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Therefore, the Commission did not only analyse the level of imports in the registration period but also took into account imports in the period between initiation and registration.
Res je, da so se v istem obdobju znižale tudi cene surovin.
This is in line with the provisions of Article 10(4)(d) of the basic Regulation which, as explained in recital 21 to 25 above mandates the Commission to analyse the period subsequent to the investigation period which is, in our practice, as from the initiation of an investigation until the moment that registration ceases to apply.
Vendar opravljena analiza kaže, da znižanje cen surovin ni moglo upravičevati več kot 4-odstotnega znižanja prodajnih cen.
The analysis period thus established in full compliance with the law, allows that a complete assessment could be made on the rise of imports and their subsequent impact and their ability to undermine the remedial effects of the measures.
Dejstvo, da te bistveno nižje uvozne cene ogrožajo popravljalni učinek protidampinške dajatve, je ponazorjeno s splošno primerjavo povprečne cene uvoza iz zadevnih držav s povprečno prodajno ceno iz industrije Unije v obdobju preiskave in v obdobju po njem.
In its response to the disclosure, the Russian exporting producers and the Ministry of economic development of the Russian Federation challenged the Commission's approach of a cumulative assessment (covering both Chinese and Russian imports) in order to meet the requirements of Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation.
Navedena primerjava privede do 7-odstotnega nelojalnega znižanja prodajnih cen v obdobju preiskave, medtem ko se je po navedenem obdobju ta stopnja zvišala na 14 %.
However, the basic Regulation does not prohibit a cumulative interpretation of Article 10(4) and the conditions for cumulation clearly apply in this case.
Poleg tega so se uvozne cene v obdobju registracije še naprej zniževale bolj kot cene proizvajalcev Unije.
Further, where appropriate a separate analysis of Russian and Chinese imports was made, which led also to the conclusion that there was a further substantial rise in imports (see recital 50 above) and did not demonstrate that a different approach was necessary for the Russian Federation.
Povprečna uvozna cena v zadevnem obdobju [10] je bila 408 EUR za Kitajsko (19 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju preiskave in 6 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju od začetka preiskave do registracije [11]) in 371 EUR za Rusijo (24 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju preiskave in 15 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju od začetka preiskave do registracije).
Therefore this claim was rejected.
Za obe državi skupaj je bila povprečna uvozna cena v obdobju registracije 386 EUR (22 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju preiskave in 11 % nižja od povprečne uvozne cene v obdobju od začetka preiskave do registracije).
The undermining of the remedial effect of the definitive ant-dumping duty
Zato se je nelojalno nižanje prodajnih cen v obdobju registracije v povprečju še dodatno povečalo za približno 20 %.
Volumes and market shares
Komisija glede na navedeno ugotavlja, da bo nadaljnja znatna rast uvoza zaradi svoje časovne opredeljenosti in obsega ter nadaljnjih znižanj povprečnih cen verjetno resno ogrozila popravljalni učinek dokončne protidampinške dajatve.
In order to assess the impact of the substantial rise in imports on the remedial effect of the definitive anti-dumping duty, questionnaires on the sales after the investigation period were sent to Eurofer and the 5 sampled Union producers.
Kopičenje zalog
The period for which post-investigation period figures were requested was April 2015 to January 2016 (at the time of sending the post-investigation period questionnaire, this was the most recent period).
Kot je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 52, je Komisija našla dokaze o kopičenju zalog po začetku preiskave.
The information thus received shows that Union consumption on the free market, in that period, increased by 14 % while sales volumes achieved by the Union producers remained rather stable with only a slight increase of 3 %.
Ker je verjetno, da bodo izdelki, katerih zaloge se kopičijo, navsezadnje vstopili na trg Unije, Komisija meni, da je tako kopičenje zalog dodaten znak, da bo uvoz, ki se opravi celo po registraciji, ogrozil popravljalni učinek dajatev.
Consequently, the Union industry's market share further decreased by 7 percentage points (from 71 % to 64 %).
Nekatere zainteresirane strani so izpodbijale trditev glede kopičenja zalog, pri čemer so trdile, da ugotovitev kopičenja zalog ni bila podprta z dokazi.
This is a clear sign of further injury to the Union industry.
Vendar je jasno, da se je uvoz po obdobju preiskave znatno povečal v primerjavi s stopnjami pred začetkom preiskave in da so sodelujoči uvozniki in/ali uporabniki poročali o povečanju zalog.
