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extending the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 119/97 on imports of certain ring-binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of the same product consigned from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
o razširitvi dokončnih protidampinških ukrepov, ki jih uvaja Uredba (ES) št. 119/97 o uvozu nekaterih obročkastih mehanizmov za mape s poreklom iz Ljudske republike Kitajske, na uvoze enakega proizvoda, poslanega iz Socialistične republike Vietnam
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (the basic regulation) [1], and in particular Articles 9 and 13 thereof,
ob upoštevanju Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 384/96 z dne 22. decembra 1995, ki opredeljuje zaščito proti dampinškim uvozom iz držav, ki niso članice Evropske skupnosti [1], zlasti člena 9 in člena 13 te uredbe,
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
ob upoštevanju naslednjega predloga, ki ga je podala Komisija po posvetu s Svetovalnim odborom,
Existing measures
Obstoječi ukrepi
Pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 119/97 [2], (the original Regulation), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 32,5 % to 39,4 % on imports of certain ring-binder mechanisms (RBMs) originating in the People's Republic of China.
Z Uredbo (ES) št. 119/97 [2] („izvirna uredba“) je Svet uvedel določene protidampinške carine v razponu od 32,5 % do 39,4 % na uvoze določenih rinčnih mehanizmov („RM“), ki izvirajo iz Ljudske republike Kitajske.
Following an investigation pursuant to Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the Council amended and increased the above duties through Regulation (EC) No 2100/2000 (the anti-absorption investigation).
Po preiskavi v skladu s členom 12 Uredbe (ES) št. 384/96 je Svet spremenil in povišal zgoraj navedene carine z Uredbo (ES) št. 2100/2000 („preiskava“).
The amended definitive anti-dumping duties ranged from 51,2 % to 78,8 %.
Spremenjene protidampinške carine znašajo od 51,2 % do 78,8 %.
In January 2002, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Commission initiated a review of the above anti-dumping measures [3] (the expiry review).
Januarja 2002 je Komisija v skladu s členom 11(2) osnovne uredbe začela revizijo gornjih protidampinških ukrepov [3] („končna revizija“).
This review is still ongoing.
Ta revizija je še v teku.
Request
Pobuda
On 18 August 2003, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation to investigate the alleged circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of certain RBMs originating in the People's Republic of China.
Dne 18. avgusta 2003 je Komisija prejela pobudo v skladu s členom 13(3) osnovne uredbe, da razišče domnevno izogibanje protidampinškim ukrepom, ki veljajo za uvoze določenih RM, ki izvirajo iz Ljudske republike Kitajske.
The request was submitted by SX Bürowaren and Ringbuchtechnik Handelsgesellschaft GmbH on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of certain RBMs (the applicants).
Pobudo je podalo podjetje SX Bürowaren in Ringbuchtechnik Handelsgesellschaft GmbH v imenu proizvajalcev, ki predstavljajo večinski delež proizvodnje določenih RM v Skupnosti („vlagatelji“).
The request alleged that the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of certain RBMs originating in the People's Republic of China were being circumvented by means of transhipment via Vietnam.
V pobudi se domneva, da se je določenim protidampinškim ukrepom, ki veljajo za uvoze določenih RM, ki izvirajo iz Ljudske republike Kitajske, izognilo tako, da so bili prepeljani preko Vietnama.
Finally, the applicants alleged that the prices of certain RBMs consigned from Vietnam were dumped in relation to the normal value previously established for the product concerned.
Vlagatelji domnevajo, da so bile cene določenih RM, dobavljenih iz Vietnama, dampinške glede na normalno vrednost, ki je prej veljala za navedeni proizvod.
Initiation
Sprejem
Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, the Commission initiated an investigation according to Regulation (EC) No 1733/2003 [4] (the initiating Regulation).
