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Én importør hævdede endvidere, at skaden - hvis den blev bevist – hovedsageligt ville påvirke eller være koncentreret omkring det lave segment af markedet for elektriske cykler, og på baggrund af egne erfaringer fandtes der ikke skade i de øverste markedssegmenter.
The Commission found that, in particular between 2014 and 2016, the employment mirrored the production much more closely than the production capacity.
Uanset at CCCME's påstande blev fremsat på baggrund af en forkert læsning af klagen, minder Kommissionen om, at dens konklusioner ikke var baseret på klagen, men på dens egen undersøgelse og resultater vedrørende dumping, skade og årsagssammenhæng.
During the investigation period, where the Union sales and production developed negatively despite a growing Union consumption, the Union industry was not able to decrease employment, leading to a decreasing productivity per employee.
Som anført i betragtning 249 i forordningen om midlertidig told viste undersøgelsen, at EU-erhvervsgrenen er aktiv inden for alle markedssegmenter.
Such a decreasing productivity and the consequent negative impact on the profitability of the Union industry is however directly linked to the increasing quantities of dumped imports of Chinese electric bicycles during the period considered.
En sådan differentiering af den pågældende vare var derfor ikke berettiget, og påstanden måtte afvises.
In the absence of any other comments on profitability, cash flow, investment, return on investments and ability to raise capital, the conclusion set out in recitals (192) to (199) of the provisional Regulation were confirmed.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger fremførte CCCME, at Kommissionen ikke i forordningen om midlertidig told havde beskrevet, hvordan den karakteriserede »lavprissegmentet«, som nævnt i betragtning 249 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
Conclusion on injury
Den hævdede også, at virkningerne af al stigning i importen fra Kina (også fra tredjelande) i de seneste år skal vurderes under henvisning til de specifikke markedssegmenter, hvori disse importerede elektriske cykler blev solgt.
Following the imposition of provisional measures, the CCCME and four Chinese exporting producers submitted that competition factors had not been addressed in the injury analysis.
I denne forbindelse er cykler i lavprissegmentet de elektriske cykler, som har de grundlæggende kendetegn i varekontrolnummerets struktur.
They claimed that the complaint admitted that imports from the PRC had not been a market issue until 2016, as long as they focused on the low and mid-level segments of the Union market and that the injury analysis should have focused on these specific segments.
Definitionen af cykler i lavprissegmentet er forskellig fra den påståede opdeling af markedet i segmenter.
One importer further claimed that injury, if proven, would essentially affect or focus on the low-end segment of electric bicycles and, based on its own experience, did not exist in the high-end segments of the market.
Selv om flere interesserede parter fremsatte lignende påstande vedrørende segmentering, fremlagde ingen af dem beviser, der ville have berettiget eller muliggjort en eventuel segmentering af markedet, jf. betragtning 42.
Notwithstanding the fact that the CCCME's claims were made on an inaccurate reading of the complaint, the Commission recalls that its conclusions were not based on the complaint but on its own investigation and findings concerning dumping, injury and causality.
Navnlig blev der ikke indgivet nogle fysiske eller objektive kriterier af nogen interesserede parter, som kunne underbygge en analyse baseret på en opdeling af markedet, som anført i betragtning 45 og 46.
As established in recital (249) of the provisional Regulation, the investigation has shown that the Union industry is active in all market segments.
CCCME fremførte også, at eftersom EU-erhvervsgrenens tab af markedsandele hovedsageligt påvirkede andre EU-producenter end klagerne, jf. betragtning 117, har importen fra Kina og klagernes produktion angiveligt befundet sig i forskellige markedssegmenter.
Such differentiation of the product concerned was therefore not warranted and the claim had to be rejected.
Som det allerede er blevet anført i betragtning 118, omfatter skadesanalysen dog hele EU-erhvervsgrenen og ikke blot klagerne.
Following final disclosure, the CCCME argued that the Commission had not described in the provisional Regulation how it characterised the ‘entry-level products’ mentioned in recital (249) of the provisional Regulation.
Det er ubestridt, at EU-erhvervsgrenen oplevede et betydeligt tab af markedsandele på 24 procentpoint, hovedsagelig til kinesisk import, hvis markedsandel steg med 17 procentpoint i den betragtede periode.
