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Therefore, this claim was rejected.
Stoga se različito postupanje samo po sebi ne može smatrati diskriminirajućim sve dok stranke koje podnose pritužbu protiv takva različitog postupanja nisu u istom položaju kao društvo Hubei.
As regards the claim that the Court's findings vitiated the original Regulation to such an extent that the expiry review Regulation cannot remain in force, it is noted that the findings of the Court were limited to Hubei alone.
Komisija u ovom konkretnom slučaju zapravo nema pravnu obvezu ukinuti mjere u odnosu na preostale proizvođače izvoznike jer je samo društvo Hubei odlučilo osporiti nalaze te uredbe pred europskim sudovima.
Interested parties which did not exercise their right to challenge the original Regulation before the European courts could, therefore, not claim that a judgment of the European courts should apply to them in like measure.
Kinesko udruženje za željezo i čelik i četiri kineska trgovačka društva istaknuli su i da nezakonitost koju je utvrdio Sud znači da ispitni postupak koji je doveo do izvornih mjera nikad nije trebalo pokrenuti jer je pretpostavka za njegovo pokretanje bila navodna prijetnja štete za koju je Sud utvrdio da nikad nije postojala.
Finally, CISA and the four Chinese companies claimed that, if the expiry review Regulation was not repealed with erga omnes effects, this would be in breach of the principles of sound administration and good administrative behaviour.
U skladu s tim, Kinesko udruženje za željezo i čelik i četiri kineska trgovačka društva tvrdili su da priroda nezakonitosti koju je utvrdio Sud utječe na zakonitost cijele antidampinške mjere i time predstavlja pitanje od javnog interesa koje bi trebalo imati prvenstvo pred načelom pravne sigurnosti.
The annulment of an anti-dumping regulation affects only the parties that challenged it before the Court.
Kinesko udruženje za željezo i čelik nije objasnilo kako bi zadržavanje mjera za ostale proizvođače izvoznike moglo biti protivno općem interesu Unije, posebno ako se u obzir uzmu nalazi ispitnog postupka revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera u kojima se, među ostalim, zaključilo da u pogledu interesa Unije ne postoje uvjerljivi razlozi protiv zadržavanja antidampinških mjera na uvoz iz Kine.
This is also reflected in the common practice of the Commission when implementing judgments.
Stoga je ta tvrdnja odbijena.
In view of the errors found by the European Courts, and in line with its duty as an independent investigating authority, the Commission decided nonetheless to re-open the investigation in order to determine whether the measures resulting from the expiry review Regulation should be repealed erga omnes.
Kad je riječ o tvrdnji da su nalazi Suda sadržavali pogreške u odnosu na Izvornu uredbu u tolikoj mjeri da Uredba o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera ne može ostati na snazi, primjećuje se da su nalazi Suda bili ograničeni samo na društvo Hubei.
For the reasons set out in recitals 65 and 66, this examination revealed that any such repeal would, in fact, not be appropriate.
Zainteresirane strane koje nisu ostvarile svoje pravo na osporavanje Izvorne uredbe pred europskim sudovima stoga nisu mogle tvrditi da bi se presuda europskih sudova trebala u jednakoj mjeri odnositi na njih.
In any case, the Chinese companies concerned were not able to explain in what way the non-repeal vis-à-vis all Chinese exporting producers would bring about a violation of the principle of sound administration.
Konačno, Kinesko udruženje za željezo i čelik i četiri kineska trgovačka društva tvrdili su da bi, ako se Uredba o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera ne stavi izvan snage s učincima erga omnes, to bilo kršenje načela dobrog upravljanja i dobrog upravnog ponašanja.
Therefore, this claim, too, was rejected.
Poništavanje antidampinške uredbe utječe samo na stranke koje su je osporile pred Sudom.