Po posvetovanju s Svetovalnim odborom je Komisija določila, da obstajajo zadostni dokazi za začetek preiskave v skladu s členom 13 osnovne uredbe ter je z Uredbo (ES) št. 1733/2003 [4] („začetna uredba“) sprožila preiskavo.
Pursuant to Articles 13(3), 14(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission, by the initiating Regulation, also directed the customs authorities to register imports of certain RBMs consigned from Vietnam, whether declared as originating in Vietnam or not, as from 2 October 2003.
V skladu s členi 13(3), 14(3) in 14(5) osnovne uredbe je Komisija z začetno uredbo naročila carinskim organom naj od 2. oktobra 2003 naredijo carinsko prijavo uvozov določenega RM, dobavljenega iz Vietnama, ne glede na to, ali je prijavljen kot izvoren proizvod iz Vietnama ali ne.
Investigation
Preiskava
The Commission officially advised the authorities of the People's Republic of China and Vietnam, the producers/exporters, the importers in the Community known to be concerned and the applicant Community industry of the initiation of the investigation.
Komisija je o začetku preiskave uradno obvestila oblasti v Ljudski republiki Kitajski in Vietnamu, proizvajalce/izvoznike, uvoznike v Skupnosti, za katere je vedela, da se jih zadeva tiče, ter industrijo v Skupnosti, ki je predlog vložila.
Questionnaires were sent to the producers/exporters in the People's Republic of China and Vietnam as well as to the importers in the Community named in the request or known to the Commission from the original investigation.
Vprašalnike je poslala proizvajalcem/izvoznikom v Ljudski republiki Kitajski in Vietnamu kot tudi uvoznikom v Skupnosti, ki so bili imenovani v pobudi ali pa so bili Komisiji znani od prvotne preiskave.
Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the initiating Regulation.
Zainteresirane stranke so imele možnost podati pisno mnenje ter zahtevati obravnavo znotraj časovnih meja, določenih z začetno uredbo.
One producer/exporter in Vietnam, related to a Chinese exporting producer, submitted a reply to the questionnaire whilst no reply was received from Chinese producers/exporters.
En proizvajalec/izvoznik iz Vietnama, povezan s kitajskim izvoznim proizvajalcem, je predložil izpolnjen vprašalnik, medtem ko od kitajskih proizvajalcev/izvoznikov odgovora niso prejeli.
Replies to the questionnaire were also submitted by five unrelated importers in the Community.
Odgovore na vprašalnik je predložilo tudi pet nepovezanih uvoznikov v Skupnosti.
The following companies cooperated in the investigation and submitted replies to the questionnaires:
Naslednja podjetja so sodelovala v preiskavi in predložila odgovore na vprašalnik:
Unrelated importers
Nepovezani uvozniki
Industria Meccanica Lombarda Srl, Italy
Industria Meccanica Lombarda Srl, Italija
KWH Plast Danmark A/S, Denmark
KWH Plast Danmark A/S, Danska
OY KWH Plast AB, Finland
OY KWH Plast AB, Finska
KWH Plast Sverige AB, Sweden
KWH Plast Sverige AB, Švedska
KWH Plast (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom
KWH Plast (UK) Ltd, Velika Britanija
Vietnamese producers/exporters
Vietnamska proizvajalca/izvoznika
Office Xpress Manufacturing Company Limited, Vietnam; and its related company
Office Xpress Manufacturing Company Limited, Vietnam, in z njim povezanega podjetja
Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Corporation Limited, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Corporation Limited, Hongkong
Verification visits were carried out at the premises of the following companies:
Preveritev je potekala v prostorih naslednjih podjetij:
Investigation period
Čas preiskave
The investigation period covered the period from 1 July 2002 to 30 June 2003 (the IP).
Čas preiskave je obsegal obdobje od 1. julija 2002 do 30. junija 2003 („ČP“).
Data was collected from 1999 up to the IP to investigate the change in the pattern of trade.
Podatki so bili zbrani od 1999 do ČP, da bi se raziskalo spremembe v vzorcih trgovanja.
