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terminating the partial interim review and the expiry review concerning the anti-dumping measures applicable on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006
o zaključku delnega vmesnega pregleda in pregleda zaradi izteka v zvezi s protidampinškimi ukrepi, ki se uporabljajo za uvoz nekaterih vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas s poreklom iz Ljudske republike Kitajske in Tajske, ki so bili uvedeni z Uredbo (ES) št. 1425/2006
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community [1] (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Article 11(2), (3), (5) and (6) and Article 9 thereof,
ob upoštevanju Uredbe Sveta (ES) št. 1225/2009 z dne 30. novembra 2009 o zaščiti proti dampinškemu uvozu iz držav, ki niso članice Evropske skupnosti [1] (v nadaljnjem besedilu: osnovna uredba), ter zlasti člena 11(2), (3), (5), (6) in člena 9 Uredbe,
By Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 [2], the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags, originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand.
Z Uredbo (ES) št. 1425/2006 [2] je Svet uvedel dokončno protidampinško dajatev na uvoz nekaterih vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas s poreklom iz Ljudske republike Kitajske („LRC“) in Tajske.
That Regulation was subsequently amended by Council Regulations (EC) No 1356/2007 [3], (EC) No 249/2008 [4] and (EC) No 189/2009 [5] and by Council Implementing Regulations (EU) No 474/2011 [6] and (EU) No 475/2011 [7].
Navedena uredba je bila nato spremenjena z uredbami Sveta (ES) št. 1356/2007 [3], (ES) št. 249/2008 [4] in (ES) št. 189/2009 [5] ter Izvedbenima uredbama Sveta (EU) št. 474/2011 [6] in (EU) št. 475/2011 [7].
Requests for reviews and initiation
Zahtevki za preglede in njihov začetek
On 18 May 2010, the Commission received a request for a partial interim review of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 from Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd, an exporting producer of certain plastic sacks and bags in the PRC (‘the applicant’).
Komisija je 18. maja 2010 prejela zahtevek za delni vmesni pregled Uredbe (ES) št. 1425/2006, ki ga je predložila družba Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd, proizvajalec izvoznik nekaterih vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas iz LRK („vložnik“).
Subsequently, following the publication of a notice of impending expiry of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, a request for an expiry review, lodged on 30 June 2011.
Komisija je nato po objavi obvestila o bližnjem izteku veljavnih dokončnih protidampinških ukrepov v skladu s členom 11(2) osnovne uredbe prejela zahtevek za pregled zaradi izteka ukrepov, vložen 30. junija 2011.
The request was lodged by 44 Union producers together, representing around 30 % of the total estimated Union production of certain plastic sacks and bags.
Zahtevek je skupaj vložilo 44 proizvajalcev Unije, ki predstavljajo približno 30 % celotne ocenjene proizvodnje Unije nekaterih vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas.
The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation of dumping and injury if measures were allowed to lapse.
Zahtevek je temeljil na predpostavki, da bi iztek ukrepov verjetno povzročil nadaljevanje dampinga in škode, v kolikor bi se dovolil iztek ukrepov.
Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of the partial interim review and an expiry review, the Commission announced the initiation of the partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation and an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of that Regulation by a notice published on 21 September 2010 and 27 September 2011 respectively in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Po posvetovanju s svetovalnim odborom je Komisija ugotovila, da obstaja dovolj dokazov za začetek delnega vmesnega pregleda in pregleda zaradi izteka ukrepa, in z obvestilom, objavljenim 21. septembra 2010 in 27. septembra 2011 v Uradnem listu Evropske unije, napovedala začetek delnega vmesnega pregleda v skladu s členom 11(3) osnovne uredbe in pregleda zaradi izteka ukrepa v skladu s členom 11(2) navedene uredbe.
Investigation periods
Obdobja preiskave
The expiry review investigation of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (‘the review investigation period’ or ‘RIP’).
Preiskava v zvezi s pregledom zaradi izteka ukrepa glede nadaljevanja ali ponovitve dampinga in škode je zajemala obdobje od 1. julija 2010 do 30. junija 2011 („obdobje preiskave v zvezi s pregledom“ ali „OPP“).
The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 2008 up to the end of the RIP (‘period considered’).
Preučitev trendov, pomembnih za oceno verjetnosti nadaljevanja ali ponovitve škode, je zajela obdobje od 1. januarja 2008 do konca OPP („obravnavano obdobje“).
