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More specifically, it had lost market share, decreased its sales prices, it experienced sharp declines in profitability and the rest of the financial indicators examined above, the productivity decreased, shut-downs became necessary in order to cut costs and no benefits were experienced from an increasing consumption as explained in recital 74 above.
Tega položaja nikakor ni mogoče šteti za običajnega v smislu trajnostnega in zdravega položaja.
Such an economic situation cannot be simply explained by the possibility for new players to enter the market, which is the consequence of the expiry of the patent protection.
Prvič, patent je potekel precej pred obravnavanim obdobjem, zato industrija Unije ni imela dovolj časa, da bi se odzvala na pomanjkanje zaščite.
In any event, this situation cannot be considered normal in the sense of a sustainable and healthy situation.
Drugič, tudi če bi potek patentnega varstva povzročil določen upad uspešnosti, so ravni kazalnikov škode v samem obdobju preiskave zelo nizke za trajnostno in zdravo industrijo.
First, the production patent expired well before the period considered and therefore there was sufficient time for the Union industry to react to the lack of protection.
Poleg tega je industrija Unije kljub izgubi patentnega varstva ohranila zdrav gospodarski in finančni položaj do leta 2011.
Second, even though the expiry of the patent protection could be marked with certain declines in performance, the levels of the injury indicators in the investigation period itself are considerably low for a sustainable and healthy industry.
Na podlagi tega je treba argument, da industrija Unije ni utrpela škode, zavrniti.
Moreover, despite this loss of patent protection the Union industry maintained a healthy economic and financial situation until 2011.
Podrobneje se še proučuje iztek patentnega varstva kot dejavnik, ki je prispeval k škodi, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
On this basis the argument that the Union industry does not suffer injury must be rejected.
Ob upoštevanju navedenega je Komisija v tej fazi sklenila, da je industrija Unije utrpela znatno škodo v smislu člena 3(5) osnovne uredbe.
The expiry of the patent protection, however, is further analysed as a factor contributing to the injury suffered by the Union industry.
VZROČNA ZVEZA
On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded at this stage that the Union industry suffered material injury within the meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation.
Komisija je v skladu s členom 3(6) osnovne uredbe proučila, ali je dampinški uvoz iz zadevne države povzročil znatno škodo industriji Unije.
CAUSATION
V skladu s členom 3(7) osnovne uredbe je proučila tudi druge znane dejavnike, ki bi lahko istočasno povzročili škodo industriji Unije.
In accordance with Article 3(7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission also examined whether other known factors could at the same time have injured the Union industry.
Ti dejavniki so: (a) uspešnost industrije Unije na izvoznih trgih, (b) izguba patentnega varstva in (c) poslovna strategija industrije Unije.
The Commission ensured that any possible injury caused by factors other than the dumped imports from the country concerned was not attributed to the dumped imports.
Učinki dampinškega uvoza
These factors are: (a) the performance of the Union industry on export markets, (b) the loss of patent protection and (c) the business strategy of the Union industry.
Poslabšanje položaja industrije Unije v obravnavanem obdobju je sovpadlo s povečanjem uvoza po dampinških cenah s poreklom iz LRK.
Effects of the dumped imports
Obseg uvoza se je v obravnavanem obdobju povečal za 14 %, njegove cene pa so padle za 30 %.
The Union industry's deteriorating situation over the period considered coincided with the increase in imports at dumped prices originating in the PRC.
Posledica je bilo 10-odstotno zvišanje tržnega deleža za kitajske izvoznike.
Over the period considered import volumes increased by 14 % and their prices fell by 30 %.
Sočasno je industrija Unije izgubljala tržni delež, njene prodajne cene so padale in obseg prodaje se je razvijal negativno.
This resulted in a 10 % increase in market share for the Chinese exporters.
Zlasti visoke stopnje nelojalnega nižanja cen med 18 % in 45 % so dodatni kazalniki, da je dampinški uvoz iz zadevne države izvajal močan cenovni pritisk na cene industrije Unije.
At the same time, the Union industry lost market share, its sales prices were driven downwards and sales volumes also developed negatively.
Padec obsega prodaje je zmanjšal sposobnost industrije Unije, da absorbira stalne stroške.
In particular, the profound undercutting margins of between 18 and 45 % are further indicators that the dumped imports from the country concerned exercised significant price pressure on the prices of the Union industry.
Zaradi nizkih uvoznih cen iz zadevne države industrija Unije ni mogla več ohranjati stopenj dobička, zato se je dobičkonosnost močno zmanjšala (glej tabelo 10).
