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Furthermore, the post-investigation period data revealed that the negative trend in the Union profitability, which started in the second half of 2015, continued during the first half of 2016.
Trditev, da bi protidampinški ukrepi v zvezi z zadevnim izdelkom povzročili večji obseg uvoza izdelkov s konca proizvodne verige, proizvedenih v tretjih državah, ni bila podprta z bistvenimi dodatnimi informacijami.
The available data for the period July-September 2016 presented a mixed picture.
Zato je Komisija ta argument zavrnila.
While the Chinese import volumes decreased, the overcapacity remained threatening.
Italijanski uporabnik, ki je sodeloval med preiskavo, je trdil, da bi bilo treba uvodno izjavo 210 začasne uredbe dopolniti s podatki, ki kažejo na učinek protidampinških ukrepov na njegovo stopnjo dobička.
Concerning the increase in Chinese prices during the same recent period, even if — hypothetically — the cost of production of the Union industry in the most recent period had decreased, the fact remains that the level of Chinese prices in September 2016 had been still exerting an enormous prices pressure on the Union steel industry.
V zvezi s tem je navedel, da bi se njegov dobiček pred obdavčitvijo ob predpostavki, da bi se uvedla 22,6-odstotna protidampinška dajatev, zmanjšal za 2,3 odstotne točke.
It follows that the threat of injury was imminent and foreseeable after the end of the investigation period.
Na podlagi tega je sklenil, da bi imela uvedba protidampinških ukrepov velik učinek na njegovo dobičkonosnost in očitno na druge manjše nepovezane uporabnike, ki predelujejo zadevni izdelek.
The Commission thus confirmed that there was a clearly foreseeable and imminent change in circumstances at the end of the investigation period, which would have created a situation in which the dumping would have caused injury.
Komisija je priznala, da bodo protidampinške dajatve negativno vplivale na dobičkonosnost italijanskega uporabnika.
Conclusions on threat of injury
Kljub temu je opozorila tudi, da uporabnik ni izključno odvisen od kitajskega uvoza, ampak je zadevni izdelek v obdobju preiskave kupoval tudi od proizvajalcev Unije in drugih proizvajalcev v tretjih državah.
As mentioned in recital (158) of the provisional Regulation, while the Union industry was recovering during 2014 and the first two quarters of 2015, almost all injury indicators started to fall dramatically during the second half of 2015.
Poleg tega bi dobičkonosnost uporabnika ostala pozitivna, čeprav bi bila nižja.
The investigation revealed that this negative trend, which started in the second half of 2015, was not invalidated during the first half of 2016.
Pritožnik je po dokončnem razkritju trdil, da so rezultati tega italijanskega uporabnika v smislu rasti in dobička v izrazitem nasprotju z rezultati proizvajalcev Unije, ki imajo zelo velike izgube.
As a result, all factors assessed in the framework of Article 3(9) of the basic Regulation, in particular the significant rate of increase of dumped imports in 2015 at further decreasing prices, the huge excess capacity in the PRC, and the negative developments in profitability of the Union industry point to the same direction.
Komisija je menila, da ta trditev ne spremeni analize učinka na uporabnike.
The available data for the period July-September 2016 present a mixed picture.
Interesi proizvajalcev Unije so se dejansko že upoštevali, kot je navedeno v oddelku 6.1.
While the Chinese import volumes decreased, the overcapacity remained threatening and the prices remained below the Union industry's cost of production despite their more recent increase.
Nazadnje, Komisija ni mogla oceniti učinka uvedbe ukrepov na druge uporabnike, saj niso sodelovali pri tej preiskavi.
In the view of this analysis, the Commission concluded that there was a threat of a clearly foreseeable and imminent injury to the Union industry at the end of the investigation period.
Komisija je na podlagi navedenega in ker ni bilo drugih pripomb, potrdila svoj sklep iz uvodne izjave 213 začasne uredbe.
This assessment was not invalidated by the post-IP developments analysed above.