The review investigation period for the partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping with regard to Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd covered the period from 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Obdobje preiskave v zvezi s pregledom, uporabljeno za delni vmesni pregled, omejen na preiskavo dampinga v zvezi z družbo Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd, je zajelo obdobje od 1. aprila 2009 do 30. junija 2010.
The product concerned in both investigations is plastic sacks and bags, containing at least 20 % by weight of polyethylene and of sheeting of a thickness not exceeding 100 micrometres (μm), originating in the PRC and Thailand (‘the product concerned’), currently falling within CN codes ex39232100, ex39232910 and ex39232990.
Izdelek, ki je predmet pregleda obeh preiskav, so vreče in vrečke iz plastičnih mas z vsebnostjo najmanj 20 mas. % polietilena, in katerih debelina plasti ne presega 100 mikrometrov (μm), s poreklom iz LRK in Tajske („zadevni izdelek“), trenutno uvrščen pod oznake KN ex39232100, ex39232910 in ex39232990.
As far as the product produced and sold in the Union market is concerned, no conclusive findings could be made with regard to Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation, due to the insufficient cooperation of the Union industry in the expiry review (see Section B).
Kar zadeva izdelek, ki se proizvaja in prodaja na trgu Unije, ni bilo mogoče sprejeti dokončnih ugotovitev v zvezi s členom 1(4) osnovne uredbe, ker ni bilo zadostnega sodelovanja industrije Unije pri pregledu zaradi izteka ukrepa (glej oddelek B).
As far as the product produced and sold on the domestic market by the applicant of the interim review is concerned, as well as the product produced and sold in a potential analogue country in the framework of the interim review, it is noted that the investigation did not reach any conclusions given the termination of both current investigations and the repeal of the existing measures (see Section B).
Kar zadeva izdelek, ki ga vložnik vmesnega pregleda proizvaja in prodaja na domačem trgu, in tudi izdelek, ki se proizvaja in prodaja v morebitni primerljivi državi v okviru vmesnega pregleda, je treba opozoriti, da v preiskavi ni bilo sprejetih nobenih sklepnih ugotovitev zaradi zaključka obeh sedanjih preiskav in razveljavitve obstoječih ukrepov (glej oddelek B).
The Commission officially advised Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd and the representatives of the PRC of the initiation of the partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping.
Komisija je uradno obvestila družbo Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd in predstavnike LRK o začetku delnega vmesnega pregleda, omejenega na preiskavo dampinga.
Both parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation.
Obe strani sta imeli možnost, da pisno predložita svoja stališča in zahtevata zaslišanje v roku iz obvestila o začetku.
The Commission officially advised the Union producers who lodged the request for the expiry review, other known Union producers and associations of Union producers, exporting producers, importers and users known to be concerned as well as their associations.
Komisija je uradno obvestila proizvajalce Unije, ki so vložili zahtevek za pregled zaradi izteka ukrepa, druge znane proizvajalce Unije in združenja proizvajalcev Unije, proizvajalce izvoznike, uvoznike in uporabnike, za katere je znano, da jih to zadeva, pa tudi njihova združenja.
Producers in the possible analogue countries, i.e. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and USA and the representatives of the PRC and Thailand were also informed of the initiation of the expiry review.
Prav tako so bili proizvajalci v možnih primerljivih državah, tj. v Indiji, Indoneziji, Maleziji, Turčiji in ZDA, ter predstavniki LRK in Tajske obveščeni o začetku pregleda zaradi izteka ukrepa.
In view of the large number of Union producers involved in the expiry investigation, the application of sampling was envisaged in the relevant notice of initiation in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.
Zaradi velikega števila proizvajalcev Unije, vključenih v preiskavo zaradi izteka ukrepa, je bila v ustreznem obvestilu o začetku predvidena uporaba vzorčenja v skladu s členom 17 osnovne uredbe.
Description of the Union industry
Opis industrije Unije
The sector of plastic sacks and bags production in the Union is highly fragmented with a very large number of producers of different sizes, including a large sector of small producers spread over several Member States.
Proizvodnja sektorja vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas v Uniji je zelo razdrobljena z zelo številnimi proizvajalci različnih velikosti, vključno z obsežnim sektorjem malih proizvajalcev v več državah članicah.
The information provided at the initiation stage in the request indicated that large or medium-sized companies represented around 25 % of the cooperating producers and around 70 % of the cooperating Union production.
