natgillin/translations-raw huggingface dataset:
Introduction
Poleg dampinškega uvoza so bili proučeni tudi drugi znani dejavniki, ki bi lahko hkrati povzročali škodo industriji Unije, in sicer da bi se zagotovilo, da morebitna škoda, ki bi jo povzročili ti drugi dejavniki, ne bi bila pripisana dampinškemu uvozu.
In accordance with Article 3(6) and (7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the dumped imports from Belarus had caused injury to the Union industry to a degree sufficient to be considered as material.
Učinek dampinškega uvoza
Known factors other than the dumped imports, which could at the same time be injuring the Union industry, were also examined to ensure that the possible injury caused by these other factors was not attributed to the dumped imports.
Preiskava je pokazala, da se je potrošnja Unije v obravnavanem obdobju povečala za 3 % in da se je hkrati znatno povečal obseg uvoza iz Belorusije.
Effect of the dumped imports
V zadnjih dveh letih obravnavanega obdobja sta se obseg uvoza iz Belorusije in njegov tržni delež na trgu Unije povečala za 175 %.
The investigation showed that the Union consumption increased by 3 % over the period considered and at the same time the volume of imports originating in Belarus increased significantly.
Povečanje dampinškega uvoza je sovpadlo z zmanjšanjem tržnega deleža industrije Unije.
Over the last 2 years of the period considered the volume of Belarusian imports and its share in the Union market increased by 175 %.
V zvezi s cenovnim pritiskom, ki je v obravnavanem obdobju prevladoval na trgu Unije, je bilo ugotovljeno, da so se povprečne cene uvoza iz Belorusije hitro nižale zlasti v zadnjih dveh letih obravnavanega obdobja.
The increase of dumped imports coincided with a drop in the market share of the Union industry.
Že v OP je bila raven cen uvoza iz Belorusije nižja od povprečnih prodajnih cen industrije Unije in prodajnih cen uvoza iz tretjih držav, prisotnih na trgu Unije.
With regard to the price pressure prevailing on the Union market during the period considered, it was found that the average import prices from Belarus were decreasing rapidly especially in the last 2 years of the period considered.
Zaradi cenovnega pritiska, ki ga je povzročal vse večji obseg uvoza iz Belorusije, industrija Unije ni mogla pokriti svojih stroškov.
In the IP, the level of prices of Belarusian imports was already lower than the average sales prices of the Union industry and sales prices of imports from the third countries present on the Union market.
Glede na navedeno se sklene, da je povečanje dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije po cenah, ki so nelojalno nižale prodajne cene industrije Unije, industriji Unije povzročilo znatno škodo.
Due to the price pressure exerted by the increasing volumes of Belarusian imports, the Union industry was not able to cover its costs.
Učinek drugih dejavnikov
Based on the above, it is concluded that the surge of dumped imports from Belarus at prices undercutting those of the Union industry caused material injury suffered by the Union industry.
Izvoz industrije Unije
Effect of other factors
Glede na podatke vzorčenih proizvajalcev Unije se je v obravnavanem obdobju obseg izvoza nepovezanim strankam v tretjih državah povečal za 5 %.
Export performance of the Union industry
Zato je mogoče skleniti, da ta del prodajne dejavnosti industrije Unije ni mogel povzročiti ugotovljene znatne škode.
According to data of the sampled Union producers, export volumes to unrelated customers in third countries increased by 5 % during the period considered.
Prodaja povezanim strankam
Thus, it can be concluded that this part of sales activity of the Union industry could not be a cause of the material injury found.
V obravnavanem obdobju se je prodaja industrije Unije povezanim strankam povečala za 14 %, cene pa so bile ves čas višje od cen za nepovezane stranke.
Sales to related parties
Čeprav so to transferne cene, je mogoče skleniti, da ta del prodajne dejavnosti industrije Unije ni mogel povzročiti ugotovljene znatne škode.
Union industry sales to related parties increased by 14 % during the period considered at price levels which were consistently above those of sales to unrelated parties.
Nasprotno, povečanje te prodaje in dejstvo, da so zadevne cene višje od cen za nepovezane stranke, kažeta na to, da bi bila škoda, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije, še večja, če te prodaje povezanim strankam ne bi bilo.
Even though these prices are transfer prices, it can be concluded that this part of sales activity of the Union industry could not be the cause of the material injury found.
Treba bi bilo še poudariti, da so bili nelojalno nižanje prodajnih cen in stopnje nelojalnega nižanja ciljnih cen ugotovljeni s primerjavo cen uvoza iz Belorusije in prodajnih cen proizvajalcev Unije nepovezanim strankam.