Sklep o interesu Unije
Furthermore, the Commission rejected the claims of CISA — following definitive disclosure — that the Commission's assessment was not in line with the case-law, by noting the following two main differences between its approach in the present case and the one that led to the adoption of Council Regulation (EC) No 926/2009 [18]:
Ker ni bilo drugih pripomb v zvezi z interesom Unije, se sklepi iz uvodnih izjav od 214 do 217 začasne uredbe potrdijo.
first, as mentioned in recital (119) of the provisional Regulation, the Union industry was found to be in the present case in a weak situation at the end of the investigation period, but not to the extent that it suffered material injury during the period considered within the meaning of Article 3(5) of the basic Regulation,
DOKONČNI PROTIDAMPINŠKI UKREPI
second, the Commission analysed and assessed thoroughly post-IP data to the extent possible in the present case in order to confirm or invalidate its findings, as authorised by the case-law.
Stopnja odprave škode
CAUSATION
Po začasnem in dokončnem razkritju je več strani predložilo pripombe glede 7-odstotnega ciljnega dobička.
An interested party reiterated that during the investigation period Russia had the largest volume of imports into the Union and that the market share of the Chinese imports, although increasing throughout the period considered, still remained at a very low level, that is, around 4 %.
Ena zainteresirana stran je trdila, da je veliko prenizek, druga pa, da je previsok.
Following definitive disclosure, another interested party commented also that a mere 4 % market share of the Chinese imports precluded a finding of causation.
Eurofer je menil, da je 7-odstotni ciljni dobiček veliko prenizek.
These allegations were already dealt with in recitals (177) to (188) of the provisional Regulation.
Eurofer je navedel, da bi bilo primerno upoštevati dobiček, ustvarjen leta 2000, ker v Uniji od leta 2000 ni bilo tehnoloških in finančnih sprememb.
Furthermore, concerning the market share, recital (77) of the provisional Regulation stated that the total market share of the Chinese imports into the Union increased more than five times during the period considered.
Druga možnost je upoštevanje dobička, ustvarjenega leta 2008, saj je Komisija preverila podatke o dobičkonosnosti za desetletno obdobje, vključno z letom 2008, tj. letom pred začetkom finančne krize.
According to the complainant it would be appropriate to cumulate the effects of the dumped imports from China with the dumped imports of five other countries covered by an investigation, which is currently ongoing.
Eurofer je dodal, da ciljni dobiček ne bi smel temeljiti na letih, ko je nanj vplivala gospodarska kriza ali dampinški uvoz iz zadevne države.
Following definitive disclosure, the complainant reiterated this point.
Drugič, če bi Komisija zavrnila oba pristopa, bi bilo treba po navedbah Eurofera ciljni dobiček, ki temelji na študiji OECD iz leta 2013, prilagoditi glede na dejanske rezultate, ki jih je evropska industrija vroče valjanih ploščatih izdelkov dosegla v OP.
The Commission did not find it possible in this case to cumulate the dumped imports by merging the two investigations.
Na podlagi tega bi razumna stopnja dobička znašala 10 %.
The concept of imports being ‘simultaneously subject to anti-dumping investigations,’ under Article 3(4) of the basic Regulation requires either imports that are under the same investigation or imports that are under two different investigations running simultaneously and that have the same or largely overlapping investigation periods.
Kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 220 začasne uredbe, je bilo v preiskavi ugotovljeno, da določitev ciljnega dobička na podlagi dobička, ustvarjenega leta 2000, ni razumna izbira.
In the present case, both investigations have different investigation periods, with a six-month overlap of the IP only.
Nazadnje, zahteva Eurofera, naj se ciljni dobiček s 7 % poveča na 10 % – če ne bi temeljil na letu 2000 ali letu 2008 –, ni bila zadostno utemeljena.
In view of the above, the Commission confirmed its conclusions set out in recitals (197) to (198) of the provisional Regulation.
