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The Commission informed all parties of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it intended to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aspartame originating in the PRC and definitely collect the amounts secured by way of provisional duty (‘the definitive disclosure’).
Komisija je obravnavala ustne in pisne pripombe, ki so jih predložile zainteresirane strani, in po potrebi ustrezno spremenila začasne ugotovitve.
All parties were granted a period within which they could make comments on the definitive disclosure.
Komisija je vse strani obvestila o bistvenih dejstvih in premislekih, na podlagi katerih je nameravala uvesti dokončno protidampinško dajatev na uvoz aspartama s poreklom iz LRK in dokončno pobrati zneske, zavarovane z začasno dajatvijo („dokončno razkritje“).
The comments submitted by the interested parties were considered and taken into account where appropriate.
Za vse strani je bil določen rok, v katerem so lahko predložile pripombe glede dokončnega razkritja.
Sampling
Pripombe zainteresiranih strani so se proučile in upoštevale, kjer je bilo primerno.
In the absence of comments concerning sampling of importers, recitals (8) to (10) of the provisional Regulation are confirmed.
Vzorčenje
In the absence of comments concerning sampling of exporting producers in the PRC, recitals (11) and (12) of the provisional Regulation are confirmed.
Pripomb v zvezi z vzorčenjem uvoznikov ni bilo, zato se uvodne izjave od 8 do 10 začasne uredbe potrdijo.
In the absence of comments concerning individual examination, recital (13) of the provisional Regulation is confirmed.
Pripomb v zvezi z vzorčenjem proizvajalcev izvoznikov v LRK ni bilo, zato se uvodni izjavi 11 in 12 začasne uredbe potrdita.
Market economy treatment (‘MET’) claim forms
Pripomb v zvezi z individualno preiskavo ni bilo, zato se uvodna izjava 13 začasne uredbe potrdi.
In the absence of comments concerning the claims for market economy treatment (‘MET’), recital (14) of the provisional Regulation is confirmed.
Obrazci zahtevka za tržnogospodarsko obravnavo („TGO“)
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
Pripomb v zvezi z zahtevki za TGO ni bilo, zato se uvodna izjava (14) začasne uredbe potrdi.
Product concerned
ZADEVNI IZDELEK IN PODOBNI IZDELEK
The product concerned, as defined and further clarified in recitals (19) to (22) of the provisional Regulation is aspartame (N-L-α-Aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester, 3-amino-N-(α-carbomethoxy-phenethyl)-succinamic acid-N-methyl ester), CAS RN 22839-47-0, originating in the PRC, currently falling within CN code ex29242998 (‘the product concerned’ or ‘the like product’).
Zadevni izdelek
Following the provisional disclosure the Union industry reiterated its concern for possible circumvention of measures via mixtures and preparations containing aspartame.
Zadevni izdelek, ki je opredeljen in dodatno pojasnjen v uvodnih izjavah od 19 do 22 začasne uredbe, je aspartam (N-L-α-aspartil-L-fenilalanin-1-metil ester, 3-amino-N-(α-karbometoksi-fenetil)-sukcinaminska kislina-N-metil ester), CAS RN 22839-47-0, s poreklom iz LRK, ki se trenutno uvršča pod oznako KN ex29242998 („zadevni izdelek“ ali „podobni izdelek“).
The Union industry also claimed that there would be no difficulties with implementation if duties on such mixtures and preparations were imposed.
Industrija Unije je po začasnem razkritju ponovno izrazila zaskrbljenost glede morebitnega izogibanja ukrepom z uvažanjem mešanic in pripravkov, ki vsebujejo aspartam.
As a way of example it referred to another investigation concerning monosodium glutamate in the United States.
Trdila je tudi, da ne bi bilo težav z izvajanjem, če bi se za take mešanice in pripravke uvedle dajatve.
In reply to this comment it is noted that a recent investigation concerning a similar product at definitive stage concluded that a number of Member States and Switzerland encountered considerable implementation difficulties due to the inclusion of such mixtures and preparations in the product concerned.