Informacije, navedene v začetni fazi v zahtevku, so pokazale, da so velika in srednja podjetja predstavljala približno 25 % sodelujočih proizvajalcev in približno 70 % sodelujoče proizvodnje Unije.
Accordingly, small companies represented around 75 % of the cooperating producers and around 30 % of their production.
Po teh informacijah so mala podjetja predstavljala približno 75 % sodelujočih proizvajalcev in približno 30 % njihove proizvodnje.
In addition, the information showed that the Union production is spread among several Member States, but largely concentrated in Germany, France, Spain and Italy.
Poleg tega so informacije pokazale, da je proizvodnja razporejena po več državah članicah, vendar je zelo zgoščena v Nemčiji, Franciji, Španiji in Italiji.
Article 3(2) of the basic Regulation requires that a determination of injury shall be based on positive evidence and shall involve an objective determination of, inter alia, the impact of dumped imports on the Union industry.
Člen 3(2) osnovne uredbe določa, da določitev škode temelji na pozitivnih dokazih in vključuje objektivno preverjanje, med drugim vpliva dampinškega uvoza na industrijo Unije.
Any findings of injury and the information collected for that purpose would thus have to be representative of the entire Union industry.
Vse ugotovitve škode in informacije, ki so zbrane za ta namen, bi torej morale biti reprezentativne za celotno industrijo Unije.
Consequently, for the purpose of selecting a representative sample of Union producers, the cooperating Union producers were divided into two segments based on the volume of their yearly production: large or medium-sized companies with production above 15000 tonnes on the one hand and small companies with production below 15000 tonnes on the other hand.
Zato so bili za namen izbora reprezentativnega vzorca proizvajalcev Unije sodelujoči proizvajalci Unije razdeljeni v dva segmenta, ki temeljita na obsegu njihove letne proizvodnje: velika in srednja podjetja s proizvodnjo nad 15000 ton na eni strani in mala podjetja s proizvodnjo pod 15000 ton na drugi strani.
It was envisaged to sample the largest companies within each segment.
Nameravalo se je vzorčiti največje družbe v vsakem segmentu.
Furthermore, the producers’ geographical spread amongst Member States as described in recital 19 was also taken into consideration.
Poleg tega se je upoštevala geografska razporejenost proizvajalcev po državah članicah, kakor je opisana v uvodni izjavi 19.
Procedure for selecting the provisional sample
Postopek za izbiro začasnega vzorca
The procedure to obtain the information necessary for the selection of the sample of Union producers emanated from the information obtained at initiation stage.
Postopek za pridobitev informacij, potrebnih za izbor vzorca proizvajalcev Unije, je temeljil na informacijah, pridobljenih v začetni fazi.
In addition, the relevant notice of initiation invited all other producers to make themselves known should they wish to be included in the sample.
Poleg tega je Komisija z ustreznim obvestilom o začetku pozvala vse proizvajalce, naj se ji javijo, če bi želeli biti vključeni v vzorec.
Following the publication of the notice of initiation, no company contacted the Commission requesting to be included in the sample.
Po objavi obvestila o začetku nobena družba ni stopila v stik s Komisijo in zahtevala, da bi se jo vključilo v vzorec.
As a result of the criteria explained in recitals 20 to 23, five Union producers operating in four Member States were selected to be in the sample.
V vzorec je bilo je bilo na podlagi meril, pojasnjenih v uvodnih izjavah 20 do 23, vključenih pet proizvajalcev, ki delujejo v štirih državah članicah.
They were the largest producers of each of the two segments, taking into account size and geographical location.
Ti so bili največji proizvajalci iz vsakega od obeh segmentov, ob upoštevanju velikosti in geografskega položaja.
Three sampled companies belong to the segment of large or medium-sized companies, two to the segment of small companies.
Tri vzorčene družbe spadajo v segment velikih in srednjih podjetij, dve pa v segment malih podjetij.
The selected companies also reflected the geographical spread amongst Member States in terms of production, with Germany and France representing the companies operating in the large or medium-sized segment and Spain and Italy those companies operating in the small segment.
Izbrane družbe so odražale tudi geografsko razporejenost po državah članicah v smislu proizvodnje, pri čemer sta Nemčija in Francija predstavljali družbe, delujoče v segmentu velikih in srednjih podjetij, Španija in Italija pa tiste, ki delujejo v segmentu malih podjetij.
