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Selv om stigningen ikke fortsatte i NUP, forblev importen meget højere i NUP end i 2012 og 2013.
In this regard, the Commission relied on information available from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and on the questionnaire replies provided by the cooperating sampled companies.
Priser på importen fra det pågældende land
As explained in details in section 5.1 below, the existing Chinese production capacity would cover over twenty times the Union demand referred to in recital 516 below and almost two times the world demand.
Kommissionen fastsatte importpriserne på grundlag af Comext og databasen i henhold til artikel 14, stk. 6.
Such overcapacity was also confirmed by the data provided by the sampled cooperating producers which all showed the existence of spare capacities for their existing production sites while new production sites were being set up adding even more production capacities.
De gennemsnitlige importpriser ved salg til Unionen fra det pågældende land udviklede sig således:
Moreover, as developed in section 5.2 below, the Union market is considered very attractive for the Chinese exporting producers.
Tabel 3a
Last but not least, the level of prices in the Union, which are higher than in other third markets, would incentivise the Chinese producers to export to the Union rather than to other third markets.
Importpriser for moduler (EUR/kW)
Therefore, the Commission concludes that in view of the likelihood of continuation of subsidisation, combined with the significant spare capacity of the Chinese PV industry and the attractiveness of the Union market, it is likely that Chinese producers will increase their exports of the product under review at subsidised prices to the Union market, if measures are allowed to lapse
Kinas importpriser
In view of the above, in accordance with Article 18(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission concludes that subsidisation during the RIP has continued and there is a strong likelihood of a continuation of subsidisation to the PV industry, if the measures in force were allowed to lapse.
Tabel 3b
INJURY
Importpriser for celler (EUR/kW)
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
Hvad angår celler, fortsatte importprisen med at falde mellem 2013 og 2014, hvor den styrtdykkede med yderligere 19,4 %, men steg lidt mellem 2014 og NUP, dvs. med 1,4 %.
They constitute the ‘Union industry’ within the meaning of Article 4(1) of the basic Regulation.
Imidlertid havde næsten alle eksportende producenter, der solgte moduler og celler i NUP, fået pristilsagn, og deres eksportpriser til EU blev bestemt af disse pristilsagn, hvorved der fastsættes en minimumsimportpris.
All available information concerning the Union industry was used to establish the total Union production for the RIP since complete public information on production was not available.
Kun 1,6 % af mængden af moduler og 0,6 % af celler blev importeret uden for minimumsimportprisen [59].
This information included: macroeconomic data provided by the applicant, but collected on its behalf by Europressedienst, an independent consultancy firm; the standing replies of interested parties provided at pre-initiation stage and the verified questionnaire responses of the sampled Union producers.
Derfor kan sådanne eksportpriser ikke anses for at være en relevant indikator til at fastslå de eksporterende producenters prisadfærd, hvis foranstaltningerne ikke var indført.
On this basis, the total Union production during the review investigation period was estimated to be at around 3409 MW for modules and 1270 MW for cells.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede en række parter, at man burde anvende prisen ved eksport til Unionen til at konstatere underbud, og de har beregnet, at der ikke var underbud på dette grundlag.
Determination of the relevant Union market
Det er korrekt, at der på grundlag af priserne ved eksport til Unionen ikke er tale om underbud for moduler, og at underbuddet for celler er meget begrænset.
A part of the Union industry is vertically integrated and, as far as the production of cells is concerned, a substantial part of the Union industry's production was destined for captive use (96 %).
Kommissionen fandt imidlertid, at det manglende underbud, der skyldtes overensstemmelse med minimumsimportpriserne, ikke var den afgørende indikator for analysen af EU-erhvervsgrenens aktuelle situation.
Hence, the free market for cells was very marginal.
Som anført i betragtning 573 fastslog Kommissionen, at EU-erhvervsgrenen fortsat led skade som følge af omfanget af den konstaterede subsidiering i den tidligere undersøgelse og som følge af den konstaterede omgåelsespraksis som omhandlet i betragtning 4 og ikke har haft tilstrækkelig tid til at genrejse sig.
Following disclosure, one interested party contested the last statement arguing that the free market constituted a big part of the total market for cells (estimated at 3409 MW, see table 1b below).
