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Den pågældende vare i den nuværende undersøgelse svarer i mange henseender til visse koldvalsede flade produkter af stål (koldvalsede produkter) af følgende grunde:
In conclusion, the Commission found a further deterioration of the profitability of the complainants during the first half of 2016.
For begge varer (jernmalm og kokskul) er visse legeringer en stor del af produktionsomkostningerne og gennemgår tilsvarende processer (ovnproces, varmvalseværk).
It also found indications that the Union steel producers are possibly recovering during the second half of 2016, but this would not compensate for the losses incurred during 2015 and the first half of 2016.
Som anført i betragtning 40 er den pågældende vare det primære materiale til fremstilling af forskellige stålprodukter i efterfølgende produktionsled med høj værditilvækst, begyndende med koldvalsede produkter.
Accordingly, the assessment that a threat of imminent injury existed at the end of 2015 has not been invalidated.
På dette grundlag nåede Kommissionen frem til en fortjenstmargen på 14,4 %.
Rather the further deterioration in profitability in the entire first half of 2016 confirmed the accuracy of the Commission's assessment of this indicator.
Der er dog forskellige elementer i sagen vedrørende skadevoldende dumping fra Kina og Rusland, som ikke gør sig gældende i denne sag, hvor Kommissionen konstaterede en trussel om skade fra kinesisk subsidieret eksport, som indebar en fremadrettet analyse.
Foreseeability and imminence of the change in circumstances
Navnlig var det tilfældet i nævnte sag, at importen af varer til lave priser fra de undersøgte lande havde fundet sted i hele den fireårige periode forud for undersøgelsesperioden.
Article 8(8) of the basic Regulation provides that ‘… the change in circumstances which would create a situation in which the subsidy would cause injury must be clearly foreseen and must be imminent.’
Kommissionen forsøgte derefter at fastsætte en målfortjeneste gennem en simulation af, hvordan EU-erhvervsgrenens genrejsning efter den økonomiske afmatning som følge af den økonomiske og finansielle krise i 2009 kunne have udviklet sig, hvis denne udvikling ikke var blevet forstyrret af de store mængder kinesisk import, der pressede priserne ned.
All the above-mentioned factors have been analysed and verified with respect to the investigation period.
I undersøgelsen blev der især argumenteret for en margen på 17 % for den globale gennemsnitlige indtjening før renter, skat og af- og nedskrivninger [106].
In particular, the profitability of the sampled Union producers reached the unsustainable level of – 10 % in the fourth quarter of 2015 when Chinese price pressure was felt most.
I rapporten refereres der desuden til et gennemsnit på 7 % for investeringsomkostninger og 3 % for gældsomkostninger.
Furthermore, the post-investigation period data revealed that this negative trend, which started in the second half of 2015, was not invalidated during the first half of 2016.
Ved fratræk af disse to omkostningskategorier fastsatte Kommissionen niveauet til at være på 7 % for indtjening før skat (EBT).
The available data for the periods July-December 2016 and January-February 2017 presented a mixed picture.
I mangel af andre pålidelige data overførte Kommissionen disse tal for stålindustrien som helhed til den pågældende vare, da varmvalsede flade produkter udgør en stor andel af produktionen af råstål.
While the Chinese import volumes decreased after July 2016, likely as a result of the registration request in the anti-dumping proceeding against dumped imports from China on the product concerned, the knowledge of intention of the Commission to decide on provisional measures within eight months of initiation in the anti-dumping proceeding against dumped imports from China on the product concerned, and finally the effective imposition of anti-dumping measures in the parallel ongoing anti-dumping case early October 2016 (see recital (485)), the overcapacity remained threatening.
Som konklusion fastslog Kommissionen, at en målfortjeneste på 7 % kan anvendes til beregning af margenen for trussel om skade Unionens industri for varmvalsede flade produkter.
Furthermore, as explained in recital (486), it is likely that this decrease in subsidised import volumes would be only temporarily, and such trend would revert if no definitive countervailing measures are imposed.
Periode, der skal anvendes ved beregningen af skadesmargen i en sag om trussel om skade
Concerning the increase in Chinese prices during the same recent period, even if — hypothetically — the cost of production of the Union industry in the most recent period had decreased, the fact remains that the level of subsidised Chinese prices up to September 2016 had still been exerting an enormous price pressure on the Union steel industry.
