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Following final disclosure CISA, Eurofer and one importer returned to this issue in their comments and at the hearing:
En uvoznik je trdil, da „posebne debele pločevine“ in „blagovne debele pločevine“ nimajo enakih osnovnih fizikalnih, kemijskih in tehničnih lastnosti ter da dejstvo, da je mogoče debele pločevine narediti po meri, ne more razveljaviti razlikovanja glede na debelino med „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“.
CISA did not raise any new substantial arguments.
V zvezi s tem je en uvoznik navedel tri predhodne protidampinške primere, v katerih so bile za opredelitev izdelkov v preiskavi uporabljene dimenzije, kot so največji prečni prerez (jeklene vrvi in kabli s poreklom iz LRK in Ukrajine [5]), določen razpon debeline in širine (aluminijaste folije s poreklom iz Armenije, Brazilije in LRK [6]) ali navedba fizikalnih in kemijskih lastnosti (jekla, odporna proti koroziji, s poreklom iz LRK [7]).Na podlagi tega je en uvoznik ugotovil, da bi se lahko Komisija za razlikovanje med „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“ sklicevala na debelino 150 mm.
One importer claimed that ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’ do not have the same basic physical, chemical and technical characteristics and that the fact that heavy plates can be made to measure cannot invalidate distinction by thickness between ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’.
Eurofer je ravno nasprotno trdil, da imajo vse debele pločevine podobne fizikalne, kemijske in tehnične lastnosti, saj so vse debele pločevine narejene iz ploščato valjanega jekla, so ploščate (tj. ne v kolobarjih) in imajo podoben razpon dimenzij, ki ustreza opredelitvi zadevnega izdelka.
In this context this importer referred to three previous anti-dumping cases where dimensions were used to define products under investigation, such as maximum cross-sectional dimension (steel ropes and cables originating in the PRC and Ukraine [5]), certain thickness range combined with certain width (aluminium foil originating in Armenia, Brazil and the PRC [6]) or reference to physical and chemical properties (corrosion resistant steels originating in the PRC [7]).On this basis this importer concluded that the Commission could refer to the thickness of 150 mm to distinguish between ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’.
V zvezi s tem je Eurofer navedel tri predhodne protidampinške primere v jeklarski industriji, v katerih je bil izdelek v preiskavi opredeljen kot ena vrsta izdelka ne glede na debelino ali razred jekla (vroče valjani ploščati izdelki s poreklom iz Bolgarije, Indije, Južne Afrike, Tajvana in Jugoslavije [8]), kljub obsežnemu naboru izdelkov pri vseh vrstah izdelka (žice iz nerjavnega jekla s poreklom iz Indije [9]) ali kljub razlikam pri izgubi jedra ali ravni hrupa (zrnato usmerjeni ploščato valjani izdelki iz silicijevega jekla za elektropločevine s poreklom iz LRK, Japonske, Južne Koreje, Rusije in ZDA [10]).Eurofer je nadalje navedel primere v drugih industrijah, kot sta sončni paneli s poreklom iz LRK ter obutev s poreklom iz LRK in Vietnama, v katerih je bilo prav tako ugotovljeno, da so izdelki z različnimi lastnostmi zajeti v opredelitvi zadevnega izdelka.
Eurofer claimed to the contrary that all heavy plate share similar physical, chemical and technical properties, all heavy plate is made from flat-rolled steel, is flat (i.e. not in coils) and has a similar range of dimensions meeting the definition of the product concerned.
Eurofer je nazadnje poudaril navedbo Sodišča prve stopnje [11], da ima Komisija „široko diskrecijsko pravico“ pri opredelitvi podobnega izdelka.
In this context Eurofer referred to three previous anti-dumping cases in the steel industry where the product under investigation was defined as one class of product regardless of thickness or grade of steel (hot-rolled flat products originating in Bulgaria, India, South Africa, Taiwan and Yugoslavia [8]), despite the existence of a wide product mix among all the product types (stainless steel wires originating in India [9]), or despite the existence of differences in core loss or noise levels (grain-oriented flat rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the PRC, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the USA [10]).Eurofer further referred to cases in other industries such as solar panels originating in the PRC and footwear originating in the PRC and Vietnam, where products with different properties were also found to fall within the definition of the product concerned.
Komisija ob upoštevanju navedenih pripomb ugotavlja, da tako kot v večini preiskav opredelitev zadevnega izdelka zajema veliko različnih vrst izdelka, ki imajo enake ali podobne osnovne fizikalne, tehnične in kemijske lastnosti.
Finally Eurofer also pointed out that the Court of First Instance [11] stated that the Commission enjoys a ‘wide discretion’ in determining the like product.