On the contrary, the increase in these sales and the fact those prices are higher than prices to unrelated customers suggest that the injury suffered by the Union industry could have been even more substantial had it not been for these sales to related parties.
Zato prodaja povezanim družbam ni vplivala na ugotavljanje nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih in ciljnih cen.
It should also be stressed that undercutting and underselling margins were established by comparing Belarus import prices with sales prices of the Union producers to unrelated customers.
Uvoz iz tretjih držav
Thus, the sales to related companies did not affect the determination of undercutting and underselling.
Država
Imports from third countries
Norveška
Country
tržni delež (v %)
Norway
povpr. cena (v EUR/tono)
Market share (%)
Bosna in Hercegovina
Av.
Turčija
Price (EUR/tonne)
Ukrajina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
povpr. cena
Turkey
Preostali deli sveta
Ukraine
V obravnavanem obdobju so se posamezni tržni deleži tretjih držav le nekoliko povečali, le tržni delež Ukrajine se je v relativnem smislu bistveno povečal, v absolutnem smislu pa ostal zanemarljiv.
Av. price
Treba bi bilo poudariti, da so bile v obravnavanem obdobju cene uvoza iz tretjih držav v povprečju vedno višje od cen industrije Unije.
Rest of the World
Edina država izvoznica, ki je imela v OP nižje povprečne cene kot industrija Unije, je bila Belorusija, in sicer v letu, ko je obseg uvoza iz Belorusije najhitreje naraščal.
In the period considered the individual market shares of the third countries increased only marginally with the exception of Ukraine where the increase in market share was substantial in relative terms but still the market share of this country in absolute terms in negligible.
Zato se sklene, da je uvoz iz tretjih držav sicer morda nekoliko vplival na položaj industrije Unije, vendar je bil uvoz iz Belorusije očitno glavni povzročitelj škode.
It should be also noted that throughout the period considered the prices of imports from the third countries were on average always higher than the prices of the Union industry.
Razvoj stroškov
The only exporting country with lower average prices than the Union industry was Belarus in the IP which was the same year when volumes of imports from Belarus increased most rapidly.
Glavni stroškovni dejavnik pri proizvodnji zadevnega izdelka so odpadki železa in jekla.
Therefore, it is concluded that even if imports from third countries may have had some impact on the situation of the Union industry, imports from Belarus clearly remained the main cause of injury.
V obravnavanem obdobju se je cena te surovine po vsem svetu znižala.
Costs evolution
Za proizvajalce Unije, ki iz odpadnih kovin proizvajajo drogove, so se stroški surovine znižali za 23–32 %, za proizvajalce Unije, ki drogove uporabljajo kot surovino, pa za približno 24 %.
The main cost factor in the production of the product concerned is iron and steel scrap.
Glede na podatke, ki so jih predložili vzorčeni proizvajalci Unije, so se v obravnavanem obdobju celotni stroški proizvodnje zadevnega izdelka znižali za 20 %, a so nižje cene surovine izničili predvsem višji stroški dela (v povprečju višji za približno 10 %).
During the period concerned, the price of this raw material decreased globally.
Zato je mogoče skleniti, da razvoj stroškov ni mogel povzročiti ugotovljene znatne škode.
The Union producers producing billets from scrap experienced a decrease in the cost of raw material between 23 % and 32 % and Union producers using billets as raw material of around 24 %.
Po drugi strani pa industrija Unije zaradi nižanja cen predvsem zaradi dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije ni mogla izkoristiti vedno nižjih stroškov in se ti prihranki stroškov niso odražali v njenih finančnih kazalnikih.
According to the data from the sampled Union producers, the total cost of manufacturing of the product concerned decreased by 20 % in the period considered, the decrease in raw material prices was somewhat offset, mainly by higher labour cost (around 10 % on average).
Učinek tako imenovane „sheme goljufanja na področju DDV“
It can be therefore concluded that the costs evolution could not be a cause of the material injury found.
Proizvajalec izvoznik iz Belorusije je trdil, da je bil eden od najpomembnejših dejavnikov, ki so v obravnavanem obdobju vplivali na uspešnost industrije Unije, tako imenovana „shema goljufanja na področju DDV“.
On the other hand due to the price depression, mainly from dumped imports from Belarus, the Union industry could not benefit form decreasing costs and these cost savings were not reflected in its financial indicators.
Vplivala je zlasti na poljski trg.
Impact of so called ‘VAT fraud scheme’
Ta država je leta 2012 gostila evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu, gradbeni sektor je doživljal razcvet, povpraševanje po armaturnih palicah pa je bilo zelo veliko.