For det første minder Kommissionen om, at konstateringen af dumping og skade baseres på en undersøgelsesperiode og en betragtet periode, der fastsættes i overensstemmelse med de relevante bestemmelser i grundforordningen og oplyses i indledningsmeddelelsen.
Moreover, as explained in recital (523), the trend of increasing import prices might stop once the volatility of the recent raw material price increases has faded out. .It follows that the threat of injury was imminent and foreseeable after the end of the investigation period.
På den anden side foreskriver grundforordningen ikke en bestemt metode til beregning af skadesmargenen med henblik på anvendelse af reglen om den lavest mulige told.
The Commission thus confirmed that there was a clearly foreseeable and imminent change in circumstances at the end of the investigation period, which would have created a situation in which the subsidy would have caused injury.
For det andet indeholder grundforordningen heller ingen specifikke kriterier for fastlæggelsen af den periode, i løbet af hvilken parametrene for beregningen af skadesmargenen vurderes.
As explained in the preceding recital, this change in circumstances was not rebutted by post-IP data, which, in any case, must be viewed through the lens of immediate market reaction to the imposition of anti-dumping duties and the likely further imposition of countervailing measures.
I den foreliggende sag var Kommissionen nødt til at tage i betragtning, at den valgte periode afspejler de særlige forhold i sagen og er relevant inden for rammerne af en fremadrettet analyse.
Following disclosure, the GOC claimed that there was no clearly foreseeable and imminent change in circumstances.
I den sammenhæng var Kommissionen af den opfattelse, at den ikke kunne anvende en standardmetode for væsentlig skade, hvor den brugte den gennemsnitlige skadesmargen i hele UP (dvs. 2015): margenen for truslen om skade skal afspejle truslen, og hvis truslen bliver til virkelighed senere i UP, skal skadesmargenen afspejle truslens konkrete indvirkning.
For the reasons explained in recitals (543) to (547) above, the Commission rejected this claim.
For at kunne fjerne indvirkningen af truslen om skade undersøgte Kommissionen derfor de dele af UP, hvor truslen om skade begyndte at slå igennem, som følger: Den henviste bl.a. til betragtning 549, hvori det anføres, at »selv om EU-erhvervsgrenen begyndte at rejse sig igen i løbet af 2014 og i det første halvår af 2015, begyndte næsten alle skadesindikatorer at falde drastisk i andet halvår af 2015.
Conclusion on threat of injury
Undersøgelsen viste, at denne negative tendens, som begyndte i andet halvår af 2015, ikke blev stoppet i første halvår af 2016.« Og videre i betragtning 554: »I lyset af det tidsmæssige sammenfald mellem på den ene side den fortsatte vækst i den subsidierede import til konstant faldende priser og på den anden side EU-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele og prisfald, der førte til yderligere tab, særlig fra andet halvår af 2015 og fremefter, konkluderede Kommissionen, at dumpingimporten havde en negativ virkning på EU-erhvervsgrenens situation.«
While the Union industry was recovering during 2014 and the first two quarters of 2015, almost all injury indicators started to fall dramatically during the second half of 2015.
Hvad angår sagens realitet, konkluderede Kommissionen for det andet, som anført i betragtning 462, at den negative tendens startede i anden halvdel af 2015 og førte til en ændring i omstændighederne, som klart kunne forudses og var umiddelbart forestående, i slutningen af undersøgelsesperioden, hvilket ville skabe en situation, hvor subsidieringen ville forårsage skade, hvis der ikke blev truffet nogen foranstaltninger.
The investigation revealed that this negative trend, which started in the second half of 2015, was not invalidated during the first half of 2016.
Dette er i overensstemmelse med det, Kommissionen anførte i betragtning 457, nemlig at »EU-producenterne delvist kunne rejse sig i løbet af 2014 og første halvår af 2015«.
As a result, all factors assessed in the framework of Article 8(8) of the basic Regulation, in particular the significant rate of increase of subsidised imports in 2015 at further decreasing prices, the huge excess capacity in the PRC, and the negative developments in profitability of the Union industry point to the same direction.
Derfor afspejler anden halvdel af 2015 bedre den faktiske virkning af den trussel om skade for EU-erhvervsgrenen, som bør fjernes.