In terms of volumes it should be made clear that imports in the registration period were included in the assessment of the ‘further increase in imports’ and that imports in the registration period in isolation fell as compared to pre-registration levels but were still in substantial volumes.
Poleg tega je za trg hladno valjanega jekla značilen uvoz s strani trgovcev in tudi končnih uporabnikov.
It was claimed by several parties that this fall in imports in the registration period demonstrated that the registration step had succeeded.
Kljub dejstvu, da so se cene v mesecih po začetku te preiskave zniževale, se je trgovce in uporabnike spodbujalo k povečanju njihovega povprečnega mesečnega obsega uvoza in ravni zalog, kar so tudi storili.
However, the substantial level of imports during the registration period (approximately 165000 tonnes) clearly shows that importers and/or users had not been deterred by the registration step and as explained below the retroactive imposition of duties is necessary in order not to undermine the remedial effects of the measures.
Zato je očitno, da je prišlo do kopičenja zalog.
Prices and price undercutting
Ena skupina uvoznikov je trdila, da je zagotovila dokaze, da je raven njenih zalog izkazovala padajoči trend in da njena nabava v obdobju po začetku preiskave ni bila namenjena kopičenju zalog.
When comparing the average monthly import price using Eurostat data, it is established that during the 11 months following the investigation period, the average monthly import prices from the PRC and Russia have decreased by 13 % and 12 % respectively when comparing with the average monthly import prices during the investigation period.
Ista zainteresirana stran je trdila, da obdobja za primerjavo ravni zaloge niso bila ustrezna, saj so bile zaloge ob koncu leta 2014 izjemno majhne zaradi nepripravljenosti bank za financiranje zalog.
It is true that in the same period prices of raw materials have decreased as well.
Na koncu je trdila, da Komisija ni dokazala, da je zadevno blago še vedno na zalogi, in navedla, da je pričakovala, da se bo material, kupljen v obdobju registracije, prodal pred uvedbo začasnih ukrepov.
However, the analysis made demonstrates that the drop in raw material prices could not justify more than a 4 % drop in sales prices.
V zvezi s tem je treba najprej opozoriti, da ocena glede ravni zaloge lahko kaže posamezne razlike med družbami, ki uvažajo zadevni izdelek.
The fact that these significantly lower import prices undermine the remedial effect of the anti-dumping duty is illustrated by an overall comparison of the average import price from the countries concerned with the average sales price from the Union industry during the investigation period and post investigation period.
Vendar ocena Komisije ni omejena na posamezne družbe, informacije v spisu, vključno z informacijami te skupine uvoznikov, pa kažejo, da je bilo povečanje 22-odstotno.
That comparison results in 7 % undercutting during the investigation period while after that period the undercutting increased to 14 %.
Poleg tega je treba opozoriti, da za to trditev niso bili predloženi nobeni dokazi, kar zadeva banke ali količine zalog.
Further, import prices in the registration period continued to fall more than those of the Union producers.
Tudi če bi bila trditev glede razpoložljivosti finančnih sredstev resnična, se Komisija sprašuje, kako bi lahko uvozniki financirali znatno povečanje uvoza po začetku preiskave brez razpoložljivih finančnih sredstev.
The average import price in that period [10] was EUR 408 for China (19 % below the average import price in the investigation period and 6 % below the average import price in the period from initiation to registration [11]) and EUR 371 for Russia (24 % below the average import price in the investigation period and 15 % below the average import price in the period from initiation to registration).
Na podlagi navedenega je bilo treba te trditve zavrniti.
For the two countries together, the average import price during registration was EUR 386 (22 % below the average import price in the investigation period and 11 % below the average import price in the period from initiation to registration).
Sklep
Consequently, undercutting in the registration period further increased to almost 20 % on average.
Komisija na podlagi navedenega ugotavlja, da je znatna rast uvoza po obdobju preiskave resno ogrozila popravljalni učinek dokončne protidampinške dajatve.
In view of the above, the Commission concludes that the further substantial rise in imports, in light of its timing and volume, as well as its further decreasing average prices, is likely to seriously undermine the remedial effect of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
Druge pripombe
Stockpiling
Več ruskih proizvajalcev izvoznikov je trdilo, da člen 10(4) osnovne uredbe ne podpira kumulativne ocene, kar zadeva pogoje, ki so določeni v navedenem členu.
As indicated in recital 52, the Commission found evidence of stockpiling after the initiation of the investigation.
