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ECL citerede navnlig en rapport fra appelorganet, hvor sidstnævnte fremførte, at »der for så vidt angår levering af varer muligvis er større sandsynlighed for konstatering af specificitet i tilfælde, hvor inputvaren kun anvendes af en afgrænset gruppe enheder og/eller erhvervsgrene.
In addition, Australian FOB prices should be adjusted downwards for absence of moisture (2 % for lumps and 8 % for fines) and handling loss (2 %) which is higher for export than in the case of domestic prices.
Samtidig er vi ikke overbevist om, at enhver levering af varer, hvor der er iboende begrænsninger i egenskaberne ved varerne, nødvendigvis vil føre til konstatering af specificitet.« [69]
In line with its assessment in recitals 205-210 above, the Commission acknowledged that also for the purposes of the calculation of benefit, some further adjustments were necessary in order to apply the same types of delivery charges both on the Indian domestic prices and the Australian FOB prices.
Kommissionen bemærkede, at den eksporterende producent ikke henviste til fodnoten i slutningen af samme afsnit, hvor appelorganet henviste til panelets rapport om sagen [70], der igen henviste til panelets rapport vedrørende USA — blødt træ.
However, as stevedoring costs also include the costs for unloading the iron ore to the port in the first place, the Commission decided to also eliminate such handling costs from the Indian price of iron ore.
I sidstnævnte fremførte panelet følgende: »Vi mener ikke, at enhver levering af en vare i form af en naturressource dermed automatisk er specifik, netop fordi de leverede varer (som for eksempel olie, gas, vand etc.) i nogle tilfælde kan anvendes i et ubestemt antal erhvervsgrene.
Consequently, the Australian FOB price was adjusted downwards for absence of moisture.
Dette er ikke situationen her.
The Commission used a weighted average basis for the complete ‘basket of fines and lumps’ which it calculated individually for each of the two exporting producers (and not on a weighted average basis as was the case in recital 207 above).
Som Canada erkender, begrænser de iboende egenskaber ved den leverede vare, træ på rod, dens mulige anvendelse til kun »visse virksomheder«« [71].(275) I tråd med dette mente Kommissionen, at jernmalm af høj kvalitet, selv om der er tale om en naturressource, i modsætning til olie, gas og vand og på samme måde som træ på rod ikke kan anvendes i et ubestemt antal erhvervsgrene.
For the same reasons as stated in recitals 208-209 above, the Commission also deducted stevedoring costs from the Australian FOB prices, but did not make an adjustment for handling loss.
Det har også en snævrere anvendelse end jernmalm af lav kvalitet.
Concerning the Indian domestic price, the Commission dismissed the request to adjust domestic Indian prices to a FOB level since this implies that the iron ore will not be delivered at the factory gate of the exporting producers.
Forbrug af jernmalm af høj kvalitet er faktisk strengt begrænset til afgrænsede grupper af enheder eller erhvervsgrene, som for eksempel visse produkter fra stålindustrien og navnlig fremstilling af duktile støbejernsrør.
Thus in order to establish a price of iron ore as delivered to the factory gate, the Commission also added — in addition to average transport costs — an amount to cover handling and loading between the mine head and the train/truck based on verified enumerated cost data from one of the exporting producers.
På dette grundlag konstaterede Kommissionen tilstedeværelsen af en begrænsning, der udtrykkeligt og utvetydigt begrænser tilgængeligheden af subsidiet til »visse virksomheder« og herved ikke gør subsidiet »tilstrækkeligt bredt tilgængeligt i økonomien« [72].
On this basis, the Commission made a fair comparison between Indian domestic prices of iron ore brought from an Indian mine to a factory in India (but not unloaded in the factory) and Australian domestic prices of iron ore brought from a mine to a port (but not unloaded in the port).
Derfor afviste Kommissionen ECL's påstande.
After disclosure, Jindal claimed that the Commission should not have used average Indian transport costs from the mine to the plant obtained from one of the exporting producers but the actual costs reported by Jindal.
ECL hævdede også, at Kommissionen ikke havde fastsat det grundlag, på hvilket den mente, at subsidiet i retlig forstand var specifikt.
However, the Commission considered that it should use a standard weighted average transport cost from the mine to the plant in order to calculate the benefit in unbiased and non-discriminatory way for both exporting producers.