Kot primer je navedla drugo preiskavo v zvezi z mononatrijevim glutaminatom v Združenih državah Amerike.
As consequence, it was decided to remove them at the definitive stage from the product definition.
V odgovor na to pripombo je treba opozoriti, da je bilo v nedavni preiskavi v zvezi s podobnim izdelkom v zaključni fazi ugotovljeno, da so imele številne države članice in Švica zaradi vključitve takih mešanic in pripravkov v opredelitev zadevnega izdelka velike težave z izvajanjem.
Given the similarities in the products (sweeteners with same applications in the food, beverage and pharmaceuticals sectors) it is highly likely that similar problems would occur in the present case.
Zato se je Komisija odločila, da se v zaključni fazi izključijo iz opredelitve izdelka.
More importantly, the findings of the investigation did not support the claim that the risk of circumvention via mixtures and preparations were high.
Zaradi podobnosti med izdelki (sladila, namenjena enaki uporabi v živilskem sektorju, sektorju pijač in farmacevtskem sektorju) je zelo verjetno, da bi se v tem primeru pojavile podobne težave.
Cooperating users confirmed that each downstream product and within each downstream product the type/brand requires different proportions of different sweeteners therefore separate importation for each mixture would be completely impracticable.
Še pomembneje je, da ugotovitve preiskave niso podprle trditve, da obstaja veliko tveganje izogibanja z uvažanjem mešanic in pripravkov.
Also, importation of aspartame in liquid form (as mixture with water) would require completely different and significantly more expensive packaging and transportation arrangements.
Sodelujoči uporabniki so potrdili, da vsak izdelek v nadaljnjem proizvodnem procesu in vsaka vrsta/znamka izdelka v nadaljnjem proizvodnem procesu zahteva drugačne deleže različnih sladil, zato bi bil ločen uvoz vsake mešanice povsem nepraktičen.
Based on the above, the product definition in recital (22) of the provisional Regulation is maintained.
Poleg tega bi bila za uvoz aspartama v tekoči obliki (v obliki mešanice z vodo) potrebna popolnoma drugačna in bistveno dražja embalaža in režim prevoza.
Like Product
Glede na navedeno se opredelitev izdelka v uvodni izjavi 22 začasne uredbe ohrani.
In the absence of comments concerning the like product, recital (23) of the provisional Regulation is confirmed.
Podobni izdelek
DUMPING
Pripomb v zvezi s podobnim izdelkom ni bilo, zato se uvodna izjava 23 začasne uredbe potrdi.
Normal Value
DAMPING
Market economy treatment (‘MET’)
Normalna vrednost
As mentioned in recital (26) of the provisional Regulation, the MET claim submitted by one sampled exporting producer was denied because the investigation showed that it did not comply with criteria 2 and 3 of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation.
Tržnogospodarska obravnava („TGO“)
The party reiterated claims that it fulfils these criteria.
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 26 začasne uredbe, je bil zahtevek vzorčenega proizvajalca izvoznika za TGO zavrnjen, saj je preiskava pokazala, da ne izpolnjuje meril 2 in 3 iz člena 2(7)(c) osnovne uredbe.
With regard to criterion 2, however, it did not provide any new evidence or arguments such as to re-examine the provisional assessment.
Navedeni proizvajalec izvoznik je vztrajal, da zahtevek izpolnjuje navedeni merili.
With regard to criterion 3, the party referred to a recent General Court's judgment [3] where the Court disagreed with the Commission's tax incentives analysis in relation to that criterion.
Vendar v zvezi z merilom 2 ni predložil nobenih novih dokazov ali argumentov, ki bi utemeljili ponovno proučitev začasne ocene.
It is noted that the judgment has not entered into force yet.
V zvezi z merilom 3 se je navedeni proizvajalec izvoznik skliceval na nedavno sodbo Splošnega sodišča [3], v kateri se sodišče ni strinjalo s proučitvijo davčnih spodbud v zvezi z navedenim merilom, ki jo je opravila Komisija.
