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The provisions regarding determination of the non-preferential origin of products, the production of which involves more than one country, are set out in Articles 24 and 25 of the Community Customs Code and Articles 35 and 39 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 [6] laying down the provisions for the implementation of the Community Customs Code.
Določbe v zvezi z določitvijo nepreferncialnega porekla izdelkov, proizvodnja katerih zajema več kot eno državo, so določene v členih 24 in 25 carinskega zakonika Skupnosti in členih 35 in 39 Uredbe Komisije (EGS) št. 2454/93 [6] o določbah za izvajanje carinskega zakonika Skupnosti.
As concerns the concept of the ‘last substantial transformation’ referred to in Article 24 of the Community Customs Code, in the case of steel wire ropes, it is considered that this product has undergone its last substantial processing or working when it is classified in a four-digit Harmonised System Tariff Heading (the four-digit Heading) distinct from the four-digit Headings where the materials used in the manufacturing of this product were classified.
Kar zadeva koncept „zadnja bistvena predelava“ iz člena 24 carinskega zakonika Skupnosti v primeru jeklenih žičnatih vrvi, se šteje, da je ta izdelek šel skozi zadnjo bistveno predelavo ali obdelavo, ko je uvrščen pod 4-mestno tarifno številko harmoniziranega sistema („4-mestna številka“) za razliko od 4-mestne številke, kamor so bili uvrščeni materiali, uporabljeni pri izdelavi tega izdelka.
In accordance with the above, the transformation of Indian stranded wire falling within the four-digit Heading 73.12 into steel wire rope also falling within four-digit Heading 73.12 does not confer UAE origin on the finished product, in this case steel wire rope, but instead it keeps Indian origin.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno predelava indijske pramenaste žice, ki se uvršča pod 4-mestno številko 73.12, v jekleno žičnato vrv, ki se ravno tako uvršča pod 4-mestno številko 73.12, ne dodeli porekla Združenih arabskih emiratov za ta končni izdelek, v tem primeru jeklene žičnate vrvi, temveč ohrani indijsko poreklo.
Accordingly, steel wire rope sold by BWWR and made from stranded wire of Indian origin is considered to be of Indian origin and should therefore be subject to the current anti-dumping measures applicable to imports originating in India.
Tako se za jekleno žičnato vrv, ki jo je prodala družba BWWR in je bila narejena iz pramenaste žice indijskega porekla, šteje, da je indijskega porekla in mora biti zato predmet trenutnih protidampinških ukrepov, ki se uporabljajo za uvoz s poreklom iz Indije.
Consequently, these products are either subject to the terms of the undertaking or liable to anti-dumping duties when entered for free circulation in the Community if they do not fall under any product category covered by the undertaking.
Zato so ti izdelki bodisi predmet pogojev zaveze bodisi zavezani protidampinškim dajatvam pri vstopu v prosti promet v Skupnosti, če se ne uvrščajo v katero koli drugo kategorijo, ki jo zajema zaveza.
Furthermore, it was found that the steel wire ropes in question, considered to be of Indian origin, sold by BWWR to the Community had not been reported in UML’s or its related companies’ quarterly undertaking sales reports to the Commission, nor had they been declared as being of Indian origin on importation for free circulation in the Community.
Ugotovljeno je bilo tudi, da zadevne jeklene žičnate vrvi, za katere velja, da so indijskega porekla, in jih je družba BWWR prodala v Skupnost, niso bile navedene v četrtletnih poročilih o prodaji, ki so jih družba UML ali njene povezane družbe predložile Komisiji, prav tako pri uvozu za prosti promet v Skupnosti niso bile deklarirane, kot da so indijskega porekla.
It follows that, in the absence of an Undertaking Invoice, such imports of the product concerned into the Community from Dubai, considered to be of Indian origin, should have been liable to payment of anti-dumping duty when entered for free circulation in the Community.