It also claimed that the impact of any growth in imports from the PRC (also from third countries) in recent years must be assessed having regard to the specific market segments in which those imported electric bicycles were sold.
CEIEB var uenig i Kommissionens konklusion vedrørende skade.
In that respect, ‘entry-level products’ are those electric bicycles which have the basic characteristics in the PCN structure.
CEIEB hævdede, at EU-erhvervsgrenen havde klaret sig særdeles godt med undtagelse af opretholdelsen af markedsandele.
The definition of ‘entry-level products’ is different from the alleged differentiation of the market in segments.
CEIEB fremførte endvidere, at indikatorerne for kapacitet, kapacitetsudnyttelse, salgsmængder og beskæftigelse havde udviklet sig positivt i den betragtede periode, og at Kommissionens negative konklusioner var baseret på analyser af usammenhængende og kortere perioder.
As stated in recital (42), although several interested parties put forward similar claims concerning segmentation, no one provided evidence that would have justified or allowed for a possible segmentation of the market.
Navnlig hævdede CEIEB, at hvad angår salg lå den analyserede periode mellem 2016 og undersøgelsesperioden, men hvad angår kapacitetsudnyttelsen lå den analyserede periode mellem 2014 og 2016.
In particular, no physical or other objective criteria were provided by any interested party, which would support an analysis based on a segmentation of the market, as described in recitals (45) and (46).
CCCME tilføjede, at i modsætning til det i betragtning 204 og 205 i forordningen om midlertidig told anførte var resultatindikatorerne, navnlig rentabiliteten, ikke faldende i den betragtede periode.
The CCCME also argued that since the loss of market share of the Union industry mostly affected Union producers other than the complainants, as explained in recital (117), the imports from the PRC and the production of the complainants has allegedly been in largely distinct market segments.
Slutteligt hævdede CCCME, at eftersom klageren selv havde erkendt, at importen fra Kina ikke begyndte at stige eller var konkurrencedygtig før 2016, kunne den lave fortjenstmargen i 2014 kun have skyldtes EU-producenternes egne forretningsmæssige fejl.
However, as already mentioned in recital (118), the injury analysis covers the Union industry as a whole, not only the complainants.
Kommissionen minder om, at formålet med skadesundersøgelsen er at vurdere graden af den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt.
It is undisputed that the Union industry suffered a significant loss of market share of 24 percentage points, mainly to Chinese imports, which gained 17 percentage points of market share during the period considered.
Det indebærer en vurdering af relevansen af hver resultatindikator, deres indbyrdes forhold og udviklingen inden for den betragtede periode.
The CEIEB disagreed with the Commission's conclusion on injury.
Som forklaret i betragtning 204 forblev fortjenstmargenen desuden på et erkendt lavt niveau og fulgte en nedadgående tendens i alle årene undtagen ét.
The CCCME and four exporting producers submitted that the statement made in recital (205) of the provisional Regulation that all of the indicators cited there ‘developed negatively’ was false and misleading.
Eftersom industrien for elektriske cykler er kontantintensiv og afhængig af bankfinansiering, skal analysen af den finansielle situation tage hensyn til, om fortjenesten resulterer i driftsmæssig likviditet, som her var utilstrækkelig og langt under fortjenstmargenerne.
Those interested parties claimed that the indicator of ‘growth’ in terms of both production and sales, and the sales in terms of both value and volume, was substantially positive over the period considered.
Samlet set bekræftede Kommissionen derfor, at de tendenser, der er nævnt tidligere i denne betragtning, kendetegnede en kriseramt og negativ situation og bekræftede sin konklusion om, at EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt væsentlig skade.
Further, it was claimed that the Union industry ‘capacity’ increased substantially and that both profitability and prices had also increased during the period considered.
CCCME's påstande måtte derfor afvises.
The CCCME added that contrary to had been stated in recitals (204) and (205) of the provisional Regulation, performance indicators and notably profitability were not depressed during the period considered.