The Belarusian exporting producer claimed that one of the important factors affecting the performance of the Union industry in the period considered was the so-called ‘VAT fraud scheme’.
Nekaj brezobzirnih trgovcev naj bi na trgu delovalo tako, da so izkoristili priložnost in vzpostavili goljufijo v obliki davčnega vrtiljaka.
The scheme affected mainly the Polish market.
Na Poljskem so ustanovili navidezne družbe, ki so v drugi državi članici kupovale armaturne palice in jih prodajale na Poljskem, pri čemer je bil na računu obračunan lokalni DDV.
In 2012, the Euro football championship was organised in this country and, at the time, the construction sector was booming and the demand for rebars was very high.
Vendar pa niso te navidezne družbe pobranega DDV nikoli prijavile.
Some unscrupulous traders allegedly operated in the market taking advantage of this opportunity and setting up a VAT carousel fraud.
Poljski proizvajalci naj bi zaradi nizkih cen na poljskem trgu, ki so jih povzročile te goljufive trgovske družbe, izgubili tržni delež in utrpeli finančne izgube.
Shell companies were created in Poland purchasing rebar from another member State and reselling it in Poland with the local VAT charged on the invoice.
Res je bilo potrjeno, da je navedena goljufija na področju DDV pomembno vplivala na trg z armaturnimi palicami na Poljskem.
However, these shell companies never accounted for the VAT collected.
Zaradi te motnje na trgu se je gospodarska uspešnost številnih poštenih proizvajalcev jekla zmanjšala.
Allegedly due to the low prices on the Polish market caused by such fraudulent trading companies, the Polish producers lost market share and experienced financial losses.
Nekaj družb je v začetku januarja 2013 zaradi teh nezakonitih dejavnosti za nekaj tednov celo prenehalo proizvajati armaturne palice.
Indeed, it was confirmed that the above described VAT fraud had a major impact on the rebar market in Poland.
Vendar pa je treba poudariti, da z vidika časa in učinka ni povezav med shemo goljufanja na področju DDV in dampinškim uvozom iz Belorusije.
Many regular steelmakers faced a decline in their economic performance due to the market disruption.
Vendar je bilo leta 2014 spet vzpostavljeno normalno stanje, v tem času pa je vedno večji obseg dampinškega uvoza začel negativno vplivati na raven cen, tržni delež in finančno uspešnost industrije Unije.
Some of the companies had even suspended rebar production for a couple of weeks at the beginning of January 2013 as a result of such illegal activities.
Zato je učinek goljufije na področju DDV na gospodarski položaj poljskih proizvajalcev omejen na leta, ko je bil uvoz iz Belorusije na trg Unije razmeroma majhen in razmeroma drag.
The fraud scheme ended when the Polish government applied reverse charge VAT mechanisms as from 1 October 2013.
Proizvajalec izvoznik iz Belorusije je nadalje trdil, da je nekaj proizvajalcev iz Latvije in Slovaške zaradi opisane sheme goljufanja na področju DDV šlo v stečaj.
Its impact is visible in the sudden drop of the Union industry sales and production volumes in 2013.
Družba torej navaja, da je negativno gibanje proizvodnje in obsega prodaje industrije Unije povzročilo izginotje nekaterih družb s trga, ki ni povezano z izvozno dejavnostjo beloruskega proizvajalca izvoznika.
Hence, the impact of the VAT fraud on the economic situation of the Polish manufacturers is limited to the years where import from Belarus into the Union market was relatively low in volume and relatively high priced.
Za družbe, ki niso prejele vprašalnikov, so bile informacije, pomembne za makrokazalnike, ocenjene na podlagi dejanske proizvodnje v OP.
There was also no spill-over effect on the Polish rebar market when the fraudsters ceased their activities.
Zato se izginotje zadevnih družb s trga ne odraža v kazalnikih, ki prikazujejo negativni razvoj proizvodnje in obsega prodaje industrije Unije.
These findings are actually confirmed by the additional submission (and supporting evidence) provided by the Belarusian exporting producer concerning the situation on the Polish market during and after the VAT fraud scheme was active.
Poudariti je treba, da bi bila ob njihovem upoštevanju celotna slika o škodi še slabša.
It is therefore manifest that this issue can be separated from the effects of the dumped imports and is not breaking the causal link between the dumped imports from Belarus and injury suffered by the Union industry.
Zadevni beloruski proizvajalec izvoznik tudi navaja, da obseg in uvozne cene uvoza iz Belorusije v letu 2014 in OP ne predstavljajo „normalne“ prodajne strategije družbe.
