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During the investigation period, the price of biodiesel on the domestic market was set on a monthly basis, differentiating for large, large non-integrated, and small and medium companies.
Vsi vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki so pojasnili, da je bilo domače povpraševanje zadovoljeno s ponudbo malih in srednjih podjetij, ki jim je argentinska vlada podelila kvote.
The domestic price of biodiesel was based upon the following formula:
Dejstvo, da je bila za velika podjetja določena posebna cena, ni spremenilo dejstva, da v obdobju preiskave nobeno od velikih podjetij ni prodajalo na domačem trgu.
Cost of soybean oil (as published by the Ministry of Agriculture) + cost of methanol + cost of labour + other costs + return of capital (being set at 3 %).
Posledično je argentinska vlada z oviranjem industrije biodizla pri prodaji na domačem trgu, spodbudila izvoz argentinske industrije biodizla.
None of the sampled groups of exporting producers received a quota and supplied the domestic market during the investigation period.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da je namera argentinske vlade, da podpre vzpostavitev in razvoj argentinske industrije biodizla, očitna.
However, the average set prices on the domestic market appear to be higher than the average export price, especially for the small, medium, and large non-integrated biodiesel producers.
Podporni ukrepi za industrijo biodizla
Therefore, by artificially setting the price of domestic biodiesel at an artificially high level, the GOA pursued a policy of providing price support to the small and medium-sized biodiesel industry selling on the domestic market.
Kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah od 186 do 201, si je argentinska vlada prizadevala za podporo industriji biodizla s sprejetjem sklopa ukrepov, vključno z izvoznimi davki na sojo, izvoznimi kvotami na proizvodnjo drugih žit razen soje, prepovedjo uvoza soje v obdobju pred obdobjem preiskave in dodelitvijo subvencij pridelovalcem soje v večini najmanj razvitih provincah Argentine.
Following the disclosure of the information document, the GOA disputed the finding that the domestic price of biodiesel is set at an artificially high level.
S temi ukrepi je bil v Argentini vzpostavljen umeten, razdrobljen, nizkocenovni domači trg soje v korist domače industrije biodizla.
To assess the domestic price level of biodiesel the Commission used public data provided by the GOA.
Poleg tega je argentinska vlada z zakonom o biogorivih iz leta 2006 vzpostavila režim spodbujanja proizvodnje biodizla.
That public data showed that the domestic price is set by the GOA and thus is not left to market forces.
Kot je navedeno tudi v uvodni izjavi 191, se je ta podpora nadaljevala tudi po koncu obdobja preiskave, ko je argentinska vlada skupaj z drugimi organi in udeleženci na trgu ustanovila skupno delovno skupino, da bi bolje zasnovala in izboljšala nacionalno strategijo za biodizel.
The GOA did not dispute that it sets the domestic biodiesel prices.
Zato je Komisija na podlagi razpoložljivih informacij ugotovila, da je argentinska vlada v zadnjem desetletju uvedla sklop ukrepov za vzpostavitev, razvoj in podpiranje industrije biodizla.
Furthermore, the public data showed that prices on the domestic market paid by the companies having access to that market (i.e. the small and medium-sized companies) were higher, as a matter of fact, than the export price.
Sklop ukrepov, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, je mogoče opredeliti kot „kakršno koli obliko dohodkovne/cenovne podpore“ v smislu člena XVI Sporazuma o carinah in trgovini iz leta 1994
The GOA did not dispute that price difference either.
Argentinska vlada s sklopom ukrepov, opisanih v uvodnih izjavah od 186 do 201, zagotavlja dohodkovno podporo industriji biodizla.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that the domestic price of biodiesel is set at an artificially high level.
Čeprav bi bilo mogoče trditi, da ukrepi, ki jih je argentinska vlada uvedla za pridelovalce soje, ne pomenijo pooblastila ali navodila, kar pa ne drži, Komisija meni, da bi pomenili vsaj regulativne pogoje, ki proizvajalcem biodizla umetno omogočajo, da pridobivajo sojo po cenah, nižjih od mednarodnih cen.