Dejstvo, da so te značilnosti lahko pri vsaki posamezni vrsti izdelka različne, lahko dejansko privede do tega, da se zajame širok nabor vrst.
In respect to above comments the Commission notes that as is the case in most investigations, the definition of the product concerned covers a wide variety of product types which share the same or similar basic physical, technical and chemical characteristics.
Komisija nadalje ugotavlja, da čeprav se različne vrste debelih pločevin razlikujejo glede na debelino, razred jekla itd., CISA in en uvoznik nista dokazala oziroma predložila nobenih dokazov ali tehtnih argumentov, zakaj bi bila debelina 150 mm ustrezna za razlikovanje med „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“ zaradi fizikalnih, kemijskih in tehničnih lastnosti ali zaradi končne uporabe in zamenljivosti (glej oddelek 2.1.2 v nadaljevanju).
The fact that these characteristics can vary from product type to product type may indeed lead to cover a wide range of types.
Na podlagi navedenega Komisija ugotavlja, da imajo „posebne debele pločevine“ in „blagovne debele pločevine“ enake osnovne fizikalne, kemijske in tehnične lastnosti.
The Commission further notes that even though different types of heavy plate have different thickness, steel grades, etc., CISA and one importer failed to demonstrate and to submit any evidence or substantial argument that the thickness of 150 mm would be an appropriate distinction between ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’ for reasons of physical, chemical and technical characteristics or end-use and interchangeability (see section 2.1.2 below).
Drugačna končna uporaba in zamenljivost
On the basis of the above, the Commission concludes that ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’ have the same basic physical, chemical and technical characteristics.
CISA in en uvoznik sta trdila tudi, da ima uvoz „posebnih debelih pločevin“ popolnoma drugačno končno uporabo in ni zamenljiv z „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“.
Different end-use and interchangeability
CISA je trdila, da je uvoz „posebnih debelih pločevin“ v glavnem namenjen industriji oblikovanja kovin Unije, ki je odvisna od tega uvoza.
CISA and one importer also alleged that imports of ‘special heavy plate’ have a completely different end use, and that they are not interchangeable with ‘commodity heavy plate’.
Hkrati je en uvoznik trdil, da številne različne industrije uporabljajo „posebne debele pločevine“, vključno z rudarskimi stroji in stroji za zemeljska dela, žerjavi in dvižno opremo, gradnjo mostov, vetrnimi elektrarnami, energetsko industrijo itd.
CISA submitted that imports of ‘special heavy plate’ are essentially for the Union's metal forming industry, which is dependent on such imports.
Nobeden od uporabnikov v Uniji ali industriji iz uvodnih izjav 41 in 42 zgoraj ni podprl argumenta iz uvodne izjave 40 zgoraj.
At the same time one importer submitted that ‘special heavy plate’ are used by a wide range of industries, including mining and earth moving machines (yellow goods), crane and lifting equipment, bridge constructions, wind turbine towers, energy sector, etc.
Ravno nasprotno, zlasti v zvezi z vetrnimi elektrarnami dokazi, ki so jih predložili ta uvoznik in druge zainteresirane strani, kažejo, da proizvajalci vetrnih elektrarn kupujejo debele pločevine, ki niso zajete v opredelitvi „posebnih debelih pločevin“, kot sta predlagala en uvoznik ali CISA, temveč v opredelitvi „blagovnih debelih pločevin“.
No users in the Union or the industries mentioned in recitals 41 and 42 above came forward to support the argument set out at recital 40 above.
Komisija ugotavlja, da res obstaja veliko različnih končnih uporab „posebnih debelih pločevin“.
To the contrary, in particular concerning wind turbine towers, evidence provided by this importer and by other interested parties shows that producers of wind turbine towers do buy heavy plate, which does not fall under the definition of ‘special heavy plate’ as proposed by one importer or CISA but rather under their definition of ‘commodity heavy plate’.
Toda zainteresirane strani niso predložile podrobnih dokazov (na primer računov, izdanih uporabnikom v navedenih industrijah, ki bi dokazovali, da te industrije dejansko uporabljajo navedene izdelke), na podlagi katerih bi Komisija lahko ocenila, ali so končni uporabniki „posebnih debelih pločevin“ in „blagovnih debelih pločevin“ različni, ali pa lahko večina končnih uporabnikov, če ne celo vsi, ene nadomesti z drugimi.
The Commission notes that there is indeed a broad number of different end-uses of ‘special heavy plate’.
Tako ni bilo predloženih dokazov o tem, da „posebne debele pločevine“ niso zamenljive z drugimi debelimi pločevinami.
