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Statslig levering af varer mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag
As mentioned in recital (383) above, the purpose of Cinda's intervention was to facilitate the restructuring and integration of the Pirelli truck tyre business into the Chinese exporting producer Aeolus.
Levering af varer mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag: Generel bemærkning
According to the quotaholders' agreement between Cinda and CNRC, Cinda made its equity participation in Pirelli Industrial contingent to a plan to inject its entire stakes into Aeolus before a certain deadline.
Som nævnt i afsnit 3.2 meddelte Kommissionen den kinesiske regering, at den i betragtning af manglen på spørgeskemabesvarelser fra producenter af naturgummi og syntetgummi kunne være nødt til basere sine konklusioner på de foreliggende faktiske oplysninger i henhold til grundforordningens artikel 28, stk. 1, for så vidt angik oplysningerne om leverandørerne af førnævnte råmaterialer.
If this condition is not met, an auction process is triggered to sell the Cinda shares and thus terminate the granting of the funds.
Kommissionen undersøgte, om virksomhederne i stikprøven modtog råmaterialer til fremstilling af dæk til subsidierede priser fra den kinesiske regering.
The master agreement between CNRC and Aeolus stipulates that the purpose of this equity injection is to create ‘build a large international company that focuses on the industrial tire business, based in China, listed in China, and with a worldwide footprint’.
Levering af kønrøg og nylonsnor mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag
This was also publicly notified as such by Aeolus to the Shanghai stock exchange.
Alle virksomheder i stikprøven indkøbte kønrøg og nylonsnor på hjemmemarkedet enten af forretningsmæssigt forbundne eller ikke forbundne virksomheder, men importerede også kønrøg og nylonsnor i små mængder.
It follows that the granting authority made a legal condition on the way in which CNRC should restructure, skewing it towards more export performance.
I løbet af undersøgelsen fandt Kommissionen tegn på, at Staten udøvede en vis indflydelse på hjemmemarkedet for kønrøg og nylonsnor.
Finally, the Commission did not imply from the mere actual effects of the subsidy that there had been a contingency at the time of granting it, as alleged by CNRC.
For det første udgjorde statsejede virksomheder, iflg. oplysningerne fra den kinesiske regering, hhv. 26,44 % og 8,46 % af den kinesiske produktion af kønrøg og nylonsnor.
Rather, it had analysed the facts surrounding the transaction from an ex-ante perspective.
For det andet viser de lovgivningsmæssige rammer, at kønrøg og nylonsnor er en del af de tilskyndede sektorer, for hvilke der findes støtteforanstaltninger.
When accepting the subsidy measure, the recipient fully endorsed the legal ties attached to it.
For eksempel skaber den 13. petrokemiske femårsplan, som omfatter kønrøg, forbindelse til forskellige skattepolitiske og finansielle støtteforanstaltninger, hvilket fremgår af betragtning 121.
In the bond prospectus for medium term notes which was issued shortly after the acquisition, Chemchina (the parent company of CNRC) worded its promise to execute the conditions tied to the subsidies involved as follows: ‘Since its establishment, the company has fully responded to the ‘going out’ strategy put forward by the central government to make full use of international resources. In order to build an internationally competitive enterprise group in recent years, it has completed some overseas M&A projects and created an internationally competitive enterprise group’.
Desuden tilskynder politikken vedrørende dækindustrien blandt andet til udvikling af »højmodul lavabsorberende cordvæv af polyester og cordvæv af polyester med høj styrke« og til »udvikling af miljøvenlige gummitilsætningsstoffer og andre råmaterialer såsom speciel kønrøg og hvid kønrøg«.
In this context, the purchase of Pirelli is quoted as one of its major achievements in this context, highlighting the global marketing network and sales channels of the company.
I Guidelines of the Latest Key Priority Developmental Areas in the High Technology Industries prioriterer man desuden udviklingen af produktionsteknologi og vigtige råmaterialer til radialdæk, herunder kønrøg og materialer til fiberrammer.
Following up on this promise, CNRC skewed the ratio of its export sales to the EU v. total sales from 9 % (in 2015) to 12 % (in the investigation period) as compared to its domestic sales which only increased by 10 %.
Selv om undersøgelsen viste, at forsyningen af kønrøg og nylonsnor på hjemmemarkedet til en vis grad er påvirket af Staten, af de årsager, der er forklaret i betragtning 444-447, konkluderede Kommissionen, at den ikke kunne finde tilstrækkelige beviser for, at de eksporterende producenter i stikprøven modtog subsidier i forbindelse med køb af kønrøg og nylonsnor i undersøgelsesperioden.