As recalled in recital (31) of the provisional Regulation, each case is assessed on its own merits, namely on the basis of all the facts available to the Commission.
Opozoriti je treba, da ta sodba še ni pravnomočna.
In the absence of further arguments and new facts in relation to the substance of the concrete analysis of the tax incentives in the present case, the conclusions could not be revisited.
Kot je poudarjeno v uvodni izjavi 31 začasne uredbe, je vsak primer ocenjen posebej, in sicer na podlagi vseh dejstev, ki so Komisiji na voljo.
During the meeting with the Hearing Officer the party reiterated the claim addressed in recital (29) of the provisional Regulation that the benefit obtained from preferential tax regimes grants should be considered as subsidies and thus the existence of subsidy should not be classified as a distortion carried over the former non-market economy system.
Drugih argumentov ali novih dejstev v zvezi z vsebino konkretne proučitve davčnih spodbud v tem primeru ni bilo, zato sklepov ni bilo mogoče ponovno pregledati.
As recalled in recital (32) of the provisional Regulation, the purpose of the MET assessment is different from that of an anti-subsidy investigation.
Na sestanku s pooblaščencem za zaslišanje je zainteresirana stran ponovila trditev, obravnavano v uvodni izjavi 29 začasne uredbe, da bi bilo treba koristi, ki izhajajo iz preferenčnih davčnih režimov, obravnavati kot subvencije, zato se obstoj subvencije ne bi smel šteti za izkrivljanje, preneseno iz predhodnega sistema netržnega gospodarstva.
Whilst the MET assessment aims at establishing whether or not a company operates under market-economy conditions on the basis of the provisions of Article 2(7)(c) of the basic Regulation, the anti-subsidy investigation aims at establishing whether or not a company has benefited from countervailable subsidies on the basis of the provisions of Regulation on protection against subsidised imports from non-EU countries [4].
Kot je poudarjeno v uvodni izjavi 32 začasne uredbe, se namen ocene za TGO razlikuje od namena protisubvencijske preiskave.
These two issues thus have their own legal basis and have to be dealt with separately.
Medtem ko je cilj ocene za TGO na podlagi določb člena 2(7)(c) osnovne uredbe ugotoviti, ali družba deluje pod pogoji tržnega gospodarstva, je cilj protisubvencijske preiskave, da se na podlagi določb uredbe o zaščiti proti subvencioniranemu uvozu iz držav, ki niso članice Evropske skupnosti [4], ugotovi, ali je družba prejemala subvencije, proti katerim se lahko uvedejo izravnalni ukrepi.
For the MET, one of the relevant aspects to assess criterion 3 is whether or not the production costs and the financial situation of the investigated firms are subject to significant distortions carried over from the former non-market economy system and not whether a company benefited from countervailable subsidies.
Ti dve vprašanji imata torej različni pravni podlagi, zato ju je treba obravnavati ločeno.
In any event, recital (29) of the provisional Regulation explains that the said exporting producer failed to fulfil criterion 3, not only because of the tax incentives it received, but also because of the benefit it obtained on the purchase of its land-use rights.
Pri TGO je eden od pomembnih vidikov za oceno merila 3 vprašanje, ali so proizvodni stroški in finančni položaj preiskovanih družb podvrženi znatnemu izkrivljanju, ki se prenaša iz predhodnega sistema netržnega gospodarstva, in ne, ali je družba izkoristila subvencije, proti katerim se lahko uvedejo izravnalni ukrepi.
With regard to the land use rights, the party claimed that the set of documentation submitted in the current case was identical to that submitted in two previous investigations where it eventually obtained MET.
Vsekakor je v uvodni izjavi 29 začasne uredbe pojasnjeno, da navedeni proizvajalec izvoznik ni izpolnil merila 3, ne samo zaradi davčnih spodbud, ki jih je prejel, ampak tudi zaradi koristi, ki jih je pridobil ob nakupu pravic do uporabe zemljišč.