The fall in sales volumes reduced the Union industry's ability to absorb fixed costs.
Industrija Unije in druge zainteresirane strani so trdile, da sta bila v obravnavanem obdobju dva največja kitajska proizvajalca izvoznika vpletena v „cenovno vojno“ in da je prišlo do poskusa prevzema.
The low priced imports from the country concerned led to the inability of the Union industry to sustain profit levels and as a result the profitability dropped dramatically (see Table 10).
Dejansko je tik po obdobju preiskave na začetku leta 2015 eden od teh sodelujočih proizvajalcev izvoznikov, Suzhou Hope Technology Co., Ltd, zaprosil za zaščito pred terjatvami upnikov v stečajnem postopku po kitajskem pravu.
The Union industry and other interested parties claimed that the two largest Chinese exporting producers were involved in a ‘price war’ over the period considered and that there was an attempt of a take-over.
V resnici je dosleden in stalno negativen razvoj cen dveh največjih kitajskih izvoznikov privedel do netrajnostnih ravni prodajnih cen.
In fact, in early 2015, shortly after the investigation period, one of these cooperating exporting producers, Suzhou Hope Technology Co., Ltd, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chinese law.
Komisija je ob upoštevanju zgoraj navedenega sklenila, da je poslabšanje stanja industrije Unije sovpadlo z znatnim povečanjem uvoza po znižanih in dampinških cenah ter da je bil ta uvoz odločilen za znatno škodo, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
That is to say in terms of production, capacity utilisation, market share, employment, sales volume and sales prices on the Union market.
Glede na jasno ugotovljeno časovno sovpadanje med stopnjo dampinškega uvoza po vedno nižjih cenah na eni strani ter zmanjšanjem obsega prodaje in znižanjem cen industrije Unije na drugi strani, se sklene, da je bil dampinški uvoz vzrok za škodljiv položaj industrije Unije.
On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded that the Union industry's deteriorating state coincided with the substantial increase in imports at decreasing and dumped prices and that these imports had a determining role in the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Učinki drugih dejavnikov
Sales prices of the exporting producers decreased 30 % during the investigation period.
Izvoz industrije Unije
By continuously lowering their unit sales price during the period considered, the producers from the country concerned were able to increase their market share.
Obseg in povprečna cena izvoza industrije Unije sta se v obravnavanem obdobju gibala na naslednji način:
In view of the clearly established coincidence in time between, on the one hand, the level of dumped imports at continuously decreasing prices and, on the other hand, the Union industry's loss of sales volume and price depression, it is concluded that the dumped imports were responsible for the injurious situation of the Union industry.
Tabela 11
Effects of other factors
Izvoz industrije Unije je bil po obsegu podoben njeni prodaji na trgu Unije, čeprav so cene, če jih izrazimo v eurih, ostajale na višjih ravneh.
Export performance of the Union industry
Ta razlika v razvoju cen se lahko delno pripiše gibanju menjalnega tečaja med eurom in ameriškim dolarjem v obravnavanem obdobju.
The volume and average price of exports of the Union industry developed over the period considered as follows:
Komisija zato ugotavlja, da čeprav so bili izvozni rezultati prav tako negativni, ne pojasnijo škode, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije na trgu Unije.
Average price
Kot je razloženo v uvodni izjavi 79, so predvsem po poteku veljavnosti proizvodnega patenta leta 2005 na trg vstopili novi akterji, in sicer kitajski proizvajalci izvozniki, njihova prisotnost pa se od takrat postopno povečuje.
The export performance of the Union industry has been similar to its sales on the Union market in terms of volume although prices have been maintained at higher levels when expressed in euros.
Leta 2009, kar je precej pred začetkom obravnavanega obdobja, je tržni delež industrije Unije s svojega vodilnega položaja, ki ga je zagotavljalo patentno varstvo, padel na manj kot 50 %.
This difference in price development can partly be attributed to the exchange rate development between euro and US dollar in the period considered.
Na začetku obravnavanega obdobja leta 2011 je bil tržni delež kitajskega uvoza precej večji od tržnega deleža industrije Unije.
The Commission therefore concludes that although the export performance has also been negative it does not explain the injury suffered by the Union industry on the Union market.
Zato je dejansko po poteku patentnega varstva nastal trg z več kot enim akterjem.
Loss of Patent Protection
Vendar je preiskava razkrila obstoj znatne škode za industrijo Unije.
