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(169) For at vurdere eventuelle prisunderbud blev priserne på sammenlignelige typer af varmtvalsede bredbånd så vidt muligt sammenlignet under samme salgsvilkår på markedet i Fællesskabet, i samme medlemsstat og til samme kunder.
(170) As already mentioned in recital 14 some exporting producers suggested that the hotrolled coils they produced and sold on the Community market were not of a comparable quality to that of the Community industry.
-64- b) Kapacitet og kapacitetsudnyttelse på, at der også var tale om nedgang i de økonomiske aktiviteter, hvilket vil blive undersøgt i det følgende.
-64- b) Capacity and capacity utilisation between orders and deliveries, the reduction in the orders received indicated a reduction of the level of the economic activity, which will be examined below.
i) Salg
ii) Sale
(177) Produktionsfaciliteterne kan anvendes til produktion af varer til både det frie og det bundne marked såvel som til andre varer, som ikke er omfattet af denne procedure såsom andre stålkvaliteter og andre stålprodukter.
(177) It is to be noted that production facilities can be used for products destined for both the free and the captive markets, as well as for other products not concerned by this proceeding (including other steel grades and other steel products).
Kapacitetsudnyttelsen i forbindelse med den pågældende vare blev derfor fastlagt på grundlag af den kapacitet, der officielt var opgivet til Kommissionen inden for rammerne af EKSF-traktaten. Disse kapaciteter fastlægges ifølge bestemte parametre og kan ikke forveksles med bruttokapaciteten eller den faktiske kapacitet.
Capacity utilisation related to the product concerned has therefore been established on the basis of the capacities officially declared to the Commission within the framework of the ECSC Treaty.
Bruttokapaciteten eller den faktiske kapacitet er den højest mulige kapacitet, der kan opnås uden at tage hensyn til faktorer som det personale, der er til rådighed, ferieperioder, opsætningstider, vedligeholdelse osv.
The gross or nameplate capacity is the highest possible capacity achievable without taking into account factors such as the personnel available, holiday periods, set-up times, maintenance, etc.
(183) I den pågældende periode afspejlede tendensen i salget sig meget bredt i forbrugsudviklingen.
(183) Within that period, the trend in sales volume broadly reflected the evolution of consumption.
(178) EF-erhvervsgrenens kapacitetsudnyttelse var 87 96 mellem 1995 og undersøgelsesperioden, bortset fra i 1997, hvor produktionen toppede og kapacitetsudnyttelsen var 93 96.
(178) The capacity utilisation rate of the Community industry was 87 96 between 1995 and the investigation period, except in 1997 when the Community industry's produc tion was at its peak and the rate reached 93 96.
På det tidspunkt var der et højt forbrug af varmtvalsede bredbånd til både det frie marked og det bundne marked.
At that time, both the consumption of hotrolled coils destined for the free market and those destined for the captive market were high.
(179) Det blev fastslået, at en stor kapacitetsudnyttelse var normal, da det bør erindres, at det i den tunge industri og ganske særlig i stålindustrien er nødvendigt at holde kapacitetsudnyttelsen så stor som muligt for at reducere virkningerne af de høje faste produktionsomkostninger.
(179) The high utilisation rates were found to be normal bearing in mind that in heavy industry, particularly in the steel industry, high capacity utilisation is necessary to reduce the impact of the high fixed costs of produc-
(184) EF-erhvervsgrenen fremførte, at skadesindikatoren vedrørende salg er fastlagt på grundlag af sendinger, der er leveret og faktureret i de specificerede perioder.
(184) The Community industry submitted that the injury indicator concerning sales set out above has been established on the basis of transactions delivered and invoiced during the periods specified.
Det er i den forbindelse vigtigt at understrege, at EF-erhvervsgrenen har tilrettelagt sin produktionsproces på en sådan måde, at de ordrer, brugerne har afgivet på en bestemt dato, leveres og faktureres og således sælges til dem med en tidsforskel på mindst tre måneder.
In this context, it is important to point out, that the Community industry has organised its production process in such a way that users' orders made on a given date are delivered and invoiced and thus sold to them, with a time lag of at least three months.
Enhver udvikling, der konstateres i forbindelse med disse ordrer, kan således ikke undgå at give sig udslag i en tilsvarende udvikling i salget med en vis tidsforsinkelse.
