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That Plan was supported by the Undersecretary of Fuels in 2001, who assured the promoters of biodiesel production projects that biodiesel would remain tax-free fuel, and affirmed the role of the GOA by promising the establishment of a stable regulatory framework and by announcing that projects on biodiesel would enjoy the benefits of the industrial promotion regime and credits.
Vlada Argentine izričitu potporu pruža od 2001., kad je na snagu stupila Odluka 1396.
He further declared that the development of biodiesel must have agricultural producers as protagonists.
Tom je odlukom utvrđen Plan konkurentnosti za biodizel, kojim se proizvođače oslobađa plaćanja poreza „u cilju promicanja razvoja biodizela” te se navodi „da je porezna komponenta tekućih goriva i prirodnog plina temeljni instrument za slanje gospodarskih signala” (dodano isticanje).
The promotion of domestic biodiesel was consolidated by Resolution 1156 in 2004, creating the National Biofuels Programme which promoted the technological development of the domestic biodiesel industry by Ministry of Economy and Production.
Taj je plan 2001. podržao podtajnik za goriva tako što je promicatelje projekata proizvodnje biodizela uvjeravao da će biodizel i dalje biti oslobođen poreza na goriva te potvrdio ulogu vlade Argentine uz obećanje da će se uspostaviti stabilan regulatorni okvir i najavu da će biodizelski projekti ostvarivati koristi od sustava promicanja industrije i kredita.
The GOA explicitly considered the promotion of the domestic biodiesel industry as part of the Argentinian macroeconomic model.
Izjavio je i da će poljoprivredni proizvođači biti nositelji razvoja biodizela.
The Centro de Economía Internacional stated in 2011 that the development of domestic biodiesel was aimed at maximising the added value of soy, rather than reducing the use of fossil fuels.
Promicanje domaćeg biodizela objedinjeno je Rezolucijom 1156 iz 2004., čime je stvoren Nacionalni program za biogoriva kojim je Ministarstvo gospodarstva i proizvodnje promicalo razvoj domaće industrije biodizela.
Reasons for the development of the biodiesel industry given by this research body were, among others, the growing opportunity to supply the needs of external markets and the differentials in terms of export duties, encouraging production with greater added value over that of basic products such as soybeans.
Vlada Argentine izričito je smatrala da je promicanje domaće industrije biodizela dio argentinskog makroekonomskog modela.
Furthermore, a study conducted by a governmental entity, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology (‘Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria’, INTA) in 2011 concluded that ‘it is common to the biodiesel market that it is stimulated by the State for different reasons through different policies’, ‘[i]n other words, it is likely that the market is artificially stimulated and that, without the presence of the State, it loses economic relevance’, and that ‘the obvious conclusion is that biodiesel does not seem to push the production of soybeans but that the causality goes in the opposite direction’.
Centro de Economía Internacional naveo je 2011. da je cilj razvoja domaćeg biodizela u najvećoj mogućoj mjeri povećati dodanu vrijednost soje, a ne smanjiti upotrebu fosilnih goriva.
This support has continued until after the investigation period, as in February 2018 the Minister of Energy, the Governor of Santa Fe and CARBIO agreed to set up a joint working group to better design and improve the national strategy for biodiesel.
Razlozi za razvoj industrije biodizela koje je navelo to istraživačko tijelo bili su, među ostalim, sve veća prilika za zadovoljavanje potreba vanjskih tržišta i razlike u izvoznim pristojbama, čime se potiče proizvodnja s većom dodanom vrijednosti od vrijednosti osnovnih proizvoda kao što je soja.
In 2010, the GOA set a blending mandate for the domestic market, requiring the fuel companies in Argentina to purchase biodiesel and blend it with mineral diesel before sale.