CEIEB og to importører hævdede, at konstateringen af væsentlig skade hovedsageligt var baseret på Kommissionens vurdering af, at EU-erhvervsgrenen havde mistet markedsandele til importen uden at tage hensyn til sådanne tab skyldtes strukturelle mangler, såsom den manglende anerkendelse af potentielle muligheder på det rigtige tidspunkt, undladelsen af at foretage tidligere investeringer i produktionskapaciteten, utiltalende varer og utilstrækkelige salgskanaler.
Finally, the CCCME claimed that since the complainant itself had admitted that the imports from the PRC did not start to grow and become competitive until 2016, a low profit margin in 2014 could only have been the commercial fault of the Union producers themselves.
For det første bemærkede Kommissionen, at disse erklæringer syntes at modsige påstandene fra CCCME og de kinesiske eksporterende producenter, der anførte, at markedet for elektriske cykler i Unionen var domineret af EU-erhvervsgrenen, at importen af kinesiske elektriske cykler kun gradvist var begyndt at nå op på deres niveau vedrørende kvalitet og konkurrenceevne, samt at den mest sandsynlige årsag til skaden var uforholdsmæssigt store investeringer i EU-erhvervsgrenens produktionskapacitet.
The Commission recalls that the purpose of its injury analysis is to assess the level of injury suffered by the Union industry.
Kommissionen bemærkede endvidere, at CEIEB både hævdede, at EU-erhvervsgrenen klarede sig meget godt i den betragtede periode (jf. betragtning 146), og at dens forretningsmodel og ledelse blev påvirket af strukturelle fejl og andre mangler, der er anført i betragtning 151, i et sådant omfang, at det kunne forklare, hvorfor EU-erhvervsgrenens salg kun steg med 20 % i den betragtede periode, hvor importen fra Kina voksede med 250 %.
It involves an assessment of the relevance of each performance indicator, their relationships and evolution in and within the period considered.
I denne forbindelse vurderede Kommissionen, at for at blive behandlet burde disse krav have været nøjagtigt præciseret og kvantificeret.
A mere comparison of the end points of each indicator taken separately cannot reflect the economic trends at work in the Union industry.
Under alle omstændigheder mindede Kommissionen om, at selv om tabet af markedsandele var et vigtigt element i dens skadesanalyse, var sidstnævnte ikke begrænset til at omfatte dette.
In that regard, the finding concerning the indicator of growth was explained in recitals (177) and (200) of the provisional Regulation and relied on the substantial and growing divergence between the evolution of consumption and the evolution of the sales of the Union industry which translated into a very significant loss of market share.
Kommissionen henviser i denne forbindelse til analysen af andre skadesindikatorer og dens konklusion om underbud, hvilket alt sammen medvirker til vurderingen i den overordnede skadesanalyse.
As explained in recitals (201) to (203), the impact of this divergence spread over time on production, stocks, capacity, capacity utilisation, and employment level.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger fremførte CEIEB, at Kommissionen havde erklæret i betragtning 115 i det endelige fremlæggelsesdokument, at den blotte forekomst af underbud var tilstrækkeligt til at opfylde betingelsen om væsentlighed og udtrykte sin uenighed.
Furthermore, considering that the electric bicycles business is cash intensive and relies on bank financing, the analysis of the financial position must take into account the translation of profits into operating cash flows which was insufficient and well below profit margins.
I forlængelse af indførelsen af midlertidige foranstaltninger, hævdede CCCME og fire eksporterende producenter, at udviklingen i de ikkefortrolige indekserede indikatorer for EU-producenterne i stikprøven i høj grad underminerede Kommissionens konklusion om, at EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt væsentlig skade, jf. grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 5.
Overall, the Commission therefore confirmed that the trends referred to earlier in this recital characterised a depressed and negative situation and confirmed its conclusion that the Union industry suffered material injury.
Som det er Kommissionens faste praksis og som det blev fastsat i betragtning 166 i forordningen om midlertidig told, vurderede Kommissionen de mikroøkonomiske skadesindikatorer ved hjælp af efterprøvede oplysninger fra EU-producenterne i stikprøven.
Finally, the Commission disagreed with the CCCME's claim that the low profit margin of the Union Industry in 2014 could only be its commercial fault since the complainant had admitted that imports from the PRC did not start to grow and become competitive until 2016.