Kitajski proizvajalec izvoznik Hebei Iron & Steel Group [19] in njegov povezani uvoznik Duferco S.A. sta navedla, da je uporaba 7-odstotnega ciljnega dobička pretirana, neprimerna in netočna iz razlogov, navedenih v nadaljevanju.
UNION INTEREST
Prvič, izraža oceno dobička, v zvezi s katero je veliko negotovosti in katere temeljni parametri so se medtem spremenili.
Interest of the Union industry
Drugič, izraža dobičkonosnost, ki je potrebna za preživetje jeklarske industrije Unije na svetovni ravni, ne pa konkretno proizvajalcev jekla iz Unije, ki proizvajajo zadevni izdelek.
In the absence of any comments regarding the interest of the Union industry, the conclusion reached in recital (203) of the provisional Regulation was confirmed.
Tretjič, ker je Komisija začasno določila, da je bil uvoz leta 2015 dampinški, pa nasprotno v obdobju 2012–2014 ni bilo dampinga, pri čemer se je dobiček, ustvarjen v zadnjenavedenem obdobju, gibal med – 3,3 % (izguba) in 0,4 % (dobiček).
Interest of importers
Če se po drugi strani predpostavlja, da se je v obdobju 2012–2014 izvajal damping, je zadnje leto, za katero ni dokazov o dampinškem uvozu zadevnega izdelka, leto 2011, v katerem je ustvarjeni dobiček povprečno znašal 3,11 %.
In the absence of any comments regarding the interest of importers, the Commission confirmed its conclusion reached in recital (204) of the provisional Regulation as well.
Poleg tega je isti kitajski proizvajalec izvoznik po dokončnem razkritju trdil, da je ta pristop očitno kršil sodno prakso So dišča, ker ni upošteval dampinga. ampak druge dejavnike, in ker je njegov namen predvsem zagotoviti preživetje jeklarske industrije Unije.
Interest of users
Prvič, Komisija meni, da zainteresirana stran ni utemeljila svojih trditev, da so se temeljni parametri študije, uporabljene za določitev 7-odstotnega ciljnega dobička, medtem spremenili.
Following provisional disclosure, some users claimed that it would not be in the Union interest to impose anti-dumping measures against the country concerned.
Drugič, zainteresirana stran je tudi trdila, da študija izraža dobičkonosnost, ki je potrebna za preživetje jeklarske industrije Unije na svetovni ravni, ne pa konkretno proizvajalcev jekla iz Unije, ki proizvajajo zadevni izdelek.
They alleged that anti-dumping measures would be against the interests of users because they would:
Ker drugih zanesljivih podatkov v zvezi s tem ni bilo, je Komisija, kot je že navedeno v uvodni izjavi 223 začasne uredbe, te podatke za industrijo jekla kot celoto uporabila tudi pri zadevnem izdelku, saj vroče valjani ploščati izdelki pomenijo velik delež proizvodnje surovega jekla.
have an anti-competitive effect; and
Tretjič, pripomba, naj se uporabijo podatki o dobičkonosnosti za obdobje 2012–2014 ali za leto 2011, se ne zdi primerna.
lead to greater volumes of imports of downstream products manufactured in third counties.
Ciljni dobiček je cena, na katero bi lahko industrija Unije razumno računala v normalnih konkurenčnih razmerah brez uvoza po dampinških cenah.
The allegation that anti-dumping measures would have an anti-competitive effect was already dealt with in recitals (205) to (212) of the provisional Regulation.
Komisija je na podlagi navedenega potrdila, da je bil v tem primeru grožnje škode 7-odstotni ciljni dobiček najprimernejša podlaga.
Thus, the Commission rejected this argument.
Dokončni ukrepi
The Italian user who cooperated during the investigation argued that recital (210) of the provisional Regulation should be complemented by indicating also the impact of anti-dumping measures on its profit margin.