Determination of the import volume
Določitev količine uvoza
The export sales volume of RBMs to the Community during the IP reported by the sole cooperating Vietnamese producer/exporter, Office Xpress Manufacturing Company Limited (Office Xpress Manufacturing), substantially exceeded (i.e. by around 50 %) the total import volume of RBMs from Vietnam as recorded in Eurostat during the same period.
Po poročanju edinega kooperativnega vietnamskega proizvajalca/izvoznika, Office Xpress Manufacturing Company Limited („Office Xpress Manufacturing“), je obseg izvozne prodaje RM v Skupnost med ČP občutno presegel (tj. za okoli 50 %) skupen uvoz RM iz Vietnama, kot je v istem obdobju zabeležil Eurostat.
This was due to the fact that the reported weight did not correspond to the shipment's actual weight but rather to a theoretical, i.e. estimated, weight of the parts.
To je posledica dejstva, da navedena teža ni ustrezala dejanski teži pošiljke, temveč bolj teoretični, tj. ocenjeni teži delov.
The investigation revealed also that there was only one exporter of RBMs in Vietnam, i.e. Office Xpress Manufacturing.
Preiskava je odkrila, da je v Vietnamu en sam izvoznik RM, tj. Office Xpress Manufacturing.
On this basis, it was concluded that the data recorded in Eurostat as imports from Vietnam relate very likely exclusively to exports of Office Xpress Manufacturing.
Na tej osnovi je bilo zaključeno, da se podatki Eurostata o uvozih iz Vietnama nanašajo le na izvoze podjetja Office Xpress Manufacturing.
Under these circumstances it was considered that Eurostat data was more reliable than the data reported by Office Xpress Manufacturing.
Pod temi pogoji se šteje, da so podatki Eurostata bolj zanesljivi od podatkov, ki jih je podal Office Xpress Manufacturing.
As far as import trends of RBMs since 1999 are concerned, it should be noted that Office Xpress Manufacturing's related trader in Hong Kong, Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Corporation Limited (Hong Kong Stationery) through whom all of Office Xpress Manufacturing's exports to the EU are made, did not provide any such export data pertaining to RBM sales in years prior to the IP.
Kar zadeva trende uvoza RM od leta 1999, je potrebno navesti, da s podjetjem Office Xpress Manufacturing povezan trgovec iz Hongkonga, Hong Kong Stationery Manufacturing Corporation Limited („Hong Kong Stationery“), preko katerega so bili izvedeni vsi izvozi podjetja Office Xpress Manufacturing v EU, ni podal teh izvoznih podatkov, ki bi se nanašali na prodajo RM v letu pred ČP.
Community industry
Industrija v Skupnosti
The investigation revealed that one of the unrelated importers in the Community also produced RBMs in the Community during the IP.
Raziskava je pokazala, da je eden od nepovezanih uvoznikov iz Skupnosti v ČP v Skupnosti proizvajal RM.
This company claimed that due to the bankruptcy and closure of one of the applicant’s production facilities in the Community, it now produces a major proportion of the Community production of the like product.
Podjetje je navedlo, da zaradi stečaja in zaprtja proizvodnih obratov enega od vlagateljev v Skupnosti sedaj proizvaja večinski delež proizvodnje podobnega izdelka v Skupnosti.
This importer/producer concluded therefore that the applicants do not have sufficient standing anymore and that the current proceeding should consequently be terminated without extending the anti-dumping measures in force to imports originating in Vietnam.
Ta uvoznik/proizvajalec je iz tega zaključil, da vlagatelji nimajo več zadostne osnove in bi bilo potrebno trenuten postopek posledično zaključiti, ne da bi razširili protidampinške ukrepe na uvoze, ki izvirajo iz Vietnama.
It should be noted that Article 4(1)(a) of the basic Regulation foresees that Community producers which also import the allegedly dumped product may be excluded from the definition of Community industry.