Nadalje, u studiji koju je državni Nacionalni institut za poljoprivrednu tehnologiju („Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria”, INTA) proveo 2011. zaključeno je da je „uobičajeno da tržište biodizela potiče država zbog različitih razloga i u okviru različitih politika”, „drugim riječima, vjerojatno je da se tržište umjetno potiče i da, bez prisutnosti države, gubi gospodarsku važnost” te da je „očit zaključak da se čini da biodizel ne potiče proizvodnju soje, nego da je riječ o obrnutoj uzročno-posljedičnoj vezi”.
This blending mandate was set up together with Biodiesel Supply Agreements between the GOA and biodiesel producers from 2010 until 2015.
Ta se potpora nastavila nakon razdoblja ispitnog postupka jer su se u veljači 2018. ministar energetike, guverner pokrajine Santa Fe i CARBIO dogovorili da će uspostaviti zajedničku radnu skupinu koja će bolje osmisliti i poboljšati nacionalnu strategiju za biodizel.
Those Supply Agreements were established ‘because of the importance of the insertion of biofuels into the energy scheme of the country’ and it was therefore ‘necessary to establish clear guidelines that guarantee efficiently and effectively the achievement of the objectives proposed by the national executive power’, and further ‘taking into account the objectives of the national state to promote the agro industrial activity generating added value to the raw materials produced on national territory’.
Vlada Argentine uvela je 2010. obvezu miješanja goriva za domaće tržište, kojom se od društava za goriva u Argentini zahtijeva da nabavljaju biodizel i da ga prije prodaje miješaju s mineralnim dizelom.
Cost of soybean oil (as published by the Ministry of Agriculture) + cost of methanol + cost of labour + other costs + return of capital (being set at 3 %).
trošak sojina ulja (kako je objavilo Ministarstvo poljoprivrede) + trošak metanola + trošak rada + ostali troškovi + povrat kapitala (koji je određen na 3 %).
Moreover, Table 2 in recital (209) provides data on the Argentinian production of biodiesel since 2008 (when Argentina started production on a large scale) and the export of biodiesel.
Nadalje, u tablici 2. u uvodnoj izjavi 209. navedeni su podaci o argentinskoj proizvodnji biodizela od 2008. (kad je Argentina počela proizvodnju velikih razmjera) i izvozu biodizela.
Table 2 shows that the income support to the biodiesel industry has had a positive effect on exports due to the fact that this has been created as an export oriented industry and remains so until today.
U tablici 2. vidljivo je da je potpora prihodu industrije biodizela imala pozitivan učinak na izvoz jer je ona stvorena kao industrija usmjerena na izvoz i to je ostala sve do danas.
The set of measures adopted by the GOA qualifies as ‘any form of income/price support’ in the sense of Article XVI of the GATT 1994
Skup mjera koje je donijela vlada Argentine odgovara „bilo kojem obliku potpore prihodu/cijeni” u smislu članka XVI.
By the set of measures described in recitals (186) to (201), the GOA provides income support to the biodiesel industry.
GATT-a iz 1994.
Even if it could be argued that the measures put in place by the GOA on soybean producers do not amount to entrustment or direction, quod non, the Commission considers that they would at the very least amount to regulatory conditions which artificially allow biodiesel producers to obtain soybeans at lower prices than those available internationally.
Skupom mjera opisanih u uvodnim izjavama od 186. do 201. vlada Argentine pruža potporu prihodu za industriju biodizela.
A 2012 resolution of the GOA acknowledged that the biodiesel industry has been making profits reaching up to 25 % in 2012 because of the set of measures adopted by the GOA.
Čak i ako bi se moglo tvrditi da se mjere koje je vlada Argentine uvela za proizvođače soje ne mogu smatrati povjeravanjem ili usmjeravanjem, quod non, Komisija smatra da bi se one najmanje mogle smatrati regulatornim uvjetima kojima se proizvođačima biodizela umjetno dopušta da soju nabave po cijenama koje su niže od cijena dostupnih na međunarodnom tržištu.