Dostop do zaupnih podatkov
In this respect, the Italian user mentioned that — under the assumption of an anti-dumping duty of 22,6 % — his pre-tax profit would decrease by 2,3 percentage points.
Pravni zastopnik kitajskega proizvajalca izvoznika je navedel, da mu informacije, razkrite v okviru začasnega razkritja, ne dovoljujejo predložitve pripomb o pravilnosti in ustreznosti ugotovitev Komisije v zvezi z izračuni stopenj dampinga, vpliva na cene in stopnje škode, vključno s tem, ali se je pri izračunih nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen upoštevala prodaja vseh vzorčenih proizvajalcev Unije ali le tistih, v zvezi s katerimi je bilo ugotovljeno, da prodajajo ujemajoče se vrste izdelkov kitajskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov.
The Commission acknowledged that anti-dumping duties will have a negative effect on the profitability of the Italian user.
Poleg tega je 8. novembra 2016 in po dokončnem razkritju zahteval tudi dostop do nekaterih zaupnih informacij.
Nevertheless, the Commission also noted that the user is not exclusively dependent on Chinese imports, but also purchased the product concerned during the investigation period from Union producers as well as from other producers in third countries.
Predlagal je, naj se dostop do teh zaupnih informacij omogoči le pravnim zastopnikom ali naj se vključi pooblaščenec za zaslišanje.
In addition, its profitability would remain positive, albeit at a lower level.
Službe Komisije so 8. decembra 2016 odgovorile, da so se pri izračunih nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen upoštevale le ujemajoče se vrste izdelkov, da bi se podatki o prodaji kitajskega proizvajalca izvoznika primerjali s podatki o prodaji proizvajalcev EU.
Following definitive disclosure, the complainant argued that the results of this Italian user in terms of growth and profits are in stark contrast to those of the Union producers, which are suffering heavy losses.
Kakor koli, količina primerljivih izdelkov, ki jih proda industrija Unije, predstavlja 62 % njenega celotnega obsega izvoza.
The Commission considered that this argument did not change the analysis on the impact on users.
V zvezi s tem je mogoče izdelke, ki jih v Unijo izvozi ta določeni proizvajalec izvoznik, primerjati s primerljivim izdelkom Unije.
Rather, the Union producer's interests were already taken into account as set out in Section 6.1.
Poleg tega so službe Komisije pravnega zastopnika zadevne strani obvestile, da ne morejo ugoditi njegovi zahtevi o dostopu do zaupnih informacij, saj mora Komisija varovati zaupnost podatkov drugih zainteresiranih strani.
In view of the above and absent any other comments, the Commission confirmed its conclusion reached in recital (213) of the provisional Regulation.
Pritožnik je po dokončnem razkritju v zvezi s tem navedel, da mora Komisija po zakonu varovati zaupne podatke, ki jih predložijo vse zainteresirane strani.
Conclusion on Union interest
Zato se ni želel odpovedati varstvu zaupnih podatkov, ki je zagotovljeno s členom 19 osnovne uredbe.
In the absence of any other comments concerning the Union interest, the conclusions reached in recitals (214) to (217) of the provisional Regulation were confirmed.
V skladu z veljavno zakonodajo Unije, kot se razlaga s sodno prakso, zakonsko ni mogoče zainteresirani strani odobriti dostopa do zaupnih podatkov, ki jih je predložila druga zainteresirana stran, razen če ta stran s tem soglaša ali v primeru pravdnega postopka pred sodišči Unije.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Edina druga možnost je nadzorni mehanizem iz člena 15 Sklepa predsednika Komisije z dne 29. februarja 2012 o funkciji in mandatu pooblaščenca za zaslišanje [22].
Injury elimination level
Zaslišanje v prisotnosti pooblaščenca za zaslišanje je potekalo 7. februarja 2017, razpravljali pa so o pravnem okviru glede dostopa do zaupnih podatkov.
The Commission chose to provisionally establish the target profit at 7 % based on an OECD study, which simulated how the recovery of the Union industry from the recession caused by the economic and financial crisis in 2009 would have developed.
