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For at afgøre, om det var nødvendigt med stikprøveudtagning, og i bekræftende fald udtage en stikprøve, anmodede Kommissionen ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører om at indgive de oplysninger, der var nævnt i indledningsmeddelelsen.
Part of the data submitted was not the accurate information as updated following verification in the parallel investigation and could not be used.
Der var dog ingen af de forretningsmæssigt forbundne importører, der svarede.
Sample of unrelated importers
Spørgeskemabesvarelser
In order to decide whether sampling was necessary and, if so, to select a sample, the Commission asked unrelated importers to provide the information specified in the Notice of Initiation.
Kommissionen fremsendte spørgeskemaer til de fem EU-producenter, der indgik i stikprøven, og de to russiske eksporterende producenter og fik svar fra dem alle.
However, no unrelated importer replied.
Den indsamlede også oplysninger fra landbrugssammenslutninger ved at sende et spørgeskema til ansøgeren i denne undersøgelse og andre landbrugssammenslutninger, der havde givet sig til kende som interesserede parter.
Replies to questionnaires
Kommissionen modtog svar fra den irske landbrugsforening, fra den britiske landbrugssammenslutning National Farmers' Union of England and Wales (NFU) og en samlet besvarelse fra ansøgeren på vegne af sammenslutninger i 15 medlemsstater.
The Commission sent questionnaires to the five sampled Union producers and the two Russian exporting producers, and received replies from all.
Den litauiske landbrugssammenslutning har senere præciseret, at den ikke har taget stilling til den igangværende undersøgelse.
It also gathered information from farmers' associations by sending a questionnaire to the Applicant in this investigation and other farmers' associations that had made themselves known as interested parties.
Kontrolbesøg
The Commission received replies from the Irish Farmers' Association, the UK farmers' association NFU, and a consolidated reply from the Applicant on behalf of associations active in 15 Member States.
Kommissionen indhentede og efterprøvede alle de oplysninger, som den fandt nødvendige for undersøgelsen.
The Lithuanian farmers' association later clarified that it did not take a view on the ongoing investigation.
EU-producenter
The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the investigation.
CF Fertilisers UK Limited
Verification visits under Article 16 of the basic Regulation were carried out at the premises of the following companies:
Samarbejdsvillige producenter i Rusland
Union producers
Uralchem JSC, samt den forretningsmæssigt forbundne importør Uralchem Trading SIA i Letland.
CF Fertilisers UK Limited;
Fremlæggelse af oplysninger
Cooperating exporting producers in Russia
Den 31. august 2018 fremlagde Kommissionen de vigtigste kendsgerninger og betragtninger for alle interesserede parter, på grundlag af hvilke den havde til hensigt at foreslå en ændring af den gældende toldsats.
Uralchem JSC, as well as related importer Uralchem Trading SIA in Latvia.
De interesserede parter fik mulighed for at fremsætte bemærkninger senest den 12. september 2018 og anmode om en høring med Kommissionen og/eller høringskonsulenten i handelsprocedurer.
Disclosure
Ni enheder, herunder europæiske landbrugssammenslutninger, EU-producenter, sammenslutningen af EU-producenter Fertilizers Europe og sammenslutningen af russiske gødningsproducenter (RFPA) fremsatte bemærkninger til fremlæggelsen af oplysninger.
On 31 August 2018, the Commission informed all interested parties of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it intended to propose to amend the duty rate applicable.
Der blev på anmodning afholdt høringer med ansøgeren, Grupa Azoty S.A. og Agropolychim AD og RFPA.
Interested parties were given the opportunity to comment by 12 September 2018, and to request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.
Bemærkningerne blev, hvor det var berettiget, taget i betragtning.
Nine entities, including European farmers associations, Union producers, the Union producers association Fertilizers Europe, and the Russian association RFPA submitted comments on disclosure.
