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Endelig har tyrkiske producenter indgivet nye klager over antidumpingtold og udligningstold mod import af varmvalsede bredbånd, der bl.a. hidrører fra Kina.
Those trends, however, do not call into question the overall findings that the Union industry was in a weak situation at the end of the investigation period since other indicators showed a deterioration of the Union industry as described in recital (462).
I denne forbindelse underrettede én interesseret part Kommissionen om, at de tyrkiske myndigheder i mellemtiden havde indledt en ny antidumpingundersøgelse den 21. december 2016 om tykke plader og visse typer af varmvalsede flade produkter.
Second, concerning the arguments of the GOC on the data of sales volumes and market shares, the Commission acknowledged in recital (436) above that the sales volume of the Union industry remained relatively stable.
Statistiske eksportdata for 2015 og i de første seks måneder af 2016 — for en stikprøve [82] af KN-koder vedrørende samme vare — viste, at de kinesiske eksportmængder varierede med hensyn til bestemmelsessted, men forblev stabile med hensyn til landets samlede eksport til resten af verden.
However, the Commission disagreed with the GOC that a decrease by nine percentage points in market share is not significant.
For det andet opvejes tabet af markedsandele i visse lande (f.eks. Indonesien og Vietnam) i første halvår af 2016 sammenlignet med 2015 af en stigning i markedsandel i andre lande (som f.eks. Bangladesh og Den Demokratiske Folkerepublik Korea).
Indeed, as explained in recital (437) above the Commission found that ‘the decrease of Union industry's market share exceeded significantly the slight increase in its sale on the Union market’.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger bemærkede den kinesiske regering, at markeder i tredjelande ikke blot var langt vigtigere end EU-markedet, men også viste langt mere potentiale.
The analysis is based on the entire Union industry, irrespective of whether they have complained or not.
Tredjelandes markeder ville allerede kunne absorbere eventuel påstået overkapacitet af varmvalsede flade produkter.
The increases by non-complainant Union producers are marginal compared to the massive reductions of complainant Union producers.
Den bemærkede også, at der er meget vigtigere destinationer for eksporten af kinesiske varmvalsede flade produkter end de lande, der er udpeget af Kommissionen.
Third, concerning the arguments of the GOC on employment and productivity, the Commission acknowledged in recital (442) above that the productivity of the Union's industry workforce, measured as output per person, increased much more (+ 7 %) than the increase in actual production.
Den har endelig anført, at EU-markedet ikke vil være et primært mål for kinesiske varmvalsede flade produkter.
Moreover, even if the Commission would exclude the employees for the captive market segment, the indicator clearly shows the reduction in headcount of persons working in HRF over the period considered.
Kommissionen afviste disse kommentarer af følgende grunde.
Fourth, regarding the arguments of the GOC on the decrease in sales prices and a similar decrease in unit costs of production, profitability, and cash flows, the Commission rejected them for the following reasons:
For det første mindede den om den betydelige stigning i importen fra Kina i den betragtede periode, jf. tabel 4 ovenfor — en stigning på 1,3 mio. ton.
Concerning the similar decrease in unit cost and sales price, the Commission acknowledged in Table 11 of recital (448) above that the evolution of the Union industry sales price is similar to the evolution of the unit cost of production.
Dette var en klar indikation af, at EU-markedet er attraktivt og blandt de primære mål for den kinesiske subsidierede import.
Nevertheless, as mentioned in recital (449) above, the Commission also pointed to the fact that the sales prices have been on average lower than the unit cost of production, with the exception of 2014, where the market started picking up and where the market share of the Chinese imports was lower than in the investigation period.
Kommissionen henviste desuden til de grunde, der er beskrevet i betragtning 482, litra b), om hvorfor tendensen til stigende import ophørte efter juni 2016.
Moreover, as mentioned in recital (589) below, the cost of production within the Union industry decreased altogether by 25 % over the period considered, whereas the average Chinese import prices decreased by a higher percentage, i.e. by 33 % over the same period (see recital (517) below.
Endvidere tilkendegav Kommissionen på ny som angivet i betragtning 523, at hvis der ikke træffes foranstaltninger, og i betragtning af den massive eksisterende overkapacitet af stål i Kina, herunder den pågældende vare, kunne de kinesiske eksporterende producenter imidlertid atter antage deres aggressive prisstrategi og sænke deres salgspriser til et minimum.