It is considered that any development observed with respect to these orders is bound to translate into correspondng developments of sales with a time lag thereafter.
c) Ordrer og salg i) Ordrer
c) Orders received and sales volume i) Orders received iii) Differentiation of type of sales
(185) EF-erhvervsgrenen fremførte, at det for at vurdere den faktiske skade, den blev påført, var nødvendigt at under søge udviklingen i salget af forskellige typer varmtvalsede bredbånd, nemlig sorte bredbånd i forhold til bejdsede bredbånd.
(185) The Community industry argued that in order to assess the actual injury it suffered, the development of sales for different types of hotrolled coils under investigation, namely black coils as compared to pickled coils, should be analysed separately.
Da den subsidierede import af sorte bredbånd udgjorde en stor del af den samlede import, ville udviklingen i erhvervsgrenens salg og salgspriser for den type bredbånd angiveligt vise en særlig skadevoldende situation.
The claim was that given the high share of subsidised imported black coils in total imports, the development of the Community industry" sales volume and sales prices for that type of coils would indicate a particularly injurious situation.
(180) Som et supplement til analysen af salget blev der foretaget en undersøgelse af udviklingen i de ordrer, som EF-erhvervsgrenen modtog.
(180) In order to complement the analysis on sales, the development of the orders received by the Community industry was examined.
Selv om disse oplysninger ikke helt nøjagtigt gengiver situationen vedrørende den pågældende vare, men også omfatter en lidt bredere varekategori, var det muligt at anse denne sammenlægning af oplysninger som repræsentativ for situationen vedrørende den pågældende vare Disse oplysninger viste, at 1997 var det år, hvor ordreniveauet var højt i forhold til den situation, der konstateredes i undersøgelsesperioden.
Although these data do not reflect exacdy the situation with respect to the product concerned but encompassed a slightly broader category of products, it was found that this aggregation of data could be considered representative for the situation of the product concerned. These data showed that 1997 was a year were the level of orders was high as compared to the situation found during the investigation period.
(186) Undersøgelsen af dette særlige problem viste fra 1995 til undersøgelsesperioden (1998) en nedgang på 13 96 i den mængde sorte bredbånd, som EF-erhvervsgrenen solgte på det frie marked, medens salget af bejdsede bredbånd steg 34 96.
(186) Investigation of this particular issue showed that from 1995 up to the investigation period (1998), the volume of black coils sold by the Community industry on the free market decreased by 13 96, whereas the volume of pickled coils sold increased by 34 96.
(181) Ifølge dette resultat var EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske aktiviteter mere regelmæssige og ligeligt spredt ud over hele 1997, hvor ordremængden udviklede sig mere på linje med salgsmængden.
(181) The above finding suggests that the economic activity of the Community industry was more regular and evenly spread throughout the year 1997 when the volume of orders received developed more in line with sales volume.
Da der er en tidsforskel mellem ordrer og leverancer, tydede nedgangen i ordremængden
Furthermore, given the existence of a time lag
(187) Dette bekræftede også, at forholdet i salget af sorte bredbånd og bejdsede bredbånd var mere afbalanceret
(187) It also confirmed that the share between the sales of black coils and pickled coils for the Community industry was more balanced than that of the exporting producers.
Fra 1995 til 1997 var 70 96 af salget sorte bredbånd mod 30 % bejdsede bredbånd.
70 96 of black coils against 30 96 of sales of pickled coils.
1 undersøgelsespe rioden blev dette til henholdsvis 60 96 og 40 96.
During the investigation period this share became 60 96 and 40 % respectively for black and pickled coils.
Denne udvikling i salget viser med al tydelighed, at der skete et skift fra sorte til bejdsede bredbånd i undersøgelsespe rioden, dvs. fra en varekategori, hvor importen var udtalt, til en kategori, hvor importen var mindre frem trædende.
This development in total sales clearly shows that during the investigation period a shift occurred from black to pickled coils, i.e. from a category of products where imports where more present to one were they where less prominent.
(194) Flere eksporterende producenter erklærede, at EF-erhvervsgrenen også opnåede en meget høj fortjeneste i undersøgelsesperioden, og at denne faktor alene burde have berettiget til øjeblikkelig afslutning af proceduren.
(194) Some exporting producers suggested that the Community industry achieved an extremely high level of profitability during the investigation period and that the development of this indicator alone should have warranted immediate termination of the proceeding.
En sådan fortjeneste var langt større end hvad Kommissionen havde fundet rimelig i tidligere sager vedrørende stålprodukter.
They said that such profit was significantly higher than that considered reasonable by the Commission in past cases involving steel products.