Consequently, that claim was rejected.
V resoluciji iz leta 2012 je argentinska vlada priznala, da industrija biodizla ustvarja dobiček, ki je leta 2012 zaradi sklopa ukrepov, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, znašal do 25 %.
Following the disclosure of the information document, the GOA claimed that the causality connection between the alleged income or price support and a subsequent effect of export increase or import reduction is not positively ascertained and that the largest producers are obstructed to sell domestically.
Poleg tega je argentinska vlada uvedla zahteve po obveznem mešanju, tako da morajo družbe za oskrbo z gorivom v Argentini kupovati biodizel po umetno visokih cenah, ki jih določi argentinska vlada.
By regulating the domestic biodiesel market and giving a quota only to the smaller biodiesel companies, the GOA established an industry where the largest producers are obstructed to sell domestically and thus are fully export-oriented, thereby encouraging the export competitiveness of the biodiesel industry.
Kot je pojasnjeno v oddelku 3.3, Komisija ni uvedla izravnalnih ukrepov zaradi sporazumov o dobavi biodizla, saj proizvajalci izvozniki v obdobju preiskave niso imeli koristi od tega ukrepa.
Moreover, Table 2 in recital (209) provides data on the Argentinian production of biodiesel since 2008 (when Argentina started production on a large scale) and the export of biodiesel.
Vendar dejstvo, da je sistem vzpostavljen, kaže, da argentinska vlada zagotavlja tudi cenovno podporo industriji biodizla.
Table 2 shows that the income support to the biodiesel industry has had a positive effect on exports due to the fact that this has been created as an export oriented industry and remains so until today.
Komisija tudi ugotavlja, da je argentinska vlada z zakonom o biogorivih iz leta 2006 vzpostavila režim spodbujanja proizvodnje biodizla, vključno z odobritvijo spodbud za podporo razvoja te industrije.
As explained in recitals (186) to (191), the GOA had manifestly the intention to support the entire domestic biodiesel industry, irrespective of whether it is domestically and export-oriented.
Vsi ti ukrepi kažejo, da je argentinska industrija biodizla podprta in umetno spodbujana.
However, none of the sampled exporting producers had any relevant domestic sales during the investigation period.
To je priznala tudi argentinska vlada v eni od publikacij Nacionalnega inštituta za kmetijsko tehnologijo, pri čemer je navedla, da „se trg verjetno umetno spodbuja in da bi brez prisotnosti države izgubil svoj gospodarski pomen“ ter da „je diferencirani izvozni davek jasna spodbuda za proizvodnjo biodizla in da brez pomoči države trg biodizla z enim samim prodajnim izdelkom za družbe, odvisne od nakupa olja na trgu, ne bi bil trajnosten“.
All sampled exporting producers explained that with the supply of small and medium companies who were given quotas by the GOA, the domestic demand was satisfied.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da argentinska vlada z zgoraj navedenim sklopom ukrepov neposredno ali posredno zagotavlja dohodkovno ali cenovno podporo industriji biodizla, s čimer prispeva k njeni konkurenčnosti.
The fact that a special price was set for large companies did not alter the fact that none of the large companies sold on the domestic market during the investigation period.
Poleg tega, kot je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah 199 in 200, je argentinska industrija biodizla sektor, ki je bil vzpostavljen kot izvozno usmerjen in na katerem prevladujejo svetovne tržne cene.
As a result, by impeding the biodiesel industry from selling domestically, the GOA propelled the export performance of the Argentinian biodiesel industry.
Kot je prikazano v preglednici 2, je bila argentinska industrija biodizla prvotno vzpostavljena kot izvozno usmerjena, pri čemer se je zlasti v prvih letih skoraj vsa proizvodnja biodizla izvozila in je vstopila na največje izvozne trge v okviru splošnega sistema preferencialov z ničelno tarifo.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that the GOA's intention to support the creation and development of the Argentinian biodiesel industry is manifest.