D. APPROPRIATENESS OF THE REPEAL OF THE MEASURES IN LIGHT OF THE JUDGMENTS OF THE COURT OF JUSTICE AND THE GENERAL COURT
To se odražava i u uobičajenoj praksi Komisije pri provedbi presuda.
The Commission examined whether it would be appropriate to repeal the extended anti-dumping duties on imports of SPT from China pursuant to the expiry review Regulation, in so far as those duties were imposed on the Chinese exporting producers other than Hubei.
S obzirom na pogreške koje su utvrdili europski sudovi i u skladu sa svojom dužnosti neovisnog tijela ispitnog postupka, Komisija je ipak odlučila ponovno pokrenuti ispitni postupak kako bi utvrdila bi li mjere koje proizlaze iz Uredbe o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera trebalo staviti izvan snage erga omnes.
First, the Commission examined, in light of the Hubei judgments, the effects of the Hubei judgments on the expiry review Regulation.
Zbog razloga utvrđenih u uvodnim izjavama 65. i 66. tim je ispitivanjem otkriveno da takvo stavljanje izvan snage zapravo ne bi bilo prikladno.
Second, the Commission re-examined the development of the main injury indicators of the Union industry after the investigation period of the original investigation on the basis of the information collected at that time.
Predmetna kineska trgovačka društva u svakom slučaju nisu mogla objasniti zašto bi nestavljanje izvan snage u pogledu svih kineskih proizvođača izvoznika prouzročilo kršenje načela dobre uprave.
Third, the Commission assessed whether the findings of the expiry review would still hold true without considering Hubei's exports.
Stoga je i ta tvrdnja odbijena.
Fourth, the Commission considered the evidence collected during the expiry review investigation and the findings made on this basis, and determined the effect of a repeal of measures for the Union industry.
D. PRIKLADNOST UKIDANJA MJERA S OBZIROM NA PRESUDE SUDA EUROPSKE UNIJE I OPĆEG SUDA
The effects of the Hubei judgments on the expiry review Regulation
Komisija je ispitala bi li bilo prikladno ukinuti produžene antidampinške pristojbe na uvoz bešavnih cijevi od željeza ili čelika iz Kine u skladu s Uredbom o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera u mjeri u kojoj su te pristojbe uvedene za kineske proizvođače izvoznike osim društva Hubei.
The General Court annulled the original Regulation imposing anti-dumping duties on imports of SPT from China ‘to the extent that it imposes anti-dumping duties on exports of products produced by Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co. Ltd and collects provisional duties imposed on those exports’.
Komisija je, s obzirom na presude Hubei, prvo ispitala učinke tih presuda na Uredbu o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera.
Thus, it is clear from the operative part of the judgment, which was explicitly confined to the duty imposed on Hubei, that the annulment was limited to the anti-dumping duties imposed on Hubei alone.
Zatim je ponovno ispitala razvoj glavnih pokazatelja štete industrije Unije nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka u početnom ispitnom postupku na temelju informacija koje su tada prikupljene.
As set out in recital 6, the Commission implemented the Hubei judgments in June 2016 by removing Hubei from the list of companies listed under the TARIC Additional Code A950, and listing it under a new TARIC Additional Code C129.
Treće, Komisija je ocijenila bi li nalazi revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera vrijedili i ako se izvoz društva Hubei ne uzme u obzir.
However, contrary to the claims of certain interested parties, the annulment of the original Regulation did not affect the validity of that regulation vis-à-vis Chinese exporting producers other than Hubei.
Četvrto, Komisija je uzela u obzir dokaze prikupljene u ispitnom postupku revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera i nalaze donesene na temelju njih te utvrdila učinak ukidanja mjera na industriju Unije.
This arises from the fact that anti-dumping regulations contain both measures of general application in that they impose an anti-dumping duty on the imports of the products concerned with a particular provenance on a category of addressees determined in a general and abstract manner, and bundles of individual decisions affecting those addressed by the regulation.