Some interested parties claimed that the injury suffered by the Union industry could be explained by a loss of patent protection on the Ace-K business by the sole Union producer.
Iz ugotovitev o škodi je razvidno, da je industrija Unije ohranila zdrav gospodarski in finančni položaj do leta 2011, potem pa se je stanje začelo slabšati.
As explained in recital 79 above, following in particular the expiry of the production patent in 2005, new players entered the market, namely the Chinese exporting producers, and their presence has been gradually increasing since then.
To je šest let po poteku proizvodnega patenta oziroma po dovolj dolgem časovnem obdobju, da se industrija Unije odzove.
In 2009, well before the beginning of the period considered, the market share of Union industry had dropped from its dominant position granted by patent protection to below 50 %.
Zato je trditev, da se je položaj industrije Unije poslabšal, ker je bilo na trgu več akterjev, neutemeljena.
By 2011, the beginning of the period considered, the market share of Chinese imports in the Union market by far and large exceeded the Union industry's market share.
Položaj industrije Unije se je verjetneje poslabšal zaradi strategij določanja cen s strani teh novih akterjev, ki so privedle do večjega obsega uvoza po netrajnostno nizki ceni, in znatno nelojalnega nižanja cen.
Therefore, indeed the expiry of the patent protection led to a market of more than one player.
Komisija je na podlagi zgoraj navedenega v tej fazi sklenila, da izguba patentnega varstva ni prispevala k znatni škodi, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
However, the investigation established the existence of material injury to the Union industry.
Poslovna strategija
Given the findings of injury, it is considered that the Union industry maintained a healthy economic and financial situation until 2011 and began deteriorating afterwards.
Strategija določanja cen industrije Unije
That is to say as much as six years after the expiry of the production patent or after a sufficiently long period of time for the Union industry to react.
Ena od zainteresiranih strani je trdila, da je škoda, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije, posledica njene odločitve, da bo ohranila svoj položaj na trgu Unije kot proizvajalka visokokakovostnih izdelkov.
Therefore, it is unsubstantiated that the Union industry's situation deteriorated because there were more players on the market.
Vendar je nasprotno preiskava pokazala, da je ta strategija zagotovila njeno preživetje.
The situation of the Union industry rather deteriorated because of the pricing strategies those new players employed that led to the increased unsustainably low-priced import volume and substantial price undercutting.
Če bi si industrija Unije prizadevala samo za cenovno konkurenčnost, bi to privedlo do zaprtja podjetij iz poslovnega segmenta Ace-K, saj so dampinške uvozne cene padle na nevzdržno raven.
Therefore, the Commission concludes at this stage that the loss of patent protection did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Nevzdržno raven uvoznih cen potrjuje tudi dejstvo, da je drugi največji proizvajalec izvoznik, za katerega je Ace-K prevladujoči del njegovega celotnega prometa, zaprosil za zaščito pred terjatvami upnikov v stečajnem postopku po kitajskem pravu v začetku leta 2015.
Business Strategy
Visoki stroški za raziskave in razvoj ter trženje, ki jih je imela industrija Unije
Pricing strategy of the Union industry
Ena od zainteresiranih strani je trdila, da je škoda, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije, posledica odhodkov za nov izdelek v obravnavanem obdobju.
An interested party claimed that the injury suffered by the Union industry was explained by its decision to maintain its position on the Union market as a manufacturer of high quality products.
Treba je navesti, da so se ti odhodki nanašali na raziskave in razvoj ter trženje novega izdelka, ki je vseboval Ace-K.
On the contrary, the investigation concluded that this strategy had ensured its survival.
Vendar se, kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 66, stroški te inovacije niso upoštevali pri analizi škode in zato ti odhodki ne bi mogli vplivati na ugotovitev znatne škode.
To try to compete on price alone would have led to the closure of the Ace-K business because the dumped import prices had fallen to unsustainable levels.
Zato se sklene, da poslovna strategija, ki jo je sprejela industrija Unije, ni prispevala k znatni škodi, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
The unsustainable level of the import prices is further corroborated by the fact that the second largest exporting producer, for which Ace-K represents a dominant part of its total turnover, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chinese law in early 2015.
Sklep o vzročni zvezi
Significant R & D and marketing costs incurred by the Union industry
Škoda v tej preiskavi je jasna in zadeva večino kazalnikov, kot je opisano zgoraj.
It was claimed by an interested party that the injury suffered by the Union industry was explained by expenditure on a new product over the period considered.