DEN PÅGÆLDENDE VARE OG SAMME VARE
Upon request, hearings were held with the Applicant, Grupa Azoty S.A. and Agropolychim AD, and RFPA.
Den pågældende vare
Comments were duly taken into consideration where warranted.
Den pågældende vare er gødning i fast form med indhold af ammoniumnitrat på over 80 vægtprocent, i øjeblikket henhørende under KN-kode 31023090, 31024090, ex31022900, ex31026000, ex31029000, ex31051000, ex31052010, ex31055100, ex31055900 og ex31059020 og med oprindelse i Rusland (»den pågældende vare«).
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
For så vidt angår ammoniumnitrat produceret af Uralchem-gruppens filial Kirovo er den pågældende vare dog kun ammoniumnitrat, i øjeblikket henhørende under KN-kode 31023090 og 31024090, jf. forordning (EF) nr. 989/2009.
Product concerned
Den pågældende vare blev oprindeligt defineret som ammoniumnitrat, men blev senere omdefineret som gødning i fast form med bestemt indhold af ammoniumnitrat.
The product concerned is solid fertilizers with an ammonium nitrate content exceeding 80 % by weight, currently falling within CN codes 31023090, 31024090, ex31022900, ex31026000, ex31029000, ex31051000, ex31052010, ex31055100, ex31055900 and ex31059020 and originating in Russia (‘the product concerned’).
Dette var konsekvensen af præciseringen af varedækningen i 2005, som havde til formål også at dække det ammoniumnitrat, der blev tilsat næringsstofferne phosphor og/eller kalium (såkaldt »beskidt« eller »stabiliseret« ammoniumnitrat, i det følgende benævnt »beskidt AN«), efter det var blevet konstateret, at disse blandinger hovedsageligt havde samme grundlæggende fysiske og kemiske egenskaber og samme agronomiske egenskaber.
However, with regard to ammonium nitrate produced by the Kirovo branch of the Uralchem group, only ammonium nitrate currently falling within CN codes 31023090 and 31024090 is the product concerned pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 989/2009.
Varen benævnes almindeligvis ammoniumnitrat (»AN«).
Originally, the product concerned was defined as ammonium nitrate but was subsequently re-defined to solid fertilizers with specified ammonium nitrate content.
Som anført i afsnit 1.1. gælder antidumpingtolden (47,07 EUR pr. ton) for virksomheden Kirovo kun for import af ammoniumnitrat, i øjeblikket henhørende under KN-kode 31023090 og 31024090.
This was the consequence of the product scope clarification in 2005 which aimed to cover also ammonium nitrate to which were added phosphorus and/or potassium nutrients (so-called ‘dirty’ or ‘stabilized’ ammonium nitrate, hereinafter referred to as ‘dirty AN’), since it was found out that these mixtures had essentially the same basic physical and chemical characteristics and the same agronomic properties.
AN er en nitrogenholdig gødning i fast form, der er almindeligt anvendt i landbruget, men også anvendes til industriformål som f.eks. fremstilling af sprængstoffer (anvendes f.eks. til minedrift).
The product is commonly referred to as ammonium nitrate (‘AN’).
AN til både landbrugsformål og eksplosive formål er dækket af de gældende antidumpingforanstaltninger.
As set out in section 1.1, for the company Kirovo the anti-dumping duty (EUR 47,07 per tonne) applies only to imports of AN currently falling within CN codes 31023090 and 31024090.
Begge typer af AN har samme tekniske og kemiske egenskaber, kan nemt erstatte hinanden og anses som værende den pågældende vare.
AN is a solid nitrogen fertiliser commonly used in agriculture, but is also used for industrial purposes such as the production of explosives (for instance used in mining).
Inden for landbruget anvendes AN bl.a. til kornafgrøder som f.eks. hvede.
AN used both for agricultural and for explosive purposes is covered by the anti-dumping measures in force.
Anvendelsen af AN er i flere medlemsstater begrænset på grund af dets eksplosive egenskaber.