Učinci presuda Hubei na Uredbu o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera
The case-law, accordingly, recognises the possibility of a partial annulment of those regulations.
Opći sud poništio je Izvornu uredbu kojom se uvode antidampinške pristojbe na uvoz bešavnih cijevi od željeza ili čelika iz Kine „utoliko što uvodi antidampinške pristojbe na uvoze proizvoda koje proizvodi tužitelj i uključuje naplatu privremenih pristojbi na te uvoze”.
In such situations, annulment in favour of only those addressees concerned by a judgment leaves in place the contested regulation for all parties which did not, in fact, challenge it.
Stoga je iz izreke presude, koja je izričito ograničena na pristojbu uvedenu za društvo Hubei, jasno da je poništenje bilo ograničeno samo na antidampinške pristojbe uvedene za društvo Hubei.
It is for those reasons that the Notice specifically spells out that the re-opening would be ‘limited in scope to the repeal of the extended anti-dumping duties … insofar as those duties are imposed on the Chinese exporting producers named in [the expiry review Regulation].’
Kako je navedeno u uvodnoj izjavi 6., Komisija je presude Hubei provela u lipnju 2016. uklonivši društvo Hubei s popisa trgovačkih društava pod dodatnom oznakom TARIC A950 i uvrstivši ga pod novu dodatnu oznaku TARIC C129.
Accordingly, the purpose of the re-opening was, not to examine the validity of the original Regulation for Chinese exporting producers other than Hubei, but rather to assess the impact of the Hubei judgments on the expiry review Regulation and the measures still in place on those other exporting producers.
Međutim, suprotno tvrdnjama određenih zainteresiranih strana, poništavanje Izvorne uredbe nije utjecalo na valjanost te uredbe u pogledu kineskih proizvođača izvoznika osim društva Hubei.
Those effects are limited as the other Chinese exporting producers did not challenge the original Regulation.
To je tako zbog činjenice da antidampinške uredbe sadržavaju mjere opće primjene jer se njima uvodi antidampinška pristojba na uvoz predmetnih proizvoda određenog podrijetla za kategorije adresata određenih općenito i apstraktno te skupove pojedinih odluka koje utječu na adresate uredbe.
It follows that, in this case, the expiry review Regulation remains valid in so far as it applies to Chinese exporting producers other than Hubei.
U skladu s tim, u sudskoj se praksi prepoznaje mogućnost djelomičnog poništenja tih uredbi.
Development of the main injury indicators after the investigation period of the original investigation
U takvim situacijama poništavanje samo u korist adresata na koje se presuda odnosi znači da osporavana uredba i dalje vrijedi za sve stranke koje je de facto nisu osporile.
The Hubei judgments annulled the definitive duties insofar as Hubei was concerned on the basis that two factors laid down in Article 3(9) of the basic Regulation to determine a threat of injury (i.e. Chinese import volume and import prices) showed inconsistencies and that one factor (Chinese capacity and risk of re-direction of exports to the Union) was incomplete with respect of the relevant evidence to be taken into account.
Zbog tih je razloga u Obavijesti posebno navedeno da je ponovno pokretanje „ograničeno […] na ukidanje produženih antidampinških pristojbi […]. ako su te pristojbe uvedene za kineske proizvođače izvoznike navedene u [Uredbi o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera].”
Regarding the fourth factor laid down in Article 3(9) of the basic Regulation (inventories of the Union industry), the General Court stated that this factor was considered irrelevant by the Commission.
U skladu s tim, svrha ponovnog pokretanja nije bila ispitati valjanost Izvorne uredbe za kineske proizvođače izvoznike osim društva Hubei, nego ocijeniti utjecaj presuda Hubei na Uredbu o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera i mjera koje su i dalje na snazi za te druge proizvođače izvoznike.
The Commission considered it appropriate to look into more detail into the development of other main injury indicators in the period after the investigation period of the original investigation.