Potrebno je navesti, da člen 4(1)(a) osnovne uredbe predvideva, da se lahko proizvajalce v Skupnosti, ki tudi uvažajo domnevne dampinške proizvode izključi iz definicije industrije v Skupnosti.
It should also be noted that Article 13(3) of the basic Regulation does not require that a request to initiate an anti-circumvention investigation has to be submitted by Community producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of the like product.
Prav tako je potrebno upoštevati, da člen 13(3) osnovne uredbe ne zahteva, da morajo pobudo o preiskavi proti izogibanju predložiti proizvajalci v Skupnosti, ki predstavljajo večinski delež proizvodnje podobnega izdelka v Skupnosti.
Consequently, the fact that a Community producer opposing such investigation would allegedly represent a higher proportion than the party which requested it is not in itself a reason to terminate the proceeding.
Dejstvo, da bi proizvajalec v Skupnosti, ki nasprotuje taki preiskavi, domnevno predstavljal večji delež kot stranke, ki so dale pobudo, posledično samo po sebi ni razlog za zaključitev postopka.
In any event, and even if this importer would indeed have to be considered as part of the Community industry, the investigation revealed that, even with the closure of one production facility after the IP, the applicants still produced significant quantities and still represented a major proportion of the Community production of the like product.
Raziskava je pokazala, da v vsakem primeru, tudi če bi bilo potrebno šteti tega uvoznika kot del industrije v Skupnosti, tudi ob upoštevanju zaprtja proizvodnega obrata po ČP, vlagatelji še vedno proizvajajo pomembne količine in še vedno predstavljajo večinski delež proizvajalcev podobnega izdelka v Skupnosti.
Consequently, the claim to terminate the ongoing proceeding had to be rejected.
Posledično se zahtevo po zaključku postopka v teku zavrne.
Product concerned and like product
Omenjeni proizvod in podobni izdelki
The product concerned is, as defined in the original Regulation, certain RBMs currently classifiable within CN code ex83051000.
Proizvod, ki ga opis zadeva, je, kot določa izvirna uredba, določen RM, ki ga je moč razvrstiti znotraj oznake KN ex83051000.
These RBMs consist of two rectangular steel sheets or wires with at least four half-rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover.
Ti RM-ji so sestavljeni iz dveh pravokotnih jeklenih ploščic ali žic z vsaj štirimi polobroči, narejenimi iz jeklene žice, ki je nanje pritrjena ter jih skupaj povezuje jeklen pokrovček.
They can be opened either by pulling the half rings or by using a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the product concerned.
Odpre se jih tako, da se razpre polobroče ali z majhnim jeklenim sprožilnim mehanizmom, ki je pritrjen na omenjeni izdelek.
Generally, RBMs are composed of such as ring, blade, cover, eyelet and, where applicable, trigger.
V splošnem tako RM sestavljajo obroč, ploščica, pokrov, obodec in, kjer je na voljo, sprožilec.
The investigation showed that the RBMs exported to the Community from the People's Republic of China and those consigned from Vietnam to the Community have the same basic physical characteristics and have the same uses.
Preiskava je pokazala, da imajo RM-ji, uvoženi v Skupnost iz Ljudske republike Kitajske, in tisti, dobavljeni iz Vietnama v Skupnost, enake osnovne fizične značilnosti ter uporabo.
They are therefore to be considered as like products within the meaning of Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation.
Zato se jih lahko šteje za podobne izdelke, kot je opredeljeno v členu 1(4) osnovne uredbe.
Nature of the circumvention practice
Narava prakse izogibanja
Change in the pattern of trade
Sprememba v vzorcu trgovanja
The investigation revealed that after the imposition of definitive measures on imports of RBMs from the People's Republic of China, and in particular after the substantial increase in these measures in 2000 further to the anti-absorption investigation mentioned in recital 2, imports from the People's Republic of China decreased significantly, i.e. from 1684,3 tonnes in 1999 to 301,9 tonnes in 2002 and to 357,1 tonnes in the IP.