Trdili so tudi, da po njihovem mnenju pogoji za retroaktivno uvedbo protidampinških dajatev niso izpolnjeni, kar zadeva uvoz hladno valjanih ploščatih izdelkov iz jekla iz Rusije.
Given that it is likely that the products that are stockpiled will ultimately enter the Union market, the Commission considers that such stockpiling is an additional indication that imports that take place even after registration will undermine the remedial effect of the duties.
Brez sklicevanja na kumulativno oceno v členu 10(4) osnovne uredbe Komisija ne bi imela pravne podlage za retroaktivno uporabo dokončnih protidampinških dajatev za uvoz iz Rusije.
Certain interested parties challenged the stockpiling argument claiming that the finding of stockpiling was not supported by evidence.
V zvezi s tem je bilo omenjeno tudi temeljno načelo nediskriminacije.
However, it is clear that imports post investigation period increased substantially as compared to pre initiation levels and that cooperating importers and/or users reported increases in stocks.
Ponoviti je treba, da se Komisija ne strinja s trditvijo, da pogoji, kot so določeni v členu 10(4), niso izpolnjeni.
In addition, the cold rolled market is characterised by imports by both traders and final users.
V tem primeru je treba poudariti, da so pogoji iz člena 10(4) izpolnjeni za obe državi pri kumulativni oceni zadevnih držav in tudi pri njuni individualni oceni.
Despite the fact that prices were falling in the months following the initiation of this investigation the traders and users were motivated to increase their monthly average import levels and stock levels, which they did.
Različne zainteresirane strani so trdile, da so se zaradi registracije uvozniki in/ali uporabniki znašli v položaju pravne negotovosti in da je to škodljivo vplivalo na njihovo poslovanje.
Therefore, it is clear that stockpiling took place.
Nadalje so trdile, da bo retroaktivna uvedba protidampinških dajatev na registrirani uvoz še poslabšala škodljivi učinek na uvoznike in/ali uporabnike v Uniji, ki so se razumno zanašali na svoje dobavitelje ob predpostavki, da niso vključeni v damping.
One group of importers claimed that it had provided evidence that the level of its stocks showed a decreasing trend and that its purchases in the period following the initiation were not aimed at stockpiling.
Trdile so tudi, da bodo retroaktivni ukrepi prizadeli uvoznike in/ali uporabnike, kar zadeva uvoz, povezan s pogodbami, sklenjenimi pred začetkom postopka.
The same interested party claimed that the periods for comparing the level of stock were not appropriate as stocks at the end of 2014 were abnormally low in view of the banks' unwillingness to finance stocks.
Komisija v zvezi s tem navaja, prvič, da je pravica preiskovalnega organa, da registrira uvoz, ko so izpolnjeni nekateri pogoji, določena v osnovni uredbi, na podlagi katere se je ta preiskava začela, in da registracijo izvede le v izjemnih primerih, saj pravne pogoje, določene v členu 14(5) osnovne uredbe, razlaga strogo.
Eventually it claimed that the Commission has not demonstrated that the goods concerned are still in stock and indicated that it expected that the material purchased in the registration period would be sold before provisional measures were imposed.
Kot je že bilo pojasnjeno, Komisija meni, da so bili v tej zadevi pogoji za registracijo očitno izpolnjeni.
In this regard, it is first noted that the assessment with regard to the level of stock may show individual differences among the companies importing the product concerned.
Drugič, dejanska registracija je bila izvedena šele sedem mesecev po začetku te preiskave.
However the Commission's assessment shall not be limited to individual companies and the information on the file, including that of this group of importers, shows that there was increase by 22 %.
Nanaša se torej na uvoz, ki je bil opravljen ob polnem poznavanju tekoče protidampinške preiskave in posledične možnosti uvedbe protidampinških dajatev.
Second it is noted that this claim is not substantiated by supporting evidence as far as banks or the volumes on stock are concerned.
Poleg tega Komisija poudarja, da osnovna uredba in protidampinški sporazum STO dovoljujeta morebitno retroaktivno uporabo protidampinških ukrepov, če so izpolnjeni nekateri pogoji.
Should the claim regarding the availability of finance still be true, the Commission wonders how importers could finance the significant increase in imports that took place after the initiation of the investigation without the availability of finance.
Glede na navedeno Komisija ne zanika, da lahko registracija uvoza kot taka povzroči določeno pravno negotovost za zadevne uvoznike in/ali uporabnike, saj ne vodi samodejno do retroaktivnega pobiranja dokončnih dajatev, če sploh.
On the basis of the above, these claims have to be rejected.