Zahteva za nadaljnja pojasnila po dokončnem razkritju
After the imposition of provisional measures and as mentioned in recital (224) of the provisional Regulation, the Commission further looked into this issue not only in view of the comments received following disclosure, but also by requesting and analysing more information in this respect.
Po dokončnem razkritju je bil pravni predstavnik istega kitajskega proizvajalca izvoznika prvič zaslišan 12. januarja 2017, da bi se podrobno obravnavala pojasnila, ki jih je ta proizvajalec izvoznik zahteval.
Following provisional and definitive disclosure, several parties made comments on the 7 % target profit.
Po tem sestanku je v pisni predložitvi z istega dne znova poudaril svojo zahtevo po informacijah o izračunu škode, „da bi razumel naravo in obseg vplivov na cene, ki domnevno obstajajo“.
One interested party claimed that it was far too low, whereas another interested party submitted that it was excessive.
Službe Komisije so 18. januarja 2017 v ločenem dopisu predložile vsa mogoča pojasnila, ki jih je zahteval pravni predstavnik tega kitajskega proizvajalca izvoznika, pri čemer so upoštevale zakonsko obveznost v zvezi z varovanjem zaupnih podatkov, določeno v osnovni uredbi.
Eurofer considered that the 7 % target profit was far too low.
Komisija je tudi ugotovila, da se deset vrst zadevnega izdelka, ki jih prodaja ta kitajski proizvajalec izvoznik, in zadevnega izdelka, ki jih prodajajo proizvajalci Unije, 100-odstotno ujema.
Firstly, it maintained that the most appropriate method to determine the profit margin was either relying on the data from the previous investigation on hot-rolled flat products (in 2000), or relying on the profitability achieved by the steel industry during the year 2008.
Poleg tega le eden od desetih vrst izdelka predstavlja približno 75 % skupnega obsega prodaje v Uniji v OP.
Eurofer alleged that in the context of no technological and financial changes in the Union since 2000, using the profits achieved in that 2000 would be appropriate.
Po začasnem in dokončnem razkritju je eden od kitajskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov izpodbijal način, kako je Komisija izračunala stopnjo škode.
Using the profits achieved in 2008 would be another option, since the Commission verified profitability data for a period of 10 years, including the year 2008, which was the year before the onset of the financial crisis.
Ta zainteresirana stran je trdila, da je treba kitajske prodajne cene prilagoditi glede na tako imenovano „stopnjo uvoznika“, tj. vključno s carinjenjem, manipulativnimi stroški, financiranjem, prodajnimi, splošnimi in administrativnimi stroški ter dobičkom (v višini 5 %).
Eurofer added that the target profit should not derive from years affected either by the economic crisis or by dumped imports from the country concerned.
Kot taka bi uvoznikova cena franko skladišče vključevala podobne stroškovne elemente kot ustrezna prodajna cena franko tovarna industrije Unije.
Secondly, if the Commission rejected both approaches, Eurofer claimed that the target profit supported by the OECD's 2013 study should be adjusted in light of the actual results achieved during the IP by the European HRF industry.
Zainteresirana stran je tudi trdila, da je Komisija upoštevala običajno ceno z vsemi stroški, vključno z raztovarjanjem (to pomeni brez prilagoditev v zvezi s prodajnimi, splošnimi in administrativnimi stroški ter dobičkom), ki ne zadostuje za izvedbo ustrezne primerjave zadevnih cen kitajskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov in proizvajalcev Unije za izračune nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen.
This would then lead to a reasonable profit margin of 10 %.
Svojo trditev je podprla s sklicevanjem na dve začasni uredbi, ki sta bili sprejeti pred več kot 20 leti.
As explained in recital (220) of the provisional Regulation, the investigation established that basing the target profit on the profits achieved in the year 2000 is not a reasonable option.