The Belarusian exporting producer further claimed that as a result of the VAT fraud scheme described above, certain producing companies located in Latvia and Slovakia went bankrupted.
Družba trdi, da je njen večji izvoz v Unijo v teh letih posledica vrzeli med povpraševanjem po zadevnem izdelku in ponudbo zadevnega izdelka na poljskem trgu in trgu baltskih držav, ki je bila posledica motenj zaradi goljufij na področju DDV.
The company indicates therefore that negative trends in the production and sales volumes of the Union industry are caused by the disappearance of certain companies from the market which is not linked with the export activity of the Belarusian exporting producer.
Navaja, da bi morala Komisija preiskati obseg in raven cen uvoza iz Belorusije v obdobju po OP.
With regard to this claim, it should be stressed that the estimation of the macro indicators shown in the recitals 75 to 82 did not take into account the companies which did not exist in the IP.
Navaja tudi, da je Komisija v nedavnem postopku v zvezi z uvozom zrnato usmerjene elektropločevine sklenila, da je preiskava podatkov po OP upravičena.
For the companies which did not receive questionnaires, information relevant to macro indicators was estimated on the basis of the actual production output in the IP Thus, disappearance of the companies in question from the market is not reflected in the indicators showing the negative development of production and sales volumes of the Union industry.
V zvezi z navedenim se najprej opozori, da obstoj vrzeli med povpraševanjem in ponudbo zadevnega izdelka ni bil podprt z ugotovitvami preiskave.
It should be stressed that if they were taken into account the overall injury picture would have been even worse.
Shema goljufanja na področju DDV je leta 2013 res negativno vplivala na uspešnost poljskih proizvajalcev, a je bil njen učinek povezan z nizkimi ravnmi cen zadevnega izdelka, ki so ga prodajale goljufive trgovske družbe, in ne s pomanjkanjem ponudbe.
Finally, the Belarusian exporting producer in question claims that the volumes and import prices of imports from this country in the years 2014 and the IP are not representative of the ‘normal’ sales strategy of the company.
Kot je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 107, po oktobru 2013 tega negativnega učinka ni bilo več.
The company claims that its increased export activity in the Union in these years was a result of the gap between demand and supply of the product concerned on the markets of Poland and the Baltic States, which resulted from the disturbances caused by the VAT frauds.
Proizvajalci Unije s sedežem na Poljskem so lahko nato prosto uporabljali razpoložljivo proizvodno zmogljivost (več kot 40 %) ter dobavljali strankam na Poljskem in v baltskih državah.
The company claims that the Commission should investigate volumes and level of prices of imports from Belarus in the post IP period.
Nezmožnost povečanja njihove prodaje in tržnega deleža v letu 2014 in OP je posledica konkurence naglo rastočega dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije.
The company claims that such investigation of post-IP data was found justified by the Commission in the recent proceeding concerning imports of grain oriented electrical steel (‘GOES’).
Nadalje se opozori, da se je preverjanje podatkov po OP zahtevalo zelo pozno v postopku.
With regard to the above it is first noted that the existence of a gap between demand and supply of the product concerned is not confirmed by the findings of the investigation.
Komisija bo zbrala podatke po OP in razmislila, ali je v tem primeru v zaključni fazi preiskave ustrezno vključiti pregled sprememb po OP.
The VAT fraud scheme indeed adversely affected the performance of the producers in Poland in 2013 but its impact was linked with the low level of prices of the product concerned sold by the fraudulent trading companies, not with shortages of supply.
Vendar pa bi bilo treba že zdaj opozoriti, da okoliščin tega postopka ni mogoče šteti za podobne okoliščinam v postopku v zvezi z zrnato usmerjeno elektropločevino.
After October 2013 this adverse effect was removed as explained in recital 107.
Sklep o vzročni zvezi
The Union producers located in Poland could then freely use their available capacity of production (over 40 %) to supply the customers both in Poland and in Baltic States.
Dokazano je bilo, da sta se obseg in tržni delež dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije v obravnavanem obdobju bistveno povečala.
Their failure to increase their sales and market share in the year 2014 and IP resulted from competition of sharply increasing dumped imports from Belarus.
Poleg tega je bilo ugotovljeno, da je ta uvoz v OP nelojalno nižal prodajne cene industrije Unije na trgu Unije.
Secondly, it is noted that the claim to examine post IP data came very late in the procedure.
Povečanje obsega in tržnega deleža dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije je sovpadlo s poslabšanjem finančnega položaja industrije Unije, kar je zlasti očitno od leta 2014.
The Commission will collected post-IP data and consider whether or not review of post-IP developments is appropriate in this case at the definitive stage of the investigation.