Komisija niti ne zanika, da lahko, če se dajatve navsezadnje obračunajo retroaktivno na registrirani uvoz, to negativno vpliva na strani, ki so zadevno blago uvozile v dvomesečnem obdobju registracije, ki se je končalo z uvedbo začasnih dajatev.
Conclusion
Vendar pa opozarja, da je namen registracije preprečiti ogrožanje popravljalnega učinka dajatev, do katerega bi na primer lahko prišlo z znatnim uvozom med registracijo, ki bi sledil znatnemu povečanju uvoza in kopičenju zalog, do katerih je prišlo že pred registracijo.
On the basis of the above, the Commission concludes that the substantial rise in imports subsequent to the investigation period has seriously undermined the remedial effect of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
Kadar registracija ostane neučinkovita, ker gospodarski subjekti ne upoštevajo opozorila v obliki registracije, je nujno retroaktivno uporabiti dajatve, da se tako zagotovi, da popravljalni učinek dajatev ni nadalje odložen zaradi uvoza, ki se izvaja po registraciji.
Other comments
Verjetno je, da bodo v zvezi s to zadevo številni uvozniki in/ali uporabniki, ki se zavedajo jasnega opozorila, da se lahko uvedejo retroaktivne dajatve, prenehali uvažati, medtem ko se bodo drugi odločili tvegati.
Several Russian exporting producers submitted that Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation does not indicate support for a cumulative assessment as regards the conditions stipulated in Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation.
Komisija je zato prepričana, da ni kršila načela pravne varnosti.
They further submitted that in their view conditions for retroactive imposition of anti-dumping duties are not fulfilled as far as Russian imports of CRFS are concerned.
Poleg tega lahko uvozniki v primeru prenehanja dampinga po registraciji zahtevajo povračilo plačanih dajatev.
Without a reference in Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation to cumulative assessment, there would be no legal basis for the Commission to retro-actively apply definitive anti-dumping duties on imports from Russia.
Sklep o retroaktivnem obračunu
In this light, reference was also made to the fundamental principle of non-discrimination.
V skladu s členom 10(4) osnovne uredbe se lahko protidampinške dajatve obračunajo retroaktivno, če je bil uvoz registriran v skladu s členom 14(5) in če je Komisija zadevnim uvoznikom dala priložnost, da predložijo pripombe v zvezi s tem, ali so merila iz člena 10(4) osnovne uredbe izpolnjena.
It needs to be reiterated that the Commission does not agree with the argument that the conditions as stipulated in Article 10(4) are not met.
Te velike količine zadevnega izdelka po nizkih cenah so že dodatno negativno vplivale na cene in tržni delež industrije Unije.
In this case, it is underlined that in both the cumulative assessment of the countries concerned as well as in the individual assessment of the countries concerned, the conditions of Article 10(4) are met for both countries.
Ker je obseg uvoza v povezavi z zgoraj opisanim oblikovanjem cen in razvojem tržnega deleža precejšen in obstaja poleg znatno povečanih zalog, bo uvoz, ki je bil opravljen po registraciji, verjetno resno ogrozil popravljalni učinek dokončne protidampinške dajatve.
Various interested parties submitted that due to the registration, importers and/or users found themselves in a situation of legal uncertainty and that this has had a detrimental impact on the business of importers and/or users.
Komisija na podlagi tega ugotavlja, da so pogoji, kot so določeni v členu 10(4) osnovne uredbe za retroaktivno uporabo dokončne protidampinške dajatve, izpolnjeni.
They further submitted that a retroactive imposition of anti-dumping duties on registered imports would further exacerbate the detrimental effect on Union importers and/or users, who reasonably relied on their suppliers, under the assumption that they are not involved in dumping.
Za zadevni izdelek, za katerega je bila z Izvedbeno uredbo (EU) 2015/2325 določena registracija, bi bilo torej treba obračunati dokončno protidampinško dajatev.
It was further argued that the retroactive measures would hurt importers and/or users as regards imports linked to contracts concluded before the initiation of the proceeding.
V skladu s členom 10(3) osnovne uredbe bi bilo treba stopnjo dajatve, ki jo je treba pobrati retroaktivno, določiti na ravni začasnih dajatev, uvedenih na podlagi Izvedbene uredbe (EU) 2016/181, kolikor so nižje kot stopnja dokončnih dajatev, uvedenih na podlagi Izvedbene uredbe (EU) 2016/1328.