(195) Ifølge de relevante bestemmelser i grundbeslutningen og WTO-aftalen skal en konstatering af, om der foreligger skade, baseres på positivt bevismateriale vedrørende:
(195) In this respect it should be noted that the relevant provisions of the Basic Decision and the WTO Agree ment state that the determination of injury shall be based on positive evidence of
(188) I den undersøgte periode var der en nedgang på 10 96 i de gennemsnitlige salgspriser for varmtvalsede bredbånd, som solgtes af EF-erhvervsgrenen.
(188) During the period examined the Community industry's weighted average sales price decreased by 10 96.
De fulgte fortsat en faldende tendens indtil 1997 (- 17 96 og - 3 96 sammenlignet med 1995 og 1996), men steg igen fra 1997 indtil udløbet af undersøgelsesperioden (+ 9 96).
They continued to follow a decreasing trend until 1997 (17 % and - 3 96 compared to 1995 and 1996 respectively) but recovered from 1997 up to the end of the investigation period (+ 9 96).
a) omfanget af den subsidierede import og dennes indvirkning på priserne på samme vare på markedet i Fællesskabet og e) Markedsandel
(a) the volume of subsidised imports and the effect of subsidised imports on prices on the Community market for like products; and e) Morfeet share
(189) Fra 1995 til undersøgelsesperioden formindskedes EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel 3,7 procentpoint, fra 52,0 96 i 1995 til 48,3 96 i undersøgelsesperioden.
(189) From 1995 up to the investigation period, the market share held by the Community industry decreased by 3,7 percentage points, dropping from 52,0 96 in 1995 to 48,3 96 in the investigation period.
(190) Mellem 1995 og 1996 og også mellem 1996 og 1997 øgedes EF-erhvervsgrenens markedsandel med henholdsvis 1,1 og 1,8 procentpoint.
(190) Between 1995 and 1996 and between 1996 and 1997 the market share held by the Community industry increased by 1,1 and 1,8 percentage points respectively.
(191) Mellem 1997 og undersøgelsesperioden mistede EF-erhvervsgrenen imidlertid hele den markedsandel, der tidligere var indvundet, og nåede endog ned på et lavere niveau end i 1995. Tabene øgedes til 6,6 procentpoint.
(191) Between 1997 and the investigation period, however, the Community industry lost all the market share previously gained and fell to a lower level than that in 1995.
(192) Det gennemsnitlige udbytte på EF-erhvervsgrenens salg af den pågældende vare faldt 39 96 fra 1995 til undersø gelsesperioden.
(b) the consequent impact of those imports on the Community industry.
Den høje fortjeneste (20,7 96) i 1995 var resultatet af høje priser på markedet på det tidspunkt.
Moreover, they specify that consideration shall be given to whether there has been a significant increase in the volume of subsidised imports, either in absolute terms or relative to consumption in the Community.
1 1996 opnåede erhvervsgrenen stadig fortjeneste trods afmatning på markedet og nedgang i salgspriserne (- 15 96).
No one or more of these factors can necessarily give decisive guidance.
Men genoprettelsen af salget i 1997 gav ikke erhvervsgrenen mulighed for at øge fortjenestmargenen, da salgspriserne faldt igen med 3 96.
The Basic Decision specifically states that this is list is not exhaustive, nor can any one or more of these factors necessarily give decisive guidance.
(193) I undersøgelsesperioden blev rentabiliteten genoprettet fra niveauet i 1997.
In 1996, despite a downturn in the market and a reduction in sales prices (15 96), the Community industry remained profitable.
Stigningen i salgspriserne (9 96 i gennemsnit sammenlignet med 1997) gav EF-erhvervsgrenen mulighed for at opnå en fortjenstmargen på
However, the recovery in sales volume in 1997 did not allow that industry to increase its profit margin since its sales prices again decreased by 3 96.
(196) I det foreliggende tilfælde viste undersøgelsen, at den subsidierede import er steget betydeligt, både absolut og relativt. De lave priser på den subsidierede import lå desuden langt under EF-erhvervsgrenens priser.
(196) In the present case, the investigation has shown that imports of subsidised imports have significantly increased in absolute and relative terms.
Der blev også konstateret store subsidiemargener for de fleste af de berørte eksporterende producenter.
Furthermore, significant margins of subsidy were found to exist for most of the exporting producers concerned.
-66- støtte for påstanden om, at konkurrencevilkårene ikke var normale på markedel i Fællesskabet i årene 1995 og 1997, og det fastslås derfor, at der ikke er nogen grund til ikke at tage hensyn til sådanne oplysninger.