In addition, as mentioned in recital (590) below, the Union industry could have maintained its sales price levels so as to reap the benefits of a reduction in its costs.
Endelig har Kommissionen ikke analyseret tredjelandes absorptionskapacitet som en enkeltstående faktor, men har anvendt en helhedsbaseret tilgang.
However, it was not capable of doing so because of the subsidised lower priced imports from China.
Den vægtede og vurderede både alle de faktorer, der er anført i grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 9, andet afsnit, samt nogle yderligere faktorer som f.eks. ordretilgang og rentabilitet (se betragtning 540), således at den har et solidt faktuelt grundlag for den samlede vurdering.
Regarding the claim of the GOC that the profitability did not develop negatively over the period considered but even improved by 2,5 % during the investigation period as compared to 2012, the Commission disagreed with this argument for the following reasons.
Kinas absorptionskapacitet
The Commission referred to recital (544) below where it found that, even if the loss for the investigation period was – 0,8 %, 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.
Der er heller ikke tilstrækkelig absorptionskapacitet i Kina.
Concerning the positive cash flow, the Commission acknowledged this fact already in recital (461) above as part of those injury indicators which developed positively during the period considered.
Efterspørgslen efter stål på det kinesiske hjemmemarked er faldende: Ifølge World Steel Association forventedes Kinas efterspørgsel efter stål først at falde med 3,5 % i 2015 og med 2,0 % i 2016, efter at den havde været på sit højeste i 2013 [83].
Fifth, concerning the comparison of the present case with Case T-528/09 Hubei Xinyegang Steel v Council: here, the GOC claims that the facts allegedly showed that in the latter case there were much more elements indicative of a weak position of the Union industry.
Tallene blev dog justeret efterfølgende af den samme organisation til følgende: »faldet i Kinas efterspørgsel efter stål forventes at være på 4 % i 2016 og på 3 % i 2017.
The Commission rejected this claim of GOC as follows: the Commission's assessment in the present case was in line with the quoted case-law.
Dette indikerer, at der vil være en efterspørgsel på 626,1 mio. ton stål (15 % lavere end i 2013) i 2017, hvilket er et fald på 41,9 % af den globale stålanvendelse, der var på 47,9 % i 2009 og på 44,8 % i 2015« [84].
By contrast with Council Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 [58], which was the regulation at issue in Case T-528/09 Hubei Xinyegang Steel v Council, it should be noted that:
De data vedrørende Kinas absorptionskapacitet, der blev tilgængelige efter juli 2016, er begrænsede.
first, every investigation that the Commission undertakes is fact-specific in its own right, including in relation to the product scope, the industry involved, and the injury indicators that require consideration;
Kommissionen fandt ikke desto mindre, at prognoserne for den indenlandske kinesiske efterspørgsel efter stål »er lav til ingen vækst« i de kommende 4-5 år (2015-2020), fordi der ikke investeres meget (f.eks. i bygge- og anlægssektoren), hvilket vil få en betydelig indvirkning på Kinas indenlandske forbrug af færdige stålprodukter [85].
a threat of injury case is an even more complex endeavour in this regard.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger bemærkede den kinesiske regering, at Kommissionen alene støttede sig på oplysninger om efterspørgslen på det kinesiske hjemmemarked for hele stålsektoren, og ikke præcise data om efterspørgslen efter varmvalsede flade produkter.
So, while, already, a comparison between injury investigations of different products, industries, and periods of investigations is a difficult task, a comparison between threat of injury investigations is an extremely difficult and complex endeavour given the multitude of individual qualifying factors that flow into a threat of injury finding.
Den hævdede, at sådanne generelle oplysninger ikke nødvendigvis ville være repræsentative for sektoren for varmvalsede flade produkter, og at det derfor ville være umuligt at udtale sig om denne påstand, som den derfor fandt burde forkastes.
That comparison cannot be pinned down to one factor alone, or for that matter, as the GOC seems to insinuate, to a mere import volume and market share comparison; and;
Selv om Kommissionen henviste til efterspørgslen på det kinesiske hjemmemarked efter alle typer stål, henviste den også i betragtning 512 til investeringerne i byggesektoren, som ifølge klagernes statistikker er blandt de største aftagere af varmvalsede flade produkter.
third, the Commission analysed and assessed thoroughly post-IP data to the extent possible in order to confirm or invalidate its findings, as required by that judgment, and found that the Union industry was in a weak situation at the end of the investigation period, but not to the extent that it had suffered material injury during the period considered within the meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation.