However, interested parties have not provided detailed evidence (for example invoices to users in these industries showing that these industries are actually using these products) that would have enabled the Commission to carry out an assessment whether those end-uses are different for ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’, or whether, in reality, most or all end-users are able to substitute one for the other.
En uvoznik je navedel, da je uporaba debelih pločevin odvisna od izračunanih strukturnih vrednosti in mehanskih vplivov (povezanih s fizikalnimi in kemijskimi lastnostmi) ter od poslovnih vidikov (povezanih s cenami in stroški proizvodnih procesov).
Following final disclosure CISA, one importer and Eurofer returned to this issue in their comments and at the hearing.
objavo nemškega združenja proizvajalcev jekla, ki navaja korelacije med maso, debelino, močjo in razredom jekla;
CISA did not raise any new arguments.
cenovno politiko proizvajalcev Unije, v skladu s katero za debele pločevine debeline nad 120 mm veljajo dodatne dajatve;
One importer submitted that the use of heavy plate depends on calculated structural values and mechanical impacts (related to physical and chemical properties) and on commercial aspects (related to prices and costs of production processes).
primerjavo dveh tehnologij proizvodnje debelih pločevin, tj. iz ingotov, ki so dražji, in iz kontinuirno litih palic, ki so cenejše;
In support of their arguments they referred to:
dejstvom, da je v LRK največja debelina palic 400 mm, kar pomeni, da so kot surovina za proizvodnjo debelih pločevin debeline nad 200 mm potrebni ingoti (kar pomeni dražji postopek);
the publication of German Association of Steel Producers indicating the correlations between the weight, thickness, strength and steel grade;
tem, da nekateri proizvajalci Unije v LRK izvažajo debele pločevine posebnih razredov.
the pricing policy of Union producers where heavy plate above 120 mm is subject to surcharges for thickness;
Komisija ugotavlja, da CISA in en uvoznik nista predložila nobenih dokazov, ki bi potrdili, da je debelina pločevine nad ali pod 150 mm objektivno merilo za razlikovanje med „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“.
the comparison between two technologies of production of heavy plate, that is from ingots (more expensive) and from continuous cast slabs (less expensive);
Prav tako ni bilo predloženih dokazov, da med mejnimi segmenti debelih pločevin ni prekrivanja in konkurence, na primer med tistimi debeline 155 mm in 145 mm.
the fact that in the PRC the maximum slab thickness is 400 mm, which means that for the production of heavy plate above 200 mm ingots are required as raw material (which implies a more expensive process);
Več računov, ki jih je predložil en uvoznik, je ravno nasprotno pokazalo, da so bile „blagovne debele pločevine“ in „posebne debele pločevine“ prodane isti stranki in navedene na istem računu.
the existence of exports by some Union producers of heavy plate in special grades to the PRC.
Po dokončnem razkritju je en uvoznik nadalje navedel, da bi lahko Komisija uvedla novo ločeno oznako TARIC za razlikovanje med „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ s sklicevanjem na fizikalne in kemijske lastnosti ter debelino.
The Commission notes that both CISA and one importer failed to submit any evidence to confirm that the objective distinction between ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’ is whether the plate has a thickness over, or under 150 mm.
Ta stran je predlagala tudi formalno zahtevo za inšpekcijsko poročilo neodvisne družbe za raziskovanje, da bi potrdili navedeno razlikovanje pri carinjenju.
Moreover no evidence has been submitted that there is no overlapping and competition between adjoining segments of heavy plates, for example between those of thickness of 155 mm and 145 mm.
Ker merilo debeline 150 mm kot mejne vrednosti med „posebnimi debelimi pločevinami“ in „blagovnimi debelimi pločevinami“ ni ustrezno utemeljeno, argumenta v zvezi z opredelitvijo carinskih oznak in formalnega pregledovanja ni treba obravnavati, kot je predlagal en uvoznik.
To the contrary, several of the invoices submitted by one importer showed that ‘commodity heavy plate’ and ‘special heavy plate’ were sold on the same invoice to the same customer.
Toda Komisija se strinja, da je s tehničnega vidika nekatere izdelke načeloma mogoče izključiti iz obsega izdelka.
Following the final disclosure one importer submitted further that the Commission could create new separate TARIC code to make a distinction between ‘commodity heavy plate’ and ‘special heavy plate’ by referring to the physical and chemical properties as well as to thickness.
Odločilno vprašanje pa je, ali je na podlagi pravnih, gospodarskih in političnih premislekov takšna izključitev upravičena (v zvezi s tem glej naslednji oddelek).