I den henseende mente Kommissionen, at de pågældende subsidier i retlig forstand er specifikke, fordi de er begrænset til jernmalm ved hjælp af retsakter, ved hvilke der på den ene side indføres en eksportafgift på jernmalm [73], og retsakter, ved hvilke der på den anden side fastsættes en todelt fragtpolitik vedrørende transport af jernmalm [74].
In the context of comparison with a benchmark price outside India, any other method would lead to an artificial advantage or disadvantage for the companies, depending on the actual logistical costs and geographical distance between the exporting producer and the mines it has purchased from.
I lyset af det foregående mente Kommissionen, at den indiske regerings indgreb er specifikke for producenterne af duktile støbejernsrør i den i grundforordningens artikel 4, stk. 2, litra a), omhandlede betydning.
The Commission further multiplied the difference between the two average prices by the quantities of iron ore actually purchased by the Indian producers during the IP.
Konklusioner
After disclosure, ECL claimed that the Commission should not have used all the quantities of iron ore actually purchased, but only that part which was consumed for the production of ductile pipes during the IP.
Gennem indførelse af et system med eksportbegrænsninger har den indiske regering overdraget det til jernmalmsvirksomhederne at levere jernmalm mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag.
In addition, purchases of both fines and lumps — and not only of fines — should have been used.
Leveringen af varer udgør en økonomisk fordel for modtageren og er specifik og således udligningsberettiget.
The Commission accepted the request and informed both exporting producers of the changes made.
Udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb
In addition, ECL claimed that only purchases of fines had been included when calculating the benefit for some of the companies in the group.
De fastsatte udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb var som følger:
The Commission corrected this error for both exporting producers.
Virksomhed
It included all purchases of iron ore (fines and lumps).
(punkt 3.2.1)
When the Fe content was different from 62 %, the Commission adjusted the purchase price accordingly on a pro-rata basis.
(punkt 3.2.2)
The two exporting producers were informed respectively of the corrections made.
(punkt 3.2.3)
The total amount of the difference represents the ‘savings’ obtained by the Indian producers which purchase iron ore in the Indian distorted market compared to the price which they would have paid in the absence of distortions.
Samlet eksportstøtte
Ultimately, this total amount represents the benefit conferred on the Indian producers by the GoI during the IP.
Jernmalm
In accordance with Article 7(2) of the basic Regulation, the Commission allocated these subsidy amounts over the total turnover of the product concerned during the review investigation period as appropriate denominator, because the subsidy granted a benefit to the entire production of the product concerned and not only to the production destined to exports.
(punkt 3.2.4)
After disclosure, Jindal claimed that the Commission has calculated a negative benefit for certain months of the IP.
I alt
Consequently, iron ore was not provided at less than adequate remuneration to the company.
SKADE
It also argued that it did not receive any subsidy after the IP as it imported iron ore and therefore the subsidy is not countervailable vis-à-vis this company.
Definition af EU-erhvervsgrenen og EU-produktionen
Similarly, ECL argued that for the period 2014-2015 the Indian domestic prices are no longer lower than Australian FOB prices.
Den samme vare blev i undersøgelsesperioden fremstillet af tre producenter i Unionen.
Consequently, the Commission cannot negate this fact as it needs to take into account the situation at the time of imposition of the measures.
De udgør »EU-erhvervsgrenen« i den i grundforordningens artikel 9, stk. 1, omhandlede betydning.
The Commission acknowledged that for some months of the IP the calculated benefit was negative.
Da der kun er tre EU-producenter, og da SG PAM Group fremlagde dataene for sine dattervirksomheder samt skøn for den eneste ikke samarbejdsvillige EU-producent, Tiroler Rohre GmbH (i det følgende benævnt »TRM«), fremlægges alle tal i indekseret form eller som intervaller for at beskytte fortroligheden for så vidt angår den anden EU-producent, som samarbejdede i forbindelse med undersøgelsen.
However, this was offset by the positive benefit received during the rest of the IP, the overall result being to establish a positive subsidy margin for the company concerned.
Den samlede EU-produktion i undersøgelsesperioden blev fastsat til at være mellem 590000 og 610000 ton.
Article 15(1), second subparagraph, of the basic Regulation requires the Commission not to adopt countervailing measures under two conditions (I) ‘if the subsidy or subsidies have been withdrawn’ or (ii) ‘it has been demonstrated that the subsidies no longer confer any benefit on the exporters involved’.