However, the conclusion that criterion 3 was not fulfilled was not only based on documents submitted in previous investigations but also on new evidence collected during the current investigation, namely a property valuation report established by an independent auditor.
Ta zainteresirana stran je v zvezi s pravicami do uporabe zemljišč trdila, da je sklop dokumentacije, predložen v obravnavanem primeru, enak dokumentaciji, predloženi v prejšnjih dveh preiskavah, v katerih je bila na koncu odobrena TGO.
This document is annexed to a prospectus published on the Hong-Kong stock exchange for the attention of potential investors.
Vendar sklep, da merilo 3 ni bilo izpolnjeno, ni temeljil samo na dokumentih, predloženih v prejšnjih preiskavah, ampak tudi na novih dokazih, zbranih v sedanji preiskavi, tj. na poročilu neodvisnega revizorja o vrednotenju nepremičnine.
The report shows that there is marked difference between the price paid by the exporting producer for its land use right and the market value.
Ta dokument je priložen prospektu, objavljenem na hongkonški borzi za morebitne vlagatelje.
On that basis, it was considered that the party did not obtain the land-use right at market value and criterion 3 was not considered to be fulfilled.
Poročilo kaže, da se cena, ki jo je proizvajalec izvoznik plačal za pravico do uporabe zemljišč, zelo razlikuje od tržne vrednosti.
On the basis of above, the claim of the exporting producer was rejected and recitals (24) to (37) of the provisional Regulation are confirmed.
Na podlagi tega je bilo ugotovljeno, da ta zainteresirana stran pravice do uporabe zemljišč ni pridobila po tržni vrednosti in da merilo 3 ni izpolnjeno.
Choice of the analogue country
Na podlagi navedenega se zahtevek proizvajalca izvoznika zavrne, uvodne izjave od 24 do 37 začasne uredbe pa se potrdijo.
Following the provisional disclosure, three interested parties raised concerns as to the choice of Japan as an analogue country, and in particular the producer Ajinomoto Co., Japan (‘Ajinomoto Japan’), the parent company of the complainant and the establishment of the normal value for the PRC on the basis of this country.
Izbira primerljive države
Parties claimed in particular that Ajinomoto Japan enjoys a monopolistic position on its domestic market where it is able to command a significantly higher price compared with other markets, such as Korea or the PRC where competition is taking place.
Po začasnem razkritju so tri zainteresirane strani izrazile zaskrbljenost glede izbire Japonske, zlasti proizvajalca Ajinomoto Co. iz Japonske („Ajinomoto Japan“), ki je matična družba pritožnika, kot primerljive države in glede določitve normalne vrednosti za LRK na podlagi podatkov za to državo.
During the hearing held by the Hearing officer one party claimed that Ajinomoto Japan holds a dominant position in its domestic market, with basically 100 % market share and there is thus no imports and no competition in Japan.
Zainteresirane strani so trdile zlasti, da ima družba Ajinomoto Japan monopolni položaj na domačem trgu, kjer lahko zahteva bistveno višjo ceno kot na drugih trgih, kot sta Koreja ali LRK, kjer je prisotna konkurenca.
Moreover, parties consider that Japan is clearly not a suitable analogue country as the differences between the Japanese and the Chinese markets are obvious and are shown by the high level of the dumping margins found in the provisional Regulation.
Na zaslišanju pri pooblaščencu za zaslišanje je ena stran trdila, da ima družba Ajinomoto Japan na domačem trgu prevladujoč položaj, saj ima praktično 100-odstotni tržni delež, zato na Japonskem ni uvoza in konkurence.
They also claimed that the presence of several domestic producers makes the domestic Chinese market more competitive, and that the profit recorded by Chinese producers on their domestic market is substantially lower than the one reported by the analogue country producer.
