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Som anført i betragtning 104 var EU-erhvervsgrenens import fra de pågældende lande stabil i den betragtede periode og udgjorde mindre end 1 % af EU-erhvervsgrenens samlede salgsmængde.
It also indicated that if the price of the product concerned had not decreased more than the decrease in raw material prices, competition conditions on the market would have remained fair and the Union industry would have been able to reap the benefits of a reduction in costs and reach profitability again.
Som nævnt i betragtning 191 i forordningen om midlertidig told blev disse indkøb desuden foretaget af handelsafdelinger, der frit kan købe koldvalsede flade produkter af stål fra flere kilder.
On the basis of the above, the abovementioned claims have to be rejected.
Handelsafdelinger er tvunget til at tilbyde de billigste materialer for at bevare deres forretningsmæssige forbindelser.
Certain exporting producers returned to this issue in their comments to the definitive disclosure.
I betragtning af de små mængder, der er tale om, samt den omstændighed, at sådanne mængder ikke er steget i den betragtede periode, konkluderes det, at importen fra de pågældende lande er blevet givet tilstrækkelig vægt.
However, no new arguments were raised.
Påstanden må derfor afvises.
Imports by the Union industry
Visse eksporterende producenter vendte tilbage til dette spørgsmål i deres bemærkninger efter fremlæggelsen af de endelige oplysninger og hævdede, at Kommissionen havde genfortolket tallene for at retfærdiggøre konstateringen af skade ved at revurdere den andel, som importen udgjorde i procent af det samlede salg.
An interested party claimed that the imports of the product concerned by the Union industry were not given enough weight in the Commission's causation assessment leading to an incomplete and inaccurate assessment of causation.
Faktisk genfortolkede Kommissionen ikke tallene, men gav blot et mere præcist tal (mindre end 1 %) end det bredere omfang, som var anført i forordningen om midlertidig told (0 %-5 %).
As indicated in recital 104 above, imports from the countries concerned by the Union industry were stable in the period considered and represented less than 1 % of the total sales turnover of the Union industry.
Tidligere aftaler om handel med visse stålprodukter mellem Rusland og Unionen
Further and as indicated in recital 191 of the provisional Regulation, these purchases were made by trading arms free to purchase cold-rolled flat steel products from multiple sources.
De samme interesserede parter gentog — efter den endelige foreløbige fremlæggelse af oplysninger og igen efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger — argumentet om, at russisk import forblev inden for de ikke-skadevoldende kvoter, der var fastsat i de tidligere aftaler om handel med visse stålprodukter mellem Rusland og Unionen.
These trading arms are driven to offer the cheapest material possible in order to maintain their commercial relationships.
Navnlig var parten ikke enig i konklusionen om, at niveauet for kvoterne var »for høje«, og den påpegede, at der var et betydeligt overlap mellem varedækningen i denne undersøgelse og kategorien »andre fladvalsede produkter« (som defineret i aftalerne).
In view of the low volumes involved and the fact that such volumes have not increased over the period considered, it is considered that imports from the countries concerned have been given sufficient weight.
I denne forbindelse mindes der om, at ovennævnte aftale ophørte før undersøgelsesperioden, dvs. den 22. august 2012 efter Den Russiske Føderations tiltrædelse af Verdenshandelsorganisationen (WTO).
The claim has therefore to be rejected.
Endvidere bemærkes det, at aftalen ikke indeholder nogen bestemmelse om indeksregulering af kvoterne for den tilladte import ud fra den faktiske årlige udvikling i efterspørgslen/forbruget.
Certain exporting producers returned to this issue in their comments which followed the definitive disclosure and argued that the Commission had reinterpreted the numbers to justify the finding of injury by reassessing the ratio that imports represented in percentage of total sales.
Med andre ord ville et vigende marked ikke medføre en tilsvarende tilpasning af kvoterne.
As a matter of fact, the Commission did not reinterpret the numbers but rather gave a more precise figure (less than 1 %) than the wider range stated in the provisional Regulation (0 %-5 %).
I artikel 10 i ovennævnte aftale er det endda anført, at mængden bør øges med 2,5 % i hver produktgruppe med hver årlig forlængelse.
Existence of a previously applicable agreement on trade in certain steel products between Russia and the Union
Det er derfor ikke overraskende, at kvoten for den produktgruppe, der omfatter de produkter, der er dækket af denne undersøgelse, aldrig blevet nået i den periode, hvor aftalen bestod.