Kommissionen fastsatte den samlede EU-produktion på grundlag af samtlige tilgængelige oplysninger vedrørende EU-erhvervsgrenen, som for eksempel oplysninger indeholdt i klagen for så vidt angår den ikke samarbejdsvillige producent og oplysninger indsamlet hos de samarbejdsvillige EU-producenter i løbet af undersøgelsesperioden.
With respect to the first condition, the Commission observed that the system of export restraints has not been abolished or withdrawn.
Der er kun tre producenter i Unionen, og de to samarbejdsvillige virksomheder tegner sig for ca. 96 % af den samlede produktion i Unionen.
Therefore this condition has not been met.
EU-forbruget
Regarding the second condition, it should be recalled that its principal objective is to apply to one-off, non-recurring subsidies, allocated over a set period of time which would not continue to provide benefits in the future to any of the exporting producers [67].
Kommissionen fastsatte EU-forbruget på grundlag af mængden af EU-erhvervsgrenens samlede salg i Unionen plus import fra tredjelande til Unionen.
This is not the situation in the case at hand for the following reasons.
Kommissionen fastsatte EU-erhvervsgrenens samlede salg på grundlag af data indsamlet hos de samarbejdsvillige EU-producenter og oplysninger indeholdt i klagen for så vidt angår den ikke samarbejdsvillige producent.
After the IP the benchmark Australian FOB prices, as adjusted for stevedoring costs and moisture, are similar to the Indian domestic prices.
Importmængderne er indhentet fra Eurostats data.
However, the Commission established in recital 212 above that the trend of Indian domestic prices of iron ore is rather flat and does not follow the price fluctuations in the rest of the world.
Som følge af bemærkninger til fremlæggelsen af oplysninger konstaterede Kommissionen, at den havde henført en del af EU-erhvervsgrenens eksportsalg til salg i Unionen.
At the same time, it is not excluded that in the near future international prices, including Australian FOB prices, will increase again, in response to the fluctuations in international demand and supply of iron ore.
De korrigerede salgstal har ført til mindre ændringer/rettelser af nogle af de intervaller og/eller indekser, der er forbundet med visse andre skadesindikatorer, nemlig det samlede EU-forbrug, de eksporterende producenters markedsandel, EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel og salgspriserne i Unionen.
Therefore, it cannot be concluded that the system of export restraints is a one-off, non-recurring subsidy, as it is likely that it will provide benefits in the future.
Rettelserne havde imidlertid kun en mindre indflydelse på disse skadesindikatorer og påvirkede ikke udviklingstendenserne eller ændrede konklusionen om, at der var sket væsentlig skade.
Should, however, international prices remain constantly below the Indian domestic prices in the future, each exporting producer is entitled to request reimbursement of duties collected where it is shown that the amount of countervailable subsidies has been eliminated or reduced in accordance with Article 21 of the basic Regulation.
EU-forbruget udviklede sig som følger:
In light of the above, the conditions of Article 15(1), second subparagraph, of the basic Regulation, for not adopting countervailing measures are not fulfilled.
EU-forbrug (i 1000 ton)
The subsidy rate established with regard to this scheme during the IP for the ECL Group amounted to 3,01 % and for the company Jindal Saw India amounted to 3,91 %.
Kilde: Spørgeskemabesvarelser, oplysninger i klagen samt Eurostat
Specificity
570-620
The GoI's export restraints only benefit the iron and steel industry.
490-540
They are therefore specific under Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation.
460-510
Even though they lay benefit on other downstream products than ductile pipes, the benefit is available only to certain industries in India.
520-570
The inherent characteristics of iron ore limit the possible use of the subsidy to a certain industry but this does not mean that, in order to be specific, the subsidy must be further limited to a subset of this industry [68].
EU-forbruget faldt med 7 % i den betragtede periode.
After disclosure, ECL and Jindal challenged the Commission's assessment of specificity claiming that it was inadequate and legally flawed.
EU-forbruget fulgte en U-kurve — det faldt betydeligt mellem 2011 og 2012 (med mere end 13 %), faldt yderligere i 2013 og steg i undersøgelsesperioden.
In particular, ECL quoted an Appellate Body Report where the latter held that ‘[I]t may be that, in respect of a provision of goods, there is a greater likelihood of a finding of specificity in instances where the input good is used by only a circumscribed group of entities and/or industries.
