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It is undisputed that the Union industry suffered a significant loss of market share of 24 percentage points, mainly to Chinese imports, which gained 17 percentage points of market share during the period considered.
Komisija je ta argument zavrnila.
Following disclosure, some exporting producers submitted that the statement made in recital (685) that all of the indicators cited there ‘developed negatively’ was false and misleading.
Prvič, ni mogoče trditi, da so naložbe v zmogljivost presegale realna pričakovanja glede prodaje.
Those interested parties claimed that the indicator of ‘growth’ in terms of both production and sales, and the sales in terms of both value and volume, was substantially positive over the period considered.
Industrija Unije je zaradi nepoštenega pritiska subvencioniranega kitajskega uvoza nato med letom 2016 in obdobjem preiskave proizvodno zmogljivost zmanjšala za več kot 150000 kosov kljub nadaljnji rasti trga za več kot 300000 kosov.
Further, it was claimed that the Union industry ‘capacity’ increased substantially and that both profitability and prices had also increased during the period considered.
Drugič, Komisija je ugotovila, da raven naložb v osnovna sredstva ni bila visoka.
Those interested parties added that contrary to had been stated in recitals (684) and (685), performance indicators and notably profitability were not depressed during the period considered.
Nasprotno, v obravnavanem obdobju je bila nižja od 2 % celotnega prihodka od prodaje.
Finally, it was claimed that since the complainant itself had admitted that the imports from the PRC did not start to grow and become competitive until 2016, a low profit margin in 2014 could only have been the commercial fault of the Union producers themselves.
Industrija Unije je preoblikovala obstoječe proizvodne linije, zato povečanje zmogljivosti ni bilo pomemben dejavnik za naložbe v osnovna sredstva.
In the same vein, the CEIEB submitted that the positive trends in production, sales, production capacity and employment offset the loss of market share and the pressure on prices and profitability.
Tretjič, naložbe v osnovna sredstva se niso upoštevale pri dobičkonosnosti (razen pri amortizaciji, ki se ni bistveno povečala) ali denarnih tokovih (ki so na ravni poslovanja).
It claimed that the loss of market share was the only indicator which had a negative trend during the period considered and that in itself was not enough to justify the existence of injury.
Zato ne bi bilo pravilno, če bi se kateri od teh kazalnikov razlagal ob upoštevanju ravni naložb.
The Commission recalls that the purpose of its injury analysis is to assess the level of injury suffered by the Union industry.
Nazadnje, kazalniki Komisije so pokazali, da so se stroški proizvodnje povečali v skladu s prodajnimi cenami.
It involves an assessment of the relevance of each performance indicator, their relationships and evolution in and within the period considered.
Zato ni bilo mogoče trditi, da je povečanje zmogljivosti nesorazmerno vplivalo na stroške proizvodnje.
A mere comparison of the end points of each indicator taken separately cannot reflect the economic trends at work in the Union industry.
Uspešnost industrije Unije
In that regard, the finding concerning the indicator of growth was explained in recitals (647) and (680) and relied on the substantial and growing divergence between the evolution of consumption and the evolution of the sales of the Union industry which translated into a significant loss of market share.
Po razkritju so nekateri proizvajalci izvozniki navedli, da je veliko proizvajalcev Unije v Srednji Evropi uvažalo dele iz LRK ter sestavljalo in prodajalo električna kolesa v Uniji.
As explained in recitals (681) to (683), the impact of this divergence spread over time on production, stocks, capacity, capacity utilisation, and employment level.
Dodali so, da se zdi cena električnih koles, ki so jih proizvedle navedene družbe, razmeroma nizka, kar je lahko še en vzrok za škodo, ki so jo utrpeli proizvajalci Unije, ki proizvajajo visokocenovna električna kolesa.
In addition, as explained in recital (684), the profit margin remained at an admittedly low level and on a declining trend in all years but one.
Komisija opozarja, da je geografsko območje njene preiskave trg Unije, in ne njegovi deli.