Desuden forsømte den kinesiske regering i sine seneste bemærkninger at fremkomme med opdaterede tal om Kinas absorptionskapacitet for varmvalsede produkter — selv om den har bedst adgang hertil — og/eller at fremkomme med en alternativ, plausibel forklaring på Kinas absorptionskapacitet.
As such, and in important contrast to the findings of Case T-528/09, the injury indicators considered do not paint a picture of an industry in a situation of strength, which the General Court found to be the case vis-à-vis the industry at issue therein.
Konklusion om kapacitet
[59]In summary, the Commission is of the opinion that the GOC does not raise factors beyond those considered that would call the above findings into question: the GOC refers in its argumentation mainly to the indicators which were still positive at the end of the investigation period and which the Commission acknowledged in recital (461) above.
Som konklusion er det sandsynligt, at betydelige mængder af den eksisterende massive overkapacitet af stål, herunder for samme vare, fortsat vil blive rettet mod EU-markedet.
However, the GOC does not provide explanation that would call into question, for instance, the findings in recital (462) above where the Commission listed the other indicators, which showed a deterioration of the situation on the free Union market.
Den nuværende overkapacitet og den utilstrækkelige absorptionskapacitet i både tredjelande og Kina viser sandsynligheden for en betydelig stigning i den kinesiske subsidierede eksport til Unionen, hvis der ikke blev truffet nogen foranstaltninger.
In recital (462) above, apart from referring to the loss of market share and the reduction of investments in the light of the negative return on investment, the Commission also highlighted that the losses reached unsustainable levels in the second half of 2015.
Prisniveauet for subsidieret import
Therefore the Commission rejected all arguments of the GOC in this respect.
Kommissionen har ikke analyseret udviklingen i de kinesiske priser som en enkeltstående faktor, men har anvendt en helhedsbaseret tilgang.
The Commission hence confirmed its conclusions set out in recitals (461) to (463) above, concluding that the data show that the Union industry was in a weak situation at the end of the investigation but not to the extent that the Union industry has suffered material injury during the period considered within the meaning of Article 8(4) of the basic Regulation.
Den vægtede og vurderede både alle de faktorer, der er anført i grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 9, andet afsnit, samt nogle yderligere faktorer som f.eks. ordretilgang og rentabilitet (se nedenfor), således at den har et solidt faktuelt grundlag for den samlede vurdering.
THREAT OF INJURY
I løbet af den betragtede periode, som anført i betragtning (421), faldt det pågældende lands gennemsnitlige importpriser med 33 %, fra 600 EUR/ton i 2012 til 404 EUR/ton i 2015.
Introduction
I tabellen nedenfor sammenlignes de gennemsnitlige enhedspriser på importen fra Kina med enhedspriser hos de fem EU-producenter i stikprøven:
In the analysis of a threat of material injury to the Union industry, in accordance with Article 8(8), second subparagraph, of the basic Regulation, consideration is given below to such factors as:
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the nature of the subsidy or subsidies in question and the trade effects likely to arise therefrom;
Salgspriser på det frie EU-marked sammenlignet med priserne på den subsidierede import fra Kina i den betragtede periode
a significant rate of increase of subsidised imports into the Union market indicating the likelihood of substantially increased imports;
Kilde: Spørgeskemabesvarelser fra EU-producenter i stikprøven og fra eksporterende producenter, samt Eurostat.
sufficient freely disposable capacity of the exporting producer on the part of the exporter or an imminent and substantial increase in such capacity indicating the likelihood of substantially increased subsidised exports to the Union, account being taken of the availability of other export markets to absorb any additional exports;
Se betragtning
whether imports are entering at prices that would, to a significant degree, depress prices or prevent price increases which otherwise would have occurred, and would probably increase demand for further imports, and;
De fem stikprøveudtagne EU-producenters salgspris (EUR/ton)
the level of inventories.
Gennemsnitsprisen for den kinesiske import ifølge Eurostat
As the wording ‘such as’ in Article 8(8), second subparagraph of the basic Regulation, indicates, next to these five factors other factors may be analysed as well for the determination of a threat of injury.
