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På baggrund af ovenstående bekræftede Kommissionen sine oprindelige konklusioner i betragtning 208 og 209 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
The Commission established that at least 85 SMEs stopped production, which reduced the retreading capacity, as explained in recital (202) of the provisional Regulation.
EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed var under stærkt pres.
The CRIA and the CCCMC claimed that the Commission's allegation that ‘Union producers of new tyres have no option but to strengthen their presence in tier 3, too’ (recital (202) of the provisional Regulation) was difficult to understand as the Commission itself explained that all integrated retreaders (thus, producers of new tyres who also do retreading) would be part of tier 2 (recital (58) of the provisional Regulation).
Der var en reduktion i produktionskapaciteten, investeringerne og beskæftigelsen i den betragtede periode og et bemærkelsesværdigt tab af markedsandel på trods af det løbende fald i salgspriserne.
The Commission noted that in the Note with the mapping of new and retreaded tyres by brand, there were brands of Union producers of new tyres classified in tier 3.
Importen fra Kina underbød i væsentlig grad EU-erhvervsgrenens priser.
The Commission stated that ‘information available to the Commission showed’ that the pricing trend changed and that now allegedly tier 3 prices inversely affect tier 1 prices (recital (206) of the provisional Regulation).
Rentabiliteten for EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed faldt også og endda endnu hurtigere hen imod slutningen af den betragtede periode.
The CRIA and the CCCMC requested that this information was made available to interested parties.
Desuden steg lagerbeholdningerne af alle typer dæk, navnlig i undersøgelsesperioden, med en negativ indvirkning på EU-erhvervsgrenens finansielle situation.
The Commission considered that the interconnection between tiers also encompassed a rationale of price setting across tiers.
Mange SMV'er har indstillet produktionen og har ikke kunnet drage fordel af det økonomiske opsving.
In fact, Union new tyre manufacturers following a multi-brand strategy agreed that a price change on one tier necessarily triggered an adjustment of the price on the overall portfolio and one of the sampled Union producer provided a substantiated explanation, which were also considered by the Commission for the conclusion on the price pressure across tiers.
Kommissionen tillagde også bemærkningerne fra AIRP, Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk (henholdsvis den italienske og den tyske sammenslutning af regummieringsvirksomheder) eller Banden Plan Europa B.V. (regummieringsvirksomhed i Unionen) eller Vipal Europa (leverandør af slidbaner) betydning og tog til efterretning, at indførelsen af midlertidige foranstaltninger allerede har udløst en positiv udvikling i sektoren.
Certain interested parties claimed that the evolution of profitability of tier 1, tier 2 and tier 3 did not correlate with the interconnection between the tiers.
I en række EU-medlemsstater har regummieringsvirksomhederne siden maj 2018 oplevet en øget ordretilgang, og de er af den opfattelse, at disse optimistiske udsigter vil fortsætte, hvis de midlertidige foranstaltninger bekræftes.
They pointed out that the profitability of tier 1 of Union producers during the investigation period (at 17,5 %) is higher than the target profit (namely the profit that could be expected in the absence of dumped imports) established by the Commission (at 15,6 %) (as described in recital (196) the profitability was revised after the Final Disclosure at 15,4 %).
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger hævdede Giti-gruppen, at regummieringsvirksomhedernes forbedrede resultater kan have meget at gøre med stigningen i omkostningerne til råmaterialer snarere end indførelsen af foreløbige foranstaltninger.
Similarly, the profitability of tier 2 Union producers during the investigation period (at 15,3 %) was essentially the same as that target profit.
Kommissionen fandt ingen beviser, der skabte forbindelse mellem udviklingen i omkostningerne til råmaterialer og den stigning i ordretilgangen, som regummieringsvirksomhederne indberettede.
Moreover, if profitability of Union producers in tier 1 and tier 2 was (indirectly) affected by cheap tier 3 imports, one would expect to see a similar evolution in profitability as for tier 3 Union producers.
Hvad angår EU-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet, anerkendte Kommissionen de kritiske bemærkninger fra Aeolus-gruppen om, at segment 3 var tabsgivende i undersøgelsesperioden (-0,7 %), mens rentabiliteten for segment 1 og 2 var tocifret.
That is not the case.
Kommissionen var dog ikke enig i konklusionen om, at denne indikator, der viste en forskel i rentabilitet afhængigt af segmenterne, kunne ophæve konklusionen om, at EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed havde lidt væsentlig skade.