Ker ni na voljo računa na podlagi zaveze, to pomeni, da bi moral biti tak uvoz zadevnega izdelka v Skupnost iz Dubaja, za katerega velja, da je indijskega porekla, zavezan plačilu protidampinške dajatve pri vstopu v prosti promet v Skupnosti.
Moreover, it was established that such steel wire ropes of Indian origin produced in Dubai had been sold on the Community market below the relevant MIPs established in UML’s undertaking for the steel wire ropes in question.
Poleg tega je bilo ugotovljeno, da so bile take jeklene žičnate vrvi indijskega porekla, ki so bile proizvedene v Dubaju, prodane na trg Skupnosti pod ustreznim NUC, določenim v zavezi družbe UML za zadevne jeklene žičnate vrvi.
Accordingly, in view of all the above findings, UML was informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to withdraw the Commission’s acceptance of the undertaking and to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty in its place.
Tako je bila glede na zgornje ugotovitve družba UML obveščena o bistvenih dejstvih in premislekih, na podlagi katerih je Komisija nameravala umakniti sprejetje zaveze in namesto tega uvesti dokončno protidampinško dajatev.
A period was granted within which representations could be made both in writing and orally.
Odobren je bil rok za podajo pisnih stališč in ustne utemeljitve.
In this regard, UML submitted comments both in writing and verbally.
Tako je družba UML dala pripombe pisno in ustno.
Submissions
Stališča
Breaches of reporting obligations
Kršitve obveznosti poročanja
With regard to the issue of the product concerned exported by UML and not reported in the quarterly undertaking sales reports, it was stated that although the goods in question figured on Undertaking Invoices, they were imported into the Community under an inward processing scheme and were either subsequently entered for free circulation in the Community upon payment of the anti-dumping duty, or re-exported outside the Community.
V zvezi z vprašanjem zadevnega izdelka, ki ga je družba UML izvozila, ni pa ga navedla v četrtletnih poročilih o prodaji, je bilo zapisano, da je bilo to blago kljub dejstvu, da so bili za zadevno blago izdani računi na podlagi zaveze, uvoženo v Skupnost v okviru postopka aktivnega oplemenitenja in je bodisi pozneje vstopilo v prosti promet v Skupnosti in je bila plačana protidampinška dajatev ali pa je bilo ponovno izvoženo iz Skupnosti.
It was submitted, therefore, that their omission from the undertaking sales reports was simply due to clerical error, that no harm had been caused, and that no material infringement had occurred.
Zato je družba trdila, da je bilo blago iz poročil o prodaji izpuščeno zaradi stvarne napake in da ni bila povzročena škoda ter da ni prišlo do znatne kršitve.
In support of this argument, UML considered that the primary aim of an undertaking is to ensure that sales are made at levels which eliminate injury.
V podporo tej utemeljitvi je družba UML navedla, da je prvotni cilj zaveze zagotoviti, da se blago prodaja po stopnjah, ki odpravljajo škodljiv učinek.
In this respect, it submitted that, as it had fully complied with these conditions, the accuracy of the undertaking sales reports was of secondary importance.
V zvezi s tem je družba trdila, da je, ker je v celoti izpolnila navedene pogoje, točnost poročil o prodaji drugotnega pomena.
Similarly, as long as products not covered by the undertaking but appearing on Undertaking Invoices had ultimately had the anti-dumping duty paid or had been re-exported outside the Community, it was considered by UML that the substance at the heart of the undertaking had been respected.
Po mnenju družbe UML je bilo bistvo zaveze doseženo tudi v primeru, ko so izdelki, ki jih zaveza ne zajema, dodani na račun na podlagi zaveze, če je nazadnje protidampinška dajatev bila plačna ali je bilo blago ponovno izvoženo iz Skupnosti.
It was therefore the view of UML that no change in the status quo of the Community market had occurred due to its actions in this regard or those of its related companies in the Community.