Without the support at issue, CNRC would have continued selling Tier 3 tiers in China as a market leader in the context of increasing domestic consumption.
Levering af naturgummi mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag
The Commission therefore maintained its position that the design and structure, the modalities of operation and the factual circumstances surrounding the measure, all support its findings that the subsidy (i.e. the five interventions from public bodies received to purchase Pirelli) was de facto contingent on export performance of the recipient.
Samtlige virksomheder i stikprøven importerede naturgummi i betydelige mængder.
Calculation of the subsidy amount
Køb af naturgummi på hjemmemarkedet var ubetydeligt, bortset fra en af virksomhederne i stikprøven, som købte væsentlige mængder af naturgummi på hjemmemarkedet via ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne virksomheder.
The benefit on the preferential loan provided by CDB, EXIM and CCB was calculated according to the calculation methodology established in section 3.4.4.
Kommissionen fastslog på grundlag af efterprøvede oplysninger om individuelle transaktioner fra alle virksomhederne i stikprøven, at købspriserne på naturgummi på hjemmemarkedet i gennemsnit var højere end købspriserne for importeret naturgummi.
However, it was not included in the subsidy amounts calculated for preferential lending under section 3.4, but added to the subsidy amount established below in recital (421).
Kommissionen konkluderede derfor, at der ikke var nogen grund til at fastsætte udligningsberettigede subsidier for køb af naturgummi mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag.
The benefit of the grants and the equity participations was calculated as the amount allocated to the investigation period, based on an amortization of the investment over seven years, as this was the term of the long-term loan taken out by CNRC to finance the investment, and also corresponds to the average investment horizon of seven to 10 years put forward by the SRF on its website.
Levering af syntetgummi mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag
Following the disclosure of the Information Document, CNRC and Pirelli contested the amount of the benefit calculated by the Commission, and submitted further documentation showing that the amount of the equity participation by SRF had been incorrectly assessed by the Commission.
Alle virksomheder i stikprøven indkøbte syntetgummi på hjemmemarkedet enten af forretningsmæssigt forbundne eller ikke forretningsmæssigt forbundne virksomheder, men importerede også syntetgummi i mindre mængder.
Based on the information submitted by CNRC, the Commission agreed that the actual equity investment of SRF was lower than found initially.
Kommissionen fastslog på grundlag af efterprøvede oplysninger om individuelle transaktioner fra alle virksomheder i stikprøven, at indkøbspriserne på syntetgummi på hjemmemarkedet i gennemsnit var lavere end priserne på importeret syntetgummi, og at priserne på syntetgummi fra statsejede virksomheder i gennemsnit var lavere end prisen på syntetgummi fra private virksomheder.
The calculations were adapted accordingly.
I løbet af undersøgelsen fandt Kommissionen tegn på, at Staten udøvede en vis indflydelse på hjemmemarkedet for syntetgummi.
CNRC also requested the Commission to use the consolidated turnover instead of the export turnover of CNRC as a denominator for the benefit calculation.
For det første udgjorde statsejede virksomheder, iflg. oplysningerne fra den kinesiske regering, 31,43 % af den indenlandske produktion af syntetgummi.
However, since the Commission maintained its position concerning the export contingent nature of the subsidy, this request was rejected.
For det andet viser de lovgivningsmæssige rammer, at syntetgummi er en del af en tilskyndet sektor, for hvilken der findes støtteforanstaltninger.
The subsidy amount established with regard to this scheme during the investigation period amounts to 18,99 % for the China National Tire Group.
For eksempel skaber den 13. petrokemiske femårsplan, som omfatter syntetgummi, forbindelse til forskellige skattepolitiske og finansielle støtteforanstaltninger, hvilket fremgår af betragtning 121.
After final disclosure, the GOC submitted there is no record in the case file indicating that any other Chinese exporter has benefited from these programmes, or even engaged in any acquisition of foreign tyre producers.
I artikel 17 i politikken for dækindustrien tilskyndes der desuden bl.a. til »udvikling af isoprengummi og halogeneret butylgummi«, og der sigtes mod »at øge produktionen af syntetiske gummiprodukter såsom butadiengummi og styrenbutadiengummi, at øge udnyttelsesgraden for syntetgummi samt udviklings- og produktionskapaciteten«.