While profitability of tier 3 dropped from 6,1 % to 0,6 % in 2015 (as described in recital (197) the profitability was revised after the Final Disclosure from 5,9 % to 0,5 %), between 2014 and 2015, the profitability of tier 1 producers actually increased from 17,9 % to 21,8 %.
Det fremgår af alle relevante indikatorer, at EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt væsentlig skade i segment 3.
Conversely, while profitability of tier 1 and 2 dropped between 2015 and 2016, during the same period profitability of tier 3 producers quadrupled from 0,5 % to 2,7 %.
Ud over den negative fortjenstmargen var der et betydeligt fald i beskæftigelsen, især for regummieringsbranchen.
In short, those parties claim that there was no correlation in the development of the profitability of tier 3 and the profitability of tier 1 and tier 2.
Underbudsniveauet på 31 % er markant i segment 3, hvor mængdeeffekten af den kinesiske konkurrence også er mest udtalt.
The only period in which there was a correlation in the development of profitability was between 2016 and the investigation period.
Som det fremgår af tabel 9, er der en markant og konstant (år efter år) udvikling i retning af salg af dæk i segment 3 blandt EU-producenterne.
The slight decrease in profitability during the investigation period can be, however, allegedly explained by a sudden increase in raw material costs that had not translated yet into higher sales prices.
I 2016 var EU-salget på 5 mio. dæk i segment 3, jf. tabel 9.
As concerns the development of sales prices, even if it was correct that the data provided in the provisional Regulation showed a decrease in sales prices of 9 % (for tier 1) and 12 % (for tier 2) over the period considered.
I den forbindelse, jf. betragtning 210 og 211 i forordningen om midlertidig told, og som yderligere begrundet i afsnit 4.6 i nærværende forordning, fastholdt Kommissionen, at der er en stærk indbyrdes forbindelse mellem segmenterne med en omvendt kaskadevirkning.
This downward trend cannot be attributed to tier 3 Chinese imports for the following reasons.
I modstrid med bemærkningerne fra mange interesserede parter er der kun ét marked for dæk set fra EU-producenternes synspunkt, og disse opdeler det i tre segmenter, hovedsagelig af hensyn til markedsføringsstrategien og på grund af kvalitetsforskellene.
First, as the Commission acknowledged in other sections of the provisional Regulation — but appeared to have ignored when developing its reverse-cascading theory — the cost of production (because of a decline in raw material prices) decreased during the investigation period.
Dette betyder, at EU-producenterne tager højde for udviklingen i alle tre segmenter.
For tier 1, the cost of production decreased by 9 %, exactly the same decrease as the one observed for the sales prices.
Pris- og mængdepresset i segment 3 har således direkte virkninger for også de øvrige to segmenter, jf. betragtning 234 ff.
Similarly, for tier 2, the cost of production dropped by 9 %.
Desuden valgte forbrugerne af dæk blandt dæk fra alle tre segmenter: De afvejer deres vilje til at betale en højere pris med dækkenes forventede levetid og de dermed forbundne omkostninger.
In other words, those interested parties alleged that the decrease in prices that the Commission observed is fully (for tier 1) and for 75 % (for tier 2) explained by the drop in the cost of production.
Producenternes og forbrugernes adfærd bekræfter således, at der er en stærk indbyrdes forbindelse mellem segmenterne.
They claim that that is also evident from the fact that once the cost of production increased between 2016 and the investigation period, so did sales prices.
Det følger heraf, at den konstaterede ændring i retning af segment 3 også udøver et konstant pres på de to andre segmenter.
Second, there was a shift towards smaller tyres on the Union market.
I den forbindelse bemærkede Kommissionen endvidere, at dumpingimporten hovedsageligt vedrører segment 3.
The unit price of smaller tyres is lower than for bigger tyres and this explains part of the decrease in the sales prices over the period considered.
I lyset af den indbyrdes forbindelse mellem segmenterne og den stigende betydning af segment 3 fandt Kommissionen, at de negative tendenser, der allerede er observeret for EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed, kun kan fortsætte i den nærmeste fremtid.
Those interested parties claim that the Commission did not take this development in consideration.
Til trods for den udtrykkelige opfordring til at fremsætte bemærkninger i betragtning 213 og 214 i forordningen om midlertidig told afviste ingen af de kinesiske eksporterende producenter desuden EU-erhvervsgrenens påstand om, at der er risiko for yderligere forværring af skaden.
The Commission considered that the lack of correlation on the development of the profitability of the different tiers can be explained by the way the purchasing decisions were taken.