Poleg tega zainteresirane strani menijo, da Japonska vsekakor ni ustrezna primerljiva država, saj so med japonskim in kitajskim trgom očitne razlike, ki se kažejo v visokih stopnjah dampinga, ugotovljenih v začasni uredbi.
Another party claimed that the choice of Japan as an analogue country is the worst possible scenario and that the result of the comparison between Japanese prices and Chinese prices show that it is not a realistic or reasonable choice.
Trdile so tudi, da je domači kitajski trg zaradi prisotnosti več domačih proizvajalcev konkurenčnejši in da je dobiček kitajskih proizvajalcev na domačem trgu bistveno manjši od dobička proizvajalca iz primerljive države.
At the initial stage of the investigation, the Commission sought the cooperation from other third countries in order to select an appropriate analogue country.
Druga zainteresirana stran je trdila, da je izbira Japonske kot primerljive države najslabša možnost in da rezultati primerjave med japonskimi in kitajskimi cenami kažejo, da Japonska ni realna ali razumna izbira.
The investigation revealed that the world production of aspartame was concentrated in few countries: the PRC, France, Japan and Korea.
V začetni fazi preiskave je Komisija k sodelovanju pozvala še druge tretje države, da bi izbrala ustrezno primerljivo državo.
The known producers in Korea and Japan were contacted.
Preiskava je pokazala, da je svetovna proizvodnja aspartama omejena na nekaj držav, in sicer LRK, Francijo, Japonsko in Korejo.
The only known Korean producer refused to cooperate.
Komisija je vzpostavila stik z znanimi proizvajalci v Koreji in na Japonskem.
As discussed at the provisional stage, only the producer in Japan agreed to cooperate and Japan was thus the only market economy third country available as analogue country.
Edini znani korejski proizvajalec je zavrnil sodelovanje.
Its data was used to establish the normal values in the provisional Regulation.
Kot je bilo obravnavano v začasni fazi, je na sodelovanje pristal samo proizvajalec iz Japonske, zato je bila Japonska edina tretja država s tržnim gospodarstvom, ki jo je bilo mogoče uporabiti kot primerljivo državo.
The Commission notes that the choice of Japan is contested by several parties, in particular for the high domestic market share of Ajinomoto Japan and the alleged limited competition in that market.
Njeni podatki so se v začasni uredbi uporabili za določitev normalnih vrednosti.
However, the parties did not provide any evidence in support of their claims in this regard.
Komisija ugotavlja, da več strani nasprotuje izbiri Japonske, zlasti zaradi velikega domačega tržnega deleža družbe Ajinomoto Japan in domnevne omejene konkurence na japonskem trgu.
The investigation did not show that Japan was not an open market because of import restrictions, such as high customs duties or other tariffs and quantitative restrictions and in fact revealed that imports of aspartame are reported into the Japanese market, including from the PRC and Korea.
Vendar strani niso predložile nobenih dokazov v podporo svojim trditvam v zvezi s tem.
Nevertheless, in order to assess the appropriateness of Japan as an analogue country for the PRC, the Commission further examined the competition conditions in which the prices for the like product are formed in Japan.
Preiskava ni pokazala, da Japonska ni odprt trg zaradi omejitev uvoza, kot so visoke carine ali druge tarife in količinske omejitve, temveč je dejansko pokazala, da se poroča o uvozu aspartama na japonski trg, med drugim tudi iz LRK in Koreje.
As already noted, only one producer is active on the Japanese market competing with imports from the PRC and Korea.
Kljub temu je Komisija zaradi ocene ustreznosti Japonske kot primerljive države za LRK nadalje proučila konkurenčne pogoje, v katerih se oblikujejo cene za podobni izdelek na Japonskem.
More importantly, the profit margins of the Japanese producer achieved on customers were found to vary greatly between types and sizes of customers.
Kot je bilo navedeno, je na japonskem trgu dejaven samo en proizvajalec, ki konkurira uvozu iz LRK in Koreje.
The investigation did not bring to light any rational reason for the wide difference between profit margins.
