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Kommissionen fastholdt dog, at den havde anvendt den korrekte omsætning, idet tilskudet specifikt vedrørte virksomheden Qingdao Yellow Sea Rubber Co. Ltd.
However, as mentioned in recital (561) above, these are essentially self-declarations.
Disse påstande blev derfor afvist.
Even so, out of 11 exporting producers which were verified by the Commission, only one producer in the Giti Group had an on-spot check carried out at its premises.
Ad hoc-tilskud
In addition, this check only consisted of a simple stock reconciliation.
Andre tilskud
The Commission considered that such a check is not sufficient to ensure effective verification and therefore rejected this claim.
I undersøgelsesperioden modtog de eksporterende producenter i stikprøven ingen finansielle bidrag i henhold til de resterende tilskudsordninger, der er anført i afsnit 3.3, nr. iii),
The benefit was calculated as the difference between the amount of import duties due during the IP, and the actual amount of import duties paid during the IP.
I alt for alle tilskudsordninger
In absence of the availability of actual consumption ratio of natural rubber per different type of tyre, the Commission assumed that 1) that the average consumption ratio for all types of tyres is the same and 2) all imported natural rubber would be used as a priority for exported tyres before being used for domestic tyres.
Det samlede subsidiebeløb, der blev fastsat for alle tilskudsordninger i undersøgelsesperioden for de eksporterende producenter i stikprøven, var på:
Then, it first established the quantity of natural rubber imported during the investigation period.
Tilskud
Second, it calculated the ratio between the export sales volume in comparison with the total sales volume of the product concerned.
Konklusion vedrørende subsidiering
Third, the Commission applied this export sales ratio to the total volume of imported natural rubber and it determined the quantity of imported natural rubber for which import duties could be waived.
Kommissionen har beregnet det udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb i henhold til grundforordningens bestemmelser for virksomhederne i stikprøven ved at undersøge hvert enkelt subsidie eller subsidieprogram og ved at lægge disse tal sammen med henblik på at beregne et samlet subsidiebeløb for hver eksporterende producent i undersøgelsesperioden.
Then in order to establish the amount of benefit, the Commission calculated the amount of import duty payable for the quantities of natural rubber used for the production of tyres for the domestic market and from this amount it deducted the amount of import duty actually paid.
Denne procentsats blev derefter anvendt til at beregne det subsidiebeløb, der blev tildelt eksport af den pågældende vare til Unionen i undersøgelsesperioden.
By using the methodology described above, the Commission had overlooked the fact the natural rubber is also used in the production of other tyres and that these tyres have different consumption ratios.
Derefter blev subsidiebeløbet pr. ton af den pågældende vare, som eksporteret til Unionen i undersøgelsesperioden, beregnet, og nedenstående margener blev beregnet som en procentdel af cif-værdien (omkostninger, forsikring og fragt) af samme eksport pr. ton.
The Commission partially accepted the claim of the Giti Group.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysningsdokumentet var Giti-gruppen uenig i fordelingsnøglerne for nogle virksomheder, der hverken fremstiller eller sælger den pågældende vare.
For GITI Yinchuan and GITI Hualin the Commission used the consumption ratio as reported on their import license.
Kommissionen mente ret beset, at de bedste foreliggende oplysninger, som var blevet anvendt i disse sager, ikke i væsentlig grad påvirkede de oplysninger, der er nødvendige for at bestemme omfanget af subsidieringen gennem præferencelån på en retfærdig måde, således at de eksportører, der ikke var blevet anmodet om at samarbejde i forbindelse med undersøgelsen, ikke blev skadet ved denne tilgang.
None of the other sampled exporting producer submitted their actual consumption ratios.
Virksomhedens navn
In this respect the Commission noted that results of the different methodology used were very similar.
Udligningsberettigede subsidiebeløb
Indeed, the amount of subsidy established by the original methodology of the Commission was 3,62 % and by using their actual consumption ratio the amount of subsidy established is 3,64 %.
Andre samarbejdsvillige virksomheder
This result showed that the original methodology of the Commission to establish the amount of subsidy was also solid.
Alle andre virksomheder
Therefore, the Commission concluded that there was no need to change the methodology used for the calculation of the amount of subsidy in relation to the other sampled exporting producer.
SKADE
The amount of subsidy established with regard to this type of subsidies during the investigation period for the sampled exporting producers was as follows:
Definition af EU-erhvervsgrenen
Import duty drawback on natural rubber
I den betragtede periode blev den samme vare fremstillet af mere end 380 producenter i Unionen.