In this regard, the Commission firstly notes that the right of the investigating authority to register imports when certain conditions are met, is stipulated in the basic Regulation under which this investigation was initiated and that it proceeds with registration only in exceptional cases as it interprets the legal conditions, as set out in Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, strictly.
Odbor, ustanovljen na podlagi člena 15(1) Uredbe (EU) 2016/1036, ni predložil mnenja –
As already explained, the Commission considers that in this case the conditions for registration were clearly met.
SPREJELA NASLEDNJO UREDBO:
Secondly, the actual registration only took place seven months after the initiation of this investigation.
Člen 1
Therefore, it relates to imports that have been made under the full knowledge of an on-going anti-dumping investigation and the resulting possibility of imposition of anti-dumping duties.
Uvede se dokončna protidampinška dajatev na uvoz ploščato valjanih izdelkov iz železa ali nelegiranega jekla ali drugega legiranega jekla, razen nerjavnega jekla, vseh širin, hladno valjanih (hladno deformiranih), neplatiranih, neprevlečenih in neprekritih ter brez nadaljnje obdelave, ki se trenutno uvrščajo pod oznake KN ex72091500 (oznaka TARIC 7209150090), 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, ex72091899 (oznaka TARIC 7209189990), ex72092500 (oznaka TARIC 7209250090), 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72112330, ex72112380 (oznake TARIC 7211238019, 7211238095 in 7211238099), ex72112900 (oznaki TARIC 7211290019 in 7211290099), 72255080 in 72269200, ter s poreklom iz Ljudske republike Kitajske in Ruske federacije, ki je bil registriran na podlagi Izvedbene uredbe (EU) 2015/2325.
In view of the above, the Commission does not contest that registration of imports as such may bring certain legal uncertainty to importers and/or users concerned as it is not automatically resulting in a retroactive collection of the definitive duties, if any.
ploščato valjani izdelki iz železa ali nelegiranega jekla, vseh širin, hladno valjani (hladno deformirani), neplatirani, neprevlečeni in neprekriti, brez nadaljnje obdelave, v kolobarjih ali ne, vseh debelin, elektropločevine,
The Commission neither contests that if duties are eventually levied retroactively on registered imports, this may negatively affect parties that have imported the subject merchandise during the two months period of registration, which ended with the imposition of provisional duties.
ploščato valjani izdelki iz železa ali nelegiranega jekla, vseh širin, hladno valjani (hladno deformirani), neplatirani, neprevlečeni in neprekriti, v kolobarjih, debeline manj kot 0,35 mm, žarjeni (znani kot „črna pločevina“),
However, the Commission recalls that the purpose of registration is to avoid the undermining of the remedial effect of duties, which could occur, for example, by significant imports during registration, following a substantial increase in imports and stock-piling that already took place prior to registration.
ploščato valjani izdelki iz drugega legiranega jekla, vseh širin, iz silicijevega jekla za elektropločevine in
Where registration remains ineffective, because operators ignore the warning in the form of registration, it is necessary to retroactively apply duties in order to ensure that the remedial effect of duties is not further delayed due to imports that take place after registration.
ploščato valjani izdelki iz legiranega jekla, hladno valjani (hladno deformirani), brez nadaljnje obdelave, iz hitroreznega jekla.
It is likely that in respect of this case a number of importers and/or users, aware of the clear warning that retroactive duties may be imposed, stopped importing but that others decided to take the risk.
Stopnje dokončne protidampinške dajatve, ki se uporabljajo za neto ceno franko meja Unije pred plačilom dajatve za izdelek iz odstavka 1, ki ga proizvajajo spodaj navedene družbe, so:
The Commission therefore is satisfied that it has not breached the principle of legal certainty.
Država
In addition, where dumping stops after registration, importers can request the refund of duties paid.
Družba
Conclusion on retroactive levying
Dokončna stopnja dajatve (%)
Pursuant to Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation, anti-dumping duties may be levied retro-actively, provided that imports have been registered in accordance with Article 14(5), the Commission has given the importers concerned an opportunity to comment whether the criteria laid down in Article 10(4) of the basic Regulation are met.
Dodatna oznaka TARIC
After having analysed the submitted comments, the Commission concludes that the importers and/or users were or should have been aware of the alleged dumping and injury since the publication of the notice of initiation on 14 May 2015.
LRK
As the import volumes, combined with the above described pricing behaviour and the market share developments are substantial and come on top of significantly increased stocks, the imports that were imported after registration are likely to seriously undermine the remedial effect of the definitive anti-dumping duty.
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