The same interested parties, after provisional disclosure and also after definitive disclosure, repeated the argument that Russian imports remained within the non-injurious quotas set in the previously applicable agreement on trade in certain steel products between Russia and the Union.
På baggrund af ovenstående fremgår det, at de kvoter, der er omhandlet i bilagene til disse årlige aftaler hverken er forbundet med udviklingen på markedet eller i forbruget, da kvoten automatisk blev opjusteret uanset udviklingen i forbruget/efterspørgslen.
In particular, it disagreed with the conclusion that the level of the quota was ‘too high’ and indicated that there was a significant overlap between the product scope of this investigation and the category of ‘other flat-rolled products’ (as defined in the agreements).
Eftersom kvoten aldrig blev opbrugt i løbet af aftalens eksistens, kan det desuden antages, at kvoten netop var »for høj«, ikke kun for den periode, hvor aftalen bestod, men også når man sammenligner med udviklingen i forbruget i den betragtede periode.
In this regard, it is reminded that the abovementioned agreement came to an end before the investigation period, i.e. on 22 August 2012 following the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Som følge heraf er enhver form for sammenligning mellem niveauet for disse kvoter, som ikke længere var gældende fra den 22. august 2012 og fremefter, og omfanget af importen fra Rusland i den betragtede periode uden betydning.
Further it is noted that the agreement did not foresee any provision pertaining to the indexation of the import quota in line with the actual yearly evolution of demand/consumption.
Denne påstand blev derfor afvist.
In other words, a shrinking market would not result in a corresponding adaption of the quotas.
Det fremgik desuden, at ud af de 42 Taric-koder, der er omfattet af aftalen, under ovennævnte produktgrupper, er det kun 7 der fuldstændig stemmer overens med de koder, der anvendes i forordningen om midlertidig told (7209169000, 7209179000, 7209189100, 7209269000, 7209279000, 7209289000 og 7225508000).
Even more strongly so, Article 10 of the abovementioned agreement provided that quantities should be increased by 2,5 % in every product group with each yearly renewal.
Som følge heraf blev 35 af de Taric-koder, der er angivet i bilaget til aftalen, udelukket fra varedækningen i denne undersøgelse.
It is therefore not surprising that the quota for the product group including the products covered by this investigation was never reached over the period of existence of the agreement.
Omkring 10 af de Taric-koder, der er omfattet af denne undersøgelse, var dog ikke omfattet af ovennævnte aftale.
In the light of the above, it appears that the quotas mentioned in the annexes to such yearly agreements are disconnected from market reality and evolution of consumption as the quota was automatically adjusted upward regardless of the evolution of consumption/demand.
På grundlag af ovenstående fremgår det, at det påståede overlap ikke er understøttet af faktuelle beviser, og at disse påstande må afvises.
Further, as the quota was never exhausted over the period of the existence of the agreement, it can be considered that such quota was indeed ‘too high’ not only for the period of existence of the agreements but also when compared with the development of consumption in the period considered.
EU-erhvervsgrenens overkapacitet
As a consequence, any comparison between the level of such quota, which was not applicable anymore from 22 August 2012 onwards and the level of imports from Russia during the period considered is meaningless.
En anden interesseret part fremførte, at EU-erhvervsgrenen var væsentligt påvirket af dens overkapacitet, som medførte et overudbud, øgede omkostninger og en lavere fortjeneste, men som også hindrede yderligere investeringer.
This claim has therefore to be rejected.
Selv om den kapacitetsudnyttelsesgrad, som EU-erhvervsgrenen opnåede i den betragtede periode, ikke kan betragtes som tilfredsstillende, og det ikke anfægtes at den lave kapacitetsudnyttelsesgrad kan have haft en indvirkning på erhvervsgrenens resultat, skal det bemærkes at EU-erhvervsgrenen stadig var rentabel i 2011, da dens installerede kapacitet oversteg niveauet i undersøgelsesperioden og kapacitetsudnyttelsen var lavere end i undersøgelsesperioden.
Second, it appeared that out of the 42 Taric codes covered by the agreement under the abovementioned product groups, only seven match perfectly the codes mentioned in the provisional Regulation (7209169000, 7209179000, 7209189100, 7209269000, 7209279000, 7209289000 and 7225508000).