Furthermore, considering that the electric bicycles business is cash intensive and relies on bank financing, the analysis of the financial position must take into account the translation of profits into operating cash flows which was insufficient and well below profit margins.
Preiskava je pokazala, da so bili proizvajalci električnih koles Unije dejavni v vseh segmentih in da so nekateri vzorčeni proizvajalci imeli proizvodne enote v srednjeevropskih državah članicah.
Overall, the Commission therefore confirmed that the trends referred to earlier in this recital characterized a depressed and negative situation and confirmed its conclusion that the Union industry suffered material injury.
Trditev nikakor ni bila utemeljena, zato je bila zavrnjena.
Finally, the Commission disagreed with the claim that the low profit margin of the Union Industry in 2014 could only be its commercial fault since the complainant had admitted that imports from the PRC did not start to grow and become competitive until 2016.
Poleg tega so nekateri proizvajalci izvozniki navedli, da so slabo uspešnost industrije Unije morda povzročile upravljavske napake proizvajalcev Unije.
The Commission assessed that that claim was based on an inaccurate reading of the complaint and, in any case, that it was contradicted by the investigation's findings which showed that imports from the PRC had a significant market share of 18 % in 2014 and had already doubled in volume by 2016.
Komisija je najprej ugotovila, da se zdi, da ta navedba nasprotuje trditvam istih zainteresiranih strani, da je na trgu električnih koles v Uniji prevladovala industrija Unije, da je uvoz kitajskih električnih koles postopoma šele pred kratkim dosegel primerljivo kakovost in konkurenčnost, ter nazadnje, da so najverjetnejši vzrok za škodo pretirane naložbe v proizvodno zmogljivost industrije Unije.
Following disclosure, some exporting producers claimed that the evolution of the non-confidential indexed indicators of the sampled Union's producers substantially undermined the Commission's conclusion that the Union industry has suffered material injury.
Komisija je še ugotovila, da so te zainteresirane strani trdile, da je bila industrija Unije v obravnavanem obdobju uspešna (kakor je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 687), in tudi, da bi njeno slabo upravljanje lahko pojasnilo, zakaj je prodaja industrije Unije v obravnavanem obdobju zrasla le za 20 %, medtem ko se je uvoz iz LRK povečal za 250 %.
As is the standard practice of the Commission and was set out in recital (628), the Commission considered the microeconomic injury indicators using the verified data of the sampled Union producers.
V tem okviru je Komisija ocenila, da bi bilo tako trditev mogoče obravnavati, samo če bi bila natančno opredeljena in kvantificirana.
Those indicators contributed to the finding of material injury but cannot be read as, in themselves, making up a complete material injury finding (or, for that matter, replace the overall injury determination carried out by the Commission).
Opozorila je, da je izguba tržnega deleža sicer pomemben element njene analize škode, vendar ta nikakor ni omejena nanjo.
As for macroeconomic injury indicators, they were established for the whole Union industry.
V zvezi s tem Komisija napotuje na analizo drugih kazalnikov škode in svojo ugotovitev nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih cen, ki podpirata njeno celovito analizo škode.
In the absence of any further comments, the Commission confirmed its conclusion on injury set out in recitals (680) to (685) above.
Komisija je zato navedeno trditev zavrnila.
CAUSATION
Spodbude za prodajo električnih koles na trgu Unije
In accordance with Article 8(5) of the basic Regulation, the Commission examined whether the subsidized imports from the PRC caused material injury to the Union industry.
Po razkritju so nekateri proizvajalci izvozniki trdili, da so subvencije na trgu Unije morda podpirale prodajo cenejših kitajskih električnih koles, in pozvali Komisijo, naj dodatno preišče učinek subvencij na vzorce kupovanja električnih koles na trgu Unije.
In accordance with Article 8(6) of the basic Regulation, the Commission also examined whether other known factors could at the same time have injured the Union industry.