Moreover, the GOA has put mandatory blending requirements in place so that fuel companies in Argentina have to purchase biodiesel at artificially high prices set by the GOA.
U rezoluciji vlade Argentine iz 2012. potvrđeno je da industrija biodizela ostvaruje dobit, koja je 2012. iznosila čak 25 %, zbog skupa mjera koje je donijela vlada Argentine.
As explained in Section 3.3, the Commission does not countervail the Biodiesel Supply Agreements since the exporting producers did not benefit from this measure during the investigation period.
Nadalje, vlada Argentine uvela je obvezu miješanja goriva pa društva za goriva u Argentini biodizel moraju nabavljati po umjetno visokim cijenama koje odredi vlada Argentine.
However, the fact that the system is in place indicates that the GOA also provides price support to the biodiesel industry.
Kako je objašnjeno u odjeljku 3.3., Komisija ne uvodi kompenzacijske mjere za ugovore o opskrbi biodizelom jer tijekom razdoblja ispitnog postupka proizvođači izvoznici nisu ostvarili korist od te mjere.
The Commission also notes that through the Biofuels Law of 2006 the GOA set up a promotion regime for the production of biodiesel, including the granting of incentives to support the development of this industry.
Međutim, činjenica da je sustav uspostavljen upućuje na to da vlada Argentine pruža i potporu cijeni za industriju biodizela.
All those measures show that the Argentinian biodiesel industry is supported and artificially stimulated.
Komisija napominje i da je Zakonom o biogorivima iz 2006. vlada Argentine uspostavila sustav promicanja proizvodnje biodizela, uključujući odobravanje poticaja radi potpore razvoju te industrije.
This is even acknowledged by the GOA in one of the publications of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, stating that ‘it is likely that the market is artificially stimulated and that, without the presence of the state, it loses economic relevance’ and that ‘the differential export tax is a clear incentive to produce biodiesel, and that without state assistance, the biodiesel market for companies that depend on the purchase of oil in the market would not be sustainable as the only sale product’.
Iz svih tih mjera vidljivo je da argentinska industrija biodizela prima potporu i da je se umjetno potiče.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that through the set of measures mentioned above the GOA directly or indirectly provides income or price support to the biodiesel industry, thereby contributing to its competitiveness.
To je priznala čak i vlada Argentine u jednoj od publikacija Nacionalnog instituta za poljoprivrednu tehnologiju.
Moreover, as mentioned in recitals (199) and (200), the Argentinian biodiesel industry is a sector that was set up as export-oriented where world market prices prevail.
U njoj stoji da je „vjerojatno da se tržište umjetno potiče i da, bez prisutnosti države, gubi gospodarsku važnost” te da je „različit porez na izvoz jasan poticaj proizvodnji biodizela i da bez pomoći države tržište biodizela, kao jedinog proizvoda za prodaju, za društva koja ovise o nabavi ulja na tržištu ne bi bilo održivo”.
As shown in Table 2, the Argentinian biodiesel industry was initially set up as an export-oriented industry, where especially in the first years almost all the production of biodiesel was exported and entered its largest export markets under the Generalised System of Preferences with a zero tariff.
Stoga je Komisija zaključila da navedenim skupom mjera vlada Argentine izravno ili neizravno pruža potporu prihodu ili cijeni za industriju biodizela i tako pridonosi njezinoj konkurentnosti.
Table 2
Nadalje, kako je navedeno u uvodnim izjavama 199. i 200., argentinska industrija biodizela sektor je koji je uspostavljen kao sektor usmjeren na izvoz u kojem prevladavaju cijene sa svjetskih tržišta.
Argentinian production and export of biodiesel (in MT)
Kako je prikazano u tablici 2., argentinska industrija biodizela najprije je uspostavljena kao industrija usmjerena na izvoz, koja je, osobito u prvim godinama, gotovo cjelokupnu proizvodnju biodizela izvozila i na najveća izvozna tržišta ušla s nultom stopom carine u okviru sustava općih carinskih povlastica.