Derfor, og i betragtning af forbedringen af kapacitetsudnyttelsen i forbindelse med kapacitetsreduktionen, konkluderes det, at kapacitetsudnyttelsen ikke kan betragtes som en faktor, der bryder årsagssammenhængen.
As a consequence 35 Taric codes reported in the Annex to the agreement are excluded from the product scope of this investigation.
Import fra tredjelande
On the other hand, approximately 10 Taric codes covered by this investigation were not covered by the abovementioned agreement.
En række parter påstod, at Kommissionen ikke havde vurderet virkningen af import fra tredjelande korrekt.
On the basis of the above, it appears that the alleged overlap is not supported by factual evidence and such allegations have to be rejected.
De hævdede, at niveauet for deres import var tæt på niveauet for importen fra Rusland, og at importen fra Iran og Ukraine fandt sted til priser, der var lavere end priserne på importen fra Rusland og Kina.
Overcapacity of the Union industry
Som nævnt i betragtning 105 hævdede en af de interesserede parter desuden, at importen fra Ukraine, Indien og Iran, der tegnede sig for en markedsandel på 5,4 % i den betragtede periode, ikke var blevet vurderet korrekt i sammenligning med faldet i EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel.
Another interested party argued that the Union industry was materially affected by its overcapacity which induced oversupply, increased costs and reduced profits but also deterred further investments.
I den forbindelse skal det for det første bemærkes, at som det fremgår af betragtning 104 faldt markedsandelen for importen fra andre lande fra 10,9 % til 9,1 % (fra 854281 til 647710 ton) i den betragtede periode, mens markedsandelen for importen fra Rusland alene steg fra 5,9 % til 9,8 % (fra 466165 til 697661 ton).
It further indicated that in the absence of imports, capacity utilisation would only have exceeded 72 %.
Det følger af ovenstående, at importen fra Rusland og fra andre tredjelande fulgte modstridende tendenser.
It is first recalled that the Union industry reduced its capacity by 3 % over the period considered in order to adapt to the changing global market situation.
Det skal endvidere bemærkes, at inden for rammerne af denne undersøgelse er importen fra Rusland blevet kumuleret med importen fra Kina, og at de pågældende landes markedsandel er steget fra 14,3 % i 2011 til 20,1 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
While the capacity utilisation rate achieved by the Union industry over the period considered cannot be regarded as satisfactory and it is not disputed that low capacity utilisation levels may have a bearing on the performance of an industry, it is noted that the Union industry was still profitable in 2011 when its installed capacity exceeded that of the investigation period and its utilisation was below that of the investigation period.
Som det er ubestridt, at importen fra Iran og Ukraine faktisk fandt sted til gennemsnitspriser, som var lavere end de pågældende landes gennemsnitspriser, bemærkes det for det andet, at gennemsnitspriserne på denne import underbød importen fra de pågældende lande i løbet af den betragtede periode, og at der ikke var nogen betydelig ændring i deres prispolitik i denne periode.
Therefore, and in view of the improvement of the capacity utilisation linked to the capacity reduction, it is concluded that the level of capacity utilisation cannot be regarded as an element breaking the causal link.
Da deres markedsandel kun steg en smule, fra 2,9 % til 3,4 %, er det usandsynligt, at denne import brød årsagssammenhængen.
Imports from third countries
Som nævnt i betragtning 106 bør markedsandelen for Ukraine, Indien og Iran for det tredje analyseres henover den betragtede periode og ikke kun ved at fokusere på en bestemt etårig periode.
Several parties claimed that the Commission had not assessed properly the impact of imports from third countries.
Det følger heraf, at markedsandelen for importen fra Indien, Iran og Ukraine faktisk er steget en smule fra 4 % til 5,4 % i den betragtede periode, mens importen fra andre tredjelande (herunder dem, der er anført ovenfor) generelt er faldet fra 10,9 % til 9,1 %.
They claimed that the level of their imports was close to the level of Russian imports, imports from Iran and Ukraine were made at prices lower than imports from Russia and China.
EU-erhvervsgrenens faldende markedsandel (– 4 %) kan derfor ikke kun sammenlignes med markedsandelen for ovennævnte lande i undersøgelsesperioden, og stigningen i markedsandelen ikke kan betragtes som tilstrækkelig væsentlig til at bryde årsagssammenhængen.