Učinek subvencij na spodbujanje uporabe električnih koles je zadeva, ki je ločena od ugotovitve nelojalnega nižanja prodajnih cen in škode zaradi kitajskega uvoza.
The Commission ensured that any possible injury caused by factors other than the subsidized imports from the PRC was not attributed to the subsidized imports.
Kot že rečeno, je preiskava pokazala, da je industrija Unije dejavna v vseh segmentih trga.
These factors are: imports from other third countries, export sales performance of the Union producers, and an alleged impact of investment and expansion of capacities.
Torej, tudi če bi bile domnevne subvencije pomembne za to oceno, ne bi pojasnile povečanja števila kitajskih koles na račun cenejših koles, proizvedenih v Uniji, če kitajska kolesa ne bi bila subvencionirana.
Effects of the subsidized imports
Navedena trditev je bila zato zavrnjena.
Prices of subsidized imports from the PRC significantly undercut Union industry prices during the investigation period with undercutting margins ranging from 16,2 % to 43,2 %.
Sklep o vzročni zvezi
During the period considered, the Union Industry lost 24 points of market share in a market growing by 74 % while imports from the PRC increased by 250 % and gained 17 points of market share from 18 % to 35 %.
Komisija je ugotovila vzročno zvezo med škodo, ki so jo utrpeli proizvajalci Unije, in subvencioniranim uvozom iz LRK.
The pressure on prices by subsidized imports from the PRC kept profits and cash flows at depressed levels.
Komisija je opredelila učinke vseh znanih dejavnikov na položaj industrije Unije in jih ločila od škodljivih učinkov subvencioniranega uvoza.
Effects of other factors
Ugotovljeno je bilo, da drugi opredeljeni dejavniki, kot so uvoz iz drugih tretjih držav, izvoz proizvajalcev Unije, domnevni učinek naložb in povečanje zmogljivosti, ne zmanjšajo vzročne zveze, tudi če se upošteva njihov morebitni skupni učinek.
Imports from third countries
Na podlagi navedenega je Komisija sklenila, da je znatna škoda, ki jo je utrpela industrija Unije, posledica subvencioniranega uvoza iz LRK ter da drugi posamično ali skupaj upoštevani dejavniki niso zmanjšali vzročne zveze med škodo in subvencioniranim uvozom.
The volume of imports from other third countries developed over the period considered as follows:
INTERES UNIJE
Table 23
V skladu s členom 31 osnovne uredbe je Komisija proučila, ali bi lahko kljub ugotovitvi škodljivega subvencioniranja jasno ugotovila, da sprejetje ukrepov v tem primeru ni v interesu Unije.
Source: Eurostat
Določitev interesa Unije je temeljila na oceni vseh različnih zadevnih interesov, vključno z interesi industrije Unije, uvoznikov in uporabnikov.
Country
Interes dobaviteljev
Taiwan
Združenje COLIPED, ki povezuje nacionalna združenja, ki predstavljajo dobavitelje delov, je podprlo uvedbo ukrepov.
Volume (pieces)
Kljub temu se v tej preiskavi ni opredelil noben posamezen dobavitelj.
Average price
Glede na podatke, ki jih je predložila konfederacija CONEBI, dele za kolesa (običajna in električna) proizvaja 424 družb v 19 državah članicah, ki imajo skoraj 21000 zaposlenih ter so leta 2016 v proizvodnjo in inovacije vložile več kot 660 milijonov EUR.
Vietnam
Komisija je sklenila, da bi bila uvedba izravnalne dajatve v interesu dobaviteljev industrije Unije.
Switzerland
Interes industrije Unije
Japan
Industrijo Unije sestavljajo velika ter mala in srednja podjetja (MSP), v obravnavanem obdobju pa je v 12 državah članicah neposredno zaposlovala približno 3600 ljudi.