Ti su učinci ograničeni jer drugi kineski proizvođači izvoznici nisu osporili Izvornu uredbu.
The investigation period of the original investigation covered the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008 (‘IP’).
Iz toga proizlazi da u ovom slučaju Uredba o reviziji zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera ostaje valjana u onoj mjeri u kojoj se primjenjuje na druge kineske proizvođače izvoznike osim društva Hubei.
After the imposition of provisional measures in the original investigation, additional information was collected for the period covering 1 July 2008 to March 2009 (‘Post IP’).
Razvoj glavnih pokazatelja štete nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka u početnom ispitnom postupku
The analysis was done with the purpose of determining whether the Union industry's situation showed a deterioration which could point to an injurious situation after the investigation period.
Presudama Hubei poništene su konačne pristojbe u mjeri u kojoj se odnose na Hubei na temelju činjenice da su u dvama čimbenicima navedenima u članku 3. stavku 9.
In this regard, and for comparison purposes, the Commission also took into consideration the trends during the period relevant for the assessment of injury during the original investigation, i.e. the period from 2005 up to the end of the investigation period of that investigation (the ‘period considered’).
Osnovne uredbe za utvrđivanje prijetnje štete (tj. obujam kineskog uvoza i cijene uvoza) utvrđene nedosljednosti i da je jedan čimbenik (kineski kapacitet i rizik od preusmjeravanja izvoza na Uniju) bio nepotpun u pogledu relevantnih dokaza koje treba uzeti u obzir.
The indicators in question were Union consumption, production, production capacity, and capacity utilisation, sales volume and market share of the Union industry as well as sales prices of the Union industry and its profitability.
Kad je riječ o četvrtom čimbeniku navedenom u članku 3. stavku 9.
Consumption
Osnovne uredbe (zalihe industrije Unije), Opći sud naveo je da je Komisija taj čimbenik smatrala nevažnim.
While Union consumption increased during the period considered by 24 %, it decreased sharply afterwards from 3172866 tons in the investigation period (IP) to 1720968 tons in the period thereafter.
Komisija je smatrala da je prikladno detaljnije ispitati razvoj drugih glavnih pokazatelja štete u razdoblju nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka u početnom ispitnom postupku.
As explained in recital 51 of the original Regulation, the Union consumption contracted by almost 30 % in the post IP period.
Razdoblje ispitnog postupka u početnom ispitnom postupku obuhvaćalo je razdoblje od 1. srpnja 2007. do 30. lipnja 2008. („RIP”).
Table 1
Nakon uvođenja privremenih mjera u početnom ispitnom postupku prikupljene su dodatne informacije za razdoblje od 1. srpnja 2008. do ožujka 2009. („razdoblje nakon RIP-a”).
Union consumption
Analiza je provedena kako bi se odredilo je li u situaciji industrije Unije vidljivo pogoršanje koje bi moglo ukazivati na štetnu situaciju nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka.
Source: the original Regulation.
U tom pogledu i za potrebe usporedbe Komisija je uzela u obzir i kretanja u razdoblju relevantnom za ocjenu štete tijekom početnog ispitnog postupka, odnosno u razdoblju od 2005. do kraja razdoblja ispitnog postupka u tom ispitnom postupku („razmatrano razdoblje”).
Post-IP
Predmetni su pokazatelji bili potrošnja u Uniji, proizvodnja, proizvodni kapacitet i iskorištenost kapaciteta, obujam prodaje i tržišni udio industrije Unije, kao i prodajne cijene industrije Unije i njezina profitabilnost.
Union consumption (tons)
i.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
Potrošnja
As shown in Table 2, production volume of the Union industry also showed a significant decrease in the post-IP, reflecting the contraction in consumption.
Iako se potrošnja u Uniji tijekom razmatranog razdoblja povećala za 24 %, nakon toga se s 3172866 tona u razdoblju ispitnog postupka (RIP) naglo smanjila na 1720968 tona u razdoblju nakon toga.