Stališče družbe UML je zato bilo, da se ni pojavila nobena sprememba statusa quo trga Skupnosti zaradi njene dejavnosti v zvezi s tem ali dejavnosti njenih povezanih družb v Skupnosti.
In response to these arguments, the Commission would agree that the function of any undertaking is to remove the injurious effects of dumping.
Kot odgovor na to utemeljitev se tudi Komisija strinja, da je namen vsake zaveze odpraviti škodljive učinke dampinga.
However, it does not consider the obligation to provide accurate reports of sales or the inclusion of goods not covered by the undertaking on the Undertaking Invoices to be of secondary or subordinate importance to any other provisions of an undertaking.
Vendar pa se ne strinja, da je obveza zagotoviti točna poročila o prodaji ali vključitev blaga, ki ga zaveza ne zajema, na račune na podlagi zaveze drugotnega ali podrejenega pomena glede na vse ostale določbe zaveze.
Only by being in possession of the full details of sales of the product concerned to the Community can the Commission effectively monitor an undertaking and determine whether it is being respected and the injurious effects of dumping removed.
Komisija lahko učinkovito spremlja zavezo in določi, ali so pogoji izpolnjeni in škodljivi učinki dampinga odpravljeni le, če ima na razpolago vse podrobnosti o prodaji zadevnega izdelka v Skupnost.
If sales reports are incomplete or inaccurate, this casts doubt on the company’s respect of the undertaking as a whole.
Če so poročila o prodaji nepopolna ali netočna, to vzbuja dvom, ali družba izpolnjuje celotno zavezo.
Compliance with the reporting formalities must therefore be regarded as forming part of the primary obligations of the companies concerned, in so far as those formalities are not only intended to simplify administrative procedures, but are also necessary for the proper functioning of the undertaking system as a whole.
Skladnost s formalnostmi, navedenimi v poročilu, se mora zato obravnavati kot del osnovnih obveznosti zadevnih družb, saj namen teh formalnosti ni le poenostaviti upravne postopke, ampak so te potrebne tudi za pravilno delovanje celotnega sistema zavez.
It follows from this that with regard to the question of whether the status quo on the Community market has been maintained (and, implicitly, whether harm has been done to the Community industry), it is considered that breaches of reporting obligations put the efficacy of the undertakings system into jeopardy, a system set up to specifically defend the Community producers of steel wire ropes from injurious dumping.
Na podlagi tega se lahko sklene, da glede vprašanja, ali se je na trgu Skupnosti ohranil status quo (in implicitno, ali je bila industriji Skupnosti povzročena škoda), velja, da kršitve obveznosti poročanja ogrožajo učinkovitost sistema zavez, to je sistema, vzpostavljenega predvsem za zaščito proizvajalcev jeklenih žičnatih vrvi Skupnosti pred škodljivim dampingom.
The absence of complete and reliable reports also casts doubts on whether the substantive provisions of the undertaking have been complied with and therefore prevents the Commission from determining if all of the company’s obligations have been met.
Nepopolna in nezanesljiva poročila tudi vzbujajo dvome o tem, ali so bile vsebinske določbe zaveze skladne, in Komisiji tudi onemogočajo, da določi, ali so bile izpolnjene vse obveznosti družbe.
Accordingly, the Commission must consider such violations as detrimental to the Community producers.
Zato mora Komisija takšne kršitve šteti kot škodljive za proizvajalce Skupnosti.
In addition, under the undertaking, UML and its related companies, worldwide, have to respect all the different provisions of that undertaking and to take effective measures to ensure that the provisions thereof were complied with.
Poleg tega morajo družba UML in njene povezane družbe po svetu v skladu z zavezo spoštovati različne določbe zaveze in sprejeti učinkovite ukrepe, da zagotovijo, da so te določbe skladne.
In the present case, the internal checks and procedures necessary to enable UML to fully meet its obligations in accordance with the terms of the undertaking were not present.