Preglednica 2
Supporting measures to the biodiesel industry
Argentinska proizvodnja in izvoz biodizla (v tonah)
As discussed in recitals (186) to (201), the GOA sought to support the biodiesel industry by adopting a set of measures, including the export taxes on soybeans, export quotas on the production of other grains than soybeans, an import ban on soybeans during the period before the investigation period and granting subsidies to the soybean growers in the most under-developed provinces within Argentina.
Vir: ministrstvo za energetiko, argentinska vlada in statistični urad INDEC, argentinska vlada – * = ocena.
Those measures created an artificial, compartmentalised, low-priced domestic soybean market in Argentina for the benefit of the domestic biodiesel industry.
Leto
Moreover, with the Biofuels Law of 2006 the GOA set up a promotion regime for the production of biodiesel.
Proizvodnja
As also mentioned in recital (191), this support has continued even after the investigation period when the GOA, together with other authorities and operators set up a joint working group to better design and improve the national strategy for biodiesel.
Skupni izvoz
Therefore, the Commission concludes on the basis of the information available that in the last decade the GOA has put in place a set of measures in order to create, develop and support the biodiesel industry.
Izvoz v Unijo
The set of measures adopted by the GOA qualifies as ‘any form of income/price support’ in the sense of Article XVI of the GATT 1994
Izvoz (v % proizvodnje)
By the set of measures described in recitals (186) to (201), the GOA provides income support to the biodiesel industry.
n. r.
Even if it could be argued that the measures put in place by the GOA on soybean producers do not amount to entrustment or direction, quod non, the Commission considers that they would at the very least amount to regulatory conditions which artificially allow biodiesel producers to obtain soybeans at lower prices than those available internationally.
Zato se je s podporo domači industriji biodizla dajala prednost izvozu biodizla, zaradi česar so lahko proizvajalci biodizla nepošteno konkurirali proizvajalcem biodizla v drugih državah, ki niso bili upravičeni do nižjih cen surovin.
A 2012 resolution of the GOA acknowledged that the biodiesel industry has been making profits reaching up to 25 % in 2012 because of the set of measures adopted by the GOA.
Zaradi nižjih stroškov so se zvišali prihodki, ki so se lahko bodisi pretvorili v dodaten dobiček bodisi uporabili za znižanje cene ali oboje.
Moreover, the GOA has put mandatory blending requirements in place so that fuel companies in Argentina have to purchase biodiesel at artificially high prices set by the GOA.
Argentinska industrija biodizla je večinoma usmerjena v izvozne trge, zlasti trg Unije.
As explained in Section 3.3, the Commission does not countervail the Biodiesel Supply Agreements since the exporting producers did not benefit from this measure during the investigation period.
Po dokončnem razkritju se argentinska vlada ni strinjala z ugotovitvijo Komisije, da se „sklop ukrepov“, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, šteje za „kakršno koli obliko dohodkovne ali cenovne podpore“ v smislu člena XIV GATT 1994 in člena 1.1(a)(2) Sporazuma o subvencijah in izravnalnih ukrepih, s čimer je bil povečan izvoz biodizla.
However, the fact that the system is in place indicates that the GOA also provides price support to the biodiesel industry.
Ker argentinska vlada ni predložila nadaljnjih utemeljitev v podporo tej trditvi, je Komisija to trditev zavrnila.
The Commission also notes that through the Biofuels Law of 2006 the GOA set up a promotion regime for the production of biodiesel, including the granting of incentives to support the development of this industry.
Zato je Komisija sklenila, da argentinska vlada s sklopom ukrepov neposredno ali posredno zagotavlja dohodkovno/cenovno podporo industriji biodizla, zaradi česar se je povečal izvoz biodizla v smislu člena 3(1)(b) osnovne uredbe.
All those measures show that the Argentinian biodiesel industry is supported and artificially stimulated.