Source: Ministry of Energy, GOA and INDEC, GOA — * = estimation.
Tablica 2.
Year
Argentinska proizvodnja i izvoz biodizela (u MT)
Production
Izvor: Ministarstvo energetike, vlada Argentine i INDEC, vlada Argentine – * = procjena
Total exports
Godina
Exports to the Union
Proizvodnja
Exports (% of production)
Ukupan izvoz
n/a
Izvoz u Uniju
Therefore, the support to the domestic biodiesel industry favoured exports of biodiesel whereby the biodiesel producers were able to unfairly compete with biodiesel producers in other countries not benefiting from lower input prices.
Izvoz (% proizvodnje)
Lower costs resulted in higher incomes, which could either be transformed into additional profit or used to reduce the price, or both.
Nije primjenjivo
The Argentinian biodiesel industry remains as having export markets, and in particular the Union market, as its main focus.
Stoga se potporom domaćoj industriji biodizela pogodovalo izvozu biodizela, pri čemu su se proizvođači biodizela mogli nepošteno natjecati s proizvođačima biodizela iz drugih zemalja koji ne ostvaruju koristi od nižih cijena ulaznog materijala.
Following final disclosure, the GOA disagreed with the finding of the Commission that a ‘set of measures’ adopted by the GOA qualifies as ‘any form of income or price support’ in the sense of Article XIV of the GATT 1994 and Article 1.1(a)(2) of the SCM Agreement, resulting in an increase of exports of biodiesel.
Niži troškovi doveli su do viših prihoda koji su se mogli iskoristiti za dodatnu dobit ili sniženje cijene, ili oboje.
As the GOA did not provide any further reasoning to support this statement, the Commission rejected this claim.
Argentinska industrija biodizela i dalje je najviše usmjerena na izvozna tržišta, a posebno tržište Unije.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that through a set of measures, the GOA directly or indirectly provided income/price support to the biodiesel industry resulting in an increase of exports of biodiesel, within the meaning Article 3(1)(b) of the basic Regulation.
Nakon konačne objave vlada Argentine nije se složila s Komisijinim nalazom da „skup mjera” koje je donijela vlada Argentine odgovara „bilo kojem obliku potpore dohotku ili cijenama” u smislu članka XIV.
Benefit
GATT-a iz 1994. i članka 1. stavka 1. točke (a) podtočke 2.
Having established that the set of measures constitutes a financial contribution by the GOA by means of entrustment or direction of private bodies and/or income/price support, the Commission calculated the amount of subsidisation in terms of the benefit conferred on the recipient, which was found to exist during the investigation period, in accordance with Article 3(2) and Article 5 of the basic Regulation.
Sporazuma o subvencijama i kompenzacijskim mjerama zbog koje se povećao izvoz biodizela.
Because most of the GOA's measures aimed at artificially lowering the domestic price of soybeans resulting in higher income for Argentinian biodiesel producers, the Commission examined whether the GOA's support to the biodiesel industry conferred a benefit by reference to the difference between the prices paid by domestic biodiesel producers and a benchmark based on the prevailing market conditions in Argentina for soybeans.
Kako vlada Argentine nije dala nikakvo dodatno obrazloženje u prilog toj tvrdnji, Komisija ju je odbacila.
The Commission assumed that such a difference resulted in higher profits obtained by the Argentinian biodiesel producers and thus at the very least equalled the benefits obtained through the GOA's income/price support.
Stoga je Komisija zaključila da je skupom mjera vlada Argentine izravno ili neizravno pružala potporu prihodu/cijeni za industriju biodizela, što je dovelo do povećanja izvoza biodizela, u smislu članka 3. stavka 1. točke (b) osnovne uredbe.
This comparative method also ensured that there was no double counting of other subsidies countervailed in the present investigation and which also provide income/price support to Argentinian biodiesel producers.