This party suggested further a formal requirement of an inspection report of an independent survey company in order to certify the above distinction upon customs clearance.
En uvoznik je v svojih pripombah v zvezi z dokončnim razkritjem nadalje navedel številne anonimizirane račune, ki jih je opisal kot svojo prodajo „posebnih debelih pločevin“ uporabnikom v industrijah rudarskih strojev in strojev za zemeljska dela, žerjavov in dvižne opreme, gradnje mostov, vetrnih elektrarn, v energetski industriji itd. En uvoznik je navedel tudi, da se je pripravljen strinjati z dogovori Komisije za preverjanje teh podatkov.
Since the parameter of thickness of 150 mm as the cut-off point between ‘special heavy plate’ and ‘commodity heavy plate’ is not properly justified, the argument concerning the definition of customs codes and formal inspection, as suggested by the importer, does not need to be addressed.
Komisija meni, da v obravnavanem primeru takšno preverjanje ni potrebno.
The Commission agrees, however, that as a matter of principle, it is possible to exclude certain products from the product scope from a technical point of view.
Poleg tega bi bilo glede na zelo pozno ponudbo v praksi preverjanje zelo težko ali celo nemogoče izvesti.
The decisive question is, however, whether based on legal, economic and political considerations, such exclusion is justified (see on that point in the following section).
Toda kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 47 zgoraj, je več računov, ki jih je predložil en uvoznik, pokazalo, da so bile „blagovne debele pločevine“ in „posebne debele pločevine“ prodane isti stranki in navedene na istem računu.
One importer submitted further in their comments to final disclosure a number of anonymised invoices describing them as their sales of ‘special heavy plate’ to users in mining and earth moving machines (yellow goods), crane and lifting equipment, bridge constructions, wind turbine towers, energy sector, etc.
To jasno kaže, da lahko iste stranke uporabljajo obe vrsti debelih pločevin, kar tudi počnejo.
This importer also offered to agree with the Commission arrangements for verifying this data.
En uvoznik je v svojih pripombah v zvezi z dokončnim razkritjem navedel tudi objavo informacijskega centra Stahl-Informations-Zentrum, ki opisuje različne načine uporabe debelih pločevin.
The Commission considers that such verification is not necessary in the present case.
Komisija ustrezno upošteva to poročilo in je seznanjena z različnimi načini uporabe debelih pločevin.
Given the very late offer, it would also have been practically very difficult, if not impossible to implement.
Toda kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 44 zgoraj, ni bilo predloženih dokazov o tem, da „posebne debele pločevine“ niso zamenljive z drugimi debelimi pločevinami.
However, as indicated in recital 47 above, several of the invoices submitted by this importer showed that ‘commodity heavy plate’ and ‘special heavy plate’ was sold on the same invoice to the same customer.
En uvoznik je v svojih pripombah v zvezi z dokončnim razkritjem nazadnje navedel protidampinške ukrepe na debele pločevine v Avstraliji in ZDA, kjer je bila uvedena izključitev nekaterih vrst izdelkov na podlagi razreda in debeline.
This clearly shows that the same customers can and do use both types of heavy plate.
Vendar Komisija opozarja, da so bile te izključitve uvedene v fazi začetka postopka, odločitev o izključitvi pa ni bila utemeljena z razlogi.
One importer referred also in their comments to final disclosure to publication of Stahl-Informations-Zentrum illustrating different uses of heavy plate.
V vsakem primeru pa odločitve drugih članic STO ne vplivajo na razmere v Uniji.
The Commission takes due note of this report and is aware of different uses of heavy plate.
Eurofer je v svojih pripombah v zvezi z dokončnim razkritjem navedel, da razred, ki sta ga en uvoznik in CISA opredelila kot „posebne debele pločevine“, temelji zgolj na njuni lastni arbitrarni razvrstitvi.
However as mentioned in recital 44 above no evidence was submitted showing that ‘special heavy plate’ is not interchangeable with other heavy plate.
Eurofer je to ponazoril z dvema primeroma, ki potrjujeta ugotovitve Komisije iz uvodne izjave 47 zgoraj:
Finally one importer referred in their comments to final disclosure to anti-dumping measures on heavy plate in Australia and the USA, where certain product type exclusions were introduced based on grades and thicknesses.
navedeni strani konstrukcijsko jeklo razreda S500 uvrščata v „posebne debele pločevine“, jeklo za gradnjo ladij razreda AQ51 pa v „blagovne debele pločevine“, čeprav imata ta razreda jekla podobno mejo lezenja in natezno trdnost;
The Commission notes however that those exclusions occurred at the stage of initiation of those proceedings, and no reasoning is given as to why that exclusion was decided.
navedeni strani legirano jeklo za tlačno posodo uvrščata v „blagovne debele pločevine“, razne druge razrede legiranega jekla pa v „posebne debele pločevine“.