Priserne på importen fra andre lande
The Commission accepted this correction as indeed the captive market in the Union constituted only 31,8 % of the total cells consumption.
Den gennemsnitlige pris på importen til Unionen fra tredjelande var også baseret på data fra Comext og i henhold til artikel 14, stk. 6, og udviklede sig som følger:
However, this does not alter the finding that a substantial part of the Union industry's cells production was destined for captive use and has no impact on the analysis made on injury and Union interest.
Tabel 4a
Indeed, the free market for cells is mainly served by imports and not by sales of the Union cells producers, given the fact that most of the cells producers exited the market in the last few years.
Moduler — Import fra tredjelande
In order to establish whether the Union industry continued to suffer injury and to determine consumption and the various economic indicators related to the situation of the Union industry, the Commission examined whether and to what extent the subsequent use of the Union industry's production of the like product (‘captive use’) had to be taken into account in the analysis.
Mængde (MW)
The Commission analysed the following economic indicators by referring to the total activity (including the captive use of the industry): consumption, sales volume, production, production capacity, capacity utilisation, growth, investments, stocks, employment, productivity, cash flow, return on investment, ability to raise capital and magnitude of the subsidy margin.
Gennemsnitspris (EUR/kW)
For those indicators the Commission found, in line with the original investigation, that the production destined for captive use was equally affected by the competition of imports from the country concerned.
Tabel 4b
The cells destined for the captive market were used as the main component for the production of modules.
Celler — Import fra tredjelande
Therefore, the direct competition of imports of modules from the country concerned faced by the Union module producers also exercised an indirect pressure on the captive sales price and/or costs of production of the cells used in those modules.
Mængder (MW)
In addition, the import of cells from the PRC increased the pressure on module producers using captive cell production.
I den betragtede periode steg importen fra tredjelande til Unionen med 30 % for moduler.
They were competing not only with modules assembled in third countries from Chinese cells, but also with modules assembled in the Union using those imported Chinese cells.
Den største stigning indtraf mellem 2013 og 2014, hvor mængderne steg med 48 %.
Consequently, in contrast to other cases [52], where a distinction between captive and free market was relevant for the injury analysis because products destined for captive use were found not to be exposed to direct competition from imports, the Commission established at the case at hand that for most of the economic indicators, no distinction between captive and free market was justified.
Markedsandelen steg betydeligt fra 9 % i 2012 til 25 % i NUP.
However, as regards profitability, the Commission looked only at the sales on the free market.
Den største ændring fandt sted mellem 2013 og 2014, hvor markedsandelen steg fra 13 % til 28 %.
The prices on the captive market were set according to various pricing policies (transfer pricing at virtual market price, transfer on the basis of the actual costs, etc.).
Taiwan, Malaysia og Singapore var de største eksportører efter Kina.
Thus they did not always reflect prices at arm's length and could not be taken into account when assessing this indicator.
Det skal bemærkes, at importen fra Taiwan og Malaysia kan have omfattet omgåelse (se betragtning 4).
Following disclosure, several parties argued that the state of the Union cells industry should have been assessed separately for the captive market and the free market.
Hvad angår celler faldt importen fra andre lande med 47 % i den betragtede periode.
First, they claimed that the Commission failed to provide a proper reasoning on how the captive market has been equally affected by the competition of the imports from the PRC.
Det største fald, nemlig med 52 %, skete mellem 2013 og 2014, mens importen steg lidt med 9 % mellem 2014 og NUP.
Second, one party contended that since the Commission considered that the prices on the captive market were unreliable to assess profitability, it is equally inaccurate to draw the conclusion that they underwent pressure because of imports of modules.
Dette førte til et fald i markedsandel fra 70 % i 2012 til 51 % i NUP.
Third, a common analysis of the two markets contradicts the fact that cell consumption decreased less than the module consumption during the period considered.
Faldet var fra 75 % til 48 % mellem 2013 og 2014, hvorefter markedsandelen steg lidt med tre procentpoint i NUP.
This arguably means that there is no direct link between import of modules and import of cells and between the decrease in imports of cells and prices of cells exposed to the free market.
Hvad angår celler var Taiwan og Malaysia de største eksportører, efterfulgt af Kina og USA.