Total of all third countries except the PRC
Čeprav potrošnja električnih koles še vedno predstavlja le majhen delež celotnega trga koles, je preusmeritev povpraševanja z običajnih na električna kolesa hitra ter pomeni strukturni izziv za ohranitev ravni dejavnosti, dodane vrednosti in delovnih mest v celotni industriji koles.
The volume of imports from third countries other than the PRC developed strongly, increasing its market share from 7 % in 2014 (77000 pieces) to 12 % (240000 pieces in the investigation period).
Kot je navedeno v oddelku 4.4.4, se je glede na analizo razvoja kazalnikov škode od začetka obravnavanega obdobja položaj celotne industrije Unije poslabšal, subvencionirani uvoz pa je nanjo vplival negativno.
Yet, the pace of increase decelerated when Chinese exporting producers intensified their activity after 2015.
Komisija pričakuje, da se bo z uvedbo izravnalne dajatve vsem proizvajalcem omogočilo delovanje na trgu Unije v poštenih tržnih razmerah.
These imports originated almost exclusively from Taiwan and Vietnam.
Zelo verjetno je, da se bo brez ukrepov gospodarski in finančni položaj industrije Unije še poslabšal.
Nevertheless, after 2015, the Commission observed a slower increase of imports from Vietnam, which may be explained by the significant and growing price difference with Chinese imports.
Komisija je zato sklenila, da bi bila uvedba izravnalne dajatve v interesu industrije Unije.
Likewise, the continued progression of imports from Taiwan occurred on the back of an equally significant increase in prices, which suggests that these imports may have been displaced towards the high end of the market.
Interes nepovezanih uvoznikov
Imports from Taiwan and Vietnam had on average lower prices than the Union Industry.
Med postopkom je devetindvajset uvoznikov izrazilo svoje nasprotovanje uvedbi ukrepov.
However, given the wide range of prices of electric bicycles, the Commission cannot conclude that these imports undercut Union Industry's prices on a like-for-like basis.
Devetnajst jih je bilo članov združenja CEIEB.
In addition, their average prices increased while the average prices of imports from the PRC decreased.
Trinajst družb, ki so nasprotovale ukrepom, za katere je bil obseg uvoza znan, je v obdobju preiskave predstavljalo 10 % celotnega uvoza iz LRK.
The difference between the prices of imports of Vietnam and of the Union's Industry's was nevertheless significant and it cannot be excluded that they marginally contributed to the injury.
Kakor je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 581, je bilo šest družb, ki proizvajajo podoben izdelek, izključenih iz opredelitve izraza industrija Unije in razvrščenih med uvoznike.
However, imports from Vietnam ceased to win market share after 2015 and their volumes remained small.
Te družbe so ukrepe podprle.
Consequently, the imports from all counties other the PRC did not attenuate the causal link between the subsidized imports from the PRC and the injury suffered by the Union industry, and could not have more than a marginal impact on injury.
Njihov uvoz je predstavljal skoraj 12 % celotnega uvoza iz LRK v obdobju preiskave.
Export performance of the Union industry
Iz stališč vzorčenih uvoznikov je razvidno, da bo uvedba ukrepov verjetno vsaj začasno povzročila motnje v njihovih dobavnih verigah in ogrozila njihov finančni položaj, če povečanih stroškov v zvezi z dajatvijo ne bi mogli prenesti na svoje stranke.
The volume of exports of the four sampled Union producers developed over the period considered as follows:
Iz stališč vzorčenih uvoznikov je razvidno tudi, da so lahko največji uvozniki pridobivali ustrezna električna kolesa in/ali so imeli morebitne druge vire oskrbe zunaj LRK, vključno z industrijo Unije.
Table 24
Statistični podatki o uvozu kažejo, da sta Vietnam in Tajvan evropskim uvoznikom zagotovila precejšnje količine električnih koles.
Export performance of the sampled Union producers
Prav tako je verjetno, da bi lahko uvoznike oskrbovale druge države, ki imajo dobro razvito proizvodnjo običajnih koles.