Total for all indirect tax exemption or reduction schemes
Disse producenter udgør EU-erhvervsgrenen, som omhandlet i grundforordningens artikel 9, stk. 1.
The total subsidy amount established with regard to all indirect tax and import tariff schemes during the investigation period for the sampled exporting producers was as follows:
Den samlede EU-produktion i undersøgelsesperioden blev fastsat til ca. 21,7 mio. dæk.
Indirect tax exemptions and reductions
Kommissionen fastsatte det samlede tal for EU-produktionen på grundlag af de oplysninger, der blev indhentet i løbet af undersøgelsen.
Grant programmes
Som anført i betragtning 30, repræsenterer de ti EU-producenter, der indgik i den endelige stikprøve, mere end 36 % af den EU-produktion og det EU-salg, der blev indberettet af de samarbejdsvillige EU-producenter af samme vare.
Energy saving, conservation and emission grants
De mikroøkonomiske indikatorer blev derfor undersøgt på grundlag af oplysninger fra disse ti EU-producenters besvarelser.
Three out of four sampled companies benefited from a variety of grants related to environmental protection and reduction of emissions, such as e.g. incentives for Environmental Protection and Resource Conservation, Promotion of synergistic resource utilization, Incentive funds for energy conservation projects, Promotion of Energy Management Demonstration Centres, grants related to Air Pollution Improvement Projects, incentives for circular economy projects.
EU-produktionen er fordelt mellem store grupper af virksomheder og over 380 små og mellemstore virksomheder i hele Unionen.
Law of the People's Republic of China on Energy Conservation, version revised and adopted on October 28, 2007, and version amended on July 2, 2016;
De store virksomheder tegnede sig for ca. 90 % af den samlede EU-produktion og ca. 87 % af EU-producenternes samlede EU-salg.
Cleaner Production Promotion Law of the People's Republic of China, Order No 54 of the President of the People's Republic of China, as amended on 29 February 2012;
SMV'er er involveret i produktionen af regummierede dæk og tegnede sig for de resterende 10 % af EU-produktionen og ca. 13 % af EU-producenternes salg i Unionen i undersøgelsesperioden (jf. tabel 5 — SMV'ernes salg som andel af det samlede EU-salg).
Measures on Clean Production Inspection, Decree No 38 of the NDRC and Ministry of Environmental Protection, promulgated on 1 July 2016;
Det blev konstateret, at stikprøveudtagne producenter importerede og videresolgte den pågældende vare fra Kina på EU-markedet.
Notice on Printing and Distributing the Interim Measures on the Administration of Subsidy for Energy Saving and Emission Reduction, Ministry of Finance [2015] No 161;
I forhold til virksomhedernes samlede salg var importen imidlertid marginal og indvirkede ikke på deres status som EU-producenter.
Key Points of Energy Conservation and Comprehensive Utilization in Industry in 2015, issued by the MIIT on 3 April 2015;
Som beskrevet i betragtning 613-615 blev den samme vare fremstillet af mere end 380 producenter i Unionen, der producerer både nye og regummierede dæk.
Implementation Plan for Transforming and Upgrading the Tire Industry of Shandong Province issued by the Shandong Provincial People's Government Office on 22 October 2014;
Samlet set blev de defineret som EU-erhvervsgrenen.
At local level: Notice on allocating the 2016 Jiaozuo Special Fund Plan for Environmental Protection; Notice on allocating the 2013 Air Pollution Prevention Special Fund, HeCaiZhiJian [2013] 702; and
CRIA og CCCMC hævdede, at regummieringsvirksomheder, uanset om de opererer under forarbejdningsaftaler, ikke kan udgøre en del af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
Notice on allocating 2014 industrial enterprise energy management center project fund, Ministry of Finance, CaiJian [2013] 470.
De mente, at regummiering er en eftersalgsservice, der ikke kan være beskyttet af antisubsidieforanstaltninger, da regummieringsvirksomhederne bearbejder et eksisterende dæk, som er delvist nedslidt, og oparbejder det, så det kan anvendes.
The energy saving, conservation and emission programme confers subsidies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a)(i) and Article 3(2) of the basic Regulation i.e. a transfer of funds from the GOC in the form of grants to the producers of the product concerned.