Therefore, when calculating the subsidy amounts for other non-sampled cooperating Chinese exporting producers, the subsidy amount established with regard to these programmes and relating to this specific exporter should not be applied to other non-sampled exporters.
I Guidelines of the Latest Key Priority Developmental Areas in the High Technology Industries prioriterer man udviklingen af produktionsteknologi og vigtige råmaterialer til radialdæk, herunder syntetgummi.
The Commission recalled that the sample is meant to be representative of the situation of all cooperating companies in China.
Endelig omfatter Guidance Catalogue for Industrial Structure Adjustment, som gennemfører afgørelse nr. 40, »syntetgummi i stor størrelse, avanceret teknologi til fremstilling af gummi og elastomer samt fremstilling af nye produkter«.
Therefore, extrapolating the results found in the sample is deemed appropriate in the present case.
Kommissionen fastslog på grundlag af efterprøvede oplysninger om individuelle transaktioner fra alle virksomheder i stikprøven, at de generelle indkøbspriser på syntetgummi på hjemmemarkedet i gennemsnit var lavere end priserne på importeret syntetgummi, og at priserne på syntetgummi fra statsejede virksomheder i gennemsnit var lavere end prisen på syntetgummi fra private virksomheder.
Non-sampled cooperating exporting producers can request accelerated reviews pursuant to Article 20 of the basic Regulation.
Kommissionen bemærkede imidlertid også, at der findes flere forskellige typer gummi såsom styren-butadiengummi, butadiengummi, isoprengummi, butyl-halogeneret gummi chloroprengummi mv. Disse forskellige typer syntetgummi anvendes alle i produktionsprocessen for dæk, men de har forskellige kemiske egenskaber, anvendelsesformål og priser og produceres af forskellige virksomheder.
Consequently, the Commission rejected this claim.
Disse forskelle er af en sådan karakter, at Kommissionen besluttede at opdele sin markedsanalyse i henhold til disse forskellige typer.
Preferential financing and insurance: export credit insurance
Efter en yderligere undersøgelse fandt Kommissionen, at selv om der var observeret prisforskelle på aggregeret niveau, var der ikke nogen fordel ved køb på hjemmemarkedet af de mest almindeligt anvendte typer af syntetgummi, såsom styrenbutadiengummi og butadiengummi, og at virksomhederne i stikprøven havde importeret en betydelig mængde af de mindre anvendte gummityper.
The complainant alleged that Sinosure provided export credit insurance on preferential terms to producers of the product concerned.
Selv om undersøgelsen således viste, at forsyningen af syntetgummi på hjemmemarkedet til en vis grad er påvirket af Staten, af de årsager, der er forklaret i betragtning 452-456, konkluderede Kommissionen, at den ikke kunne fastsætte nogen fordele i forbindelse med køb af syntetgummi mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag.
Notice on the Implementation of the Strategy of Promoting Trade through Science and Technology by Utilising Export Credit Insurance (Shang Ji Fa[2004] No 368), issued jointly by MOFCOM and Sinosure;
Levering af elektricitet mod utilstrækkeligt vederlag
Notice on Issuing the 2006 Export Catalogue of High-Tech Products of China, Guo Ke Fa Ji Zi [2006] No 16
Alle virksomheder i stikprøven producerede enten selv strøm, eller de købte det.
Three out of four sampled groups of companies had outstanding export insurance agreements with Sinosure during the investigation period.
Indkøbsprisen for elektricitet fra forsyningsnettet fulgte de officielle prisniveauer, der er fastsat på provinsniveau for store industrielle kunder.
During the verification visit at the GOC, Sinosure confirmed that it is fully state-owned, and that it holds around 90 % of the domestic market for export insurance.
Som konkluderet i tidligere undersøgelser medførte dette niveau ikke en specifik fordel for disse store industrielle kunder.
However, as mentioned in recitals (142) to (148) above, Sinosure failed to provide the supporting documentation requested concerning its corporate governance, such as its Annual Report or its Articles of Association.
Kommissionen fastslog imidlertid, at to af virksomhederne i stikprøven drog fordel af nedsættelser eller godtgørelse af en del af deres elektricitetsomkostninger i form af tilskud.
In addition, Sinosure did not provide more specific information about the export credit insurance provided to the tyres industry, the level of its premiums or detailed figures relating to the profitability of its export credit insurance business.