The available data for the period July-December 2016 present a mixed picture.
For det tredje har Domstolen fastslået, at analysen af data fra perioden efter undersøgelsesperioden er særligt relevant i en undersøgelse, der skal vurdere, hvorvidt der er en trussel om skade, som i sagens natur kræver en fremadrettet analyse.
While the Chinese import volumes decreased significantly in particular during the periods October-February 2017, the overcapacity remained threatening and the prices remained up to September 2016 below the Union industry's cost of production despite their more recent increase.
For Kommissionen synes anden halvdel af 2015 at opfylde dette krav bedre, eftersom det er tættere på den fremtidige udvikling end den fulde UP.
Furthermore, as shown in recital (545), the decrease in Chinese import volumes after July 2016 can likely be explained as a result of the registration request in the anti-dumping proceeding against dumped imports from China on the product concerned, the knowledge of intention of the Commission to decide on provisional measures within eight months of initiation in the anti-dumping proceeding against dumped imports from China on the product concerned, and finally the effective imposition of anti-dumping measures in the parallel ongoing anti-dumping case early October 2016.
For det fjerde ville en beregning baseret på en fuld undersøgelsesperiode, uanset om der var tegn på negative tendenser, underminere målet om, at man i en sag om trussel om skade skal handle effektivt og præventivt, før truslen om skade har forårsaget skade.
In addition, as explained in recital (546), the trend of increasing import prices might stop once the volatility of the recent raw material price increases has faded out.
Virksomheden påstod desuden, at da reglen om den laveste told finder anvendelse ved pålæggelse af udligningstold, hvilket betyder, at både subsidieringsmargenen og skadesmargenen bør bestemme tolden, bør det være logisk, at både subsidierings- og skadesmargenen er relateret til den samme periode.
In the view of this analysis, the Commission concluded that there was a threat of a clearly foreseeable and imminent injury to the Union industry at the end of the investigation period.
Kommissionen afviste disse påstande af følgende årsager.
This assessment was not invalidated by the post-IP developments analysed above.
For det første skal margenen for truslen om skade som anført i betragtning 627 afspejle truslen, og hvis truslen bliver til virkelighed senere i UP, skal skadesmargenen afspejle truslens konkrete indvirkning.
CAUSATION
For det andet skal de repræsentative resultater i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 11 og 5, som ligeledes finder anvendelse på undersøgelser indledt på grundlag af påstande om trussel om skade, være baseret på en periode, der slutter før indledningen af proceduren (se betragtning 475).
In accordance with Article 8(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the threat of material injury to the Union industry was caused by the existing subsidised imports from the country concerned.
Endelig foreskriver grundforordningen som anført i betragtning 626 ikke en bestemt metode til beregning af skadesmargenen med henblik på anvendelse af reglen om den lavest mulige told.
In accordance with Article 8(6) of the basic Regulation, the Commission also examined whether other known factors could at the same time have threatened to injure the Union industry.
Derfor anmodede Kommissionen om yderligere data fra de samarbejdsvillige producenter.
These factors are: the economic crisis and decrease in steel demand, the cost of raw materials causing the decrease of the sales prices, imports from other third countries, the export sales performance of the Union producers, and the allegation that one Union producer on its own is injuring the Union industry.
Den modtog yderligere kvartalsvise data for UP om produktionsomkostningerne pr. varetype fra EU-producenterne i stikprøven og efterprøvede derefter disse data.
Effects of the subsidised imports
Efterprøvningen drejede sig udelukkende om de supplerende oplysninger, som der ikke var anmodet om før, og den sikrede, at de oplysninger, som Kommissionen til sidst baserede sine konklusioner på, var pålidelige.
Sales prices of the Chinese exporting producers decreased on average from 600 EUR/tonne in 2012 to 404 EUR/tonne during the investigation period (– 33 %).
Med hensyn til beregningen af skadesmargenen tilkendegav den eksporterende producent Shougang Group, at tallene for de to varetyper ikke blev taget i betragtning.
By continuously lowering their unit sales price during the period considered, and as set out in recital (418), the Chinese exporting producers were able to significantly increase their market share from 2012 (0,79 %) to the investigation period (4,32 %).
Efter at have analyseret denne påstand har Kommissionen accepteret den.