Desuden kan regummieringsvirksomheder, der opererer under forarbejdningsaftaler, ikke eje karkasserne.
The Commission also found that this subsidy programme is specific within the meaning of Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation since only companies operating in key technologies or in the production of key products as listed in the guidelines and catalogues that are published on a regular basis are eligible to receive them.
Kunderne bevarer ejerskabet til karkasserne, mens de forarbejdes og forsynes med en ny slidbane, inden de returneres til ejeren.
In particular, the MIIT document of 2015 specifically mentions the chemical industry as an industry for specific incentives related to energy conservation.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger gentog CRIA og CCCMC deres påstande om, at regummiering er en tjenesteydelse, og fandt, at begreberne producent og tjenesteyder gensidigt udelukker hinanden.
Furthermore, the Tyres Industry Policy encourages ‘the development of (…) energy-saving’ and ‘environmental-protection’ tyres.
Kommissionen bemærkede, at regummieringsindustrien giver karkasser fra slidte dæk endnu et liv (eller flere liv, da karkasserne kan regummieres flere gange).
According to the Implementation Plan for Transforming and Upgrading the Tire Industry of Shandong Province, one of the main objectives for the tyres industry in Shandong is energy conservation and emission reduction.
Et slidt dæk er ikke længere sikkert og kan ikke anvendes i den offentlige trafik og kan ikke benyttes til omsætning.
In this respect, support is to be provided with regard to investment, credit, and taxes associated with the production and application of so–called ‘green’ (i.e. environmentally friendly) tyres.
Uden regummieringsprocessen vil et slidt dæk blive kasseret; en del af et slidt dæk kan dog pyrolyseres med henblik på fremstilling af brændstof.
The benefit was calculated as the amount received in the investigation period, or allocated to the investigation period, where the amount was depreciated over the useful life of the fixed asset to which the grant was related.
Som beskrevet i betragtning 81 er regummiering en genanvendelsesproces, hvorved brugte dæk bliver fornyet gennem en udskiftning af slidbanen på en karkasse, der allerede har været anvendt.
The Commission considered whether to apply an additional annual commercial interest rate in accordance with section F.a) of the Commission's Guidelines for the calculation of the amount of subsidy.
Derfor er regummiering ikke blot en tjenesteydelse, men en produktionsproces.
However, such an approach would have involved a variety of complex hypothetical factors for which there was no accurate information available.
Uanset ejendomsforholdet er regummieringsvirksomheder EU-producenter, hvis produktionsproces har en karkasse som udgangspunkt, og som fremstiller et dæk.
Therefore, the Commission found it more appropriate to allocate amounts to the investigation period according to the depreciation rates of the related fixed assets, in line with the calculation methodology used in previous cases.
Hvis de betragtes som affald, skal ejeren muligvis betale et gebyr for bortskaffelse af det slidte dæk.
Energy saving and conservation grants
I det andet tilfælde bliver det slidte dæk en indtægtskilde.
Grants related to technological upgrading, renovation or transformation
Regummieringsvirksomhederne kan købe brugte dæk fra et værksted eller regummiere et slidt dæk i henhold til en forarbejdningsaftale.
The sampled companies benefited from a variety of grants under this programme related to R & D, technological upgrading and innovation, such as e.g. promotion of R & D tasks under the Science and Technology Support Plans, promotion of investments for Key Industry Adjustment, Revitalisation and Technology Renovation, etc.
Alle de efterprøvede regummieringsvirksomheder benytter to forsyningskilder (dvs. lagerbeholdninger af karkasser eller forarbejdningsaftaler) til fremstilling af dæk.
The 13th Five-year Plan on Technological Innovation;
Anskaffelsesprisen for et slidt dæk var gennemsnitligt ca. 10 % af de samlede omkostninger ved fremstilling af et regummieret dæk.
Guiding Opinions on Promoting Enterprise Technology Renovation, State Council, Guo Fa [2012] 44;
Kommissionens fandt, at forskellen i produktionsomkostningerne eller i merværdien mellem de to metoder til regummiering af karkasser ikke var væsentlig, og betragtede disse som to forskellige forretningsmodeller for regummiering.
Industry Revitalization and Technology Renovation Work Plan, issued by NDRC and MIIT, 2015;
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at regummieringsvirksomhederne var en del af EU-erhvervsgrenen, da de bringer den pågældende vare i omløb.