Both types of AN have the same technical and chemical characteristics, are easily interchangeable and are considered as the product concerned.
F.eks. anvender landbrugere i Irland kalkammonsalpeter (»KAS«).
In farming, AN is used, among others, for cereal crops, such as wheat.
Det vigtigste råstof i produktionen af AN er naturgas, der tegner sig for langt størstedelen af de samlede produktionsomkostninger.
The use of AN is restricted in several Member States due to its explosive properties.
Den bundne toldsats for toldposition for AN er 6,5 %.
For instance, in Ireland, farmers use calcium ammonium nitrate (‘CAN’).
Samme vare
The main raw material used in the production of AN is natural gas, which accounts for a large majority of the total costs of production.
Som i de tidligere undersøgelser, som beskrevet i afsnit 1.1, fandt Kommissionen, at følgende varer har samme grundlæggende fysiske og kemiske egenskaber: a) den pågældende vare, b) AN, der produceres og sælges på det russiske hjemmemarked og andre eksportmarkeder, og c) AN, der fremstilles og sælges i EU af EU-erhvervsgrenen.
The conventional rate of duty for AN is 6,5 %.
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at disse varer er samme vare i forbindelse med denne undersøgelse, jf. grundforordningens artikel 1, stk. 4.
Like product
ÆNDREDE OMSTÆNDIGHEDER AF VARIG KARAKTER
As in the previous investigations described in section 1.1, the Commission found that the following products have the same basic physical and chemical characteristics: (a) the product concerned; (b) the AN produced and sold on the domestic Russian market and other export markets; and (c) the AN produced and sold in the Union by the Union industry.
I overensstemmelse med grundforordningens artikel 11, stk. 3, undersøgte Kommissionen, om de omstændigheder, der blev lagt til grund for de gældende foranstaltninger, havde ændret sig, og om denne ændring var af varig karakter.
The Commission therefore concluded that those products are like products for the purposes of this investigation within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
Omstrukturering
LASTING NATURE OF THE CHANGED CIRCUMSTANCES
EU-erhvervsgrenens koncentrationsniveau er steget på grund af mange fusioner og overtagelser.
In accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the circumstances on the basis of which the current measures were established have changed and whether such change was of a lasting nature.
Flere EU-producenter så som Yara International ASA (»Yara«) fra Norge og Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH (»Borealis«) fra Østrig er globale aktører.
Restructuring
Siden 2002 har fusioner og overtagelser f.eks. involveret følgende virksomheder: Anwil SA, Azomures, BASF SE, Borealis, Fertiberia S.A., CF Fertilisers UK Limited, Yara og Grupa Azoty S.A.
The level of concentration of the Union industry has increased due to numerous mergers and acquisitions.
Ansøgeren hævdede, at EU-erhvervsgrenen nu kan konkurrere med de russiske importører på grund af større effektivitet som følge af investering og omstrukturering i modsætning til situationen i 2002-undersøgelsen med mange små og mellemstore uafhængige producenter.
Several Union producers such as Yara International ASA (‘Yara’) from Norway and Borealis Agrolinz Melamine GmbH (‘Borealis’) from Austria are global players.
EU-erhvervsgrenen fremførte, at konkurrencen på EU-markedet er sund, da der er mere end 10 producenter i EU, og ingen af dem har en andel på mere end 20 %.
Since 2002, mergers and acquisitions have for instance involved the following companies: Anwil SA, Azomures, BASF SE, Borealis, Fertiberia S.A., CF Fertilisers UK Limited, Yara, and Grupa Azoty S.A.
På baggrund af data fra samarbejdsvillige EU-producenter tegner fire store koncerner (Yara, CF, Borealis og EuroChem) sig for næsten 6 ud af 8 mio. ton af den samlede EU-produktion af AN.
The Applicant claimed that the Union industry is now capable of competing with Russian imports due to greater efficiencies gained from investment and restructuring, by contrast with the situation in the 2002 review with dozens of small and medium size producers operating independently.