Škoda je jasno razvidna tako pri vidikih, povezanih z obsegom (zlasti tržni delež, proizvodnja, izkoriščenost zmogljivosti, obseg prodaje na trgu Unije in zaposlovanje), kot pri cenovnih vidikih (povprečne prodajne cene) ter pri kazalnikih uspešnosti (dobičkonosnost, donosnost naložb, naložbe in denarni tok).
It should be noted that such expenditure related to the R & D and marketing of a new product containing Ace-K.
Povečanje obsega in tržnega deleža nizkocenovnega dampinškega uvoza in negativni razvoj gospodarskega položaja industrije Unije sta jasno časovno sovpadla.
However, as explained under recital 66, the costs of this innovation were not taken into account in the injury analysis and therefore the finding of material injury could not be affected by this expenditure.
Medtem ko so vidiki, povezani z obsegom, izrazitejši, obstaja jasna povezava med hitrim poslabšanjem obsega prodaje in proizvodnje ter naknadnim slabšanjem finančnih kazalnikov.
It is thus concluded that the business strategy adopted by the Union industry did not contribute to the material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Komisija je opredelila učinke vseh znanih dejavnikov na položaj industrije Unije in jih ločila od škodljivih učinkov dampinškega uvoza.
Conclusion on causation
Komisija ni ugotovila nobenih drugih dejavnikov, ki bi lahko prispevali k škodi.
The injury in this investigation is clear and wide ranging across most of the indicators as described above.
Komisija je zato sklenila, da je dampinški uvoz povzročil znatno škodo, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije, in da ni bilo drugih dejavnikov, ki bi lahko prekinili vzročno zvezo.
The injury is clear in both its volume aspects (particularly market share, production, capacity utilisation, sales volume on the Union market and employment) and price aspects (average sales prices), as well as in performance indicators (profitability, return on investment, investment and cash flow).
INTERES UNIJE
There was a clear coincidence in time between the increase in volume and market share of the low-priced dumped imports with the negative development in the economic situation of the Union industry.
V skladu s členom 21 osnovne uredbe je Komisija proučila, ali bi lahko kljub ugotovljenemu škodljivemu dampingu jasno sklenila, da sprejetje ukrepov v tem primeru ni v interesu Unije.
While the volume aspects are more pronounced, there is a clear correlation between steep deterioration of sales and production volumes and subsequent deterioration of financial indicators.
Določitev interesa Unije je temeljila na oceni vseh različnih zadevnih interesov, vključno z interesi industrije Unije, uvoznikov in uporabnikov.
The Commission distinguished and separated the effects of all known factors on the situation of the Union industry from the injurious effects of the dumped imports.
Interes industrije Unije
The Commission has not identified any other factors which could have contributed to the injury.
Preiskava je pokazala, da je industrija Unije zaradi dampinškega uvoza iz LRK utrpela znatno škodo.
The Commission therefore concluded that the dumped imports have caused the material injury suffered by the Union industry and that there were no other factors that could break the causal link.
Skoraj vsi kazalniki škode so v obravnavanem obdobju kazali negativne trende, zlasti obseg proizvodnje, obseg prodaje, prodajne cene, zaposlenost, tržni delež in dobičkonosnost.
UNION INTEREST
Negativen trend je bil ugotovljen tudi za druge kazalnike, povezane s finančno uspešnostjo, kot sta denarni tok in donosnost naložb.
In accordance with Article 21 of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether it could conclude that it was not in the Union interest to adopt measures in this case, despite the determination of injurious dumping.
Po uvedbi ukrepov se pričakuje zvišanje uvoznih cen in delno zmanjšanje hudega cenovnega pritiska na industrijo Unije, ki ga trenutno povzroča dampinški uvoz.
The determination of the Union interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, including those of the Union industry, importers and users.
Brez ukrepov bi se položaj industrije Unije zelo verjetno še bolj poslabšal.
Interest of the Union industry
Obseg prodaje in tržni delež se bosta po vsej verjetnosti še bolj zmanjšala, saj se bo cenovni pritisk zaradi dampinškega uvoza nadaljeval, industrija Unije pa bo prisiljena še bolj znižati svoje ravni cen.
The investigation established that the Union industry suffered material injury caused by the dumped imports from the PRC.
Po drugi strani pa ni mogoče utemeljeno trditi, da bi cenovni pritisk ob odsotnosti ukrepov prenehal in ne bi sledil trendom iz obravnavanega obdobja.