In any event, decisions by other WTO members do not prejudge the situation in the Union.
Na podlagi tega Komisija zavrača trditev, da imajo „posebne debele pločevine“ drugačno končno uporabo in niso zamenljive z drugimi izdelki iz te preiskave.
Eurofer submitted in their comments to final disclosure that the grades designated by one importer and CISA as ‘special heavy plate’ is based merely upon their own arbitrary classification.
Ocena možnosti izključitve nekaterih izdelkov iz obsega izdelka
To illustrate this Eurofer referred to two examples that confirm the Commission's finding in recital 47 above:
Komisija ugotavlja, da dejstvo, da je v okviru obsega izdelka mogoče razlikovati med vrstami, razredi, kakovostmi itd. debelih pločevin ter med načini in stroški proizvodnje, ne preprečuje, da se lahko štejejo za en sam izdelek, dokler imajo enake osnovne fizikalne, tehnične in/ali kemijske lastnosti.
structural steel grade S500 is classified by those parties as ‘special heavy plate’ while shipbuilding steel grade AQ51 is classified by those parties as ‘commodity heavy plate’ even though the two steel grades have similar yield and tensile strengths;
Komisija se v zvezi s tem sklicuje na sodno prakso iz uvodne izjave 28 zgoraj.
alloy pressure vessel steel is classified by those parties as ‘commodity heavy plate’ while various other alloy steel grades are classified by those parties as ‘special heavy plate’.
Komisija priznava tudi, da bi lahko po vzoru preiskovalnih organov v drugih državah članicah STO nekatere izdelke izključila iz obsega preiskave, če bi se ji zdelo takšno ukrepanje primerno.
On this basis the Commission rejects the argument that ‘special heavy plate’ has a different end-use and is not interchangeable with the other products subject to the investigation.
Vendar Komisija meni, da na podlagi ocene vseh dejstev, ugotovljenih med preiskavo, takšna izključitev ni upravičena.
Appreciation of the opportunity of excluding certain products from the product scope
CISA je predložila tudi izračun, ki kaže, da bi izključitev „posebnih debelih pločevin“ predstavljala 9,2 % celotnega uvoza iz LRK.
The Commission notes that the fact that within the product scope of heavy plate various distinctions can be made between types, grades, qualities, etc. of heavy plate and that there might be differences in production methods and costs, does not preclude that they can be regarded as a single product, as long as they have the same basic physical, technical and/or chemical characteristics.
Na podlagi tega je trdila, da bo imela izključitev „posebnih debelih pločevin“ iz obsega izdelka „zelo omejen vpliv na splošno določitev preiskave“ in da naj „ne bi ogrozila splošnega učinka protidampinških ukrepov na dampinški uvoz debelih pločevin“, saj bi za „blagovne debele pločevine“ ukrepi še naprej veljali.
In this respect the Commission refers to the case-law quoted in recital 28 above.
Analiza izvoza vzorčenih proizvajalcev izvoznikov iz LRK na podlagi kontrolne številke izdelka kaže, da „posebne debele pločevine“ nelojalno nižajo prodajne cene industrije Unije in tako prispevajo k škodi, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
The Commission also recognizes that it could, if it considered such course of action appropriate, exclude certain products from the scope of the investigation, as investigating authorities in other WTO Member States have done.
Ker ni mogoče ugotoviti, da imajo „posebne debele pločevine“ drugačno končno uporabo kot „blagovne debele pločevine“ in da s slednjimi niso zamenljive, trenutne omejene količine te prodaje ne morejo biti kazalnik, da njihova izključitev ne bi ogrozila učinkovitosti ukrepov.
However, the Commission considers that on the basis of an assessment of all facts established during the investigation, such exclusion is not warranted.
Če bi „posebne debele pločevine“ izključili iz obsega izdelka, bi lahko uporabniki, ki trenutno kupujejo „blagovne debele pločevine“, začeli uporabljati „posebne debele pločevine“, s čimer bi se izognili pristojbinam in ogrozili učinkovitost ukrepov.
CISA submitted a calculation showing that excluding ‘special heavy plate’ would account for 9,2 % of the total imports from the PRC.
Poleg tega proizvajalci Unije v nasprotju z razmerami v drugih državah članicah STO vse vrste debelih pločevin proizvajajo v znatnih količinah in vsi ti izdelki trpijo zaradi škodljivega dampinga.