EU-produktionen er således domineret af få store koncerner af betydeligt omfang.
The Union industry submitted that the Union market competition is healthy as there are more than 10 producers in the Union and none has a share of more than 20 %.
For at vurdere virkningen af en konsolideringsproces med så mange virksomheder over mere end 15 år undersøgte Kommissionen udviklingen af Fællesskabets erhvervsgren i sin daværende sammensætning som angivet i 2002-undersøgelsen.
Based on data received from cooperating Union producers, four large groups (Yara, CF, Borealis and EuroChem) account for nearly 6 out of 8 million metric tonnes of Union production of AN.
I 2002-undersøgelsen blev der aflagt besøg i fire virksomheder: Grande Paroisse (France), Kemira Ince (UK), Terra Nitrogen (UK), og Hydro Agri France.
Accordingly, the Union production of AN is now dominated by a few large corporate groups of significant scale.
Da ammoniumnitratfabrikken Grand Paroisse eksploderede i 2001, med mange dødsofre i Frankrig til følge, udelukkede Kommissionen denne virksomhed fra sin undersøgelse.
In order to assess the impact of a consolidation process involving so many companies over more than 15 years, the Commission analysed the evolution of the Community industry as defined in the 2002 review.
For det andet var Hydro Agri France en del af Hydro Agri, et datterselskab af den norske koncern Norsk Hydro, som i 2004 blev udskilt og blev til Yara.
In the 2002 review, four companies had been visited: Grande Paroisse (France), Kemira Ince (UK), Terra Nitrogen (UK), and Hydro Agri France.
I sin årlige rapport i 2012 bemærkede EuroChem, at »integrationen af disse virksomheder [EuroChem Antwerpen og EuroChem Agro i 2012] endnu ikke er afsluttet, men at vi allerede i dag med sikkerhed sige, at det har været en strategisk succes.
As the UK business was still a Joint Venture at that time, CF later took full control in 2015.
De operationelle synergier og den kulturelle tilpasning har ført til stærke forbindelser, der har haft en positiv indflydelse på koncernen som helhed«.
The ‘deal thesis [was to i]ncrease production by 10 % without any incremental capex’.
Ifølge Fertiberia har »konsolideringen af koncernen som en førende virksomhed hovedsageligt været baseret på skabelse og erhvervelse af strategisk placerede datterselskaber.
Second, Hydro Agri France was part of Hydro Agri, a subsidiary of the Norvegian group Norsk Hydro that was spun off in 2004 to become Yara.
Denne forretningsmodel har gjort det muligt at opnå større økonomisk, produktiv og logistisk effektivitet, som er af afgørende betydning på sådan et konkurrencepræget marked«.
The Yara group employs more than 15000 employees and has revenues of around EUR 10 billion.
I sin årlige rapport fra 2014 bemærkede Fertiberia mere specifikt om Adubos do Portugal, at »konsolideringen af den operative integration af ADP Fertilizantes i vores koncern også er af afgørende betydning, da vi dermed kan udnytte nye synergier, der har gjort det muligt for denne virksomhed at styrke EBITDA til 18 mio. EUR« og »disse synergier spænder fra forsyning af råstoffer og velfungerende faciliteter til opbygning af indgående markedskendskab for at styrke virksomhedens udbud af produkter med høj værditilvækst«.
According to its ‘Fertilizer Industry Handbook 2017’, Yara was the ‘leading nitrogen fertilizer company’ and ‘the global no. 1 producer of nitrates and NPK, and global no. 2 producer of ammonia’, excluding Chinese producers.
Det fremgår af ovennævnte offentlige udtalelser, at fusionerne bl.a. har ført til reducering af omkostninger (UK), stordriftsfordele (Yara), operationelle synergier (EuroChem) og logistisk effektivitet (Fertiberia).