-66- sion found no evidence to corroborate the allegation that normal competition was not taking place on the Community market during the years 1995 and 1997, it is considered that there are no grounds to disregard such information.
(197) EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation i undersøgelsesperioden, navnlig priser og fortjeneste, bør endvidere betragtes på baggrund af strukturen på markedet for varmtvalsede bredbånd og udviklingen i erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation i undersøgelsesperioden som omhandlet i punkt 4).
(197) Furthermore, the economic situation of the Community industry during the investigation period, in particular its price and profitability situation, must be seen in the light of the structure of the hotrolled coils market and the developments that occurred in the economic situation of the Community industry during the investigation period, as set out in point 4 below.
(203) Kommissionen undersøgte udviklingen i EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situation i den undersøgte periode og dens generelle økonomiske situation mellem 1995 og undersøgelsesperioden på årsbasis.
(203) The Commission thus examined the developments of the economic situation of the Community industry within the period examined, and its overall economic situation between 1995 and the investigation period, on a yearly basis.
(198) Endelig er det i forbindelse med anti subsidieprocedurer ikke relevant at foretage en sammenligning af en bestemt økonomisk indikator vedrørende EF-erhvervsgrenen og samme økonomiske indikator på verdensplan.
(198) Finally, it is considered that the comparison of a specific economic indicator pertaining to the Community industry with the same economic indicator worldwide level is not relevant in the context of anti-subsidy proceedings.
g) investeringer og beskæftigelse
g) Investments and employment
(204) Undersøgelsen viste, at EF-erhvervsgrenen hævede sine salgspriser 9 96 mellem 1997 og undersøgelsesperioden, hvor der var en mindre stigning i det synlige forbrug, men at den ikke var i stand til at opretholde salgs mængden, som faldt 12 96.
(204) The investigation showed that between 1997 and the investigation period with a slight increase in apparent consumption, the Community industry increased its sales prices by 9 96 but was not able to maintain its sales volume, which decreased by 12 96.
Erhvervsgrenen tabte således markedsandele på 6,6 procentpoint eller 14 96.
Accordingly, the Community industry lost 6,6 percentage points or 14 96 of market share.
Trods den negative udvikling steg rentabiliteten fra 6,3 96 til 12,9 96.
Despite these negative developments profitability increased from 6,3 96 to 12,9 96.
(199) Undersøgelsen viste, at der især var investeret i udskiftning af maskiner og udstyr. I undersøgelsesperioden var investeringsniveauet det samme som i 1995.
(199) The investigation showed that investments were made mainly in the replacement of machinery and equipment.
I overensstemmelse med den stærke efterspørgsel i 1997 øgedes investeringerne med 32 96 i forhold til 1995.
Investments were increased by 32 96 as compared to 1995, consistent with the high demand in 1997.
(205) Undersøgelsen viste også, at importen fra de pågældende lande steg betydeligt mellem 1997 og undersøgelsespe rioden med hensyn til mængde (+ 797 000 tons), hvilket betød en kraftig forøgelse af deres markedsandel (+ 4 procentpoint).
(205) The investigation also showed that between 1997 and the investigation period imports from the countries concerned increased significantly in terms of volume (+ 797 000 tonnes), leading to substantial increase of their market share (+ 4 percentage points).
Selv om de pågældende lande hævede deres salgspriser med 10 96, underbød de EF-erhvervsgrenens priser med 6 96 i gennemsnit i undersøgelsespe rioden.
Although the countries concerned increased their sales prices by over 10 96 they were nevertheless found to be undercut ting the prices of the Community industry by around 6 96 on average during the investigation period.
(200) Med hensyn til beskæftigelsen blev det tidligere nævnt, at EF-erhvervsgrenen fremstiller flere produkter samme sted og med samme maskiner, navnlig varmtvalsede bredbånd.
h) Summary of the situation of the Community industry between 1995 and the investigation period
Analyse af EF-erhvervsgrenens økonomiske situa tion i undersøgelsesperioden af undersøgelsen mellem 1995 og af EF-erhvervsgrenens undersøgelsesperioden h) Resumé situation a) Indledende bemærkninger
Analysis of the situation of the Community industry during the investigation period a) Preliminary remarks
(201) Here eksporterende producenter hævdede, at det ikke var muligt at foretage en konstatering af skaden i under søgelsesperioden på grundlag af en sammenligning af situationen for EF-erhvervsgrenen i 1995 og 1997.
