførelsen af foranstaltninger blot vil genoprette den fair konkurrence på EU-markedet, og det er derfor Kommissionens opfattelse, at antidumpingforanstaltninger ikke vil afholde importørerne fra at sælge den pågældende vare i Unionen.
It is expected that following imposition of measures, import prices will increase and the Union industry will be partially relieved from the severe price pressure currently exerted by the dumped imports.
Endelig bør det nævnes, at både importører og brugere har understreget behovet for to forsyningskilder, og Kommissionen regner det for sandsynligt, at foranstaltningerne vil øge muligheden for at benytte to leverandører snarere end forhindre det.
In the absence of measures, the situation of the Union industry is very likely to further deteriorate.
Dette skyldes, at uden foranstaltninger vil EU-erhvervsgrenen sandsynligvis blive trængt ud af markedet.
Further losses of sales volume and market share are very likely to endure, as the price pressure from the dumped imports will continue and the Union industry will be forced to lower its price levels even more.
Ud fra de tilgængelige oplysninger er det derfor klart, at indførelse af foranstaltninger vil have en meget begrænset effekt for importørerne, om nogen overhovedet, og at denne effekt helt sikkert vil blive opvejet af de fordele, som foranstaltningerne kan få for EU-erhvervsgrenen.
On the other hand, there are no grounds to establish that the price pressure would divert in absence of measures and would not follow the trends observed over the period considered.
Brugernes interesser
It is not excluded that, in the absence of measures, the Union industry will be forced to cease production of Ace-K altogether in the medium term, with the consequent loss of employment in the Union.
Kommissionen kontaktede ca. 80 brugere af Ace K ved indledningen af undersøgelsen.
This would also render the Union market completely dependent on imports from the PRC.
Kun én bruger indsendte en spørgeskemabesvarelse.
The Commission therefore concluded at this stage that the imposition of anti-dumping duties would be in the interest of the Union industry.
De vigtigste brugere tilhører det segment, der fremstiller sukkerfrie fødevarer og drikkevarer samt produkter med reduceret sukkerindhold.
Interest of unrelated importers
Det øvrige Ace K, der sælges på EU-markedet, benyttes i medicinalindustrien til at gøre lægemidler mere velsmagende.
Out of 25 contacted, only three importers submitted questionnaire replies.
Selv om Ace K anvendes i de fleste af de produkter, som den samarbejdsvillige bruger fremstiller, udgør denne virksomheds køb af stoffet en meget lille del af de samlede produktions- og salgsomkostninger.
They represent around 13 % of total Ace-K imports from the PRC.
Den samarbejdsvillige bruger hævdede, at Ace K er en vigtig komponent i en stor del af virksomhedens færdigvarer, og at stoffet er meget vanskeligt at erstatte uden negativ indvirkning på produktkvaliteten og konkurrenceevnen.
These companies were subject to on-the-spot verifications.
Tre andre brugere, der repræsenterer både store multinationale fødevare- og drikkevareproducenter og mindre, specialiserede medicinalvirksomheder, har ikke udfyldt spørgeskemaet, men har fremsat kommentarer i skriftlige svar.
Imports of Ace-K from the PRC represent less than 10 % of the total turnover of these importers in the investigation period (for two of them, even less than 1 %).
De mente, at hvis der faktisk er tale om dumping, bør det sikres, at EU-erhvervsgrenen kan fortsætte som en levedygtig konkurrent og en pålidelig leverandør af højkvalitetsvarer.
All three cooperating importers claimed that duties would have a negative impact on their activities as they would inevitably lead to higher prices.
Undersøgelsen viste, at hvad angår omkostninger, er betydningen af Ace K i færdigvarer minimal.
One importer emphasised the importance of dual sourcing for its customers.
Imidlertid er anvendelsen af Ace K, som anført af den samarbejdsvillige bruger, afgørende for produkter, der allerede er på markedet.
Another importer claimed that the Ace-K was not easily substituted for products containing it, which were already on the market.
Det vil ganske vist være muligt at udvikle nye produkter med alternative sødestoffer, men at ændre formuleringen af eksisterende produkter vil være risikabelt og kostbart.
New products would be developed with alternative sweeteners rather than the product concerned.
Af denne grund er det meget vigtigt for brugerne at have adgang til alternative forsyningskilder.
The Commission established that the importers could indeed be negatively affected by the measures but to a very limited extent.
Denne argumentation blev også fremført af de tre brugere, der indsendte bemærkninger.
Ace-K is only a small part of the business for importers, which have quite a wide product portfolio.
De understregede, at de ikke ønsker være helt afhængige af kinesisk Ace K med risiko for monopolistiske priser, hvis sektoren bliver koncentreret i Kina.
In addition, since measures would only restore fair competition on the Union market, it is considered that anti-dumping measures would not prevent importers from selling the product concerned in the Union.
Som nævnt i betragtning 108 ovenfor er formålet med de foreslåede antidumpingforanstaltninger at genindføre lige konkurrencevilkår, som vil gøre det muligt for både EU-producenter og de kinesiske producenter at forblive på markedet som levedygtige konkurrenter.