Kommissionen accepterede således, at den uudnyttede kapacitet i Kina repræsenterer ca. 40 % af den nuværende kinesiske eksport.
There is a time lag given the nature of the product and the range of options the user has depending on the situation.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger hævdede CRIA og CCCMC, at de ikke havde noget behov for at fremsætte bemærkninger til påstandene vedrørende niveauet for den uudnyttede kapacitet i Kina, da disse ikke er relevante for sagen.
Indeed, the range of options the user has will depend on whether it has a tyre, and if so, whether the tyre it has could be further retreadable or not, the relative price of the available options, etc.
Kommissionen er ikke enig heri.
For example, if the user needs to purchase a tyre, it will probably decide based on the whole range available.
Risikoen for yderligere forværring af skaden dokumenteres også af den trettende femårsplan for udviklingen af den kemiske og petrokemiske industri i Kina, som fokuserer på teknologisk innovation, strukturelle tilpasninger og grøn udvikling.
However, if the user has a retreadable tyre already, the cost of retreading the tyre it has will probably compete with the cost of purchasing a new tier 3 net of the income of selling the carcass.
Denne plan gælder for dækindustrien, og Kommissionen har i den sideløbende antisubsidieundersøgelse allerede fundet et betydeligt antal subsidieordninger.
Additionally, the information gathered by the Commission concerning different sizes commercialised in the Union market over the period considered did not support the argument that prices and costs were lower because of the relatively stronger presence of smaller tyres on the market.
De understøtter, at de kinesiske eksporterende producenter har den strukturelle fordel, der skal til for at bevæge sig længere op i værdikæden, med fortsat adgang til billig finansiering.
The data showed indeed that the product mix on the market was stable and remains concentrated on the main dimensions.
Hvis dæk af høj kvalitet fra Kina fik lov at konkurrere mere og mere med EU-dæk til dumpingpriser, ville dette reducere margenerne for Unionens dækindustri og dermed EU-erhvervsgrenens evne til at investere og innovere.
Moreover, such a reduction of the average size of the product could not be found in the Eurostat data for Chinese imports, revealing that, on the contrary the weight of the imported tyres from China increased by 3 % between 2014 and the investigation period.
Dette ville til gengæld sandsynligvis tvinge EU-erhvervsgrenen til at satse på dæk af lavere kvalitet, der kræver begrænsede investeringer i forskning og udvikling, hvilket yderligere ville påvirke deres regummierbarhed og således skade alle tre segmenter.
Conversely, the Commission noted overall structural adaptations made by the Union industry in order to reduce costs, as a result of the ‘knock-on effect’ on the different tiers at play.
På grund af den skadelige situation i segment 3 og den omvendte kaskadevirkning for segment 2 og 1, der kan konstateres på nuværende tidspunkt, fastholdt Kommissionen derfor sin konklusion om, at erhvervsgrenen som helhed har lidt væsentlig skade, jf. grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 5.
Certain interested parties claimed that there were substantial imports (accounting for a market share of 11,9 %; up by more than 1 % compared to 2014) from other countries and these were made at decreasing prices (over the period considered, the average import price dropped by 17 %).
ÅRSAGSSAMMENHÆNG
Their pricing also indicated that these imports were aimed at the tier 1 and/or tier 2 segment of the market.
Dumpingimportens virkninger
The imports from Turkey, Thailand, Japan, South Korea as well as other countries (excluding Russia) have consistently undercut prices of Union producers in tier 1 in a range between 10 %-25 %.
Visse interesserede parter påstod, at Kommissionen ikke påviste, hvordan mængden af og priserne på importen af kinesiske dæk i væsentlig grad har påvirket EU-erhvervsgrenen, enten individuelt eller i fællesskab.
At provisional stage and after the final disclosure, the Giti Group claimed that the price decreases in tier 1 and tier 2 may have been caused by imports of tier 1 and tier 2 tyres from other countries and not by price pressure from Chinese tier 3 tyres.
Selv om kinesiske eksportørers import til Unionen steg med 1124101 enheder i den betragtede periode, steg forbruget i Unionen også med 1249178 enheder.
Again, such a situation would fatally undermine the Commission's theory.
Stigningen i den kinesiske import til konkurrencedygtige priser kunne således ikke i sig selv skade EU-erhvervsgrenens salg på markedet.
In any case, that party noted, in the absence of an examination of import volumes (and import prices) of tier 1 and tier 2 tyres from other countries, it would be impossible to determine whether the Commission's theory is factually correct.