Ta kitajski proizvajalec izvoznik je tudi trdil, da Komisija ni upoštevala dejstva, da bo na izvozno ceno na ravni meja Unije vplival odnos med izvoznikom in uvoznikom.
Even under the unlikely assumption that — as Eurofer alleges — there were no technological and financial changes in the Union since the year 2000, there have been at least some changes in the size of the Union market since 2000 as a result of the growing number of Member States during the period 2000-2016.
Tako bi Komisija kot podlago za primerjavo s cenami franko tovarna industrije Unije nazadnje uporabila transferno ceno med povezanimi družbami.
Second, for the reasons as explained in recital (222) of the provisional Regulation, to base the target profit on the profits achieved in the year 2008 is also not an appropriate option, mainly because a threat of injury case requires rather a prospective analysis.
Komisija je to trditev zavrnila iz naslednjega razloga: namen izračuna stopnje škode je ugotoviti, ali bi uvedba nižje stopnje dajatve (od tiste, ki temelji na stopnji dampinga) na izvozno ceno dampinškega uvoza zadostovala za odpravo škode, ki jo povzroči dampinški uvoz.
Finally, Eurofer's request to increase the target profit from 7 % to 10 % — in case the target profit would not be based on either the year 2000 or the year 2008 — was not sufficiently substantiated.
Ta ocena bi morala temeljiti na izvozni ceni na ravni meja Unije, tj. ravni, ki se šteje za primerljivo s ceno franko tovarna industrije Unije.
The Chinese exporting producer Hebei Iron & Steel Group [19] and its related importer Duferco S.A. submitted that using a 7 % target profit was excessive, inappropriate and inaccurate for the following reasons: First, it reflects an estimate of earnings which is fraught with uncertainty and of which the underlying parameters have changed in the meantime.
Metodologija, ki jo je Komisija uporabila pri primerjavi podatkov kitajskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov in proizvajalcev Unije za izračune nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen, nasprotno zagotavlja enako obravnavo proizvajalcev izvoznikov in proizvajalcev Unije.
Second, it reflects a profitability needed for the survival of the global Union steel industry, not specifically of the Union steel producers of the product concerned.
Komisija je menila, da na določitev ustrezne uvozne cene za izračun stopnje nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen ne bi smelo vplivati to, ali je izvoz namenjen povezanim ali neodvisnim gospodarskim subjektom v Uniji.
Third, since the Commission had provisionally determined that imports were dumped in 2015, there was a contrario no dumping in the years 2012-2014, whereby profits were achieved during the latter period ranging between – 3,3 % (loss) and 0,4 % (profit).
V ta namen so cene, ki se upoštevajo, cene, po katerih se zadevni izdelek prodaja v Unijo, in ne cene, po katerih proizvajalci uvozniki v Uniji nato preprodajo uvoženi izdelek.
In the alternative, assuming that there was dumping during the years 2012-2014, the most recent year in which there is no evidence of dumped imports of the product concerned is the year 2011 in which profits were achieved amounting to 3,11 % on average.
Komisija se sklicuje tudi na uvodno izjavo 144 te uredbe.
Moreover, following definitive disclosure, the same Chinese exporting producer alleged that this approach was manifestly in violation of Court's case law, since it accounted for other factors than dumping and rather is meant to ensure the survival of the Union steel industry.
Zato je Komisija menila, da je uporabljeni pristop pravilen.
First, in the Commission's view, the interested party did not substantiate its allegations that the underlying parameters which are at the basis of the study used to determine the 7 % target profit had changed in the meantime.
Zanašanje po analogiji na člen 2(9) osnovne uredbe
Second, the interested party also argued that the study reflects on a profitability needed for the survival of the global Union steel industry, not specifically of the Union steel producers of the product concerned.
Pritožnik je navedel, da bi morala Komisija pri določanju izvoznih cen za prodajo prek povezanih uvoznikov v okviru izračuna stopnje škode uporabiti člen 2(9) osnovne uredbe.