Ugodnost
This is even acknowledged by the GOA in one of the publications of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, stating that ‘it is likely that the market is artificially stimulated and that, without the presence of the state, it loses economic relevance’ and that ‘the differential export tax is a clear incentive to produce biodiesel, and that without state assistance, the biodiesel market for companies that depend on the purchase of oil in the market would not be sustainable as the only sale product’.
Po ugotovitvi, da sklop ukrepov pomeni finančni prispevek argentinske vlade, izveden s pooblastilom ali navodilom, danim zasebnim organom, in/ali dohodkovno/cenovno podporo, je Komisija v skladu s členom 3(2) in členom 5 osnovne uredbe znesek subvencij izračunala glede na ugodnost za prejemnika, ki je bila ugotovljena v obdobju preiskave.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that through the set of measures mentioned above the GOA directly or indirectly provides income or price support to the biodiesel industry, thereby contributing to its competitiveness.
Ker je večina ukrepov argentinske vlade namenjenih umetnemu zniževanju domače cene soje, ki zagotavlja večje prihodke za argentinske proizvajalce biodizla, je Komisija proučila, ali je bila s podporo argentinske vlade industriji biodizla dodeljena ugodnost, pri čemer je uporabila razliko med cenami, ki so jih plačevali domači proizvajalci biodizla, in referenčno vrednostjo na podlagi prevladujočih tržnih pogojev v Argentini za sojo.
Moreover, as mentioned in recitals (199) and (200), the Argentinian biodiesel industry is a sector that was set up as export-oriented where world market prices prevail.
Komisija je domnevala, da je taka razlika zagotovila večje dobičke argentinskim proizvajalcem biodizla in je bila s tem najmanj enaka ugodnostim, pridobljenim z dohodkovno/cenovno podporo argentinske vlade.
As shown in Table 2, the Argentinian biodiesel industry was initially set up as an export-oriented industry, where especially in the first years almost all the production of biodiesel was exported and entered its largest export markets under the Generalised System of Preferences with a zero tariff.
Ta primerjalna metoda je tudi zagotavljala, da ni bilo dvojnega štetja z drugimi subvencijami, proti katerim so bili v sedanji preiskavi uvedeni izravnalni ukrepi in ki argentinskim proizvajalcem biodizla prav tako zagotavljajo dohodkovno/cenovno podporo.
Table 2
Komisija je najprej izračunala tehtano povprečno nakupno ceno soje, ki so jo v obdobju preiskave plačevali vzorčeni argentinski proizvajalci soje.
Argentinian production and export of biodiesel (in MT)
Tehtano povprečje se je izračunalo glede na posamezne mesece in glede na dostavo pridelovalcev soje v obrat za proizvodnjo biodizla v Argentini.
Source: Ministry of Energy, GOA and INDEC, GOA — * = estimation.
Povprečna nakupna cena je temeljila na cenah, brez DDV, in količinah, navedenih na seznamih računov za posamezne transakcije, ki so jih predložile družbe in so bili preverjeni med preveritvenimi obiski.
Year
To povprečno ceno je bilo treba primerjati z ustrezno referenčno vrednostjo.
Production
V skladu s členom 6(d) osnovne uredbe se primernost plačila določi glede na prevladujoče tržne pogoje za zadevni izdelek v državi, kjer se dobava opravi, tj. Argentini, vključno s ceno, kakovostjo, razpoložljivostjo, tržljivostjo, prevozom in drugimi pogoji nakupa.
Total exports
To temelji na členu 14(d) Sporazuma o subvencijah in izravnalnih ukrepih ter bi se moralo razlagati in uporabljati ob upoštevanju tega člena.
Exports to the Union
Soja je primarni proizvod, soja, uvožena v Argentino, pa je primerljiva z doma pridelano sojo.