V tem primeru niso bili opravljeni notranja preverjanja in postopki, potrebni za zagotovitev, da družba UML v celoti izpolnjuje svoje obveznosti v skladu s pogoji zaveze.
Accordingly, the arguments presented by the company with regard to the reporting formalities do not alter the Commission's view that a breach of the undertaking has occurred.
Tako utemeljitve, ki jih je predložila družba v zvezi s formalnostmi glede poročila, ne spremenijo stališča Komisije, da je bila zaveza kršena.
It was also submitted that there should exist a reasonable relationship between action taken by the Community Institutions within the framework of the present system of price undertakings for the product concerned originating in India and the intended aims of the measures (i.e. proportionality).
Opozorjeno je bilo tudi, da mora obstajati razumna povezava med ukrepom, ki ga sprejmejo institucije Skupnosti v okviru tega sistema cenovnih zavez za zadevni izdelek s poreklom iz Indije, in cilji teh ukrepov (tj. sorazmernost).
As concerns the issue of proportionality, it should first be pointed out that in accordance with Article 8(7) of the basic Regulation, failure to comply with the obligation to provide relevant information (e.g. non-compliance with any of the reporting requirements) shall be construed as a breach of the undertaking.
Kar zadeva vprašanje sorazmernosti, je treba najprej poudariti, da se v skladu s členom 8(7) osnovne uredbe neizpolnjevanje obveznosti glede zagotovitve pomembnih informacij (tj. neizpolnjevanje vseh zahtev poročanja) šteje za kršitev zaveze.
Furthermore, in accordance with Article 8(9) of the basic Regulation, a definitive duty shall be imposed in case of a breach of the undertaking.
Poleg tega je treba v skladu s členom 8(9) osnovne uredbe dokončno dajatev uvesti v primeru kršitve zaveze.
It is considered that these Articles underline the ‘stand alone’ importance of the reporting obligation.
Iz teh členov je jasno razvidno, kakšen je pomen obveznosti poročanja.
This is further emphasised by the clear and precise language of the undertaking itself, in which all the reporting obligations are set out.
To je tudi poudarjeno z jasnim in natančnim jezikom same zaveze, v kateri so določene vse obveznosti poročanja.
This approach has also been confirmed by the jurisprudence of the Court of First Instance which has ruled that any breach of an undertaking is sufficient to justify the withdrawal of acceptance of an undertaking [7].
Ta pristop je potrdila tudi sodna praksa Sodišča prve stopnje, ki je odločilo, da je pri vsakršni kršitvi katerih koli zavez upravičen umik sprejetja zaveze [7].
Accordingly, the arguments presented by UML with regard to proportionality do not alter the Commission's view that a breach of the undertaking has occurred.
Tako utemeljitve, ki jih je predložila družba UML v zvezi s sorazmernostjo, ne spremenijo stališča Komisije, da je bila zaveza kršena.
Developing country
Država v razvoju
UML also argued that as it is an exporting producer situated in India, a developing country as defined by the WTO, in accordance with Article 15 of the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement, ‘special regard’ should be given to it and, because of this, the Commission should not withdraw acceptance of the undertaking as this was a ‘first minor issue of non-compliance’.
Družba UML je tudi trdila, da je treba dejstvu, da je proizvajalec izvoznik s sedežem v Indiji, torej v državi v razvoju, kot je opredeljena v skladu s členom 15 Protidampinškega sporazuma STO, nameniti „posebno pozornost“ in zaradi tega Komisija ne sme umakniti sprejetja zaveze, saj je opustitev zadevne prodaje iz poročil pomenila „prvo manjše neizpolnjevanje zaveze“.
With regard to the issue of whether UML being situated in a developing country is a ground for not withdrawing acceptance of its undertaking, it should be recalled that UML is the mother company of a multi-national group of companies and one of the largest producers of the product concerned in the world.