In the same line, since importers and end users alike have emphasised the need for two sources of supply, measures would most likely enhance the possibility of dual supply rather than preventing it.
Brugernes behov for to leverandører vil derfor blive bedre imødekommet, hvis der indføres foranstaltninger, end hvis der ikke gør.
This is due to the fact that without measures the Union industry would be very likely driven out of the market.
Konklusion vedrørende Unionens interesser
Therefore, from the information available, it is clear that the imposition of measures on importers would have a very limited impact, if at all, and such impact would be clearly outweighed by the benefits that the measures could bring to the Union industry.
Indførelse af antidumpingforanstaltninger kan forventes at give EU-erhvervsgrenen mulighed for at blive på markedet og derefter forbedre sin situation.
Interest of users
Der er en stor risiko for, at hvis der ikke indføres foranstaltninger, vil EU-erhvervsgrenen være nødt til at overveje at nedlægge sine Ace K-aktiviteter på mellemlang sigt med et uundgåeligt tab af arbejdspladser til følge.
The Commission contacted around 80 users of Ace-K upon initiation.
Dette vil føre til en monopolsituation for de kinesiske eksporterende producenter, hvis antal sandsynligvis også vil falde.
Only one user submitted a questionnaire reply.
Mens dette måske ikke vil have så store konsekvenser for importørerne, vil det være til skade for brugerne af Ace K, hvoraf nogle har understreget betydningen af at bibeholde en forsyningskilde i Unionen.
The main users form part of the sugar-free or sugar reduced segment of the food and beverage sector.
På baggrund af ovenstående fastslog Kommissionen, at der ikke var tvingende årsager til at konkludere, at det ikke var i Unionens interesse at indføre foranstaltninger over for importen af Ace K med oprindelse i Kina i denne fase af undersøgelsen.
Other sales of Ace-K are consumed in the pharmaceutical sector to make medicines more palatable.
MIDLERTIDIGE ANTIDUMPINGFORANSTALTNINGER
For the cooperating user, although Ace-K is used in most of its products, the Ace-K purchases are very small compared to overall production and sales costs.
På baggrund af Kommissionens konklusioner om dumping, skade, årsagssammenhæng og Unionens interesser bør der indføres midlertidige foranstaltninger for at hindre, at EU-erhvervsgrenen påføres yderligere skade som følge af dumpingimport.
The cooperating user claimed that the product concerned is a key component for a considerable part of its finished products and extremely difficult to be substituted without negatively impacting its quality standards and competitiveness.
Skadestærskel (skadesmargen)
Three other users, representing both large multinational food and beverage producers and smaller specialised pharmaceutical companies, did not complete the questionnaire but provided their comments in written submissions.
For at fastlægge omfanget af foranstaltningerne fastsatte Kommissionen først det toldbeløb, der er nødvendigt for at afhjælpe den skade, der er påført EU-erhvervsgrenen.
They claimed that, subject to the determination of dumping, the Union industry should be maintained as a viable competitor and a reliable source of high quality supply.
Omfanget af foranstaltningerne bør være tilstrækkeligt til at genoprette en situation med fair konkurrence mellem EU-erhvervsgrenen og de eksporterende producenter i Kina.
The investigation found that, in terms of costs, the importance of Ace-K in finished products is minimal.
Skaden vil være afhjulpet, hvis EU-erhvervsgrenen kan dække sine produktionsomkostninger og opnå en fortjeneste før skat på salget af samme vare på EU-markedet, som med rimelighed kan forventes af en virksomhed af denne type i sektoren på normale konkurrencevilkår, dvs. uden dumpingimport.
However, as claimed by the cooperating user, the use of Ace-K is essential for products which are already in the market.
Med henblik herpå blev EU-erhvervsgrenens pris, der er fastsat i forbindelse med beregningen af prisunderbud i betragtning 43 og 44, anset for at være en ikke-skadevoldende pris og benyttet i beregningerne af skadesmargenerne.
New products might be developed with alternative sweeteners but to change the formulation of established products would be risky and costly.
De særlige omstændigheder i denne sag viste, at eftersom fradrag af ekstraordinære engangsudgifter til forskning, udvikling og markedsføring førte til en faktisk fortjeneste på salget af den samme vare i undersøgelsesperioden, bør skadestærsklen være lig med en sådan faktisk pris.
Therefore, the access of users to alternative sources of Ace-K is very important.
Kommissionen fastsatte derfor skadestærsklen på grundlag af en sammenligning mellem den vejede gennemsnitlige cif-importpris hos de samarbejdsvillige eksporterende producenter i det pågældende land, fastlagt ved beregningen af prisunderbud, og et justeret vejet gennemsnit af prisen ab fabrik for samme vare, som EU-erhvervsgrenen solgte på EU-markedet i undersøgelsesperioden, ligeledes fastlagt ved beregningen af prisunderbud.
This argument was also put forward by the three users which submitted comments.
Forskelle som følge af denne sammenligning blev udtrykt som en procentdel af den vejede gennemsnitlige cif-importværdi.
They underlined that they did not wish to depend exclusively on Chinese Ace-K with a risk of monopolistic prices due to the possibility of concentration of the sector in the PRC.