I beregningsøjemed blev disse tilskud medtaget i de tal, der blev beregnet i afsnit 3.12.3 »Ad hoc-tilskud«.
Therefore, the Commission had to complement the information provided by facts available.
Several Opinions of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council on Further Deepening the Reform of the Power System (Zhong Fa [2015] nr. 9);
According to Sinosure's reply to the deficiency letter, Sinosure is a State-owned policy insurance company established and supported by the State to support the PRC's foreign economic and trade development and cooperation.
Interim Measures on the pilot for direct power of Jiangsu key electricity users and power generation enterprises, udstedt af Jiangsu Economic and Information Technology Commission, 13 May 2014;
The company is 100 % owned by the State.
Jiangsu Province Electricity Internet Bidding Notice for March-April 2017
It has a board of directors and a board of supervisors.
Notice of issuing the pilot scheme of direct electricity trading in Chongqing, Yu Fu Office [2016] nr. 167.
The Government has the power to appoint and dismiss the company's senior managers.
Kommissionen konstaterede, at nogle af de store industrielle elbrugere har ret til at indgå aftaler om direkte køb med kraftværkerne i stedet for at købe fra forsyningsnettet.
Based on the reply to the deficiency letter, as well as the information provided during the verification visit, the Commission concluded that there is formal indicia of government control with respect to Sinosure.
Tre af de fire grupper af virksomheder, der indgik i stikprøven, havde sådanne aftaler om direkte køb af elektricitet i undersøgelsesperioden, mens den fjerde indkøbte elektricitet fra sit eget forretningsmæssigt forbundne kraftværk.
The Commission further sought information about whether the GOC exercised meaningful control over the conduct of Sinosure with respect to the tyres industry.
I alle de undersøgte aftaler var de priser, der blev modtaget gennem sådanne aftaler, lavere end de faste priser, der var fastsat på provinsniveau for store industrielle kunder.
In this context, the Commission noted that the Export Catalogue of High-Tech Products of China specifically lists ‘new pneumatic radial tyres of a kind used on buses or lorries (of rubber, cross-section width ≥ 24 inch’ as products encouraged to be exported.
I øjelikket er det ikke alle store industrielle kunder, der har mulighed for at indgå sådanne direkte aftaler.
Furthermore, according to the Notice on the Implementation of the Strategy of Promoting Trade through Science and Technology by Utilising Export Credit Insurance, Sinosure should increase its support for key industries and products on the basis of strengthening its overall support for the export of high tech products.
På nationalt plan hedder det f.eks. specifikt i lovgivningen, at virksomheder, der ikke overholder den nationale industripolitik, og hvis varer og processer udelukkes, ikke bør deltage i direkte transaktioner.
It should treat products listed in the Export Catalogue of High-Tech Products of China, such as the radial tyres mentioned in recital (429) above, as its business focus and provide comprehensive support in terms of underwriting procedures, approval with limits, claims processing speed and rate flexibility.
I praksis udføres direkte handel med elektricitet af provinserne.
With regard to rate flexibility, it should give products listed in the Catalogue the maximum premium rate discount within the floating range provided by the credit insurance company.
Virksomhederne skal anmode provinsmyndighederne om tilladelse til at deltage i pilotordningen vedrørende direkte elektricitet, og de skal opfylde visse kriterier.
On this basis, the Commission concluded that the GOC has created a normative framework that had to be adhered to by the managers and supervisors appointed by the GOC and accountable to the GOC.
I Jiangsu etableres der f.eks. direkte elektricitetsaftaler via en central internetbaseret udbudsplatform.
Therefore, the GOC relied on the normative framework in order to exercise control in a meaningful way over the conduct of Sinosure.
Desuden er der ikke nogen egentlig markedsbaseret forhandling eller udbudsprocedure, da de mængder, der købes under direkte aftaler, ikke er baseret på det faktiske udbud og den faktiske efterspørgsel.
The Commission also sought concrete proof of the exercise of control in a meaningful way on the basis of concrete insurance agreements.
Det står nemlig fast, at kraftværker og elbrugere ikke frit kan sælge eller købe al deres elektricitet direkte.
During the verification visit, Sinosure maintained that in practice its premiums were market-oriented and based on risk assessment principles.
De er begrænset af kvantitative kvoter, som de lokale myndigheder tildeler dem.
However, no specific examples with respect to the tyres industry or the sampled companies were provided.