Exports (% of production)
Vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki so vso sojo uvažali na podlagi CIF, pri čemer je bila raven cene v povprečju enaka ne glede na poreklo.
n/a
Dejanske uvozne cene pod pogoji CIF za obrate za drobljenje so bile na enaki ravni kot svetovna tržna cena, ki je navedena kot FOB Mehiški zaliv.
Therefore, the support to the domestic biodiesel industry favoured exports of biodiesel whereby the biodiesel producers were able to unfairly compete with biodiesel producers in other countries not benefiting from lower input prices.
Ugotovljeno je bilo, da je bilo za nakupe doma pridelane soje določenih več pogojev Incoterms.
Lower costs resulted in higher incomes, which could either be transformed into additional profit or used to reduce the price, or both.
Vendar je bila velika večina nakupov doma pridelane soje dobavljena tudi domačim obratom za drobljenje.
The Argentinian biodiesel industry remains as having export markets, and in particular the Union market, as its main focus.
Uvoz soje je predstavljal velik delež nakupov vzorčenih proizvajalcev izvoznikov, in sicer 4,6 %.
Following final disclosure, the GOA disagreed with the finding of the Commission that a ‘set of measures’ adopted by the GOA qualifies as ‘any form of income or price support’ in the sense of Article XIV of the GATT 1994 and Article 1.1(a)(2) of the SCM Agreement, resulting in an increase of exports of biodiesel.
Ti nakupi so bili razpršeni po več kot sto transakcijah.
As the GOA did not provide any further reasoning to support this statement, the Commission rejected this claim.
Čeprav so imeli vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki različne dobavitelje iz več sosednjih držav, je bilo za uvozno ceno ugotovljeno, da je bila v povprečju na enaki ravni, kot je opisano v uvodni izjavi 223.
Therefore, the Commission concluded that through a set of measures, the GOA directly or indirectly provided income/price support to the biodiesel industry resulting in an increase of exports of biodiesel, within the meaning Article 3(1)(b) of the basic Regulation.
Zato je Komisija menila, da se za dejanske cene, ki so jih za uvoženo sojo plačevali vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki, šteje, da odražajo neizkrivljene tržne pogoje v Argentini, vključno s splošno veljavnimi stroški dostave, vključenimi v končno ceno.
Benefit
Dejstvo, da se ta uvoz vzorčenih proizvajalcev izvoznikov ni uporabljal za proizvodnjo biodizla, ampak za proizvodnjo sojinega olja, ne spremeni tega zaključka, saj je bilo v obdobju preiskave povpraševanje po soji za proizvodnjo biodizla v Argentini v celoti zadovoljeno z domačo dobavo soje.
Having established that the set of measures constitutes a financial contribution by the GOA by means of entrustment or direction of private bodies and/or income/price support, the Commission calculated the amount of subsidisation in terms of the benefit conferred on the recipient, which was found to exist during the investigation period, in accordance with Article 3(2) and Article 5 of the basic Regulation.
Hkrati ni razlik v kakovosti med različnimi vrstami soje, ki so na voljo, zaradi katerih uvožena soja ne bi bila uporabna za proizvodnjo biodizla.
Because most of the GOA's measures aimed at artificially lowering the domestic price of soybeans resulting in higher income for Argentinian biodiesel producers, the Commission examined whether the GOA's support to the biodiesel industry conferred a benefit by reference to the difference between the prices paid by domestic biodiesel producers and a benchmark based on the prevailing market conditions in Argentina for soybeans.
Zato je Komisija menila, da so ti nakupi ustrezno referenčno merilo.
The Commission assumed that such a difference resulted in higher profits obtained by the Argentinian biodiesel producers and thus at the very least equalled the benefits obtained through the GOA's income/price support.
Na podlagi tega je Komisija uporabila dejansko ceno, po kateri so vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki uvažali sojo v Argentino, pri čemer je vsa soja prihajala iz sosednjih držav, kot najboljše možno merilo neizkrivljenih argentinskih domačih cen za te izdelke.