The sample thus selected represented 22,5 % of total production of plastic sacks and bags by the cooperating producers and 12,3 % of the total estimated Union production, based on the total Union production figures reported in the request.
Tako izbrani vzorec je predstavljal 22,5 % celotne proizvodnje vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas sodelujočih proizvajalcev in 12,3 % celotne ocenjene proizvodnje Unije, na podlagi celotnih podatkov o celotni proizvodnji Unije, navedenih v zahtevku.
At the initiation stage, all known Union producers were informed about the composition of the provisional sample and were given the possibility to comment.
V začetni fazi so bili vsi znani proizvajalci Unije obveščeni o sestavi začasnega vzorca in imeli so možnost predložiti pripombe.
B. SITUATION OF THE UNION INDUSTRY
B. POLOŽAJ INDUSTRIJE UNIJE
It is recalled that the determination of injury must be an evidence-based assessment of the effect of the dumped imports on the Union industry.
Opozoriti je treba, da mora določitev škode temeljiti na podlagi na dokazih temelječe ocene učinka dampinškega uvoza na industrijo Unije.
The fragmentation of the industry therefore had to be taken into account in the sample and questionnaires requesting general data mainly regarding macroeconomic indicators per Member State were in addition sent to all known Union associations of producers in order to obtain the necessary information needed.
Zato je treba v vzorcu upoštevati razdrobljenost industrije, vprašalniki z zahtevo po splošnih podatkih, v glavnem o makroekonomskih kazalnikih v državah članicah, pa so bili dodatno poslani vsem znanim združenjem proizvajalcev Unije, da bi se pridobile potrebne informacije.
In terms of the sample of Union producers, the level of representativity was seriously affected by the fact that the largest sampled producer operating in the segment of large or medium-sized companies and one producer operating in the segment of small companies informed the Commission that they did not wish to respond to the questionnaire.
Kar zadeva vzorec proizvajalcev Unije, je bila raven reprezentativnosti resno ogrožena, saj sta največji vzorčeni proizvajalec, ki deluje v segmentu velikih in srednjih podjetij, in en proizvajalec, ki deluje v segmentu malih in srednjih podjetij, Komisijo obvestila, da ne želita odgovoriti na vprašalnik.
This meant that only three out of the five sampled companies continued to cooperate and that no or only partial information would be provided for the identified segments and producing Member States.
To je pomenilo, da so samo tri od petih vzorčenih družb nadaljevale s sodelovanjem, in da informacije ne bodo zagotovljene ali bodo zagotovljene le delno za opredeljena segmenta in države članice proizvajalke.
Numerous attempts where therefore made to select a new representative sample that would respect the selection methodology outlined in recitals 17 to 28.
Zato je prišlo do številnih poskusov, da bi se izbral novi reprezentativni vzorec, ki bi upošteval metodologijo izbora, opisano v uvodnih izjavah 17 do 28.
In this respect a total of six additional Union producers, that had expressed their willingness to be sampled, were identified as possible replacements for the two companies that had withdrawn the cooperation from the sample.
V zvezi s tem je bilo šest dodatnih proizvajalcev Unije, ki so izrazili pripravljenost za vzorčenje, opredeljenih kot možne zamenjave za dve družbi, ki sta prekinili sodelovanje v vzorcu.
These six additional companies were approached and requested to cooperate by filling out the Union producer’s questionnaire.
Vzpostavil se je stik s temi šestimi dodatnimi družbami, ki so bile zaprošene za sodelovanje z izpolnitvijo vprašalnika proizvajalca Unije.
Out of these six additional Union producers approached, only one producer, representing the segment of large or medium-sized companies, eventually agreed to cooperate.
Od teh šestih dodatnih proizvajalcev Unije se je le en proizvajalec, ki predstavlja segment velikih in srednjih podjetij, na koncu dogovoril za sodelovanje.
No replacement was found to represent the production in Germany, one of the largest Member States in terms of production of plastic sacks and bags.
Zamenjave, ki bi predstavljala proizvodnjo v Nemčiji, eni od največjih držav članic v proizvodnji vreč in vrečk iz plastičnih mas, ni bilo.
Therefore, it was not possible to select a new sample in accordance with Article 17(4) of the basic Regulation, as the requisite representativity in terms of the identified segments and producing Member States could not be reached.
Zato ni bilo mogoče izbrati novega vzorca v skladu s členom 17(4) osnovne uredbe, saj zahtevane reprezentativnosti glede opredeljenih segmentov in držav članic proizvajalk ni bilo mogoče doseči.