For eksempel foretog de lokale myndigheder i Ningxia-provinsen en begrænsning af elhandelsplatformens aktivitet ved at tildele alle virksomheder den samme kvote af Mwh, uanset de reelle mængder, som brugerne afgav tilbud på, og som elselskaberne var klar til at levere.
In the absence of concrete evidence, the Commission therefore examined the concrete behaviour of Sinosure with regard to the insurance provided to the sampled companies.
Efter den endelige fremlæggelse af oplysninger hævdede GITI, at kvoterne i Ningxia-provinsen reelt varierer betydeligt blandt virksomhederne og ikke er ligeligt fordelt.
This behaviour contrasted with their official stance, as they were not acting based on market principles.
Kommissionen erkendte, at kvoterne ikke er ligeligt fordelt.
In this respect, the Commission noted that Sinosure's Annual report for the year 2014 states that the claims paid to key industries under short-term export credit insurance contracts reached 590 million USD in 2014, which represented 72,3 % of total claims.
Dette ændrer imidlertid ikke ved den konklusion, at elselskaberne og brugerne ikke frit kan sælge eller købe al deres elektricitet direkte.
After comparing the total claims paid with the total insured amounts, the Commission concluded that on average Sinosure would need to charge 0,23 % of the insured amount as a premium to cover the cost of the claims (without even taking into account overhead expenses).
På trods af, at virksomhederne tildeles forskellige kvoter og for perioder, fandt kun to priser med en forskel på under 1 % anvendelse for alle brugere i provinserne.
However, in practice, the premiums paid by the sampled companies were much lower than the minimum fee needed to cover operational costs.
Dette indikerer, at priserne ikke fastsættes frit mellem køber og sælger.
In addition, the Commission found that several of the exporting producers benefited from a partial or total refund of the export credit insurance premiums paid to Sinosure.
Desuden erkendte GITI, at virksomheden ikke var i stand til at købe al sin elektricitet via udbudsproceduren i undersøgelsesperioden og var nødt til at betale højere elpriser, der blev fastsat af de lokale myndigheder uden for udbudsproceduren.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that the legal framework set out above is being implemented by Sinosure in the exercise of governmental functions with respect to the tyres sector, thereby acting as a public body in the sense of Article 2(b) of the basic Regulation read in conjunction with Article 3(1)(a)(i) of the basic Regulation and in accordance with the relevant WTO case-law.
Denne påstand blev derfor afvist.
Furthermore, a benefit was provided to the sampled exporting producers, since the insurance was provided at rates below the minimum fee needed for Sinosure to cover its operational costs.
Desuden fremgår det af de aftaler, som Kommissionen har gennemgået, at hvis brugeren eller elselskabet afviger fra de tildelte kvoter med mere end 5 %, skal der betales en bøde, og at de yderligere indtægter fra sanktionen vil blive tildelt det statslige netselskab.
The Commission also determined that the subsidies provided under the export insurance programme are specific, because they could not be obtained without exporting and are thus export contingent within the meaning of Article 4(4)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Hertil kommer, at selv om priserne i princippet skal forhandles direkte mellem elselskaber og elbrugerne, underskrives den endelige kontrakt også af det statslige netselskab, og fakturaerne til virksomhederne udstedes reelt stadig af det statslige netselskab.
Since Sinosure represents around 90 % of the domestic market for export insurance in the PRC, the Commission could not find a market-based domestic insurance premium.
Endelig skal alle underskrevne aftaler om direkte køb forelægges for de lokale myndigheder til registrering.
In line with previous anti-subsidy investigations, the Commission thus used the most appropriate external benchmark, for which information was readily available, i.e. the premium rates applied by the Export-Import Bank (‘Ex-Im Bank’) of the United States of America to non-financial institutions for exports to OECD countries.
Kommissionen var af den opfattelse, at denne reducerede elpris er et subsidie, jf. grundforordningens artikel 3, stk. 1, litra a), nr. ii), og artikel 3, stk. 2, fordi der ydes et finansielt bidrag i form af indtægter, der ikke opkræves af den kinesiske regering (dvs. netoperatøren), hvorved de berørte virksomheder opnår en fordel.
The refunds of export insurance premiums awarded during the investigation period were treated as a grant.
Fordelen for modtagerne svarer til den sparede elpris, da elektriciteten blev leveret til priser, der lå under den normale netpris, som betales af andre store industrielle brugere.
Since there was no evidence of additional costs incurred by the companies for which an adjustment would be needed, the benefit was calculated as the full amount of the refund received in the investigation period.