Source: Sampled Union producers
V zvezi s tem Komisija ugotavlja, da se z uvedbo dajatev na uvoz običajnih koles iz LRK trg Unije ni zaprl za uvoz, ampak se je povečalo število držav, ki so ga oskrbovale z običajnimi kolesi.
Export volume (pieces)
Nasprotno, na velikih trgih brez ukrepov za običajna kolesa iz LRK, kot so Združene države Amerika in Japonska, je uvoz predstavljal 99 % oziroma 90 % trga, večina tega uvoza pa je bila iz LRK.
Average price (EUR)
Komisija je ugotovila, da industrija koles zajema več kot 450 proizvajalcev, od katerih jih trenutno le 37 proizvaja električna kolesa.
Exports outside the Union by the sampled Union producers were negligible (3 % of total sales volume in the period considered).
Poleg tega sedanji proizvajalci električnih koles že dobavljajo široko paleto električnih koles in lahko v običajnih tržnih razmerah povečajo svoje proizvodne zmogljivosti.
Even considering the decrease in the average price, the export performance of the Union industry cannot have been a cause of injury.
Komisija je ugotovila, da bi uvedba dajatev lahko škodljivo vplivala na majhne uvoznike.
Investment and expansion of capacities
Vendar je ugotovila tudi, da bi se lahko negativni vpliv uvedbe dajatev zmanjšal z razpoložljivostjo pridobivanja ustreznih koles od industrije Unije, iz drugih tretjih držav in iz LRK po poštenih cenah.
The CCCME claimed that the investment in capacity resulted in 2016 in a surplus of production capacity beyond any realistic sales expectations which had the effects of both significantly reducing capacity utilisation and severely impacting profitability.
Poleg tega je Komisija ugotovila, da je šest uvoznikov, ki predstavljali velik obseg uvoza, podpiralo uvedbo ukrepov, kar je potrdilo zmožnost uvoznikov, da svojo dejavnost prilagodijo uvedbi ukrepov.
The Commission rejected this argument.
Po razkritju je združenje CEIEB še navedlo, da Komisija ni ustrezno ocenila težavnosti in stroškov prilagoditve dobavne verige uvoznikov, ki jih je povzročila uvedba ukrepov, in da ni upoštevala položaja malih uvoznikov.
Firstly, it cannot be said that the investment in capacity was beyond any realistic sales expectations.
Komisija se z navedeno trditvijo ne strinja ter napotuje na uvodno izjavo 736, kjer je naveden škodljiv učinek uvedbe ukrepov na male izvoznike, in na uvodno izjavo 740, kjer ugotavlja, da uvedba ukrepov ni bila v interesu uvoznikov.
As shown in Table 6 above, production capacity increased by 300000 pieces between 2015 and 2016.
Kljub temu Komisija vztraja pri ugotovitvi, da ta negativni učinek blaži možnost pridobivanja ustreznih električnih koles od industrije Unije, drugih tretjih držav in LRK po poštenih, neškodljivih cenah ter da ne prevlada nad pozitivnim učinkom ukrepov na industrijo Unije.
This was fully in line with the growth in consumption between 2015 and 2016, which was equally 300000 pieces as shown in table 13 above.
Interes uporabnikov
Due to unfair pressure by subsidized Chinese imports, the Union industry subsequently reduced their production capacity between 2016 and the investigation period by more than 150000 pieces, despite a further market growth of more than 300000 pieces.
V tej preiskavi se je javila Evropska kolesarska zveza (v nadaljnjem besedilu: zveza ECF).
Secondly, the Commission noted that the level of capital expenditure was not high.
Ta predstavlja združenja in zveze kolesarjev.
To the contrary, it stood below 2 % of total turnover over the period considered.
Trdila je, da cena ni odločilni dejavnik pri tem, koliko ljudje kolesarijo, ter predložila dokaze, da so v državah, v katerih ljudje pogosteje kolesarijo, kolesa in električna kolesa dražja.