First, contrary to the claims of the parties, the Commission provided in recitals 503-504 above a detailed reasoning on how the captive market for cells has been equally affected by the competition of the imports from the PRC.
De gennemsnitlige eksportpriser fra tredjelande for både moduler og celler faldt betydeligt i den betragtede periode på linje med de kinesiske priser og EU-priser.
Since the cell is the main component for the production of a module, the imports of modules from the PRC exercise an indirect pressure on the captive sales price of cells, when the transfer price is based on a virtual market price.
For moduler faldt de med 21 % og for celler med 45 % i den betragtede periode.
In the alternative, when the transfer is based on actual cost, imported cells put pressure on companies to make their production process more efficient.
Igen kan disse priser have været påvirket af omgåelse (se betragtning 4).
Second, even though the prices on the captive market are unreliable to assess profitability, the Commission considered the development of those prices a relevant factor for assessing whether the captive market faced competition from the imports from the PRC.
EU-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation
Third, the Commission did not assert that there is a direct link between imports of modules and import of cells.
Generelle bemærkninger
Rather it observed that the captive use of cells is also subject to the direct competition of imports of cells and indirect competition of imports of modules since the captive cells are used for producing modules.
I overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 8, stk. 4, undersøgte Kommissionen alle økonomiske faktorer og forhold, der kunne have indflydelse på EU-erhvervsgrenens situation i den betragtede periode.
Finally, the interested party failed to prove that there is no link between prices of cells on the free market and decrease in imports of cells.
I forbindelse med skadesanalysen sondrede Kommissionen mellem makroøkonomiske og mikroøkonomiske skadesindikatorer.
Indeed, as evident from Table 8b the sales prices of the Union cells industry increased when the imports of cells from China decreased both in volume and in market share between 2014, when the measures started to have a full effect, and the RIP.
Kommissionen evaluerede de makroøkonomiske indikatorer ud fra oplysninger fra ansøgeren, som blev krydstjekket med besvarelserne om den økonomiske situation fra en række EU-producenter i perioden inden undersøgelsen og de verificerede spørgeskemabesvarelser fra EU-producenterne i stikprøven.
Consequently, these arguments were rejected.
Kommissionen evaluerede de mikroøkonomiske indikatorer ud fra oplysningerne i spørgeskemabesvarelserne fra de EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven.
Following disclosure, the Government of China (‘GOC’) contended that a common analysis of the captive and free market for cells actually eliminates an analysis of the free market as it is only 4 % of the total Union cell production.
De makroøkonomiske indikatorer er: produktion, produktionskapacitet, kapacitetsudnyttelse, salgsmængde, markedsandel, vækst, beskæftigelse, produktivitet, subsidiemargenens størrelse og genrejsning efter tidligere subsidiering.
The Commission thus failed to examine the state of the domestic industry as a whole and does not, therefore satisfy the requirements of ‘objectiv[ity]’ in Article 3.1 of the Anti-dumping Agreement.
De mikroøkonomiske indikatorer er: gennemsnitlige enhedspriser, enhedsomkostninger, arbejdskraftomkostninger, lagerbeholdninger, rentabilitet, likviditet, investeringer, investeringsafkast og evne til at rejse kapital.
The Commission failed to understand how the common analysis of the captive and free market for cells eliminated an analysis of the free market.
Makroøkonomiske indikatorer
In fact, the Commission analysed a number of injury indicators only for the free market such as profitability, sales prices and return on investments.
Produktion, produktionskapacitet og kapacitetsudnyttelse
In addition, a number of indicators are analysed cumulatively, even in cases when a separate analysis of captive and non-captive market is made [53].
Den samlede produktion, produktionskapacitet og kapacitetsudnyttelse i EU udviklede sig i den betragtede periode som følger:
Those indicators often are: production, capacity, capacity utilisation, investments, return on investments, employment, productivity, stocks and labour costs.
Tabel 5a
Last but not least, the injury indicators of those Union cell producers which sold exclusively on the free market followed the same trends, and, as a result, the conclusions reached for the entire Union cell industry apply to them as well.
Moduler — Produktion, produktionskapacitet og kapacitetsudnyttelse
The GOC insisted that according to WTO case law, in case of the presence of a captive market for part of the product under investigation, a comparative analysis has to be carried out.