Det forhold, at de kinesiske eksportørers priser var lavere end EU-erhvervsgrenens priser, og at EU-producenterne ikke kunne udnytte stigningen i forbruget og måtte sænke deres priser for at være mere konkurrencedygtige, er ikke tilstrækkeligt til at bevise, at importen fra Kina er ansvarlig for den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
That theory disregards that average prices may be affected by the fact that of some of these imports are sold to interested related parties.
Kommissionen gentog, at de kinesiske dumpingpriser i høj grad underbød EU-erhvervsgrenens priser i alle segmenter i undersøgelsesperioden.
Moreover, imports statistics did not provide an average price per tier, so that the Commission was not in a position to examine import prices on a tier basis, as was requested by the Giti Group.
De var i gennemsnit betydeligt lavere i hele den betragtede periode.
Therefore, the analysis proposed cannot be carried out with the information that the Commission was able to collect so far during the investigation, or that which was received from interested parties, and was rejected accordingly.
Det forhold, at importpriserne forblev stabile mellem 2014 og 2015, faldt i 2016 og forblev på det samme lave niveau i undersøgelsesperioden (jf. betragtning 147 i forordningen om midlertidig told), kan ikke forklares ved udviklingen i råmaterialepriserne.
Therefore, the Commission rejected the claims brought forward by interested parties and confirmed its initial findings.
Sidstnævnte faldt i begyndelsen af den betragtede periode, men steg i undersøgelsesperioden.
Conclusion on injury
Ikke desto mindre ændrede de kinesiske eksporterende producenter ikke deres priser i opadgående retning.
In view of the considerations above the Commission confirmed its initial findings in recitals (208) and (209) of the provisional Regulation.
Dette viste, at de ønskede at vinde yderligere markedsandele på bekostning af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
The Union industry as a whole was under intense pressure.
En af de eksporterende producenter hævdede, at der ikke er nogen årsagssammenhæng mellem importen fra Kina og den skade, der blev forvoldt EU-erhvervsgrenen, da den kinesiske eksport hovedsagelig er til stede på markedet for segment 3, mens størstedelen af EU-producenterne sælger varer i segment 1 og 2.
There was a reduction of production capacity, investment and employment over the period considered and a remarkable loss of market share despite the ongoing decrease in sales prices.
Dette udsagn er faktuelt ukorrekt.
Chinese imports were substantially undercutting Union industry prices.
Varer henhørende under segment 1 og 2 tegner sig for ca. 35 % af den samlede kinesiske import.
Profitability of the Union industry as a whole also declined, and even faster toward the end of the period considered.
Som forklaret i afsnit 4.7 vedrørende den indbyrdes forbindelse mellem nye og regummierede dæk og mellem de forskellige segmenter er der desuden et symbiotisk forhold mellem de forskellige segmenter.
In addition, stocks of all types of tyres increased, in particular during the investigation period, negatively impacting the financial situation of the Union industry.
Pris- og volumenpres fra billige, dumpede kinesiske dæk i segment 3 påvirker også prisen i de andre segmenter.
Many SMEs retreaders stopped production and could not benefit from the economic recovery.
Denne påstand blev derfor afvist.
The Commission also attached importance to the submissions of AIRP, Bundesverband Reifenhandel und Vulkaniseur-Handwerk (respectively the Italian and German retreaders association) or Banden Plan Europa BV (Union retreader) or Vipal Europe (tread supplier) noting that the imposition of provisional measures has already triggered a positive momentum in the sector.
Den samme eksporterende producent hævdede, at skadesanalysen og dermed analysen af årsagssammenhængen bør foretages under hensyntagen til, at prisen på dæk i segment 3 var lavere, da de har en betydeligt kortere levetid end dæk i segment 1 og 2.
In particular, retreaders in several Union Member States have seen increased orders since May 2018 and believe this optimistic outlook would continue should the provisional measures be confirmed.
Markedsandelen bør vurderes ved at sammenligne markedsandelen udtrykt i værdi og ikke i mængde.
Following final disclosure, the Giti Group claimed that the improved performance of retreaders may have much to do with increasing raw materials costs rather than the imposition of provisional measures.
Hvis der tages højde for dette, er faldet i EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel og stigningen i den kinesiske eksporterende producents markedsandel meget mindre udtalt.
The Commission did not see evidence linking the evolution of the raw material costs with the increase of the commercial orders reported by the retreaders.
Kommissionen anerkendte, at dæks levetid er et vigtigt aspekt af analysen, som viser den indbyrdes forbindelse mellem segmenterne.
With respect to the profitability of the Union industry, the Commission acknowledged the critical comments received from the Aeolus Group that tier 3 is loss-making in the investigation period (-0,7 %) while the profitability of tiers 1 and 2 are in the double digits.
Kommissionen var dog ikke enig i, at dette aspekt ville være til hinder for, at der blev konstateret en årsagssammenhæng.
However, the Commission did not share the conclusion that this indicator, showing a difference in profitability depending on the tiers, could negate a finding of material injury for the Union industry as a whole.
Selv om markedsandelen for kinesiske dæk i Unionen ganske vist er lavere udtrykt i værdi som følge af »kortere levetid« end »pr. enhed«, ændrer det ikke det forhold, at det netop er på grund af, at det er blevet mere attraktivt for forbrugerne at købe kinesiske, »billige dæk med lavt kilometertal«, at EU-erhvervsgrenen er kommet under pres og har lidt væsentlig skade.
All relevant indicators show that the Union industry has suffered material injury in tier 3.
En af de interesserede parter hævdede, at prisfaldet på importen fra Kina skyldes en ændring i produktsammensætningen som følge af den stigende efterspørgsel efter mindre dæk.
In addition to the negative profit margin, there was a significant decrease in employment, in particular for the retreading business.
Der forelå ingen dokumentation for denne påstand.
The level of undercutting of 31 % is significant in tier 3, where the volume effect of Chinese competition is also felt the most.
Selv om størrelsen havde en indvirkning på udviklingen i gennemsnitspriserne, underbød den kinesiske import under alle omstændigheder EU-erhvervsgrenens priser også for de samme størrelser, da sammenligningen altid foretages pr. varetype.
As shown in Table 9, there is a noticeable and constant (year after year) shift of new tyre sales by Union producers towards tier 3.
Import fra tredjelande
In 2016, Union sales shown in Table 9 stood at 5 million tyres in tier 3.
En række interesserede parter påstod, at Kommissionen burde foretage en yderligere analyse af virkningerne af importen fra Rusland, som blev prissat på samme niveau som importen fra Kina.
That development continued in 2017.
Kommissionen fandt, at der er en afgørende forskel mellem de importerede mængder.
The forecast for 2018 shows an even higher increase in that shift of sales to tier 3 thus clearly demonstrating the price pressure that Union producers in tiers 1 and 2 find themselves under.
Mens den kinesiske import steg fra 3,5 mio. dæk i 2014 til 4,6 mio. dæk (dvs. med 1100000 enheder) i undersøgelsesperioden, steg den russiske import fra 0,2 mio. dæk til 0,3 mio. dæk (dvs. med blot 100000 enheder) i samme periode.
In that regard, as laid down in recitals (210) and (211) of the provisional Regulation and further substantiated in Section 4.6 of this Regulation, the Commission maintained that there is a strong interconnection between tiers with a reverse-cascading effect.
Som følge af de begrænsede mængder fra Rusland (de udgør kun 6 % af den samlede importmængde fra Kina og har kun en markedsandel på 1,29 % på EU-markedet) til sammenlignelige priser, kan denne import ikke svække årsagssammenhængen mellem den kinesiske import og den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Contrary to the comments from many interested parties, there is only one market for tyres from the Union producers' point of view, who divide it into three tiers mainly for reasons of marketing strategy and differences in quality.
Andre interesserede parter hævdede, at importen fra andre lande som f.eks. Japan, Sydkorea og Tyrkiet havde et betydeligt omfang og var til lavere priser end EU-erhvervsgrenens priser.
This means that Union producers take into account the developments in all three tiers.
På grund af deres pris og mængde brød de angiveligt årsagssammenhængen mellem importen fra Kina og den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
Hence, the price and volume pressure in tier 3 has a direct impact on the other two tiers as well, as is set out in recital (234) et seq.
Kommissionen bemærkede, at importpriserne fra Japan, Sydkorea og Tyrkiet lå langt over de kinesiske importpriser.
Moreover, consumers of tyres chose between tyres from all three tiers: they balance their willingness to pay a higher price with the expected lifetime of the tyres and the associated costs.
Desuden er der for størstedelens vedkommende tale om koncerninterne afregningspriser ved salg til forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører.
Accordingly, the behaviour of producers and consumers confirms that there is a strong interconnection between the tiers.