(201) Interested parties suggested that a determination of injury during the investigation period could not be carried out on the basis of a comparison of the situation of the Community industry established in the years 1995 and 1997.
(206) EF-erhvervsgrenen hævdede, at priserne og derfor fortjenesten lå på et højt niveau i hele første halvdel af undersøgelsesperioden, fordi det synlige forbrug og således efterspørgslen var usædvanlig høj, selv om den ikke blev opvejet af et tilsvarende faktisk forbrug.
(206) The Community industry claimed that prices and thus profits remained at a high level in the first half of the investigation period because apparent consumption and therefore demand was exceptionally high, even though it was not matched by a commensurate actual consump tion.
(207) Erhvervsgrenen mente også, at det ville være nødvendigt med en mere detaljeret analyse af salget efter varetype og salgskanaler, hvor der er direkte konkurrence mellem erhvervsgrenens varer og importvarerne, for at få fast slået det fulde omfang af den påførte skade.
(202) In this respect it should be noted that, in the above claim, interested parties have not stated in which respect some economic indicators established in 1995 and 1997 could not be considered representative They merely stated that prices and profits in 1995 and production, capacity utilisation, sales volume and market share were not representative.
Dette indebærer en differentieret analyse af salget af sorte bredbånd i forhold til salget af bejdsede bredbånd, og salgskanaler, hvor der indgås langtidskontrakter i forhold til alt andet salg.
In other words, the above claim suggests that a significant part of the data established during the investigation carried out by the Commission should be disregarded in the present proceeding without any evidence or explanations indicating that the conditions of normal competition were not met in 1995 and 1997. Given that during its investigation the Commis-
De fremførte blot, at priser og fortjeneste i 1995 og produktion, kapacitetsudnyttelse, salg og markedsandel i 1997 ikke var repræsentative.
This entails a differentiated analysis of sales of black as opposed to pickled coils, and sales channels where longer-term contracts are concluded as opposed to other sales.
b) Cykliske svingninger i stMindustrien
-67- b) Cyclical nature of the steel industry
(208) Endelig anførte erhvervsgrenen, at det var nødvendigt med en mere detaljeret analyse af de fire kvartaler i undersøgelsesperioden på grund af tidsforskydningen mellem købernes ordreafgivelse og leveringen af varerne.
(208) Finally, the Community industry claimed that a more detailed analysis of the four quarters of the investigation period was necessary given the existence of a time lag between orders placed by purchasers and deliveries made to them.
Det var derfor nødvendigt at undersøge ordreudviklingen i undersøgelsesperioden yderligere.
The Community industry claimed that it was therefore necessary to further investigate the develop ment of orders received during the investigation period.
De eksporterende producenters antydning af, at det ikke var muligt at foretage en objektiv vurdering af eventuel skade for EF-erhvervsgrenen, hvis undersøgelsesperioden blev opdelt, specielt i kvartaler, var derfor ikke berettiget.
Given that some of the above allegations made by the Community industry required a quarterly analysis it was important to ensure that any development observed did not merely reflect normal quarterly fluctuations.
EF-erhvervsgrenens påstande blev derfor undersøgt og analyseret som anført nedenfor.
This analysis was particularly relevant as the complainant alleged that the trends observed within the investigation period were far beyond the norma] cycles.
(211) Ifølge klageren forekommer der sæsonmæssige svingninger på stålmarkedet, hvor de første to kvartaler i hvert kalenderår normalt er bedre end de sidste.
(209) All operators on the steel market agreed that business is mainly carried out on a quarterly basis.
Sådanne sæsonmæssige svingninger kunne især konstateres i forbindelse med salg sakt ivi téteme.
Production is organised on the basis of quarterly plans and prices.
Salget vil normalt være berørt i tredje kvartal på grund af ferieperioden i brugerindustrieme, men kommer så i gang igen i fjerde kvartal.
Both orders and deliveries are negotiated accordingly.
Da nogle af EF-erhvervsgrenens påstande krævede en kvartalsvis analyse, var det vigtigt at sikre, at en udvikling, der konstateredes, ikke bare afspejlede normale kvartalsvise svingninger.
Therefore, the suggestion made by some exporting producers that the partitioning of the investigation period, in particular into quarters, did not constitute an objective evaluation of the possible injury suffered by the Community industry was not founded.
En sådan analyse havde en ganske særlig betydning, da klageren påstod, at de tendenser, der konstateredes i undersøgelsesperioden, var langt over normale cykliske forløb.
The above claims of the Community industry have therefore been investigated and analysed as set out below.