Korist
The Commission first calculated the weighted average purchase price of soybeans paid by the sampled Argentinian producers during the investigation period.
Nakon što je utvrdila da skup mjera čini financijski doprinos koji vlada Argentine pruža povjeravanjem zadaće ili usmjeravanjem privatnih tijela i/ili potporom prihodu/cijeni, Komisija je izračunala iznos subvencioniranja u smislu koristi za primatelja, za koju je utvrđeno da je postojala tijekom razdoblja ispitnog postupka, u skladu s člankom 3. stavkom 2. i člankom 5. osnovne uredbe.
The weighted average was calculated month-by-month and as delivered from the soybeans growers to the biodiesel plant in Argentina.
Budući da je većina mjera vlade Argentine bila usmjerena na umjetno snižavanje domaće cijene soje, što je dovelo do viših prihoda za argentinske proizvođače biodizela, Komisija je ispitala je li potporom vlade Argentine industrija biodizela ostvarila korist na temelju razlike između cijena koje su platili domaći proizvođači biodizela i referentne vrijednosti koja se temelji na uvjetima koji prevladavaju na tržištu soje u Argentini.
The average purchase price was based on the prices, net of VAT, and quantities indicated in transaction-by-transaction listings of invoices submitted by the companies and verified during the verification visits.
Komisija je pretpostavila da je ta razlika rezultat više dobiti koju su ostvarili argentinski proizvođači biodizela te da je, stoga, najmanje jednaka koristima ostvarenima na temelju potpore prihodu/cijeni koju pruža vlada Argentine.
This average price needed to be compared with an appropriate benchmark.
Tom se metodom usporedbe izbjegao dvostruki obračun drugih subvencija protiv kojih su uvedene kompenzacijske mjere u ovom ispitnom postupku i kojima se također argentinskim proizvođačima biodizela pruža potpora prihodu/cijeni.
Under Article 6(d) of the basic Regulation the adequacy of remuneration shall be determined in relation to prevailing market conditions for the product in question in the country of provision, i.e. Argentina, including price, quality, availability, marketability, transportation and other conditions of purchase.
Komisija je najprije izračunala ponderiranu prosječnu kupovnu cijenu soje koju su argentinski proizvođači u uzorku platili tijekom razdoblja ispitnog postupka.
This mirrors Article 14(d) of the SCM Agreement and should be interpreted and applied in the light thereof.
Ponderirani prosjek izračunan je za svaki mjesec, i to prema cijeni koju su uzgajivači soje naplatili postrojenjima za biodizel u Argentini.
Soybeans are a commodity, and soybeans imported into Argentina are comparable to domestically grown soybeans.
Prosječna kupovna cijena temeljila se na cijenama (bez PDV-a) i količinama iz popisa računa za svaku transakciju koje su dostavila društva i koji su provjereni tijekom posjeta radi provjere.
The sampled exporting producers imported all of the soybeans on the basis of CIF, having on average the same price level regardless of the origin.
Tu je prosječnu cijenu trebalo usporediti s odgovarajućom referentnom vrijednošću.
The actual import prices delivered on CIF terms to the crushing plants were on the same price level as the world market price, which is quoted as FOB Gulf of Mexico.
Na temelju članka 6. točke (d) osnovne uredbe primjerenost naknade utvrđuje se u odnosu na prevladavajuće uvjete na tržištu za predmetni proizvod u zemlji prodaje, tj.
Purchases of domestically grown soybeans were found to be made on several Incoterms.
Argentini, uključujući cijenu, kvalitetu, raspoloživost, utrživost, prijevoz i druge kupoprodajne uvjete.
However, the significant majority of purchases of domestically grown soybeans were also delivered to domestic crushing plants.
U toj se odredbi odražava članak 14. točka (d) Sporazuma o subvencijama i kompenzacijskim mjerama i u tom bi je kontekstu trebalo tumačiti i primijeniti.