(EUR/ton)
In particular, the Commission further analysed factors like profitability and order intakes, for which it had investigation period and post-investigation period data available.
Forskel (EUR/ton)
With respect to the period considered, the Commission reviewed again the data collected for 2012-2015, as an understanding of the present situation of the Union industry is necessary in order to be able to determine whether there is a threat of injury to the Union industry [60].
De gennemsnitlige kinesiske priser lå betydeligt højere end EU-producenternes priser i 2012.
Moreover, under the case-law, the Union institutions are entitled, in certain circumstances, to take post-investigation period data into consideration when conducting anti-dumping (and consequently countervailing duty) investigations initiated on the basis of allegations of threat of injury.
I 2015 lå priserne på den subsidierede import fra Kina imidlertid under EU-erhvervsgrenens priser (EUR 404/ton mod EUR 427/ton).
Indeed, the case-law considers that the determination of whether there is a threat of injury, by its very nature, requires a prospective analysis.
Det bekræftes af analysen af underbud i betragtning 425.
The Commission thus conducted a prospective analysis for all factors.
Følgende tabel viser
In addition, it was able to collect data on subsidised imports, Chinese capacity and import prices for the period January 2016-February 2017 in order to confirm or invalidate the forecasts, as required by the Court [61].
en fortsat nedgang i de kinesiske enhedspriser i perioden efter undersøgelsesperioden (januar-juni 2016), da varerne indføres på EU-markedet
For profitability and order intakes though, comprehensive data were not available for the period January-September 2016 and only partial data up to the end of June 2016.
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Finally, Article 8(8) of the basic Regulation requires that the finding of a threat of material injury is to be based on facts and not merely allegation, conjecture or remote possibility and that the change in circumstances which would create a situation in which the subsidy would cause injury must be clearly foreseen and imminent.
Priserne på den subsidierede import fra Kina i perioden efter undersøgelsesperioden
After disclosure, the GOC recalled that a finding of threat of material injury is a high standard to meet.
De gennemsnitlige kinesiske importpriser (første halvdel af 2016)
The threat must be clearly apparent from the circumstances of the case and that special care must be exercised by the investigative authority.
(EUR/ton)
As a preliminary point, the GOC claimed that a close analysis of the factors that the Commission considered revealed that the Commission did not meet this high standard for finding a threat of injury.
De gennemsnitlige kinesiske importpriser
The Commission rejected this claim by the GOC for the reasons detailed in section 5.2 below covering the analysis of all factors that have been considered.
(andet halvår 2016 og de første to måneder af 2017)
The Commission has taken a comprehensive approach.
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It weighted and assessed not only all the factors which are listed in Article 3(9), second subparagraph of the basic Regulation but also some additional factors such as order intakes and profitability.
De lave priser på den kinesiske import i løbet af UP og første halvår af 2016 har to negative virkninger:
The Commission also recalled that under Articles 11 and 5 of the basic Regulation, which equally apply to investigations initiated on the basis of allegations of threat of injury, representative findings have to be based on a period ending before the initiation of proceedings.
den betydelige prisforskel vil sandsynligvis forårsage et (yderligere) skift i retning mod subsidieret import, fordi brugerne vil være mere tilbøjelige til at købe større mængder af varer, der sælges til lave priser og
The purpose of this principle is to ensure that the results of the investigation are representative and reliable.
derudover kan det forventes, at tilstedeværelsen af disse lave priser på markedet vil blive brugt af købere som et forhandlingsredskab til at presse priserne hos EU-producenter og andre kilder længere ned og dermed få en yderligere sænkende virkning i form af både faldende mængder og lavere priser.
In particular, the factors on which the determination of subsidisation and injury are based should not be influenced by the conduct of the producers concerned following the initiation of the proceeding, so that the definitive countervailing duty imposed remedies effectively the injury caused by the subsidisation.
Denne indvirkning kan diskuteres i situationer, hvor prisforskellene ikke er væsentlige, men i nærværende tilfælde og i betragtning af det konstaterede prisunderbud forventes den deraf resulterende skade for EU-erhvervsgrenen at være alvorlig.
Threat of injury
Stigningen i de kinesiske importpriser i perioden juli-februar skal ses i følgende kontekst:
The nature of the subsidy or subsidies in question and the trade effects likely to arise therefrom
Niveauet i perioden juli-september 2016 lå stadig under de gennemsnitlige produktionsomkostninger for EU-erhvervsgrenen (ca. 431 EUR/ton ved udgangen af undersøgelsesperioden.