Raziskava je pokazala, da se je po uvedbi določenih ukrepov, ki veljajo za uvoze RM iz Ljudske republike Kitajske, ter še posebno po znatnem povečanju teh ukrepov leta 2000 po preiskavi, omenjeni v gornji določbi (2), obseg uvozov pomembno zmanjšal, tj. z 1684,3 tone v letu 1999 na 301,9 tone v letu 2002 in na 357,1 tone v ČP.
During the same period, imports of RBMs from Vietnam increased significantly, i.e. from 0 tonnes between 1999 and 2001 to 1105 tonnes in 2002.
V istem obdobju je količina uvozov iz Vietnama pomembno narasla, tj. z 0 ton med letoma 1999 in 2001 na 1105 ton v letu 2002.
During the IP, imports from Vietnam increased further to 1589,2 tonnes.
Med ČP so se uvozi še nadalje povečali na 1589,2 tone.
In this context it should be noted that the cooperating Vietnamese producer/exporter's related company, Hong Kong Stationery, has production facilities in China and set up a production/assembly facility in Indonesia in about 1998.
Ob tem je potrebno upoštevati, da ima kooperantsko podjetje Hong Kong Stationery, ki je povezano z vietnamskim proizvajalcem/izvoznikom, proizvodne obrate na Kitajskem in je leta 1998 odprlo proizvodni/sestavljalni obrat v Indoneziji.
The Indonesian facility was shut down in 2002 and there were no imports of RBM from Indonesia during the IP of the current investigation.
Tega so leta 2002 zaprli in med ČP iz Indonezije ni bilo nobenega uvoza RM.
The setting up of the Indonesian facility and the subsequent EU imports from Indonesia led to the Community industry requesting the initiation of the investigation which resulted in the imposition of anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of the product concerned from Indonesia in 2002.
Odprtje obrata v Indoneziji ter posledični EU uvozi iz Indonezije so bili povod za pobudo industrije iz Skupnosti za začetek preiskave, ki je rezultirala v uvedbi protidampinških in izravnalnih ukrepov pri uvozih omenjenega proizvoda iz Indonezije leta 2002.
In March 2002, Office Xpress Manufacturing started assembly operations in Vietnam (see below) and imports increased from 0 to 1105 tonnes reaching import levels similar to those from the People's Republic of China in 1999 before the significant increase of the duties in 2000 (see recitals 1 and 2).
Marca leta 2002 je Office Xpress Manufacturing pričel s postopki sestavljanja v Vietnamu (glej spodaj), uvoz se je povečal z 0 na 1105 ton in dosegel nivoje uvoza podobne tistim iz Ljudske republike Kitajske leta 1999 pred pomembnim povečanjem carin v letu 2000 (glej gornji določbi (1) in (2)).
It was therefore concluded that there had been a change in the pattern of trade between the Community on the one hand and the People's Republic of China and Vietnam on the other hand and that imports of RBMs originating in the People's Republic of China were substituted by imports of the same product from Vietnam.
Zatorej se zaključi, da je prišlo do spremenjenega vzorca trgovanja Skupnosti na eni strani in Ljudske republike Kitajske ter Vietnama na drugi, ter da so uvoze RM-jev, ki izvirajo iz Ljudske republike Kitajske nadomestili uvozi istega izdelka iz Vietnama.
The Vietnamese exporter argued that there would be no link between the ceasing of the related company's exports from China and the start of operations in Vietnam, due to the time gap between these events.
Vietnamski izvoznik je mnenja, da med prenehanjem izvoza povezanega podjetja iz Kitajske ter začetkom postopkov v Vietnamu zaradi časovnega razmika ni povezave.
Thus the change in the pattern of trade would not stem from the establishment of the Vietnamese facility.