Yara stated that ‘Yara's position gives it unique opportunities to leverage economies of scale and drive best practice across a large network of plants. Scale and global reach are key drivers for Yara's competitive edge’.
Der blev derfor konstateret effektivitetsgevinster hos alle AN-producenter i Fællesskabets erhvervsgren i sin daværende sammensætning.
Moreover, ‘Yara has a market share of around 20 % of global ammonia trade.
Disse omfattede en stigning i købekraften og muligheden for at optimere produktions- og salgsprocessen.
This leading position gives the company a good overview of the global supply / demand balance of ammonia and enables a better optimization of its global product flows’.
Samtidig udvidedes EU-erhvervsgrenen gennem tiltrædelserne i 2004, 2007 og 2013, hvilket gjorde det umuligt at foretage en generel omkostningssammenligning for hver virksomhed.
As for the other five companies that were not visited in the 2002 review but were part of the Community industry, two were also part of Hydro Agri and one part of Kemira (Belgium) which eventually is now part of the Yara group.
Som nævnt i betragtning 47 deltog dog også flere virksomheder fra tiltrædelseslandene i omstruktureringsprocessen.
Furthermore, in 2012 Russian group EuroChem completed its acquisition of BASF's fertilizer assets.
Kommissionen konkluderede, at EU-erhvervsgrenen er mere koncentreret end i 2002-undersøgelsen, at denne konsolidering er af varig karakter, og at den har haft en gavnlig virkning på den generelle omkostningsstruktur.
In its 2012 annual report EuroChem noted that ‘the integration of these businesses [EuroChem Antwerpen and EuroChem Agro in 2012] is ongoing, but today we can safely say that it has been a strategic success. The operational synergies and cultural fit have resulted in strong relationships that have had a positive impact on the group as a whole’.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger fremførte to EU-producenter, at EuroChem på grund af forbindelser til en russisk enhed ikke bør analyseres, og at medtagelsen af den britiske producent var tvivlsom, da Det Forenede Kongerige snart forlader Unionen.
The EuroChem group has more than 25000 employees, more than USD 4 billion of global revenues, and benefits from its vertically integrated business model.
Kommissionen afviste disse påstande.
Finally, the Spanish Fertiberia group bought Adubos do Portugal in 2009, and has various other subsidiaries in France and Algeria.
EuroChem blev analyseret som en del af Fællesskabets erhvervsgren i sin daværende sammensætning, og den britiske producent var en reel del af EU-erhvervsgrenen, da Det Forenede Kongerige var en EU-medlemsstat på det tidspunkt, hvor undersøgelsen blev foretaget.
According to Fertiberia, ‘the consolidation of the group as a leading company has been mainly based on the creation and acquisition of strategically placed subsidiary companies. This commercialisation model has enabled greater commercial, productive and logistical efficacy, which are key aspects in such a competitive market’.
Disse producenter fremførte desuden, at Kommissionen ikke havde fastslået, hvordan de ændrede forhold i forbindelse med EU-erhvervsgrenens omstrukturering direkte påvirker skadesberegningen.
More specifically concerning Adubos do Portugal, in its 2014 annual report, Fertiberia noted that ‘consolidation of the operative integration of ADP Fertilizantes into our group is also of particular note, harnessing new synergies that have enabled this company to boost EBITDA to 18 million euros’ and ‘these synergies extend from the supply of raw materials and smooth-running of its facilities, to building extensive market knowledge in order to strengthen its bid for high added-value products’.
Kommissionen mindede om, at den først fra 2002-undersøgelsen, hvor foranstaltningernes niveau senest blev fastsat, konstaterede ændringerne af varig karakter, som påvirker EU-erhvervsgrenen.
It follows from the above public statements that the mergers lead, among others, to the lowering of costs (UK), economies of scale (Yara), operational synergies (EuroChem) and logistical efficacy (Fertiberia).
Kommissionen vurderede efterfølgende den nuværende situation for EU-erhvervsgrenen, hvilket resulterede i nye beregninger af skadesmargenen.