Dette mønster kan delvis forklares med, at slutbrugerne af rør af duktilt støbejern er virksomheder, der beskæftiger sig med vandforsyning, spildevand og kunstvanding.
At the same time, we are not persuaded that every provision of goods with limitations inherent in the characteristics of the goods will necessarily lead to a finding of specificity.’ [69]
De er oftest offentlige enheder, som er afhængige af offentlige midler.
The Commission noted that the exporting producer did not refer to the footnote at the end of the same paragraph, where the Appellate Body made reference to the Panel Report on the case [70], which in its turn quoted the Panel Report in US — Softwood Lumber.
I 2011 og 2012 udviklede den økonomiske krise sig til en regulær statsgældskrise.
In the later the panel held the following:
Dette fik Unionens regeringer til at skære kraftigt ned på de offentlige investeringer og udgifter, hvilket forklarer det store fald i efterspørgslen på duktile støbejernsrør, især i lande som Spanien, Portugal og Italien.
‘We do not consider that this would imply that any provision of a good in the form of a natural resource automatically would be specific, precisely because in some cases, the goods provided (such as for example oil, gas, water, etc.) may be used by an indefinite number of industries.
Import fra Indien
This is not the situation before us.
Mængden af og markedsandelen for importen fra Indien
As Canada acknowledges, the inherent characteristics of the good provided, standing timber, limit its possible use to “certain enterprises” only’ [71].(275) In the same vein, the Commission considered that, although high grade iron ore is a natural resource, by contrast to oil, gas and water and similarly to standing timber, it may not be used by an indefinite number of industries.
Kommissionen fastsatte importmængden på grundlag af oplysninger fra Eurostat.
Its use is also narrower than low-grade iron ore.
Eurostats data var i overensstemmelse med de oplysninger, der blev afgivet af de eksporterende producenter fra Indien.
Indeed, the consumption of high grade iron ore is strictly limited to circumscribed group of entities or industries, such as certain products of the steel industry and in particular, the production of ductile pipes.
Markedsandelen for importen blev fastsat på samme måde.
On this basis, the Commission established the existence of a limitation that expressly and unambiguously restricts the availability of the subsidy to ‘certain enterprises’ and thereby does not make the subsidy ‘sufficiently broadly available throughout the economy’ [72].
Importen til Unionen fra det pågældende land udviklede sig således:
Therefore, the Commission rejected ECL's arguments.
Importmængde og markedsandel
ECL also claimed that the Commission failed to establish the basis on which it found the subsidy to be de jure specific.
Kilde: Eurostat og spørgeskemabesvarelser
In this respect, the Commission considered that the subsidies in question are de jure specific as they are limited to iron ore by means of the legal acts imposing an export tax on iron ore [73], on the one hand, and the legal acts establishing dual freight policy for the transportation of iron ore [74], on the other hand.
Mængden af import fra Indien (i 1000 ton)
In light of the foregoing, the Commission considered that the GoI interventions are specific to the ductile pipes producers within the meaning of Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation.
75-85
Conclusions
60-70
By imposing a system of export restraints the GoI has entrusted the iron ore mining companies to provide iron ore at less than adequate remuneration.
70-80
This provision of goods constitutes a financial benefit for the recipient and is specific, thus countervailable.
80-100
Amount of countervailable subsidies
Indeks for importmængde
The countervailable subsidy amounts established were as follows:
Markedsandel
Company
13-15
(point 3.2.1)
15-17
(point 3.2.2)
17-19
(point 3.2.3)
Indeks for markedsandel
Total export subsidies
Mængden af importen fra Indien steg med mere end 10 % i løbet af den betragtede periode på trods af det vigende marked.
Iron ore
De indiske eksporterende producenters markedsandel voksede med næsten 18 %.
(point 3.2.4)
Det er bemærkelsesværdigt, at importen fra Indien i 2012-2013, mens EU-forbruget forblev på et lavt niveau, steg betydeligt med næsten 10 %, således at dens markedsandel voksede med næsten 17 %.
Total
Importen fra Indien steg fortsat betydeligt i undersøgelsesperioden, med en yderligere øgning af markedsandelen mellem 2013 og undersøgelsesperioden.
INJURY
Priser på importen fra Indien
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
Kommissionen fastsatte importpriserne på grundlag af data fra Eurostat med henblik på at undersøge tendenserne i prisudviklingen.
The like product was manufactured by three producers in the Union during the investigation period.