Likewise, capacity decreased after the investigation period.
Kako je objašnjeno u uvodnoj izjavi 51.
However, despite this decrease in capacity, due to the more significant decrease of production volume, the capacity utilisation dropped to a level of 77 % (as compared to 90 % during the IP).
Izvorne uredbe, potrošnja u Uniji u razdoblju nakon RIP-a smanjila se za gotovo 30 %.
In recital 53 of the original Regulation, it is noted that the capacity utilisation was only 60 % in March 2009.
Tablica 1.
Production (tons)
Izvor: Izvorna uredba
Capacity (tons)
Razdoblje nakon RIP-a
Capacity utilisation
Potrošnja u Uniji (u tonama)
Index (2005 = 100)
Proizvodnja, proizvodni kapacitet i iskorištenost kapaciteta
Sales volume and market share
Kako je prikazano u tablici 2., i obujam proizvodnje u industriji Unije znatno se smanjio u razdoblju nakon RIP-a, što je odraz smanjenja potrošnje.
As shown in table 3, in line with the decrease in consumption sales volume of the Union industry on the Union market also dropped substantially, so that market share remained stable.
Isto tako, kapacitet se smanjio nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka.
To be noted, as shown in recital 52 of the original Regulation, Chinese exports managed to increase their import volume and keep stable market share in the Union during the same period and in a situation of a strongly declining market.
Međutim, iako se kapacitet smanjio, zbog znatnijeg smanjenja obujma proizvodnje iskorištenost kapaciteta smanjila se na razinu od 77 % (u usporedbi s 90 % tijekom RIP-a).
Table 3
U uvodnoj izjavi 53.
Sales volume (tons)
Izvorne uredbe navodi se da je iskorištenost kapaciteta u ožujku 2009. iznosila samo 60 %.
Market share
Tablica 2.
Sales price and profitability
Proizvodnja (u tonama)
Although sales prices increased during the period considered and continued to increase after that, the profitability dropped significantly.
Kapacitet (u tonama)
Profitability already slightly decreased in the IP and reached very low levels thereafter.
Iskorištenost kapaciteta
During the original investigation it was established that profitability even reached negative levels in the first quarter of 2009 (– 0,8 %).
Indeks (2005. = 100)
This deterioration of profitability can at least partly be attributed to the significant loss of production and sales volume that had an impact on the capacity utilisation which decreased as well, and which had a negative impact on the average cost of production.
Obujam prodaje i tržišni udio
Table 4
Kako je prikazano u tablici 3., u skladu sa smanjenjem potrošnje znatno se smanjio i obujam prodaje industrije Unije na tržištu Unije pa je tržišni udio ostao stabilan.
Sales price, profitability
Treba napomenuti da se, kako je navedeno u uvodnoj izjavi 52.
Sales price (Euro/ton)
Izvorne uredbe, obujam uvoza kineskog izvoza uspio povećati i da je njegov tržišni udio u Uniji ostao stabilan tijekom istog razdoblja i u situaciji snažnog smanjenja tržišta.
Profitability
Tablica 3.
In summary, all main injury indicators showed a significant downturn after the investigation period.
Obujam prodaje (u tonama)
Production and sales volume dropped significantly with a negative impact on capacity utilisation.
Tržišni udio
Market share remained stable, but which was due to the parallel contraction of the Union market.
Prodajna cijena i profitabilnost
The increase in sales prices could not alter this downward development.
Profitabilnost se smanjila već u RIP-u i nakon toga je dosegnula vrlo niske razine.
Therefore, it can be concluded that the Union injury was suffering injury in the period after the IP of the original investigation.
U početnom ispitnom postupku utvrđeno je da je profitabilnost u prvom tromjesečju 2009. čak dosegnula negativne vrijednosti (– 0,8 %).
The findings of the expiry review in the absence of Hubei's exports
To smanjenje profitabilnosti barem se djelomično može pripisati znatnom gubitku obujma proizvodnje i prodaje koji je imao utjecaj na iskorištenost kapaciteta, koja se isto tako smanjila, i koji je imao negativan utjecaj na prosječni trošak proizvodnje.
The Commission also assessed whether the findings of the expiry review would still hold true without Hubei's exports to the Union in the assessment of the likelihood of a recurrence of a threat of injury.
Tablica 4.
In this regard, it is recalled that, because Hubei did not cooperate during the expiry review investigation, the Commission did not receive any data concerning its imports during that period.
Prodajna cijena, profitabilnost
Specific import data for Hubei's imports was also not available in the Article 14(6) database.
Prodajna cijena (euro/tona)
Imports from Hubei were made under the TARIC additional code A950, which applied to all companies that cooperated during the original investigation but did not receive an individual duty rate.
Profitabilnost
Thus, only the aggregated import data for 16 Chinese exporting producers (including Hubei), all of which were attributed the TARIC additional code A950, was available to the Commission.
Ukratko, nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka zabilježen je znatan pad svih glavnih pokazatelja štete.
The Commission could, therefore, not make use of this aggregated import data to distil therefrom Hubei's exports alone.
Obujam proizvodnje i prodaje znatno se smanjio, uz negativan utjecaj na iskorištenost kapaciteta.
Accordingly, due to the non-cooperation and in the absence of statistics on Hubei's imports, the Commission estimated Hubei's import volume during the review investigation period on the basis of its import volume during the original investigation.
Tržišni udio ostao je stabilan, ali to se dogodilo zbog istodobnog smanjenja tržišta Unije.
This information was reported by Hubei in its reply to the questionnaire in the original investigation and was verified by the Commission during the on-spot verification visit that occurred at Hubei's premises in October 2008.
Stoga se može zaključiti da je industriji Unije nanesena šteta u razdoblju nakon RIP-a početnog ispitnog postupka.
To recall, during the original investigation period, imports from Hubei accounted for around [8-13 %] of all Chinese imports.
Nalazi revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera bez izvoza društva Hubei
The Commission, accordingly, assumed that this percentage of the total of Chinese imports remained unchanged in the absence of cooperation from Hubei during the expiry review investigation.
Komisija je ocijenila i bi li nalazi revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera vrijedili i ako se izvoz društva Hubei u Uniju ne uzme u obzir pri ocjenjivanju postoji li vjerojatnost ponavljanja prijetnje štete.
According to the expiry review Regulation, total imports from China into the Union during the review investigation period were 67977 tonnes.
U tom pogledu treba podsjetiti na činjenicu da, budući da društvo Hubei nije surađivalo tijekom ispitnog postupka revizije zbog predstojećeg isteka mjera, Komisija nije primila podatke o njegovu izvozu u tom razdoblju.
On this basis, and transposing that same percentage of Hubei in the total imports from the PRC (that is to say [8-13 %] of total imports) also to the findings in the expiry review Regulation, Hubei's imports were calculated to be [6000 to 7500] tonnes out of the 67977 tonnes recorded in the expiry review Regulation.
Posebni podaci o uvozu u pogledu uvoza društva Hubei isto tako nisu bili dostupni u bazi podataka iz članka 14. stavka 6.
Given that around [87-92 %] of imports were calculated to be from Chinese exporting producers other than Hubei, and given that Article 3(9) of the basic Regulation requires a global assessment of these indicators, the Commission concluded that the exclusion of Hubei's imports from the total Chinese imports during the review investigation period would not call into question the qualitative assessment of the Commission contained in the expiry review Regulation.
Uvoz društva Hubei obavljao se u okviru dodatne oznake TARIC A950, koja se primjenjuje na sva trgovačka društva koja su sudjelovala u početnom ispitnom postupku, ali nisu primila pojedinačnu stopu pristojbe.