Disse indikatorer bidrog til en konklusion om væsentlig skade, men kan ikke læses som at de i sig selv udgør en fuldstændig konstatering vedrørende materiel skade (eller at de for den sags skyld erstatter Kommissionens overordnede konstatering af skaden).
The Commission assessed that that claim was based on an inaccurate reading of the complaint and, in any case, that it was contradicted by the investigation's findings which showed that imports from the PRC had a significant market share of 18 % in 2014 and had already doubled in volume by 2016.
Hvad angår de makroøkonomiske skadesindikatorer, blev de fastsat for hele EU-erhvervsgrenen.
The claims of the CCCME had therefore to be rejected.
Da der ikke blev fremsat yderligere bemærkninger, bekræftede Kommissionen sine konklusioner vedrørende skade i betragtning 200-206 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
The CEIEB as well as two importers claimed that the findings of material injury centrally relied on the Commission's assessment that the Union industry had lost market share to imports without considering that such loss was attributable to structural flaws such as the failure to recognise potential opportunities at the right time, make earlier investments in production capacity, unappealing products and inadequate sales channels.
ÅRSAGSSAMMENHÆNG
First the Commission observed that those statements seemed to contradict the claims of the CCCME and Chinese exporting producers who stated that the market of electric bicycles in the Union was dominated by the Union industry, that imports of Chinese electric bicycles had just gradually caught up in quality and competitiveness and eventually that the most likely cause of injury was an excessive investment in production capacity of the Union's industry.
Dumpingimportens virkninger
The Commission's further noted that the CEIEB claimed both that the Union industry did extremely well during the period considered (as stated in recital (146)) and that its business model and management was affected by structural flaws and other shortcomings stated in recital (151) of such a scale that it would explain why the sales of the Union industry grew by only 20 % over the period considered when imports from the PRC increased by 250 %.
I mangel af bemærkninger og under hensyntagen til revisionen af EU-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel i betragtning 113-114 og af underbudsmargenerne i betragtning 99, bekræftede Kommissionen sine konklusioner i betragtning 209 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
In that context, the Commission assessed that in order to be considered, such claim should have been precisely specified and quantified.
En ikkeforretningsmæssigt forbundet importør hævdede, at selv om det absolutte niveau for importen fra Kina i den betragtede periode lå langt over omfanget af import fra andre lande, burde den relative stigning i importen fra hvert land også tages i betragtning.
The Commission therefore rejected that claim.
Den interesserede part påpegede navnlig, at importen fra Schweiz steg med 3000 % i den betragtede periode.
Following final disclosure, the CEIEB submitted that the Commission had stated in recital (115) of the General Final Disclosure Document that the mere existence of undercutting was enough to satisfy the condition of materiality and expressed its disagreement.
Importøren hævdede, at importen fra andre lande end Kina havde en indvirkning på markedet, der ikke blot kan betragtes som marginal, som anført i betragtning 215 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
The Commission nevertheless fails to see such statement under recital (115), which refers to ‘the analysis of other injury indicators and its finding of undercutting, all of which play into its assessment of the overall injury analysis’.
Kommissionen bemærkede, at importen fra Schweiz havde en markedsandel på 1 % i undersøgelsesperioden.
The argument was therefore dismissed.
Derudover forklarede importøren ikke, hvordan dens konstateringer kunne afkræfte Kommissionens konklusion om, at importen fra alle andre lande end Kina ikke svækkede årsagssammenhængen mellem dumpingimporten fra Kina og den skade, som EU-erhvervsgrenen har lidt, som begrundet i betragtning 210-214 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
Further to the imposition of provisional measures, the CCCME and four exporting producers claimed that the evolution of the non-confidential indexed indicators of the sampled Union's producers substantially undermined the Commission's conclusion that the Union industry has suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation.
EU-erhvervsgrenens resultater
As is the standard practice of the Commission and was set out in recital (166) of the provisional Regulation, the Commission considered the microeconomic injury indicators using the verified data of the sampled Union producers.
Efter indførelsen af midlertidige foranstaltninger fremførte CCCME og fire eksporterende producenter, at mange EU-producenter i Centraleuropa importerede dele fra Kina, og samlede og solgte elektriske cykler i Unionen.
Those indicators contributed to the finding of material injury but cannot be read as, in themselves, making up a complete material injury finding (or, for that matter, replace the overall injury determination carried out by the Commission).
De tilføjede, at prisen på de elektriske cykler, der blev fremstillet af disse virksomheder, synes at være relativt lav, hvilket kunne være en af årsagerne til den skade, som de EU-producenter, der fremstiller elektriske cykler til det højere prissegment, led.
As for macroeconomic injury indicators, they were established for the whole Union industry.
Kommissionen minder om, at den geografiske udstrækning af dens undersøgelse er EU-markedet og ikke dele heraf.
In the absence of any further comments, the Commission confirmed its conclusions on injury set out in recitals (200) to (206) of the provisional Regulation.
Undersøgelsen viste, at EU-producenterne af elektriske cykler var aktive inden for alle segmenter, og at visse producenter i stikprøven havde produktionsenheder beliggende i medlemsstater i central- og østeuropæiske lande.
CAUSATION
Under alle omstændigheder blev påstanden ikke underbygget af dokumentation og blev afvist.
Effects of the dumped imports
CCCME og fire eksporterende producenter fremførte desuden, at EU-erhvervsgrenens dårlige resultater kunne skyldes EU-producenterne ledelsesfejl.
In the absence of comments and taking into account the revision of the market share of the Union industry under recitals (113) to (114) and of the undercutting margins under recitals (99), the Commission confirmed its conclusions set out in recitals (209) of the provisional Regulation.
Kommissionen henviser til sit svar i betragtning 151.
Effects of other factors
Denne påstand indeholdt ingen nye elementer og blev ikke yderligere underbygget og blev derfor afvist.
Imports from third countries
Incitamenter til salg af elektriske cykler på EU-markedet
One unrelated importer claimed that while the absolute level of imports from the PRC during the period considered was well above the volume of imports from other countries, the relative increase of imports from each country should also be considered.
CCCME og fire eksporterende producenter hævdede, at subsidier på EU-markedet kan have fremmet salget af billigere kinesiske elektriske cykler og opfordrede Kommissionen til yderligere at undersøge virkningerne af subsidier på købsmønstret for elektriske cykler på EU-markedet.
In particular, that interested party pointed out that imports from Switzerland had increased by 3000 % during the period considered.
Virkningen af subsidier til fremme af anvendelsen af elektriske cykler er et særskilt anliggende i forhold til konklusionen om prisunderbud og skade fra kinesisk import.
The importer claimed that imports from countries other than the PRC had an impact in the market that cannot be merely considered as marginal as stated in recital (215) of the provisional Regulation.
Desuden viste undersøgelsen, at EU-erhvervsgrenen er aktiv inden for alle markedssegmenter.
The Commission observed that imports from Switzerland had a market share of 1 % during the investigation period.
Selv hvis de påståede subsidier var relevante for denne vurdering, ville de ikke forklare stigningen af kinesiske cykler på bekostning af de billigere cykler, der produceres i Unionen, hvis det ikke var fordi kinesiske cykler dumpes.
In addition, the importer did not explain how its observations could invalidate the Commission's finding that imports from all countries other than the PRC did not attenuate the causal link between the dumped imports from the PRC and the injury suffered by the Union industry as reasoned in recitals (210) to (214) of the provisional Regulation.
Denne påstand blev derfor afvist.
Performance by the Union industry
Da der ikke blev fremsat yderligere bemærkninger, bekræftede Kommissionen sine konklusioner i betragtning 210-222 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
Following the imposition of provisional measures, the CCCME and four exporting producers submitted that many Union producers in Central Europe imported parts from the PRC, assembled and sold electric bicycles in the Union.
Konklusion vedrørende årsagssammenhæng
It added that the price of electric bicycles produced by those companies appear to be relatively low, which might be another cause of the injury suffered by the Union producers who produce high-end electric bicycles.
Kommissionen bekræftede sine konklusioner vedrørende årsagssammenhæng i betragtning 223-226 i forordningen om midlertidig told.
The Commission recalls that the geographic scope of its investigation is the Union's market, not parts thereof.
UNIONENS INTERESSER
The investigation showed that Union producers of electric bicycles were active in all segments and that some sampled producers had production units located in Member States situated in Central European countries.
Leverandørernes interesser
In any event, the claim was not substantiated and was rejected.