Som følge af udelukkelsen af rå rør fjernede Kommissionen værdien og mængden af rå rør importeret fra Indien fra den gennemsnitlige beregning af priser i de år, hvor importen af rå rør fandt sted, nemlig 2013 og undersøgelsesperioden.
They constitute the ‘Union industry’ within the meaning of Article 9(1) of the basic Regulation.
Den gennemsnitlige pris på importen til Unionen fra Indien udviklede sig som følger:
As there are only three Union producers and SG PAM Group provided the data for its subsidiaries and estimates for the sole non-cooperating Union producer — Tiroler Rohre GmbH (‘TRM’), all figures are presented in indexed form or given as ranges to protect confidentiality of the other Union producer who cooperated with the investigation.
Importpriser (EUR/ton)
The total Union production during the investigation period was established at 590000–610000 tonnes.
Indien
The Commission established the total Union production on the basis of all the available information concerning the Union industry, such as information provided in the complaint for the non-cooperating producer and data collected from cooperating Union producers during the investigation.
De indiske priser forblev stabile gennem hele den betragtede periode.
There are only three producers in the Union and the two cooperating companies represent around 96 % of the total Union production.
Prisunderbud
Union consumption
Kommissionen fastsatte prisunderbuddet i undersøgelsesperioden på grundlag af data fremlagt af de eksporterende producenter og EU-erhvervsgrenen ved at sammenligne:
The Commission established the Union consumption on the basis of the volume of the total Union industry's sales in the Union, plus imports from third countries to the Union.
de vejede gennemsnitlige salgspriser pr. varetype, som EU-producenterne opkrævede af ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne kunder på EU-markedet, justeret til ab fabrik-niveau, og
The Commission established the total Union industry's sales on the basis of the data collected from cooperating Union producers and the information provided in the complaint for the non-cooperating producer.
de tilsvarende vejede gennemsnitlige priser pr. varetype for importen fra de samarbejdsvillige indiske producenter ved salg til den første uafhængige kunde på EU-markedet, fastsat ud fra omkostninger, forsikring og fragt (cif-basis) med passende justeringer for omkostninger efter importen.
Import volumes were extracted from Eurostat data.
Begge eksporterende producenter hævdede, at der var betydelige forskelle mellem de produkter, som klageren solgte, og dem, producenten selv solgte, hvilket ville have betydning for en rimelig prissammenlignelighed.
Following comments on the disclosure the Commission found out that it had attributed some of the Union industry export sales to Union sales.
Producenterne gjorde navnlig gældende, at de ikke fremstiller rør med dobbeltkamret universalsamling, der sælges af SG PAM under varemærket Universal joint.
The corrected sales figures have led to slight modifications/corrections to some of the ranges and/or indexes relating to certain other injury indicators, namely overall Union consumption, the exporting producers market share, the Union industry market share and the Union sales price.
De fremstiller heller ikke automatiske samlemuffer til tyndvæggede rør, der passer til kunststofrør, der anvendes i SG PAM's Blutop-produktserie.
These corrections had, however, only a minor impact on these injury indicators and did not affect the trends and change the conclusion that there was material injury.
Producenterne gjorde desuden gældende, at de ikke fremstiller rør, der er beklædt indvendigt med termoplast, og som SG PAM markedsfører under varemærket Ductan og anvender i deres Blutop-produktserie.
Union consumption developed as follows:
Brugerne af rør af duktilt støbejern i Unionen bekræftede dette og også, at ingen af de indiske samarbejdsvillige eksporterende producenter kunne levere de pågældende produkter.
Union consumption (in 1000(k) tonnes)
Kommissionen udelukkede derfor både SG PAM's rør med Universal joint og SG PAM's Blutop-produktserie fra beregningerne af prisunderbud og skadesmargen.
Source: questionnaire replies, information contained in the complaint and Eurostat
Udelukkelsen havde indvirkning på mindre end 10 % af transaktionerne, målt i mængde.
570 - 620
I betragtning af den lille mængde, der sælges på EU-markedet, blev flangerør også udelukket fra beregningerne af underbud.
490 - 540
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede klageren, at der ikke var grundlag for at udelukke Universal joint, da begge de eksporterende producenter har en teknisk løsning, der kan erstatte denne type samling.
460 - 510
Kommissionen mindede om, at mange brugere havde bekræftet, at de eksporterende producenter ikke kan levere en dobbeltkamret universalsamling.
520 - 570