Potemtakem sprememba vzorca trgovanja ne izvira iz ustanovitve vietnamskega obrata.
However, precise export figures of the related Chinese company prior to the IP could not be verified, and therefore this company's export volumes could not be determined.
Natančnih izvoznih številk povezanega kitajskega podjetja pred ČP ni bilo mogoče preveriti, zato se obsega izvoza tega podjetja ne da določiti.
Therefore, it cannot be confirmed that the related Chinese company's exports of RBM indeed ceased prior to the establishment of the operations in Vietnam, as claimed.
Zatorej ni moč potrditi, da so izvozi RM iz povezanega kitajskega podjetja zares prenehali pred ustanovitvijo postopkov v Vietnamu, kot se trdi.
In any event, the mere fact that exports from China ceased prior to the start of the operations in Vietnam does not have any impact on the conclusion whether or not there has been a change in the pattern of trade.
V vsakem primeru golo dejstvo, da so izvozi iz Kitajske prenehali pred začetkom postopkov v Vietnamu ne vpliva na zaključek o tem, ali je prišlo do spremembe vzorca trgovanja ali ne.
In the current investigation, it was clearly established that exports of RBM from China were replaced by imports of the same product from Vietnam.
V pričujoči raziskavi je bilo jasno ugotovljeno, da so uvoze RM-jev iz Kitajske nadomestili uvozi istega proizvoda iz Vietnama.
This was considered to be a clear change in the pattern of trade in accordance with Article 13 of the basic Regulation, irrespective of whether the exports from China where replaced immediately or only after a certain time period.
To se šteje za jasno spremembo v vzorcu trgovanja v skladu s členom 13 osnovne uredbe, ne glede na to, ali se je uvoze iz Kitajske nadomestilo takoj ali po nekem časovnem obdobju.
The Vietnamese exporter's argument had therefore to be rejected.
Argument vietnamskega izvoznika se s tem zavrne.
The Vietnamese exporter claimed that since the Commission did not specifically request information regarding the cost of production for the assembly operation in Vietnam no conclusions should be drawn regarding the criteria specified under Article 13(2)(b) of the basic Regulation.
Vietnamski izvoznik navaja, da Komisija ni izrecno zahtevala informacij v zvezi s proizvodnimi stroški za postopke sestavljanja v Vietnamu, zato se ne bi smelo delati zaključkov glede kriterijev, navedenih v členu 13(2)(b) osnovne uredbe.
It should first be noted that determinations were made on the basis of the information submitted within the questionnaire replies and collected during the on-the-spot verifications.
Najprej je potrebno zapisati, da se je vse določalo na osnovi informacij, pridobljenih s pomočjo vprašalnika ter preverjanja na kraju samem.
This information was provided voluntarily by the companies concerned upon request by the Commission.
Te informacije so podjetja na pobudo Komisije podala prostovoljno.
Consequently, the conclusions made with regard to Article 13(2)(b) of the basic Regulation were exclusively made on the basis of information actually provided, including that related to the cost of production, by the company concerned, within the context of the current anti-circumvention investigation.
Posledično so bili zaključki upoštevajoč člen 13(2)(b) osnovne uredbe izpeljani izključno na osnovi dejansko podanih informacij s strani podjetij, vključno z informacijami, ki se navezujejo na proizvodne stroške, in sicer v sklopu pričujoče preiskave proti izogibanju ukrepom.
The above argument had, therefore, to be rejected.
Gornji argument se zato zavrne.
Practice, process or work
Praksa, postopek ali delovanje
The Vietnamese production/assembly facility of Office Xpress Manufacturing, the sole cooperating exporter, was registered in January 2002 and started actual operations in March 2002.
Vietnamski obrat za proizvodnjo/sestavljanje edinega kooperantskega izvoznika Office Xpress Manufacturing je bil registriran januarja leta 2002 in je pričel z delovanjem marca 2002.