In particular, during the investigation period, compared to the previous years, there was a substantial increase of Chinese imports.
Derfor blev skadesmargenen for Shougang Group nedsat fra 31,9 % til 31,5 %.
While the drop in steel demand and the aftermath of the Eurozone debt crisis affected negatively the performance of the Union industry in 2012 and 2013, the Union industry was able to recover slightly in 2014.
Endelige foranstaltninger
However, in particular from the second half of 2015 onwards, the continuous increase in imports from the country concerned at undercutting prices had a clear negative impact on the performance of the Union industry.
Antisubsidieundersøgelsen blev gennemført sideløbende med en undersøgelse af antidumpingforanstaltningerne, begrænset til at omfatte truslen om skade.
Indeed, while the Union industry was cutting in 2015 its costs by productivity gains, including some labour reductions and benefitting from the decrease in raw material prices, subsidised imports kept on increasing and forced the Union industry to decrease its Union sales prices even more to limit its loss of market share.
I betragtning af anvendelsen af reglen om den lavest mulige told og den kendsgerning, at de endelige udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb udtrykt ad valorem er lavere end skadestærsklen, bør Kommissionen indføre en endelig udligningstold på niveauet for de konstaterede endelige udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb og derefter pålægge en endelig antidumpingtold op til den relevante skadestærskel.
As a result, while the Union industry's profitability showed slight improvement by reducing losses in 2014 and the first half of 2015, the trend reversed completely from the second half of 2015 onwards: the volume of Chinese imports increased further and the Chinese prices decreased even more while the Union industry prices and profitability went further down.
Da forordningen om endelig antidumpingtold allerede blev vedtaget den 6. april 2017, er det nødvendigt at ændre nævnte forordning for at tage hensyn til nærværende resultater heri.
In view of the coincidence in time between, on the one hand, the ever-increasing level of subsidised imports at continuously decreasing prices and, on the other hand, the Union industry's loss of market share and price depression resulting in further losses, in particular from the second half of 2015 onwards, the Commission concluded that the subsidised imports had a negative impact on the situation of the Union industry.
På grundlag af denne metode og de faktiske omstændigheder i sagen, især det forhold, at denne undersøgelse ikke har udlignet eksportsubsidier, er foranstaltningerne begrænset til at omfatte skadesmargenen, og Kommissionen finder ikke, at der forekommer »dobbelttælling« i denne sag.
Moreover, the progressive slowing down of the Chinese economy and the significant overcapacity of the Chinese steel industry has pushed Chinese steel producers to direct their excess production towards export markets and the Union market is an attractive export destination.
For de øvrige samarbejdsvillige kinesiske eksporterende producenter, som ikke indgik i stikprøven, og som er opført i bilaget, fastsættes den endelige told til det vejede gennemsnit af satserne for de samarbejdsvillige eksporterende producenter i stikprøven.
Indeed, some other traditionally important export markets imposed measures against Chinese steel products, including hot-rolled flat steel products.
Ud fra ovenstående fastsættes den toldsats, som vil blive indført, som følger:
With the growing imposition of trade defence measures across the globe, it is likely that the Union market has become one of the most attractive destinations for Chinese subsidised imports of the product concerned, to the detriment of Union industry.
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This conclusion is corroborated by
Endelig udligningstold
Eurostat import statistics which show that the level of Chinese imports continues to be significant after the end of the investigation period, in particular during the first half of 2016; and
Kinesiske eksporterende producenter
weakened Chinese internal steel demand.
Dumpingmargen (fastsat ved antidumpingundersøgelsen)
Moreover, the reasons for the decrease in subsidised Chinese import volumes to the Union have been explained in recital (550).
Skadestærskel
As also set out in recital (545), it is likely that this decrease in subsidised import volumes would be only temporarily, and that this trend would reverse if no definitive countervailing measures were imposed.
Udligningstoldsats
Following disclosure, the GOC claimed that there is a lack of causal link between the subsidised imports and their negative impact on the situation of the Union industry for the following reasons.
Antidumpingtold
While imports of HRF from China only increased from 0,79 % to 4,32 %, Chinese prices were consistently higher than the prices of Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, and only fell below the prices of the Union industry in 2014.
Indgik ikke i stikprøven i antidumpingundersøgelsen
Furthermore, it alleged that the losses of the Union industry were much more significant in 2012 and 2013 than during the investigation period.