As explained in Chapter 3 above, the Chinese exporting HRF producers benefitted from a large number of subsidy schemes.
Derfor eksisterer det enorme pristryk fortsat frem til september 2016 til trods for de højere priser.
Most of them are permanent by nature, such as land use rights, tax breaks and grant programmes.
I denne forbindelse er det vigtigt at fremhæve, at dataene om EU-erhvervsgrenens produktionsomkostninger ved udgangen af UP var de nyeste tilgængelige oplysninger i denne sag, eftersom dataene om perioden efter UP om EU-erhvervsgrenens produktionsomkostninger ikke er indsamlet.
Moreover, the credits received were a constant feature of Chinese industrial policy to support its steel industry.
Under alle omstændigheder gælder det, at selv hvis EU-erhvervsgrenens produktionsomkostninger hypotetisk set var faldet i den seneste periode, ville dette ikke være et bevis for, at niveauet for de kinesiske subsidierede priser i september 2016 ikke stadig lagde et enormt pres på EU's stålindustri.
The Commission concluded that these subsidies were of structural nature.
På den anden side er prisniveauet i perioden oktober-februar 2017 langt højere end EU-erhvervsgrenens gennemsnitlige produktionsomkostninger.
They are likely to induce Chinese exporting producers to sell their steel products and their ever increasing output in foreign markets when local consumption cannot absorb these quantities.
Ikke desto mindre omfatter prisniveauerne i denne periode en ubetydelig mængde af importen (1460 ton i perioden oktober-december 2016 og 5024 ton i de første to måneder af 2017, jf. tabel 15 ovenfor).
Significant rate of increase of subsidised imports into the Union market indicating the likelihood of substantially increased imports
Det kan være, at denne import omfatter et begrænset antal varer i den højere prisklasse.
IP data
Kommissionen bemærkede også, at andre tredjelandes eksportpriser, bortset fra Japan i perioden oktober-december 2016 er meget lavere (mellem 375 EUR/ton og 439 EUR/ton).
Imports from the country concerned significantly increased from 246720 to 1519304 tonnes between 2012 and the investigation period, as shown in the table at recital (419) above.
Selv med de stigende priser på kinesisk import fra juli 2016 og fremefter, afkræfter dataene vedrørende priser for perioden efter UP ikke som helhed konklusionen om, at de kinesiske prisfald har ført til en trussel om skade.
After disclosure, the GOC claimed that the HRF imports from China only resulted in a market share of 4,32 % during the IP whereas the Union industry held a dominant market share of 77,7 % during the IP.
Denne trussel om skade blev ikke fjernet efter de nylige kinesiske importprisstigninger fra juli 2016 og fremefter.
The GOC also claimed that the import volumes from China were consistently and substantially lower than the imports from Russia, and, with the exception of the IP, Ukraine.
Selv dette øgede prisniveau stopper ikke det enorme prisfald, der bringer EU-erhvervsgrenen i en uholdbar situation, ved sammenligning af de øgede kinesiske priser med EU-producenternes produktionsomkostninger ved udgangen af undersøgelsesperioden.
The Commission rejected these claims on the following ground.
Endelig konkluderede Kommissionen, at tendensen med stigende importpriser kan stoppe, når volatiliteten på de nylige stigninger i råmaterialepriserne har lagt sig.
The Commission acknowledged that the HRF imports from China resulted in a market share of 4,32 % in recital (419) above.
Hvis der ikke træffes foranstaltninger, og under hensyntagen til den massive eksisterende overkapacitet af stål i Kina, herunder den pågældende vare, kunne de kinesiske eksporterende producenter imidlertid atter antage deres aggressive prisstrategi og sænke deres salgspriser til et minimum.
However, in the same recital, the Commission also pointed to the fact that in absolute figures the imports from the country concerned increased significantly during the period considered from 246720 tonnes to 1519304 tonnes during the IP, leading to an increase by 516 % during the period considered.
For det tredje hævdede den, at EU-erhvervsgrenen til forskel fra producenter i Kina, ikke fuldt ud afspejlede dette fald i omkostningerne til råmaterialer i den betragtede periode i deres salgspriser som følge af deres manglende evne til at kontrollere deres egne udgifter.
Post-IP data