Zato industrija Unije kljub okrevanju potrošnje ni mogla povečati svoje prodaje in cen, posledično pa so finančni kazalniki, kot je dobičkonosnost, ostali negativni.
However, already at this stage it should be noted that circumstances in this proceeding cannot be seen as similar to those in the referred GOES investigation.
Preiskava drugih znanih dejavnikov, ki bi lahko škodovali industriji Unije, je pokazala, da ti dejavniki niso bili takšni, da bi prekinili vzročno zvezo, vzpostavljeno med dampinškim uvozom iz Belorusije in škodo, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije.
Conclusion on causation
Na podlagi navedene analize, pri kateri so bili učinki vseh znanih dejavnikov na položaj industrije Unije prepoznani in ločeni od škodljivih učinkov dampinškega uvoza, se začasno sklene, da je dampinški uvoz iz Belorusije industriji Unije povzročil znatno škodo v smislu člena 3(6) osnovne uredbe.
It has been demonstrated that there was a substantial increase in the volume and market share of the dumped imports originating in Belarus in the period considered.
INTERES UNIJE
In addition, it was found that these imports were undercutting the prices charged by the Union industry on the Union market in the IP.
Splošni premisleki
Increase in volume and market share of the dumped imports from Belarus coincided with the deterioration of the financial situation of the Union industry, which is especially visible as of 2014.
V skladu s členom 21 osnovne uredbe je bilo proučeno, ali kljub začasni ugotovitvi škodljivega dampinga obstajajo utemeljeni razlogi za sklep, da sprejetje ukrepov v tem posebnem primeru ni v interesu Unije.
Thus, despite the recovery in consumption, the Union industry was unable to increase its sales and prices, and consequently financial indicators such as profitability remained negative.
Analiza interesa Unije je temeljila na oceni vseh različnih vpletenih interesov, vključno z interesi industrije Unije, uvoznikov in uporabnikov.
The examination of the other known factors which could have caused injury to the Union industry revealed that these factors were not such as to break the causal link established between the dumped imports from Belarus and the injury suffered by the Union industry.
Interes industrije Unije
Based on the above analysis, which has distinguished and separated the effects of all known factors on the situation of the Union industry from the injurious effects of the dumped imports, it is provisionally concluded that the dumped imports from Belarus have caused material injury to the Union industry within the meaning of Article 3(6) of the basic Regulation.
Industrijo Unije sestavlja več kot 65 proizvajalcev iz različnih držav članic Unije, ki so v zvezi s podobnim izdelkom v OP neposredno zaposlovali več kot 4600 ljudi.
UNION INTEREST
Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je industrija Unije zaradi dampinškega uvoza iz Belorusije utrpela znatno škodo.
General considerations
Spomniti je treba, da industrija Unije ni mogla v celoti izkoristiti naraščajoče potrošnje in da je finančno stanje industrije Unije ostalo negotovo.
In accordance with Article 21 of the basic Regulation, it has been examined whether, despite the provisional finding of injurious dumping, compelling reasons exist for concluding that it is not in the Union interest to adopt measures in this particular case.
Pričakuje se, da se bodo z uvedbo protidampinških dajatev na trgu Unije znova vzpostavili pošteni tržni pogoji, kar bo industriji Unije omogočilo uskladitev cen podobnega izdelka s proizvodnimi stroški.
The analysis of the Union interest was based on an appreciation of all the various interests involved, including those of the Union industry, importers, and users.
Pričakuje se lahko tudi, da se bo z uvedbo ukrepov industriji Unije omogočila povrnitev vsaj dela tržnega deleža, ki ga je izgubila v obravnavanem obdobju, kar bi pozitivno vplivalo na njeno dobičkonosnost in splošno finančno stanje.
Interest of the Union industry
Uvedba ukrepov bi industriji omogočila, da ohrani in nadalje razvija svoja prizadevanja za stroškovno učinkovitost.
The Union industry is composed of more than 65 producers, located in different Member States of the Union, and employing directly more than 4600 people in relation to the like product during the IP.
Če se ukrepi ne bi uvedli, je pričakovati nadaljnje izgube tržnega deleža, dobičkonosnost industrije Unije pa bi se poslabšala.
It has been established that the Union industry suffered material injury caused by the dumped imports from Belarus.
Zato se začasno sklene, da bi bila uvedba protidampinških ukrepov za uvoz iz Belorusije v interesu industrije Unije.
It is recalled that the Union industry could not fully benefit from the growing consumption and the financial situation of the Union industry remained fragile.
Interes uporabnikov in uvoznikov