Andre virksomheder, som samarbejdede i forbindelse med både antisubsidieundersøgelsen og antidumpingundersøgelsen
These allegations were already dealt with before: Concerning the market share of China, the Commission referred to recital (479) above of this document.
Andre virksomheder, som samarbejdede i forbindelse med antidumpingundersøgelsen, men ikke i forbindelse med antisubsidieundersøgelsen
Concerning the Chinese prices, it refers to recitals (465), (526) and (527) above.
De i denne forordning fastsatte antidumpingtoldsatser og antisubsidietoldsatser for de enkelte virksomheder er beregnet på grundlag af resultaterne af de aktuelle undersøgelser.
Finally, concerning the losses of the Union producers, the Commission referred once again to recital (465) above.
De afspejler derfor den situation, der blev konstateret for den pågældende virksomhed under disse undersøgelser.
Effects of other factors
Toldsatsen finder (i modsætning til den landsdækkende told for »alle andre virksomheder«) således udelukkende anvendelse på importen af varer, der har oprindelse i det pågældende land og er fremstillet af den nævnte virksomhed.
The economic crisis
Importvarer, der er fremstillet af andre virksomheder, som ikke udtrykkeligt er nævnt i den dispositive del af denne forordning, herunder enheder, der er forretningsmæssigt forbundet med de specifikt nævnte, kan ikke drage fordel af disse satser, men er omfattet af toldsatsen for »alle andre virksomheder«.
The Government of China argued that the Union industry is in part suffering as a result of the continued effect on the Union industry of the economic recession.
Kommissionen anerkendte behørigt disse navneændringer.
The drop in steel demand mainly in the year 2012 and the aftermath of the Eurozone debt crisis affected negatively the performance of the Union steel industry in the years 2012 and 2013.
En virksomhed kan anmode om, at den individuelle toldsats anvendes, hvis den senere ændrer navnet på sin enhed.
As mentioned in recital (450), the Commission recognised the negative effect.
Anmodningen skal rettes til Kommissionen.
It is also observed, however, that the Union industry started recovering during the years 2014 and 2015.
Anmodningen skal indeholde alle relevante oplysninger, som gør det muligt at dokumentere, at ændringen ikke påvirker virksomhedens ret til at drage fordel af den toldsats, som finder anvendelse på den.
Therefore, on the one hand, even if the Union industry was impacted by the Eurozone debt crisis, namely during the years 2012-2013, the market was recovering slightly from their effects with a relatively stable, even increasing Union market demand from 2013 onwards.
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.
As a result, whereas between 2014 and 2015 the Union industry could have benefited more from the recovery of the market, it was prevented from doing so by a steep increase in imports from the PRC.
For at sikre en korrekt håndhævelse af udligningstolden bør toldsatsen for alle andre virksomheder ikke blot anvendes på de ikke samarbejdsvillige eksporterende producenter, men også på de producenter, der ikke foretog eksport til Unionen i UP.
Low-priced Chinese imports gradually increased and captured market shares to the detriment of the Union industry.
FREMLÆGGELSE AF OPLYSNINGER
The continuous pressure of imports started to be fully felt from the second half of 2015.
Interesserede parter blev underrettet om de vigtigste kendsgerninger og betragtninger, på grundlag af hvilke det var hensigten at anbefale indførelse af en endelig udligningstold på importen af visse varmvalsede flade produkter af jern og ulegeret stål eller andre former for legeret stål med oprindelse i Folkerepublikken Kina —
Following disclosure, the GOC claimed that any alleged threat of material injury to the Union industry would at least partly be due to the effects of the economic recession to be felt throughout the period considered.
Foranstaltningerne i denne forordning er i overensstemmelse med udtalelse fra det udvalg, der er nedsat i medfør af artikel 15, stk. 1, i Europa-Parlamentets og Rådets forordning (EU) 2016/1036 [107] —
The Commission rejected this claim for the reasons and explanations provided in recitals (558) to (560) above.
VEDTAGET DENNE FORORDNING:
The Commission thus concluded that the Eurozone debt crisis had had a negative impact during mainly the years 2012 and 2013 of the period considered and before the investigation period.
Artikel 1
However, it did not contribute to the threat of injury found at the end of 2015.