Pomembneje je, da se stopnje dobička japonskega proizvajalca pri prodaji strankam zelo razlikujejo med strankami različnih vrst in velikosti.
In particular, it was not found that the profit margin variations could be explained by the quantity sold, for instance.
Preiskava ni razkrila nobenega razumnega razloga za velike razlike med stopnjami dobička.
Therefore, in view of this outstanding issue, it was considered that using prices that yield such an irrational variation of profits would render the determination of the normal value indeed inappropriate and unreasonable.
Zlasti ni pokazala, da bi bilo mogoče te razlike pojasniti na primer s prodanimi količinami izdelkov.
On that basis, at the definitive stage the Commission had to resort to any other reasonable basis for the determination of the normal value in accordance to Article 2(7)(a) of the basis Regulation.
Zato se je ob upoštevanju tega nerešenega vprašanja štelo, da bi bila uporaba cen, ki povzročajo take nerazumne razlike v dobičku, za določitev normalne vrednosti res neprimerna in nesmiselna.
To that end, the normal value for the PRC was based on the prices of the Union industry, duly adjusted to include a reasonable profit margin.
Na podlagi tega je morala Komisija v zaključni fazi v skladu s členom 2(7)(a) osnovne uredbe uporabiti katero koli drugo razumno osnovo za določitev normalne vrednosti.
Normal value
Zato je normalna vrednost za LRK temeljila na cenah industrije Unije, ki so bile ustrezno prilagojene, tako da so vsebovale razumno stopnjo dobička.
The prices of the sole Union producer for the like product on the Union market were used as a reasonable basis for the determination of the normal value for the exporting producers in the PRC not granted MET, pursuant to Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Normalna vrednost
Firstly, the Commission examined whether, in accordance with Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation, the total volume of the sales of the like product to independent customers in the Union was overall representative.
Cene edinega proizvajalca Unije, ki prodaja podobni izdelek na trgu Unije, so se v skladu s členom 2(7)(a) osnovne uredbe uporabile kot razumna podlaga za določitev normalne vrednosti za proizvajalce izvoznike v LRK, ki jim TGO ni bila odobrena.
To this end, this total sales volume was compared to the total volume of the product concerned exported by each of the sampled Chinese exporting producers to the Union.
Komisija je najprej proučila, ali je bil v skladu s členom 2(2) osnovne uredbe celotni obseg prodaje podobnega izdelka neodvisnim strankam v Uniji na splošno reprezentativen.
On that basis, it was found that the Union producer sold the like product in representative quantities on the Union market.
Zato se je celotni obseg prodaje primerjal s celotnim obsegom izvoza zadevnega izdelka za vsakega od vzorčenih kitajskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov v Unijo.
Secondly, the Commission identified the product types sold domestically by the Union producer that were identical with the types sold for export to the Union by the sampled Chinese exporting producers.
Na tej podlagi je bilo ugotovljeno, da je proizvajalec Unije podobni izdelek na trgu Unije prodajal v reprezentativnih količinah.
It compared on a product type basis the sales volume in the Union with the exports to the Union by each sampled exporting producer.
Komisija je opredelila, katere vrste izdelkov, ki jih je na domačem trgu prodajal proizvajalec Unije, so bile enake vrstam, ki so jih za izvoz v Unijo prodajali vzorčeni kitajski proizvajalci izvozniki.
This comparison showed that only one product type produced in the Union matched completely with the product type exported by the sampled Chinese exporting producers.
Na podlagi vrste izdelka je obseg prodaje v Uniji primerjala z izvozom vsakega posameznega vzorčenega proizvajalca izvoznika v Unijo.
The Commission subsequently examined for the Union producer whether this product type sold on the Union market could be considered as being sold in the ordinary course of trade pursuant to Article 2(4) of the basic Regulation.
Ta primerjava je pokazala, da se je samo ena vrsta izdelka, proizvedena v Uniji, povsem ujemala z vrsto izdelka, ki jo izvažajo vzorčeni kitajski proizvajalci izvozniki.