Almost all injury indicators showed negative trends over the period considered, in particular production volume, sales volume, sales prices, employment, market share and profitability.
Ni izključeno, da bi bila ob odsotnosti ukrepov industrija Unije prisiljena srednjeročno popolnoma ustaviti proizvodnjo Ace-K, kar bi povzročilo izgubo delovnih mest v Uniji.
A downward trend was also established for other indicators related to the financial performance, such as cash flow and return on investments.
Tako bi trg Unije postal popolnoma odvisen od uvoza iz LRK.
It is expected that following imposition of measures, import prices will increase and the Union industry will be partially relieved from the severe price pressure currently exerted by the dumped imports.
Zato je Komisija v tej fazi sklenila, da bi bila uvedba protidampinških dajatev v interesu industrije Unije.
In the absence of measures, the situation of the Union industry is very likely to further deteriorate.
Interes nepovezanih uvoznikov
Further losses of sales volume and market share are very likely to endure, as the price pressure from the dumped imports will continue and the Union industry will be forced to lower its price levels even more.
Od 25 nepovezanih uvoznikov, s katerimi je bil vzpostavljen stik, so samo trije predložili izpolnjene vprašalnike.
On the other hand, there are no grounds to establish that the price pressure would divert in absence of measures and would not follow the trends observed over the period considered.
Ti predstavljajo približno 13 % vsega uvoza Ace-K iz LRK.
It is not excluded that, in the absence of measures, the Union industry will be forced to cease production of Ace-K altogether in the medium term, with the consequent loss of employment in the Union.
Te družbe so bile preverjene na kraju samem.
This would also render the Union market completely dependent on imports from the PRC.
Uvoz Ace-K iz LRK predstavlja manj kot 10 % celotnega prometa teh uvoznikov v obdobju preiskave (za dva od njih celo manj kot 1 %).
The Commission therefore concluded at this stage that the imposition of anti-dumping duties would be in the interest of the Union industry.
Vsi trije sodelujoči uvozniki so trdili, da bi dajatve negativno vplivala na njihove dejavnosti, saj bi neizogibno povzročile višje cene.
Interest of unrelated importers
En uvoznik je poudaril pomen dvojnega vira dobave za svoje stranke.
Out of 25 contacted, only three importers submitted questionnaire replies.
Drug uvoznik je trdil, da Ace-K ni lahko nadomestiti v izdelkih, ki ga vsebujejo in so že na trgu.
They represent around 13 % of total Ace-K imports from the PRC.
Razvoj novih izdelkov bi potekal z dodatkom drugih sladil namesto zadevnega izdelka.
These companies were subject to on-the-spot verifications.
Komisija je ugotovila, da bi ukrepi dejansko lahko negativno vplivali na uvoznike, vendar v zelo omejenem obsegu.
Imports of Ace-K from the PRC represent less than 10 % of the total turnover of these importers in the investigation period (for two of them, even less than 1 %).
Ace-K predstavlja le majhen del poslovne dejavnosti uvoznikov, ki imajo precej široko paleto proizvodov.
All three cooperating importers claimed that duties would have a negative impact on their activities as they would inevitably lead to higher prices.
Ker bi ukrepi le ponovno vzpostavili pošteno konkurenco na trgu Unije, se poleg tega šteje, da protidampinški ukrepi uvoznikom ne bi preprečili prodaje zadevnega izdelka v Uniji.
One importer emphasised the importance of dual sourcing for its customers.
Kar se tiče potrebe po dveh dobaviteljih, ki so jo izpostavili uvozniki in končni uporabniki, bi ukrepi najverjetneje spodbudili dvojno dobavo, ne pa jo preprečili.
Another importer claimed that the Ace-K was not easily substituted for products containing it, which were already on the market.
To je posledica dejstva, da bi bila brez ukrepov industrija Unije zelo verjetno izrinjena s trga.
New products would be developed with alternative sweeteners rather than the product concerned.
Zato je iz informacij, ki so na voljo, jasno razvidno, da bi imela uvedba ukrepov za uvoznike zelo omejen vpliv, če sploh, ta vpliv pa bi nedvomno odtehtale koristi, ki bi jih ukrepi lahko prinesli industriji Unije.
The Commission established that the importers could indeed be negatively affected by the measures but to a very limited extent.
Interes uporabnikov
Ace-K is only a small part of the business for importers, which have quite a wide product portfolio.
Komisija je na začetku vzpostavila stik z okoli 80 uporabniki Ace-K.