Therefore, efficiency gains were observed in all AN producers of the then-Community industry.
Disse to analyser blev foretaget uafhængigt af hinanden.
These included an increase in purchasing power and the possibility to optimise production and sales process.
Desuden fremførte Fertilizers Europe, at ændringerne i forbindelse med EU-erhvervsgrenens omstrukturering er ubetydelige i forhold til den russiske gasfordel.
At the same time, the Union industry enlarged through the 2004, 2007 and 2013 accessions, making an overall cost comparison for each company impossible.
Kommissionen bemærkede, at den konstaterede ændring af varig karakter ikke er betinget af gassituationen i Rusland, men af konsolideringen af EU-erhvervsgrenen siden 2002-undersøgelsen.
However, as mentioned in recital (47), also several companies from the accession countries took part in the restructuring process.
Gasomkostninger på EU-markedet
The Commission concluded that the Union industry is more concentrated than in the 2002 review, that this consolidation is of a lasting nature, and that it had a beneficial impact on the overall cost structure.
Tabel 1 viser f.eks. Verdensbankens prognose for naturgaspriser for perioden 2018 til 2030:
Following the disclosure, two Union producers submitted that EuroChem should not be analysed due to links to a Russian entity, and the inclusion of the UK producer was questionable as the UK would soon leave the Union.
Tabel 1
The Commission rejected these claims.
Prognose for gaspriser
EuroChem was analysed as part of the then-Community industry and the UK producer was a proper part of the Union industry as the UK is a Member State of the Union at the time of the investigation.
Kilde: World Bank Commodities Price Forecast.
In addition, these producers submitted that the Commission had not established how the changed circumstance of the restructuring of the Union industry directly impacted the injury calculation.
Prognoser
The Commission recalled that it first established the existence of lasting changes affecting the Union industry since the 2002 review, when the level of the measures was last set.
Energi
Those two analyses are carried out distinctively and independent from each other.
Enhed
Furthermore, Fertilizers Europe submitted that the changes linked to the restructuring of the Union industry were not significant compared to the Russian gas advantage.
Naturgas/USA
The Commission noted that the lasting change found is not about the Russian gas situation, but about the Union industry that consolidated since the 2002 review.
Naturgas LNG, Japan
Cost of gas in the Union market
Sammenslutningen af russiske gødningsproducenter (RFPA) fremlagde Gazprom-prognosen for priser indtil 2021 for at underbygge påstanden om, at faldet i gaspriserne er af varig karakter.
The Applicant submitted that gas prices in the Union went up since 2002 until Q2 2013 and then went down significantly since Q3 2013.
Fertilizers Europe fremførte, at der ikke har været nogen ændringer i bl.a. dumping og gaspriser i Rusland.
In its view, while natural gas prices are expected to slightly increase over the next 10 years, they will remain considerably under the levels reached during the last expiry review.
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger gentog Fertilizers Europe sine udsagn om gassituationen i Rusland.
For instance, Table 1 shows the World Bank's forecast of natural gas prices for the years 2018 to 2030:
Kommissionen bemærkede, at gas er det vigtigste råstof til ammoniumnitrat og udgør mere end 60 % af de samlede produktionsomkostninger.
Table 1
Efter fremlæggelsen af oplysninger bemærkede Fertilizers Europe og en EU-producent, at gasprisniveauet allerede var steget hurtigere end forventet i Verdensbankens prognose fra april 2018 (tabel 1 ovenfor).
Commodity
Kommissionen bemærkede, at der har været mange udsving siden 2002-undersøgelsen, hvor foranstaltningernes omfang blev fastsat.
Unit
Der var et betydeligt fald mellem 2014 og 2016, men siden da er priserne igen steget støt.
2030 Coal, Australia USD/mt 70,1 57,5 65,9 88,4 85,0 75,0 65,0 64,5 64,0 63,5 63,0 62,4 60,0