Glede vprašanja, ali je dejstvo, da ima družba UML sedež v državi v razvoj, razlog, da Komisija ne umakne sprejetja zaveze družbe, je treba opozoriti, da je UML matična družba večnacionalne skupine družb in ena največjih proizvajalk zadevnega izdelka na svetu.
In view of the apparent competence of the management and the structure of the UML group seen by the Commission during its verification visits, it cannot be accepted that complying with a reporting requirement would create any difficulties for the company.
Glede na pričakovano usposobljenost upravljanja in strukture skupine UML, kar je ugotovila Komisija pri svojih preveritvenih obiskih, ne more biti sprejeta trditev, da bi upoštevanje zahtev glede poročanja lahko družbi povzročilo kakršne koli težave.
Moreover, if a company offers an undertaking, it has to ensure that it is subsequently able to comply with the obligations arising from the undertaking.
Poleg tega mora družba, če ponudi zavezo, zagotoviti, da je posledično sposobna ravnati v skladu z obvezami, ki izhajajo iz zaveze.
The arguments of the company on this point are therefore rejected.
Zato se utemeljitve družbe o tem vprašanju zavrnejo.
Non-preferential origin for import purposes
Nepreferencialno poreklo za namene uvoza
As concerns the question of the origin of the steel wire ropes exported to the Community from Dubai, made from stranded wire of Indian origin, it was submitted by UML that the goods in question did not keep Indian origin at the final processing stage (i.e. twisting and finishing of stranded wire into steel wire rope) but, instead, UAE origin was conferred on the goods by virtue of these final processes.
Kar zadeva vprašanje porekla jeklenih žičnatih vrvi, uvoženih v Skupnost iz Dubaja in izdelanih iz pramenaste žice s poreklom iz Indije, je družba UML trdila, da zadevno blago v zadnji stopnji predelave ni ohranilo indijskega porekla (tj. zavijanje in končna faza predelave pramenaste žice v jekleno žičnato vrv), ampak mu je bilo poreklo dodeljeno na podlagi teh končnih postopkov.
In this regard, it was argued by UML that the Commission was wrong to rely on a change in the four-digit Heading as being the only determinant factor for non-preferential origin.
V zvezi s tem je družba UML trdila, da je Komisija ravnala napačno, ko se je opirala na spremembe 4-mestne številke, kot da je edini odločilni dejavnik za nepreferencialno poreklo.
It was further submitted by UML that, according to Articles 24 and 25 of the Community Customs Code, a change in the four-digit Heading is only one factor taken into account and is not necessarily conclusive as local value addition to imported inputs is another vital issue.
Nadalje je družba UML trdila, da je v skladu s členom 24 in 25 carinskega zakonika Skupnosti sprememba 4-mestne številke le en dejavnik, ki se je upošteval, in ni nujno odločilen, ker je dodana vrednost na kraju samem uvožene surovine prav tako pomembno vprašanje.
In this regard, it was submitted that the local value addition in Dubai was in excess of 25 %.
V zvezi s tem je družba trdila, da je dodana vrednost v Dubaju presegla 25 %.
Furthermore, UML also contended that determining origin of goods by reference to changes (or not) to the four-digit Heading was the Community’s negotiating position in ongoing WTO rules of origin negotiations and was ‘… not adopted Community law’.
Družba UML je tudi opozorila, da je bila določitev porekla blaga s sklicevanjem na spremembe (ali nespremembe) 4-mestne številke izhodišče pri trenutnih pogajanjih Skupnosti o pravilih o poreklu blaga s STO in „… še neveljavni zakonodaji Skupnosti“.
It was also stated by UML that it was not aware of the non-preferential rules of origin and that when the Dubai factory was set up in 2003 it was assumed by the group’s management in Dubai and in India that steel wire ropes produced in Dubai from stranded wire of Indian origin would acquire UAE origin.