Kilde: Europressedienst, besvarelser vedrørende den økonomiske situation og verificerede spørgeskemabesvarelser.
The Commission considered that this requirement, if it was applicable in the present, very specific case, was in any event complied with.
Produktionsmængde (MW)
For the part of the Union cell production that is sold on a captive market, injury has been established on the basis of indirect price pressure at the level of the modules into which those cells are built.
Produktionskapacitet (MW)
For the part of the Union cell production that is sold on a free market, the injury indicators have also been assessed separately, and show the same trends as for the captive part of the market (which, due to the fact that it represents 96 % of Union production, are virtually identical to the cumulative assessment).
Kapacitetsudnyttelse (%)
Consequently, this argument was rejected.
Tabel 5b
The GOC also argued that the statement that the Union modules manufacturers compete with modules assembled in third countries with Chinese cells unlawfully extends the scope of the investigation.
Celler — Produktion, produktionskapacitet og kapacitetsudnyttelse
However, such modules have been included in the scope of the investigation from the outset since cells confer origin to modules [54].
Den samlede EU-produktion af moduler faldt med 26 % i den betragtede periode, men steg med 4,5 % mellem 2014 og NUP.
Following disclosure, another party claimed that the analysis of profitability on the basis of 4 % of the Union cell production is not representative for an accurate assessment on the need to maintain duties.
På baggrund af faldet i forbruget reagerede produktionskapaciteten på tendensen med faldende produktion og faldt også med 25 % i den betragtede periode.
The Commission noted that only profitability was assessed exclusively on the basis of the sales of cells to independent customers for the reasons set out in recital 506 above.
Derfor var kapacitetsudnyttelsen stabil mellem begyndelsen og slutningen af den betragtede periode og var på 53 % i NUP.
However, for the purposes of assessing the state of Union industry, all other indicators were analysed taking into account both the captive and free market of cells.
Der skete dog en betydelig stigning i kapacitetsudnyttelsen på 9 procentpoint mellem 2014 og NUP (dvs. en stigning på 19 %).
Jabil assembled modules on behalf of other companies during the RIP as a contract manufacturer.
Det skal bemærkes, at de EU-modulproducenter, der indgik i stikprøven, havde en meget højere kapacitetsudnyttelsesgrad i den betragtede periode og nåede op på 85 % i NUP, en stigning på 39 % i forhold til 2012 (61 %).
For this assembly service, the other companies paid a fee.
Mens produktionen faldt med 31 % mellem 2012 og 2013, steg den med 49 % mellem 2013 og 2014 og med yderligere 15 % mellem 2014 og NUP.
Consequently, the revenue reported by Jabil was not derived from the sales of modules, but from the from the service fees.
Dette faldt sammen med indførelsen af udligningsforanstaltningerne i december 2013, mens forbruget faldt konstant i perioden mellem 2012 og 2014, men steg mellem 2014 og NUP.
Therefore, the Commission decided to distinguish Jabil's profit figures from the profit figures of the rest of the Union module industry (see recitals 563 and 565 below).
Samtidig faldt produktionskapaciteten med 24 % i den betragtede periode, hvilket medførte en betydelig stigning i kapacitetsudnyttelsen fra 45 % i 2012 til 70 % i NUP.
For the remaining injury indicators, the assembly activities provided by Jabil to non-cooperating module producers could not be verified and therefore were not taken into account.
Ligesom producenterne af moduler havde de stikprøveudtagne producenter af celler en langt højere kapacitetsudnyttelse end den samlede EU-erhvervsgren (86 %), som forblev stabil i den betragtede periode.
Following disclosure, one interested party requested further clarifications on what data from Jabil was or was not taken into account and why.
Det kan konkluderes, at EU-erhvervsgrenen reducerede sin kapacitet som reaktion på et fald i forbruget.
For all injury indicators, except for profitability, the Commission has taken into account all data provided by Jabil which relate to the cooperating Union module producers.
Samtidig øgede den sin produktion i NUP i forhold til 2014, hvilket yderligere forbedrede kapacitetsudnyttelsesgraden.
Only that data was taken into account as it could be verified, while the rest was disregarded, in view of Jabil's particular business model and the fact that the final sales prices could not be verified.