Due to the low cooperation on the part of the sampled Union producers, it could not be reasonably concluded that the data compiled from the cooperating companies reflected the situation of the entire Union industry and therefore it was not possible to properly assess whether the conditions specified in Article 3(2) of the basic Regulation were met.
Zaradi nizke stopnje sodelovanja vzorčenih proizvajalcev Unije ni bilo mogoče razumno sklepati, da podatki, zbrani od sodelujočih družb, odražajo položaj celotne industrije Unije, in zato ni bilo mogoče ustrezno oceniti, ali so bili pogoji iz člena 3(2) osnovne uredbe izpolnjeni.
Following the attempts to select a new sample, one group of producers reiterated their commitment to taking an active part in the expiry review, restating the importance of maintaining the anti-dumping measures in force for the Union industry.
Po poskusih, da bi se izbral novi vzorec, se je ena skupina proizvajalcev zavezala, da bo sodelovala v pregledu zaradi izteka ukrepa in ponovno opozorila, da je pomembno ohraniti veljavne protidampinške ukrepe za industrijo Unije.
This group of producers expressed regrets that only one amongst them was invited by the Commission to complete the questionnaire.
Ta skupina proizvajalcev je obžalovala, da je Komisija le enega od njih pozvala k izpolnjevanju vprašalnika.
In this context it should be noted that the willingness of these companies to cooperate was fully considered and they were all included in the group of companies that were taken into account for the selection of the new sample.
V tem okviru bi bilo treba opozoriti, da je bila pripravljenost teh družb za sodelovanje v celoti upoštevana in so bile vse vključene v skupino družb, ki so bile upoštevane pri izboru za novi vzorec.
It is recalled, however, that in order to ensure the required representativity, the selection method, as described in recitals 17 to 28 had to be respected also for the new sample.
Vendar je treba opozoriti, da bi se za zagotovitev zahtevane reprezentativnosti morala upoštevati metoda izbora, kot je opisana v uvodnih izjavah 17 do 28, tudi za novi vzorec.
Since only one of the companies of this group fulfilled the criteria mentioned above, only that company could be invited to be part of the sample.
Ker je le ena družba iz te skupine izpolnila zgoraj navedena merila, bi lahko bila le navedena družba pozvana, da postane del vzorca.
The other companies were of a size or situated in Member States that were already sufficiently represented in the sample.
Druge družbe pa so bile glede na velikost ali sedež v državah članicah že dovolj zastopane v vzorcu.
Certain information on country-wide production, sales figures and other key macro indicators were received from the national associations of the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and partially France.
Nekatere informacije o proizvodnji na ravni države, prodaji in drugih ključnih makro kazalnikih so predložila nacionalna združenja Nizozemske, Španije, Italije in deloma Francije.
However, the European Plastics Converters Association (EuPC) did not provide the information requested in the specific questionnaire sent to them and therefore, no conclusive data could be collected on a macroeconomic level across the Union.
Vendar Evropsko združenje za predelavo plastičnih mas ni predložilo v posebnem vprašalniku informacij, zato ni bilo mogoče zbrati dokončnih podatkov na makroekonomski ravni v Uniji.
C. TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS
C. ZAKLJUČEK POSTOPKOV
In light of the above and in accordance with Article 9 (2) of the basic Regulation, the expiry review concerning imports of plastic bags from the PRC and Thailand should be terminated.
Glede na zgoraj navedeno in v skladu s členom 9(2) osnovne uredbe bi bilo treba pregled zaradi izteka ukrepa v zvezi z uvozom vrečk iz plastičnih mas iz LRK in Tajske zaključiti.
The low level of cooperation of the Union producers and the lack of a representative sample has prevented the Commission from being able to assess whether the conditions specified in Article 3(2) and Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation are met.
Nizka raven sodelovanja proizvajalcev Unije in pomanjkanje reprezentativnega vzorca sta Komisiji preprečila oceno, ali so pogoji, določeni iz člena 3(2) in člena 11(2) osnovne uredbe, izpolnjeni.
It can thus not be concluded whether the expiry of the measures in place would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of injury and the investigation should be terminated on these grounds.
Tako se ne da sklepati, ali bi iztek veljavnih ukrepov verjetno privedel do nadaljevanja ali ponovitve škode, preiskava pa bi se na podlagi teh razlogov morala zaključiti.