This comparative method also ensured that there was no double counting of other subsidies countervailed in the present investigation and which also provide income/price support to Argentinian biodiesel producers.
Dejansko so bile navedene cene na enaki ravni kot cene na svetovnem trgu, povprečna cena v obdobju preiskave pa je bila 6043 ARS/tono.
The Commission first calculated the weighted average purchase price of soybeans paid by the sampled Argentinian producers during the investigation period.
Komisija je ceno, ki so jo za doma pridelano sojo plačevali argentinski proizvajalci, primerjala s tehtano povprečno dejansko uvozno ceno soje glede na posamezne mesece.
The weighted average was calculated month-by-month and as delivered from the soybeans growers to the biodiesel plant in Argentina.
Ta uvoz je bil v celoti opravljen v okviru režima začasnega uvoza, zato zanj niso veljale uvozne dajatve, dejanska cena, ki so jo plačevali vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki, pa se šteje za primerno v prevladujočih tržnih pogojih v Argentini.
The average purchase price was based on the prices, net of VAT, and quantities indicated in transaction-by-transaction listings of invoices submitted by the companies and verified during the verification visits.
Skupni znesek razlike predstavlja „prihranke“ argentinskih proizvajalcev biodizla, ki kupujejo sojo na izkrivljenem argentinskem trgu, v primerjavi s ceno, ki bi jo morali plačati, če izkrivljanj ne bi bilo.
This average price needed to be compared with an appropriate benchmark.
Ta skupni znesek v osnovi predstavlja ugodnost, ki jo je argentinska vlada v obdobju preiskave zagotavljala argentinskim proizvajalcem.
Under Article 6(d) of the basic Regulation the adequacy of remuneration shall be determined in relation to prevailing market conditions for the product in question in the country of provision, i.e. Argentina, including price, quality, availability, marketability, transportation and other conditions of purchase.
V skladu s členom 7(2) osnovne uredbe je Komisija te zneske subvencij dodelila k skupnim prihodkom od proizvodnje vzorčenih proizvajalcev izvoznikov, ki je temeljila na soji, v obdobju preiskave kot ustrezni imenovalec, ker je subvencija zagotavljala ugodnost za celotno proizvodnjo izdelkov, ki so temeljili na soji, in ne le za zadevni izdelek ali proizvodnjo, namenjeno izvozu.
This mirrors Article 14(d) of the SCM Agreement and should be interpreted and applied in the light thereof.
Za obdobje po obdobju preiskave je argentinska vlada sprejela Odlok št. 1343/2016, v katerem je določena stopnja izvoznega davka na sojo in sojino olje.
Soybeans are a commodity, and soybeans imported into Argentina are comparable to domestically grown soybeans.
Argentinska vlada je 3. septembra 2018 sprejela Odlok št. 793/2018 o določitvi stopnje izvoznega davka na sojo na 18 % od navedenega datuma dalje, vendar bo uvedla dodatni izvozni davek v višini 4 ARS na vsak izvoženi USD, pri čemer se davek izračuna na podlagi vrednosti FOB izvožene soje, izražene v USD.
The sampled exporting producers imported all of the soybeans on the basis of CIF, having on average the same price level regardless of the origin.
To kaže, da se lahko argentinska vlada kadar koli odloči spremeniti stopnjo izvoznega davka.
The actual import prices delivered on CIF terms to the crushing plants were on the same price level as the world market price, which is quoted as FOB Gulf of Mexico.
Dogodki po odločitvi Komisije septembra 2018, da ne bo uvedla začasnih ukrepov, nadalje potrjujejo, da ima argentinska vlada pooblastilo za redno prilagajanje sistema izvoznih davkov.
Purchases of domestically grown soybeans were found to be made on several Incoterms.
Zlasti omejitev skupnega izvoznega davka na 12 %, ki je bila septembra uvedena z odlokom, se je z zakonom o sprejetju proračuna za leto 2019 že zvišala na 33 % in taka omejitev se lahko uporablja do konca leta 2020.