Salgsmængde og markedsandel
Union consumption
EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsmængde og markedsandel udviklede sig i den betragtede periode som følger:
The Commission established the Union consumption on the basis of the total volume of imports of the product concerned and the volume of total sales of the like product in the Union, including those destined for captive use.
Tabel 6a
The total sales of the Union industry were based on the information provided by Europressedienst, corrected, where appropriate, with data from the standing replies of interested parties submitted at pre-initiation stage and the verified questionnaire replies of the sampled companies.
Moduler — Salgsmængde og markedsandel
As indicated in recital 519 below, import data was based on Comext and the data reported to the Commission by the Member States in accordance with Article 14(6) of the basic Regulation (‘Article 14(6) database’).
Samlet salg (det bundne og frie marked) i Unionen (MW)
The data on consumption was cross-checked with other sources [55].
Tabel 6b
Union consumption developed as follows:
Celler — Salgsmængde og markedsandel
Table 1a
I den betragtede periode faldt salgsmængden af moduler med 40 %.
Union consumption for modules (in MW)
På baggrund af et fald i forbruget på 56 % gav dette sig dog udslag i en væsentlig stigning i markedsandelen på 40 % i den betragtede periode og nåede op på 35 % i NUP.
Source: Europressedienst, standing replies, verified questionnaire replies, Comext and Article 14(6) database.
Hvad angår celler steg EU-erhvervsgrenens salg med 9 % i den betragtede periode.
RIP
Dette medførte en stigning i markedsandelen fra 23 % i 2012 til 33 % i NUP, mens forbruget faldt meget mindre end for moduler, nemlig med 26 %.
Total market
I forbindelse med et faldende forbrug og ikrafttrædelsen af udligningsforanstaltningerne lykkedes det EU-erhvervsgrenen at øge sin markedsandel for både moduler og celler.
Index (2012 = 100)
Beskæftigelse og produktivitet
Table 1b
Beskæftigelsen og produktiviteten udviklede sig i den betragtede periode som følger:
Union consumption for cells (in MW)
Tabel 7a
In overall terms the Union consumption decreased considerably between 2012 and the RIP.
Moduler — Beskæftigelse og produktivitet
The Union consumption for modules fell by 56 %.
Antal ansatte
However, after the dramatic drop between 2012 and 2013 by 35 %, the consumption remained rather stable in 2014 and the RIP.
Produktivitet (kW/ansat)
Concerning cells, consumption decreased slightly less, that is by 26 % during the period considered.
Tabel 7b
The drop in consumption took place mainly between 2013 and 2014 when it plummeted by 26 %.
Celler — Beskæftigelse og produktivitet
However, it started to recover during the RIP when it increased by 4,5 % in comparison with 2014.
Beskæftigelsen faldt mellem 2012 og NUP for moduler og celler med henholdsvis 64 % og 38 %.
Imports from the country concerned
Det største fald (på 53 %) i antallet af ansatte for moduler fandt sted mellem 2013 og 2014, et meget større fald i forhold til faldet i produktionen i samme periode (nemlig på 27 %).
Import volumes and values were based on different sources.
For celler steg antallet af ansatte med 22 % mellem 2013 og 2014, hvilket var betydeligt mindre end produktionsstigningen — som var på 49 % i samme periode.
For 2012 and part of 2013 they were based on data provided by the applicant, but collected on its behalf by Europressedienst, since at that time modules and cells were imported into the Union under customs headings covering other products not subject to the present investigation and Eurostat could thus not be used.
Dette medførte en betydelig produktivitetsstigning for både moduler og celler på henholdsvis 103 % og 94 % i den betragtede periode.
After the registration of imports of modules and cells had been introduced on 6 March 2013 [56], Eurostat data could be used.
Mellem 2013 og 2014 var produktivitetsstigningen på 57 % for moduler og 22 % for celler.
Consequently, for the rest of 2013, 2014 and the RIP the Commission based its findings on the Comext database [57] and the Article 14(6) database.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger anfægtede en interesseret part Kommissionens konklusioner om antallet af ansatte i EU-erhvervsgrenen og påstod, at de ansatte i produktionen af celler og moduler i den største virksomhed, SolarWorld, var blevet talt med to gange.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned