natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Kommissionen mindede om, at kapaciteten og kapacitetsudnyttelsen blev kontrolleret i forbindelse med den undersøgte vare, og at konventionelle cykler blev udelukket.
However, it remains that the average prices of imports from the PRC have been constantly and significantly below the average prices from any other source of supply despite a context in which the same interested parties claimed that the product concerned improved in quality and expanded to higher price segments.
Påstanden blev derfor afvist.
In addition, this declining trend has to be considered in relation with the like-for-like analyses which led to findings of substantial undercutting.
Salgsmængde og markedsandel
The Commission determined the price undercutting during the investigation period by comparing:
EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsmængde og markedsandel udviklede sig som følger i den betragtede periode:
the weighted average sales prices per product type of the four sampled Union producers charged to unrelated customers on the Union market, adjusted to an ex-works level; and
Tabel 17
the corresponding weighted average prices per product type of the imports from the sampled exporting producers in the PRC to the first independent customer on the Union market, established on a CIF basis with appropriate adjustments for customs duties of 6 % and importation costs.
Salgsmængde på EU-markedet i alt (enheder)
GOC claimed that the price undercutting analysis should take into account various elements, such as the type of electric bicycle (e.g. electric city bike and electric mountain bike), the location of the engine (hub or central engine), the power of the battery and the material of which the electric bicycle is made (e.g. steel, aluminium, carbon).
EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsmængde steg i den betragtede periode med 20 %.
It is confirmed that all these factors were taken into account when making the price undercutting analysis.
EU-erhvervsgrenens salgsmængde steg med 25 % mellem 2014 og 2016 og faldt derefter med 4 % mellem 2016 og undersøgelsesperioden.
The Commission made the price comparison on a type-by-type basis for transactions, duly adjusted where necessary, and after deduction of rebates and discounts.
Som det var tilfældet med udviklingen i produktionsmængden, skyldtes stigningen i salgsmængden mellem 2014 og 2016 en stigning i forbruget.
As for the level of trade of these transactions, it was established that both the sampled Union producers and sampled Chinese exporting producers sell to OEM customers as well as under their own brand.
Faldet i salgsmængden mellem 2016 og undersøgelsesperioden hang direkte sammen med det fortsatte tab af markedsandele over for importen fra Kina.
It was therefore examined whether an adjustment for level of trade was warranted.
EU-erhvervsgrenens salg steg meget langsommere end udviklingen i forbruget.
In this respect, it was examined whether there is a consistent and distinct difference in prices between sales to OEM customers and sales under their own brand.
Som følge heraf faldt EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel betydeligt, nemlig fra 75 % i 2014 til 51 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
It was established, that no such consistent and distinct difference in prices exists for the sales of the sampled Union producers.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede CCCME, at den samlede stigning i salget på 20 % i den betragtede periode må anses for at være et godt resultat og ikke kan være et tegn på væsentlig skade.
The result of the comparison was expressed as a percentage of the four sampled Union producers' turnover during the investigation period.
Stigningen på 20 % i EU-erhvervsgrenens salg skal dog ses i lyset af en stigning på 74 % i EU-forbruget i samme periode, som anført i tabel 13.
It showed undercutting margins ranging from 16,2 % to 43,2 %.
En stigning i salget, der er meget lavere end stigningen i forbruget, kan ikke betragtes som et godt resultat, og kan netop være tegn på væsentlig skade.
Following disclosure, the GOC and an exporting producer with related importers in the Union submitted that the methodology followed by the Commission in calculating the undercutting margin applied Article 2(9) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation by analogy.
CCCME hævdede også, at ifølge oplysningerne i klagen oplevede de producenter, der støttede klagen, kun et ganske lille fald i markedsandelen på 2 procentpoint i den betragtede periode.
These parties claimed that in so doing the Commission violated Article 2 and Article 8 of the basic Regulation as well as EU and WTO case law.
Dette lille fald bekræfter angiveligt, at klagerne i denne undersøgelse ikke har lidt væsentlig skade som følge af importen af den pågældende vare.
These parties claimed that the Commission's methodology had no legal basis and that the use of a constructed CIF price breached its obligations to compare prices where the competition takes place and at the same level of trade.
I denne forbindelse bemærkes det, at i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 8 defineres begrebet skade som »væsentlig skade for en erhvervsgren i Unionen«.
The Commission recalls that, as far as undercutting is concerned, the basic Regulation does not prescribe any specific methodology.
Kommissionen er således forpligtet til at vurdere skaden for EU-erhvervsgrenen som helhed og ikke kun for klagerne.
The institutions therefore enjoy a wide margin of discretion in assessing this injury factor.
Kommissionen fandt, at EU-erhvervsgrenen oplevede et betydeligt tab af markedsandele på 24 procentpoint.
That discretion is limited by the need to base conclusions on positive evidence and to make an objective examination, as required by Article 8(1) of the basic Regulation.
Det forhold, at visse EU-producenter mistede færre (eller flere) markedsandele end andre, modsiger ikke denne konklusion.
It should also be recalled that Article 8(2) of the basic Regulation specifically provides that the existence of significant price undercutting has to be examined at the level of the subsidised imports, and not at the level of any subsequent resales price on the Union market.
Vækst
On that basis, when it comes to the elements taken into account for calculation of undercutting (in particular the export price), the Commission has to identify the first point at which competition takes (or may take) place with Union producers in the Union market.
EU-erhvervsgrenen var ikke i stand til fuldt ud at drage fordel af væksten i forbruget mellem 2014 og undersøgelsesperioden.
This point is in fact the purchasing price of the first unrelated importer because that company has in principle the choice to source either from the Union industry or from overseas suppliers.
Faktisk steg forbruget med 74 %, og EU-erhvervsgrenen var kun i stand til at øge salget med 20 %.
This assessment should be based on the export price at the Union frontier level which is considered to be a level comparable to the Union industry ex-works price.
EU-erhvervsgrenen var nødt til at reducere sin produktion og sit salg, beskæftigelsen og kapaciteten mellem 2016 og undersøgelsesperioden på grund af den subsidierede import fra Kina.
Thus, the rules on the construction of the export price as contained in Article 2(9) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation are pertinent, and are applied by analogy, just as they are pertinent for the determination of the export price for dumping purposes.
Beskæftigelse og produktivitet
The application by analogy of Article 2(9) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation allows arriving at a price that is fully comparable to the CIF price (Union border) that is used when examining sales made to unrelated customers
Beskæftigelsen og produktiviteten udviklede sig i den betragtede periode som følger:
This approach also ensures coherence in cases where an exporting producer is selling the goods directly to an unrelated customer (whether importer or final user) because under this scenario, resale prices would not be used by definition.
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A different approach would lead to discrimination between exporting producers based solely on the sales channel that they use.
Antal ansatte
The Commission considers that the establishment of the relevant import price for undercutting and underselling calculations should not be influenced by whether the exports are made to related or independent operators in the Union.
Produktivitet (enheder/ansat)
The methodology followed by the Commission ensures that both circumstances receive equal treatment.
EU-erhvervsgrenen øgede i den betragtede periode beskæftigelsen med 40 %.
Therefore, in order to allow for a fair comparison, a deduction of SG&A and profit from the resale price to unrelated customers made by the related importer is warranted in order to arrive to a reliable CIF price.
Produktiviteten faldt med 9 %, da der var en hurtigere stigning i beskæftigelsen end i produktionen.
These claims were therefore rejected.
Subsidieringens størrelse og genrejsning efter tidligere subsidiering
Following disclosure, some exporting producers claimed that the rejection of their claim for a level of trade adjustment under recital (611) did not address the difference of prices arising at the level of the OEM customer.
Virkningen af de faktiske subsidiemargeners størrelse på EU-erhvervsgrenen var væsentlig i betragtning af mængden af og priserne på importen fra Kina.
These interested parties submitted that a fair price comparison required an upward adjustment to reflect the mark-up of the OEM customer and brand owner post-importation.
Der er ingen tegn på tidligere subsidiering.
The Commission considered, as already explained in recital (611), the claim for an adjustment of the level of trade and concluded that there is no consistent and distinct price difference for OEM and brand owner sales in the Union.
Mikroøkonomiske indikatorer
Adjusting upwards the Chinese import price by the brand importers mark-up allegedly reflecting a difference in level of trade would undermine the investigation's finding that there is no consistent and distinct price difference for OEM and brand owner sales in the Union.
Priser og faktorer, som påvirker priserne
Thus, the claim was rejected.
De vejede gennemsnitlige salgspriser pr. enhed hos de fire EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, ved salg til ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne kunder i Unionen udviklede sig i den betragtede periode som følger:
Economic situation of the Union industry
Tabel 19
General remarks
Salgspriser i Unionen
In accordance with Article 8(4) of the basic Regulation, the examination of the impact of the subsidized imports on the Union industry included an evaluation of all economic indicators having a bearing on the state of the Union industry during the period considered.
Kilde: EU-producenterne i stikprøven
As mentioned in recital (27), sampling was used for the determination of possible injury suffered by the Union industry.
Gennemsnitlig salgspris pr. enhed i Unionen (EUR/enhed)
For the injury determination, the Commission distinguished between macroeconomic and microeconomic injury indicators.
Enhedsproduktionsomkostninger (EUR/enhed)
The Commission evaluated the macroeconomic indicators (production, production capacity, capacity utilisation, sales volume, market share, employment, growth, productivity, magnitude of the subsidisation margin, and recovery from past subsidisation) on the basis of the information provided by CONEBI, import statistics and the sampled Union producers.
De gennemsnitlige salgspriser hos de stikprøveudtagne EU-producenter steg med 15 % i løbet af den betragtede periode i tråd med stigningen i de gennemsnitlige produktionsomkostninger, som steg med 16 %.
The Commission verified the consumption figure submitted by CONEBI.
Da de gennemsnitlige omkostninger og priser er påvirket af det varesortiment, der sælges af disse producenter, betyder dette ikke, at omkostningerne og priserne på en tilsvarende vare steg med 16 % i den betragtede periode.
The Commission established that this information was genuinely based on information collected from national associations of European producers, that it derived from companies' declarations or reasonable estimates and that it was supported by adequate documentation and research procedures.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede CEIEB, CCCME og en række eksporterende producenter, at Kommissionen ikke begrundede, at EU-erhvervsgrenens priser reelt burde have steget mere.
The indicators of Union Industry's sales, production, capacity and employment derive from this information.
De hævdede, at erklæringen i betragtning 655 om, at den gennemsnitlige pris er en blanding af alle elektriske cykler, der sælges af de stikprøveudtagne producenter, ikke udgør en sådan forklaring, og de vurderede, at det var mere logisk at vurdere, at priserne og omkostningerne for de samme produkter steg forholdsmæssigt for den pågældende vare som helhed.
They have been estimated on the basis of the relevant ratios of the sampled Union's producers.
Kommissionen bemærker for det første, at referenceåret for at måle denne stigning var 2014, hvor EU-erhvervsgrenen registrerede et meget lavt rentabilitetsniveau og dens laveste fortjenstmargen i den betragtede periode.
This approach follows the methodology described by the complainant in the non-confidential version of the complaint.
I denne forbindelse afspejlede stigningen i de gennemsnitlige priser for det andet udviklingen i de gennemsnitlige produktionsomkostninger og gik ikke videre end det.
No interested party made any comment on this methodology.
Som anført i betragtning 655, betyder denne udvikling for det tredje ikke nødvendigvis, at omkostninger og priser på en tilsvarende vare stiger på samme måde som de gennemsnitlige omkostninger og priser, eftersom varesortimentet ændrer sig i hver salgssæson.
On this basis, the Commission considered that the set of macroeconomic data is representative of the economic situation of the Union industry.
I lyset af disse elementer og undersøgelsesresultaterne vedrørende underbud er Kommissionen derfor ikke enig i påstanden om, at stigningen i den gennemsnitlige pris for de varer, som EU-erhvervsgrenen solgte, afkræfter eksistensen af pristryk.
The Commission evaluated the microeconomic indicators (average unit sale prices, labour costs, unit cost, inventories, profitability, cash flow, investments, and return on investments) on the basis of data contained in the questionnaire replies from the sampled Union producers, duly verified.
Arbejdskraftomkostninger
The data related to the sampled Union producers.
De gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger hos de fire EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, udviklede sig således i den betragtede periode:
Macroeconomic indicators
Tabel 20
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
Gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat
The total Union production, production capacity and capacity utilisation developed over the period considered as follows:
Gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat (i EUR)
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De gennemsnitlige arbejdskraftomkostninger pr. ansat faldt med 10 % i løbet af den betragtede periode som følge af stigningen i antallet af fabriksarbejdere i forhold til stigningen i antallet af ansatte beskæftiget med salg og administrative funktioner.
Source: CONEBI, sampled Union producers
Lagerbeholdninger
Production volume (pieces)
Lagerbeholdningerne hos de fire EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, udviklede sig som følger i den betragtede periode:
Production capacity (pieces)
Tabel 21
Capacity utilisation
Slutlagre (enheder)
The production volume of the Union industry increased by 28 % over the period considered despite a decrease of 3 % between 2016 and the investigation period.
Slutlagrene hos de fire stikprøveudtagne EU-producenter steg med 66 % i den betragtede periode.
The increase in production was driven by the increase in consumption.
Det skal bemærkes, at lagerbeholdningerne i undersøgelsesperioden blev gjort op i slutningen af september, hvor lagerbeholdningerne normalt er begrænsede, da det falder sammen med afslutningen på salgssæsonen.
Production has to be planned ahead of very short selling seasons and therefore relies to some extent on sales' forecasts.
Derimod blev lagerbeholdningerne i de andre perioder gjort op i slutningen af december, hvor det er normalt at have store lagerbeholdninger forud for den næste salgssæson.
The decrease in production between 2016 and the investigation period was therefore primarily related to a continued loss of market share against imports from the PRC which forced the Union Industry to reassess its expectations
Stigningen i lagerbeholdningerne var derfor betydelig.
The production capacity increased by 34 % between 2014 and the investigation period.
Dette skyldtes den generelle udvikling på markedet og den omstændighed, at selv om produktionsmængderne var betydeligt lavere end stigningen i forbruget, udviklede salgsmængden sig endnu langsommere end produktionen, hvilket forårsagede en ophobning af lagerbeholdninger, som især ses ved udgangen af undersøgelsesperioden.
Production capacity increased by 50 % between 2014 and 2016 and then declined by 10 % between 2016 and the investigation period.
Rentabilitet, likviditet, investeringer, investeringsafkast og evne til at rejse kapital
Capacity utilisation declined from 75 % in 2014 to 72 % during the investigation period.
Rentabiliteten, likviditeten, investeringerne og investeringsafkastet hos de fire EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, udviklede sig således i den betragtede periode:
Capacity utilisation decreased from 75 % to 66 % between 2014 and 2016 due to a faster growth in capacity than in production.
Tabel 22
The trend reversed between 2016 and the investigation period when capacity was reduced to a larger extent than the decline in production, which generated an increase in capacity utilisation from 66 % to 72 %.
Rentabilitet, likviditet, investeringer og investeringsafkast
The capacity refers to the theoretical number of electric bicycles which can be manufactured on available production lines.
Rentabilitet ved salg i Unionen til ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne kunder (% af omsætningen)
The production lines currently used for the manufacturing of electric bicycles are mainly converted from existing production lines previously used for conventional bicycles.
Likviditet (% af omsætningen)
The electric bicycles manufacturing capacity represents a small portion of the existing capacity for the manufacturing of conventional bicycles.
Investeringer (EUR)
As a result, the indicators for capacity and capacity utilisation are of limited relevance since they can be adapted taking account of market developments.
Investeringsafkast
In this particular case, the Commission also established that the conversion between conventional and electric bicycles also does not require significant investment (impacting cash flow, the ability to raise capital, or the continuation of operations), a significant fixed cost (with a large impact on profitability linked to utilisation), or a constraint to increase production.
Kommissionen fastsatte rentabiliteten for de fire EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, ved at udtrykke nettooverskuddet før skat af salget af samme vare til ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne kunder i Unionen som en procentdel af omsætningen ved dette salg.
Following disclosure, some exporting producers claimed that the growth in production did not indicate injury.
Fra et lavt udgangspunkt på 2,7 % i 2014 blev overskudsmargenerne udhulet fra 4,3 % i 2015 til 3,4 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
They further submitted that Union producers had increased their capacity from 2014 and 2016.
Nettolikviditeten er et udtryk for EU-producenternes evne til at selvfinansiere deres aktiviteter.
These interested parties claimed that it was only possible because the Union industry did not face competition until 2016 as would have been acknowledged in their complaint.
Sammenligningen af fortjenstmargenen i procent af omsætningen med den driftsmæssige likviditet udtrykt på samme grundlag viser en meget ringe konvertering af fortjeneste til likviditet på grund af udsving i lagerbeholdningerne.
They submit that between 2014 and 2016, the Union industry built a large excess capacity until they realised that this surplus capacity was affecting their profitability and cut back on capacity to improve profitability when sales remained strong.
Investeringerne steg med 77 % i den betragtede periode, men udgjorde højst 2 % af salget.
They noted however that capacity utilisation remained strong and that the decline observed in 2015-16 corresponded to a significant increase in capacity.
Investeringsafkastet steg med 103 % i den betragtede periode.
The Commission noted that the complaint never stated that the Union Industry did not face competition between 2014 and 2016.
Selv om sektoren for elektriske cykler strukturelt er en kontantintensiv virksomhed, kræves der kun beskedne aktiver til driften, og de forefindes generelt allerede fra produktionen af konventionelle cykler.
As stated in recital (631), the increase in production was driven by the increase in consumption.
I denne forbindelse er investeringsafkastet af begrænset relevans.
However, after 2015, production and consumption diverged markedly and increasingly, translating the pressure on sales and a continued loss of market share.
EU-erhvervsgrenens ringe økonomiske resultater i undersøgelsesperioden, hvad angår fortjeneste og likviditet, hæmmede dens evne til at rejse kapital.
Likewise, capacity increased at the same pace as consumption until 2016 and the deterioration of the capacity utilisation was therefore linked to the same pattern.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger hævdede en række eksporterende producenter, at niveauet for EU-erhvervsgrenens fortjenstmargen i UP og dens udvikling i den betragtede periode ikke karakteriserer en situation med væsentlig skade.
In addition, as explained in recital (634), the indicators for capacity and capacity utilisation are of limited relevance with regards profitability.
Mens undersøgelsen fastslog, at der var en betydelig import til subsidierede priser og underbudspriser, blev den stærke efterspørgslen på markedet for elektriske cykler – der i nogen grad begrænsede de negative indvirkninger på EU-erhvervsgrenens fortjenstmargen – også fastslået i undersøgelsen.
Following disclosure, the CEIEB claimed that there was no link between the deterioration of the capacity and capacity utilisation and subsidized imports from China since it was allegedly difficult to determine which part of the capacity is used for conventional and which part for electric bicycles, in particular since the production of conventional bicycles decreased by 3.7 % in 2016 according to figures published by CONEBI.
Denne konstatering omfatter perioden mellem 2016 og UP, hvor den kraftige stigning i importen fra Kina faldt sammen med et relativt lille fald i EU-erhvervsgrenens salg på grund det fortsat stærke forbrug.
The Commission recalled that the capacity and capacity utilisation were verified in relation with the product under investigation and excluded conventional bicycles.
Ikke desto mindre konstaterede Kommissionen, at EU-erhvervsgrenens fortjenstmargen faldt i alle årene på nær ét og generelt var på et lavt niveau.
The claim was therefore rejected.
Endvidere er konklusionen om væsentlig skade ikke baseret på en enkelt indikator.
Sales volume and market share
Andre indikatorer, hvoraf nogle er af økonomisk art såsom likviditet, blev analyseret sammen med udviklingen af fortjenstmargenen for at konkludere, hvorvidt der er tale om væsentlig skade.
The Union industry's sales volume and market share developed over the period considered as follows:
Påstanden måtte derfor afvises.
Table 17
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger vurderede CEIEB, at målfortjenstmargenen på 4,3 % ikke var betydeligt højere end fortjenstmargenen i undersøgelsesperioden på 3,4 % og fremførte, at niveauet for EU-erhvervsgrenens rentabilitet i undersøgelsesperioden ikke var tegn på skade.
Total Sales volume on the Union market (pieces)
Som anført i betragtning 670 er industrien for elektriske cykler strukturelt en kontantintensiv branche.
The Union industry's sales volume increased by 20 % during the period considered.