Medium to Long-Term Programme on Technological and Scientific Development (2006-2020) promulgated by the State Council in 2006;
Som følge heraf blev de oplysninger, der er indberettet af regummieringsvirksomhederne og efterprøvet af Kommissionen (herunder faktiske omkostninger og salgspriser), lagt til grund for fastlæggelsen af skadesindikatorerne og beregningen af skadesmargenen.
Administrative Measures for National Science and Technology Support Plan as revised in 2011; and
EU-forbruget
At local/provincial level: notices on allocating special funds for technical renovation, special funds for industrial revitalization, special funds for technical transformation, special funds for industrial development.
Som nævnt i betragtning 50 foretog Kommissionen kontrolbesøg hos to ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører.
According to the Guiding Opinions on Promoting Enterprise Technology Renovation (at 3.2), central and local governments are called upon to further increase the amount of financial support and increase investment with a focus on industrial transformation and upgrading in key areas and critical issues of technology renovation.
Det blev konstateret, at importen af den pågældende vare også i den betragtede periode blev angivet under KN-kode 40119000 og 40119900.
Furthermore, authorities should continuously innovate and improve fund management methods, flexibly carry out multiple types of support and raise the usage efficiency of fiscal funds.
Denne import vedrørte dæk i segment 3.
The Industry Revitalization and Technology Renovation Work Plan implements the above mentioned Guiding Opinions in practice by setting up special funds for promoting technological progress and technological transformation projects.
Det var imidlertid ikke muligt at fastslå, om der var et systemrelateret problem med at angive den pågældende vare, eller om spørgsmålet var begrænset til den pågældende importør.
These funds include investment subsidies and loan discounts.
Desuden oversteg den samlede mængde, der blev indberettet af de samarbejdsvillige kinesiske eksporterende producenter i undersøgelsesperioden, den samlede import med oprindelse i Folkerepublikken Kina, som fremgik af Eurostats oplysninger i Comext.
The use of the funds must be in line with national macroeconomic policies, industrial policies and regional development policies.
Da der imidlertid ikke foreligger data fra disse eksporterende producenter vedrørende de foregående år, besluttede Kommissionen at følge en konservativ tilgang og ikke revidere importmængderne fra Kina.
The grants provided under this programme confers subsidies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a)(i) and Article 3(2) of the basic Regulation i.e. a transfer of funds from the GOC in the form of grants to the producers of the product concerned.
Det blev efterfølgende konstateret, at salget for leverandører af slidbaner, der ikke var medlem af ETRMA Europool, var blevet udeladt i forbindelse med fastsættelsen af EU-forbruget.
The Commission also determined that these subsidies are specific within the meaning of Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation because only companies operating in key areas or technologies as listed in the guidelines, administrative measures and catalogues that are published on a regular basis are eligible to receive them.
Kommissionen reviderede derfor EU-forbruget for den betragtede periode.
The tyres and/or the (petro)chemical sector are listed among the eligible sectors.
Følgelig udviklede det reviderede EU-forbrug sig som følger:
The benefit was calculated in accordance with the methodology described in recital (585) above.
Tabel 1
Technological upgrading, renovation or transformation grants
EU-forbruget (enheder)
Ad hoc grants provided by municipal/regional authorities
Kilde: ETRMA og leverandører af slidbaner, der ikke er medlem af ETRMA Europool.
In its complaint, the complainant provided evidence which showed that the tyre industry in the PRC may receive various one-off or recurring grants from different levels of government authorities, i.e. local, regional and national.
Undersøgelsesperioden
The investigation revealed that the four sampled groups of companies received significant one-off or recurring grants from various government levels resulting in the receipt of benefits during the investigation period.
Samlet EU-forbrug
Some of these had already been reported by the sampled companies in their respective questionnaire replies, while others were found on-the-spot during the verification visits.
Indeks 2014 = 100
None of them were disclosed in the questionnaire reply of the GOC.
EU-forbruget steg således i den betragtede periode.
Legal Basis
I løbet af den betragtede periode steg forbruget med 6,1 % fra ca. 20,5 mio. dæk i 2014 til ca. 21,7 mio. dæk i undersøgelsesperioden.
These grants were given to the companies by national, provincial, city, county or district government authorities and all appeared to be specific to the sampled companies, or specific in terms of location or type of industry.
Baggrundsoplysninger om EU-markedet
The level of legal detail for the exact law under which these benefits were granted, if there was any legal basis for them at all, was not disclosed.