Družba UML je tudi navedla, da ni bila seznanjena s pravili o nepreferncialnem poreklu in da je v času postavitve tovarne v Dubaju leta 2003 uprava skupine v Dubaju in Indiji predvidevala, da bodo jeklene žičnate vrvi, proizvedene v Dubaju iz pramenaste žice indijskega porekla, prevzele poreklo Združenih arabskih emiratov.
With regard to these arguments raised by UML on the origin of the products in question exported to the Community from Dubai, the Commission would first point out that if two or more countries are involved in the production of goods, for non-preferential origin the concept of ‘last substantial transformation’ indeed determines the origin of the goods.
Glede na utemeljitve družbe UML o poreklu zadevnih izdelkov, izvoženih v Skupnost iz Dubaja, želi Komisija najprej poudariti, da je pri nepreferencialnem poreklu za določitev porekla blaga, v proizvodnjo katerega sta bili vključeni dve ali več držav, v resnici odločilen koncept „zadnja bistvena predelava“.
However, in general, the criterion of last substantial transformation is expressed in one of the following three ways, namely (i) by a rule requiring a change of tariff (sub)heading in the Harmonised System nomenclature, or (ii) by a list of manufacturing or processing operations that do or do not confer on the goods the origin of the country in which these operations were carried out, or (iii) by a value added rule.
Vendar je splošno merilo zadnje bistvene predelave izraženo na enega od naslednjih načinov, namreč (i) po pravilu, ki zahteva spremembo tarifne (pod)številke v nomenklaturi harmoniziranega sistema, ali (ii) s seznamom postopkov izdelave ali operacij oplemenitenja, ki blagu dodeli ali ne dodeli porekla države, v kateri so bili ti postopki izvedeni ali (iii) s pravilom dodane vrednosti.
In this case, steel wire ropes are one of the products covered by the rule requiring a change in the tariff (sub) heading.
V tem primeru spadajo jeklene žičnate vrvi med izdelke, ki jih zajema pravilo, ki zahteva spremembo tarifne (pod)številke.
Therefore, as the four-digit Heading for stranded wire and steel wire ropes are the same, the transformation process carried out in Dubai does not change the Indian origin for the determination of non-preferential origin.
Ker je 4-mestna številka za pramenasto žico in jekleno žičnato vrv ista, postopek predelave, izveden v Dubaju, ne spremeni indijskega porekla, kar zadeva določitev neprefercionalnega porekla.
Furthermore, although it was not necessary to address the question of ‘value addition to imported inputs’ in Dubai, for the sake of good administrative order, an examination was also made of figures provided to support the submission of UML that the local value addition in Dubai was substantial.
Čeprav ni bilo treba obravnavati vprašanja „dodane vrednosti uvožene surovine“ v Dubaju, je bil zaradi upravne popolnosti opravljen pregled številk, ki jih je družba UML predložila v podporo svojim trditvam, da je bila dodana vrednost v Dubaju znatna.
This examination showed that the actual value added in Dubai was, in any event, lower than the 25 % threshold claimed by the company, when expressed as a percentage to the ex-works price of steel wire ropes.
Ta pregled je pokazal, da je bila dejanska dodana vrednost v Dubaju v vsakem primeru nižja od 25 % praga, ki ga je navedla družba, izražena kot odstotek cene franko tovarna za jeklene žičnate vrvi.
As concerns the submission of UML that the change to the four-digit Heading approach is a negotiating position of the Commission with regard to WTO origin negotiations and not adopted law, it is noted that the four-digit Heading rule is a well-established practice in applying Article 24 of the Community Customs Code.
Kar zadeva stališče družbe UML, da je pristop spremembe 4-mestne številke izhodišče pri pogajanjih Komisije o pravilih o poreklu blaga z STO in še neveljavni zakonodaji, je treba opomniti, da je pravilo 4-mestne številke ustaljena praksa v zvezi z uporabo člena 24 carinskega zakonika Skupnosti.