Imports of soybeans represented a significant volume of the sampled exporting producers' purchases, namely 4,6 %.
Soja je roba pa se soja uvezena u Argentinu može usporediti sa sojom uzgojenom u zemlji.
Those purchases were spread over hundreds of transactions.
Proizvođači izvoznici u uzorku svu su soju uvezli na temelju uvjeta CIF te je ona u prosjeku imala istu razinu cijene bez obzira na podrijetlo.
Although the sampled exporting producers had different suppliers from several neighbouring countries, the import price was found to be on average at the same level, as described in recital (223).
Stvarne cijene uvoza na temelju uvjeta CIF za postrojenja za drobljenje bile su na istoj razini kao cijena na svjetskom tržištu, koja se navodi kao FOB Meksički zaljev.
Therefore, the Commission considered that the actual prices paid by the sampled exporting producers for imported soybeans are considered to reflect undistorted market conditions in Argentina, including the generally applicable delivery charges included in the final price.
Utvrđeno je da je soja uzgojena u zemlji kupovana na temelju nekoliko uvjeta Incoterms.
At the same time there are no differences in quality between the different soybeans available that would render the imported soybeans not usable for producing biodiesel.
Uvoz soje činio je znatan obujam kupnja proizvođača izvoznika u uzorku, odnosno 4,6 %.
Consequently the Commission considered that those purchases constitute an appropriate benchmark.
Te su kupnje provedena u stotinama transakcija.
On that basis, the Commission used the actual price at which the sampled exporting producers imported soybeans into Argentina, which all came from neighbouring countries, as the closest possible proxy for undistorted Argentinian domestic prices for these products.
Iako su proizvođači izvoznici u uzorku imali različite dobavljače iz nekoliko susjednih zemalja, utvrđeno je da je uvozna cijena u prosjeku na istoj razini, kako je opisano u uvodnoj izjavi 223.
Indeed, those prices were at the same level as world market prices and were at an average price of 6043 ARS/MT during the investigation period.
Stoga je Komisija smatrala da se u stvarnim cijenama koje su proizvođači izvoznici u uzorku platili za uvezenu soju odražavaju nenarušeni tržišni uvjeti u Argentini, uključujući općenito primjenjive naknade za isporuku koje su uključene u konačnu cijenu.
The Commission then compared the price paid for domestically grown soybeans by the Argentinian producers with the weighted average actual import price for soybeans on a month-by-month basis.
To što taj uvoz proizvođača izvoznika u uzorku nije upotrijebljen za proizvodnju biodizela nego za proizvodnju sojina ulja ne mijenja taj zaključak jer je tijekom razdoblja ispitnog postupka potražnja za sojom za proizvodnju biodizela u Argentini u cijelosti bila pokrivena domaćom ponudom soje.
These imports were all done under a temporary importation regime and were therefore not subject to import duties and the actual price paid by the sampled exporting producers is considered to be adequate in the prevailing market terms and conditions in Argentina.
Istodobno ne postoje razlike u kvaliteti među različitom raspoloživom sojom zbog kojih se uvezena soja ne bi mogla upotrijebiti za proizvodnju biodizela.
The total amount of the difference represents the ‘savings’ obtained by the Argentinian producers of biodiesel which purchase soybeans in the Argentinian distorted market compared to the price which they would have paid in the absence of distortions.
Stoga je Komisija smatrala da te kupnje čine odgovarajuću referentnu vrijednost.
Ultimately, this total amount represents the benefit conferred on the Argentinian producers by the GOA during the investigation period.
Na temelju toga Komisija je upotrijebila stvarnu cijenu po kojoj su proizvođači izvoznici u uzorku uvozili soju u Argentinu, svu iz susjednih zemalja, kao najbližu moguću zamjenu za nenarušene domaće argentinske cijene tih proizvoda.