Midlertidige foranstaltninger
As mentioned in recital 108 above, the anti-dumping measures proposed aim at restoring a level playing field which should allow both Union and Chinese producers to remain in the market as viable competitors.
Der bør indføres midlertidig antidumpingtold på importen af acesulfamkalium med oprindelse i Kina og acesulfamkalium med oprindelse i Kina, som indgår i visse præparater og/eller blandinger i overensstemmelse med reglen om den lavest mulige told i grundforordningens artikel 7, stk. 2.
The users' need for dual supply would then be better addressed with the imposition of measures than without them.
Kommissionen sammenlignede skadesmargenen og dumpingmargenen.
Conclusion on Union interest
Tolden bør fastsættes på niveauet for dumping- eller skadesmargenen, afhængigt af hvad der er lavest.
The imposition of anti-dumping measures can be expected to enable the Union industry to stay in the market and following that to improve its situation.
På grundlag af ovenstående bør de midlertidige antidumpingtoldsatser, udtrykt i procent af cif-prisen, Unionens grænse, ufortoldet, være som følger:
There is a high risk that should measures not be imposed, the Union industry would have to consider withdrawing from the Ace-K business in the medium term, resulting in inevitable job losses.
Dumpingmargen
This would create a monopoly for the Chinese exporting producers, whose number is also likely to decrease.
Skadesmargen
While having a possible minor impact on importers, this would be detrimental to the end users of Ace-K, some of which have underlined the importance of maintaining a source of supply in the Union.
Midlertidig antidumpingtold
On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded that there were no compelling reasons that it was not in the Union interest to impose measures on imports of Ace-K originating in the PRC at this stage of the investigation.
Da antidumpingtolden imidlertid også bør finde anvendelse for alle præparater og/eller blandinger, som indeholder Ace K, er det mere hensigtsmæssigt for EU-toldmyndighedernes indførelse af tolden at udtrykke tolden som et fast beløb i euro pr. kg netto og anvende den på det rene, importerede Ace K eller andelen af Ace K i tilberedte og/eller blandede varer.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
De antidumpingtoldsatser for de enkelte virksomheder, der er anført i denne forordning, blev fastsat ud fra konklusionerne i undersøgelsen.
On the basis of the conclusions reached by the Commission on dumping, injury, causation and Union interest, provisional measures should be imposed to prevent further injury being caused to the Union industry by the dumped imports.
De afspejlede derfor den situation, der blev konstateret for disse virksomheder i forbindelse med undersøgelsen.
Injury elimination level (injury margin)
Toldsatsen finder (i modsætning til den landsdækkende told for »alle andre virksomheder«) udelukkende anvendelse på importen af den pågældende vare med oprindelse i det pågældende land og fremstillet af de nævnte juridiske enheder.
To determine the level of the measures, the Commission first established the amount of duty necessary to eliminate the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Importen af den pågældende vare fremstillet af andre virksomheder, som ikke er udtrykkeligt nævnt i denne forordnings dispositive del, herunder enheder, der er forretningsmæssigt forbundet med de udtrykkeligt nævnte enheder, bør være omfattet af tolden for »alle andre virksomheder«.
The measures should be established at a level sufficient to restore a situation of fair competition between the Union industry and the exporting producers in the PRC.
Den bør ikke være underlagt nogen af de individuelle antidumpingtoldsatser.
Injury would be eliminated if the Union industry was able to cover its costs of production and to obtain a profit before tax on sales of the like product in the Union market that could be reasonably achieved under normal conditions of competition by an industry of this type in the sector, namely in the absence of dumped imports.
En virksomhed kan anmode om, at disse individuelle antidumpingtoldsatser anvendes, hvis den efterfølgende ændrer navnet på sin enhed.
To that end, the Union industry's price established for the price undercutting calculation in recitals 43 and 44 was considered to be a non-injurious price and used in the calculations of the injury margins.
Anmodningen skal rettes til Kommissionen [3].
The particular circumstances of the present case revealed that as the due exclusion of non-recurring and exceptional R & D and marketing expenses led to an actual profit in the sales of the like product during the investigation period, the injury elimination level should be attained by such an actual price.
Anmodningen skal indeholde alle relevante oplysninger, der gør det muligt at påvise, at ændringen ikke påvirker virksomhedens ret til at drage fordel af den toldsats, der gælder for virksomheden.
Therefore, the Commission determined the injury elimination level on the basis of a comparison of the weighted average import CIF price of the cooperating exporting producers in the country concerned, as established for the price undercutting calculations, with the adjusted weighted average ex works price of the like product sold by the Union industry on the Union market during the investigation period, also as established for the price undercutting calculations.
Hvis ændringen af virksomhedens navn ikke påvirker dens ret til at benytte den toldsats, der gælder for den, offentliggøres der en meddelelse om navneændringen i Den Europæiske Unions Tidende.
Any difference resulting from this comparison was expressed as a percentage of the weighted average import CIF value.
For at minimere risikoen for omgåelse som følge af den store forskel på toldsatserne er der behov for særlige foranstaltninger, som kan sikre anvendelsen af den individuelle antidumpingtold.
Provisional measures