Additionally and as indicated in recital 105, one interested party claimed that the imports from Ukraine, India and Iran accounting for 5,4 % market share in the period considered had not been properly assessed when compared with the decrease in market share of the Union industry.
Efter fremlæggelsen af de endelige oplysninger hævdede nogle eksporterende producenter, at, når det vurderes i absolutte tal, var importen fra alle tredjelande sammenlignelige med importen fra Rusland, og at de burde betragtes som værende lige så skadelige.
In this regard, it is first noted that, as indicated in recital 104, the market share of imports from third countries has decreased from 10,9 % to 9,1 % (from 854281 to 647710 tonnes) over the period considered while the market share of imports from Russia, alone, have increased from 5,9 % to 9,8 % (and from 466165 to 697661 tonnes).
I den forbindelse skal det for det første bemærkes, at som anført i betragtning 107-111 i den midlertidige forordning var betingelserne for at vurdere den russiske og kinesiske import kumulativt opfyldt.
It follows from the above that imports from Russia and from other third countries followed opposite trends.
Importen fra Rusland bør derfor ikke analyseres isoleret.
It is also noted that in the framework of this investigation, imports from Russia have been cumulated with imports from China and that the market share of the countries concerned have increased from 14,3 % in 2011 to 20,1 % in the investigation period.
For det andet skal det bemærkes, at selv om analysen af importen faktisk bør foretages ved at se på de absolutte tal, bør udviklingen af sådanne absolutte tal også analyseres.
Second, while it is not disputed that imports from Iran and Ukraine were indeed made at average prices lower than the average prices of the countries concerned, it is noted that the average price level of such imports undercut imports from the countries concerned over the whole period considered and that there was no significant change in their price behaviour over this period.
I denne forbindelse og som anført ovenfor skal det bemærkes, at importen fra alle tredjelande faldt med 206571 ton i den betragtede periode, mens importen fra Rusland steg med 231496 ton.
As their market share only slightly increased from 2,9 % to 3,4 %, it is unlikely that such imports break the causal link.
Importen fra de pågældende lande, vurderet kumulativt, fulgte en lignende tendens og steg med 312224 ton.
Third and as indicated in recital 106, the market share of Ukraine, India and Iran should be analysed over the period considered and not by focusing on a specific one-year period.
Som beskrevet ovenfor var importen fra alle tredjelande meget lavere end importen fra de pågældende lande i den betragtede periode.
It follows that the market share held by imports from India, Iran and Ukraine has indeed increased slightly from 4 % to 5,4 % over the period considered while imports from other third countries (including the ones listed above) have in general decreased from 10,9 % to 9,1 %.
De har også fulgt en modsatrettet tendens end den for importen fra Rusland og importen fra de pågældende lande.
It follows from the above that the decrease in market share for the Union industry (– 4 %) cannot be compared with the market share held by the countries mentioned above in the investigation period only and that the market share increase cannot be regarded as significant enough to break the causal link.
På dette grundlag bekræftes det, at importen fra tredjelande var korrekt analyseret under hensyntagen til tendenser for deres mængde, pris og markedsandel.
After definitive disclosure, certain exporting producers claimed that, when assessed in absolute terms, imports from all third countries were comparable to imports from Russia and that they should be equally regarded as being injurious.
Påstanden blev derfor afvist.
In this regard, it is first noted that as indicated in recitals 107 to 111 of the provisional Regulation, the conditions to assess Russian and Chinese imports cumulatively were fulfilled.
Konklusion om årsagssammenhæng
Therefore, Russian imports should not be analysed in isolation.
På baggrund af ovenstående og da der ikke blev fremsat andre bemærkninger, bekræftes konklusionerne i betragtning 202–204 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
Second, it is also noted that, while the analysis of imports should indeed be made when looking at absolute figures, the evolution of such absolute figures should also be analysed.
UNIONENS INTERESSER
In this regard and as indicated above, it is noted that imports from all third countries have decreased by 206571 tonnes over the period considered while imports from Russia increased by 231496 tonnes.
EU-erhvervsgrenens interesser
Imports from the countries concerned assessed cumulatively followed a similar trend and increased by 312224 tonnes.
Da der ikke blev fremsat andre bemærkninger vedrørende EU-erhvervsgrenens interesser, bekræftes konklusionerne i betragtning 209 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
As depicted above, imports from all third countries were much lower than imports from the countries concerned in the period considered.