Generel beskrivelse
However, the Commission was sometimes given a copy of a document issued by a government authority which accompanied the grant of funds (referred to as ‘the notice’).
EU-markedet for dæk til lastbiler og busser er et meget konkurrencepræget marked med mange producenter og varemærker.
Given the large amount of grants contained in the complaint and/or found in the books of the sampled companies, only a summary of the key findings is presented in this information document.
EU-markedet er opdelt i to områder, nemlig salget af originaludstyr til fabrikanter af lastbiler og busser og markedet for udskiftningsdæk.
Evidence of the existence of numerous grants and the fact that they had been granted by various levels of the GOC were initially supplied by the four sampled companies, and detailed findings on these grants are provided to the individual companies in their specific disclosure documents.
Efterspørgslen på markedet for dæk til lastbiler og busser i sektoren for originaludstyr er styret af produktionen af lastbiler og busser, mens eftermarkedssektoren påvirkes af mange faktorer, herunder økonomisk aktivitet, salg, størrelse, sammensætning og anvendelse af lastbiler eller busser og de flåder, der er aktive.
Examples of such grants were patent funds, science and technology funds and awards, business development funds, export promotion funds, grants for basic infrastructure, awards for industrial output or industrial investment, production safety awards, support funds provided at district or provincial level, interest discounts on loans for imported equipment.
Salget af importen fra Kina er hovedsagelig koncentreret i markedet for udskiftningsdæk.
These grants constitute subsidies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a)(i) and (2) of the basic Regulation as a transfer of funds from the GOC in the form of grants to the producers of the product concerned took place and a benefit was thereby conferred.
Omkring 17 % af det samlede EU-forbrug er originaludstyr, der sælges til fabrikanter af lastbiler og busser.
These grants are also specific within the meaning of Articles 4(2)(a) and 4(3) of the basic Regulation given that they appear to be limited to certain companies or specific projects in specific regions and/or the tyre industry.
Den resterende del af salget af dæk til lastbiler og busser i Unionen foregår som udskiftningsdæk enten direkte eller indirekte til ejerne af lastbilerne eller busserne.
In addition, some of the grants are contingent upon export performance within the meaning of Article 4(4)(a).
Udskiftningsdæk omfatter et bredere sortiment af dæk og sælges gennem flere forskellige kanaler med forskellige marketingsstrategier.
These grants do not meet the non-specificity requirements of Article 4(2)(b) of the basic Regulation, given that the eligibility conditions and the actual selection criteria for enterprises to be eligible are not transparent, not objective and do not apply automatically.
Udskiftningsdæk kan sælges direkte til slutbrugerne eller gennem forretningsmæssigt forbundne eller ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne forhandlere, der derefter sælger dem videre til slutbrugerne.
In all cases the companies provided information as to the amount of the grant, and from whom the grant was received.
De største salgskanaler er salg til forhandlere, der sælger dækkene videre til flådeejere, eller direkte salg til flådeejere, nogle gange med tilhørende tjenester (kontrol, vedligeholdelse, service).
The companies concerned also mostly booked this income under the heading ‘subsidy income’ in their accounts and had had these accounts independently audited.
Indbyrdes forbindelser mellem nye og regummierede dæk
As those grants share common features, they were awarded by a public authority and were not part of separate subsidy programme, but individual grants to this encouraged industry, the Commission assessed them together.
Kommissionen fastslog, at de største EU-producenter producerede dæk til segment 1 og 2, hvor dækkene var/er udformet til at have en lang livscyklus og til at kunne regummieres.
The Hankook Group commented that the Commission could not countervail grants received by the downstream subsidiary Shanghai Hankook Tire Sales Co. Ltd (‘SHT’), since the latter was not involved in the export of the product concerned.
Deri lå berettigelsen til at tage betydeligt højere priser (og fortjenstmargener) for den forventede høje kvalitet af dækkene i segment 1 og 2.
However, the Commission noted that SHT's activities include, inter alia, negotiations for the procurement of raw materials, and that it plays a crucial role in the cash pooling system from which the exporting producers of the Group are benefiting.
Faktisk viste undersøgelsen, at de store EU-producenter aktivt markedsfører regummierbarhed af deres dæk som en måde at skabe loyalitet over for varemærket og at skille sig ud fra den billigere import af dæk i segment 3.
Therefore, there is a clear link with the product concerned, and as a result, the grants which SHT received are countervailable.