Importørernes og brugernes interesser
They have also followed an opposite trend to that of Russian imports or imports from the countries concerned.
Efter den foreløbige fremlæggelse hævdede flere parter, at det ikke ville være i Unionens interesse at indføre antidumpingforanstaltninger over for de pågældende lande.
On this basis, it is confirmed that imports from third countries were correctly analysed taking into account their volume, price and market share trends.
Denne påstand blev gentaget efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger.
The claim was therefore rejected.
De hævdede, at antidumpingforanstaltninger ville være i modstrid med mindre brugeres interesser, fordi de ville have en konkurrencebegrænsende virkning (EU-producenterne vil hæve deres priser), og fordi EU-producenter ikke fremstiller visse typer koldvalsede flade produkter af stål.
Conclusion on causation
Disse påstande blev allerede behandlet i betragtning 220-223 i forordningen om midlertidig told, og der blev ikke tilføjet væsentlige supplerende oplysninger hertil efter hverken den foreløbige eller den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger.
On the basis of the above and in the absence of any other comments, the conclusions set out in recitals 202 to 204 of the provisional Regulation are confirmed.
Derfor afvises påstanden.
UNION INTEREST
Andre påstande
Interest of the Union industry
Visse parter hævdede, at Kommissionen tilgodeså EU-producenterne og forsøgte at konstatere dumping for enhver pris.
In the absence of any comments regarding the interest of the Union industry, the conclusion reached in recital 209 of the provisional Regulation is confirmed.
Ovennævnte påstand blev ikke uddybet yderligere.
Interest of importers and users
Kommissionen understreger, at undersøgelsen blev udført inden for de gældende retlige rammer med de højeste standarder for upartiskhed og gennemsigtighed.
Following provisional disclosure, several parties claimed that it would not be in the Union interest to impose anti-dumping measures against the countries concerned.
Nogle parter fremførte, at den omstændighed at EU-producenterne importerede den pågældende vare, viser, at de ikke selv kan dække efterspørgslen i Unionen.
That claim was reiterated after definitive disclosure.
Som det også er anført i betragtning 191 i den midlertidige forordning indgår en række EU-producenter i integrerede stålgrupper med uafhængige forhandlere.
They alleged that anti-dumping measures would be against the interests of smaller users because they will have an anti-competitive effect (Union producers will increase their prices) and because Union producers do not produce certain types of cold-rolled flat steel products.
Disse forhandlere kan frit købe fra en hvilken som helst kilde, de ønsker, herunder fra de pågældende lande.
These allegations were already dealt with in recitals 220 to 223 of the provisional Regulation but no substantive additional information for such allegations was provided after the provisional or definitive disclosure.
Det skal gentages, at disse køb udgjorde mindre end 1 % af klagernes salg.
Thus, the argument is rejected.
Udover ønsket om at beskytte egeninteresser samt opretholde forretningsmæssige forbindelser, er der intet i sagens akter, der tyder på, at denne import fandt sted, fordi EU-producenter ikke var i stand til at dække efterspørgslen.
Other arguments
Konklusion vedrørende Unionens interesser
Some parties claimed that the Commission was biased towards Union producers and trying to find dumping at all cost.
Da der ikke blev fremsat andre bemærkninger vedrørende Unionens interesser, bekræftes konklusionerne i betragtning 229-232 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
This above claim was not further substantiated.
ENDELIGE ANTIDUMPINGFORANSTALTNINGER
The Commission underlines that the investigation is conducted within the applicable legal framework with the highest standards for neutrality and transparency.
Skadestærskel
According to some parties, the fact that Union producers imported the product under investigation shows that they cannot meet demand in the Union.
Efter den foreløbige fremlæggelse af oplysninger fremsatte en række parter bemærkninger til den målfortjeneste på 5 %, der er anvendt foreløbigt til beregning af målprisunderbud, som forklaret i betragtning 237-238 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
As also stated in recital 191 of the provisional Regulation, a number of Union producers are part of integrated steel groups with independent trading companies.
En interesseret part hævdede, at sektorens fortjeneste ikke ville have været over 5 %, mens en anden interesseret part hævdede, at en målfortjeneste på 5 % var for høj.
These traders are free to purchase from whichever source they choose, including the countries concerned.
Disse påstande blev ikke dokumenteret.
It needs to be reiterated that these purchases represented less than 1 % of the sales of the complainants.