The Union Industry converted existing production lines and the increase of capacity was therefore not a major driver of capital expenditures.
Ta vzorec je bil potrjen s stališčem skupine uvoznikov, ki so nasprotovali ukrepom, iz katerega je razvidno, da so stopnje sprejetja električnih koles najvišje v tistih državah, v katerih so električna kolesa v povprečju najdražja.
Thirdly, capital expenditures were not taken into account in profitability (except for depreciation and amortization which did not increase materially) or cash flows (which are at operating level).
Skupina uvoznikov je trdila tudi, da obstaja močna povezava med cenami električnih koles, nacionalno kolesarsko kulturo, kakovostjo infrastrukture in nazadnje sprejetjem električnih koles.
It was therefore inaccurate to interpret any of these indicators in light of the level of investments.
Zveza ECF podpira tržne razmere, ki spodbujajo kakovost, inovacije in storitve.
Finally, the Commission's indicators showed that the cost of production increased in line with sales prices.
Tako je trdila, da bi ugotovitev obstoja nepoštenih trgovinskih praks negativno vplivala na razvoj električnih koles in posledično na prehod na bolj zeleno Evropo, ki državljanom ponuja učinkovitejšo mobilnost.
As a result, it could not be argued that the increase in capacity had a disproportionate impact on cost of production.
Po drugi strani je skupina uvoznikov, ki je nasprotovala uvedbi ukrepov, trdila, da bi ukrepi kitajskim proizvajalcem preprečili dobavo izdelkov nižjega cenovnega razreda ter razvoj izdelkov srednjega in višjega cenovnega razreda, zaradi česar bi se zmanjšala konkurenca.
Performance by the Union industry
Ker je industrija Unije domnevno v veliki meri dejavna v segmentih srednjega in višjega cenovnega razreda, bi to vodilo v manjšo izbiro in višje cene za evropske potrošnike.
Following disclosure, some exporting producers submitted that many Union producers in Central Europe imported parts from the PRC, assembled and sold electric bicycles in the Union.
Preiskava je pokazala, da je industrija Unije dejavna v vseh segmentih trga, vključno s tistim za začetne izdelke.
It added that the price of electric bicycles produced by those companies appear to be relatively low, which might be another cause of the injury suffered by the Union producers who produce high-end electric bicycles.
V zvezi s tem so „začetni izdelki“ tista električna kolesa, ki imajo v strukturi kontrolne številke izdelka osnovne lastnosti.
The Commission recalls that the geographic scope of its investigation is the Union market, not parts thereof.
Opredelitev „začetnih izdelkov“ se razlikuje od domnevne diferenciacije trga na segmente.
The investigation showed that Union producers of electric bicycles were active in all segments and that some sampled producers had production units located in Member States situated in Central European countries.
Zlasti nobena zainteresirana stran ni predložila nobenih fizikalnih meril, ki bi podprla analizo na podlagi segmentacije trga.
In any event, the claim was not substantiated and was rejected.
Pričakuje se, da bodo ukrepi okrepili in diverzificirali dobavo električnih koles s ponovno vzpostavitvijo konkurence na podlagi enakih konkurenčnih pogojev.
Furthermore, some exporting producers submitted that the poor performance of the Union industry might have been caused by the management mistakes by the Union producers.
Opozoriti je treba, da se z uvedbo ukrepov za običajna kolesa ni zmanjšala izbira za potrošnike, ampak se je povečala raznolikost dobaviteljev in njihovih držav izvora.
First, the Commission observed that this statement seemed to contradict the claims made by the same interested parties that the market of electric bicycles in the Union was dominated by the Union industry, that imports of Chinese electric bicycles had just gradually caught up in quality and competitiveness and eventually that the most likely cause of injury was an excessive investment in production capacity of the Union's industry.
Zato je bilo ugotovljeno, da je argument neutemeljen, in ga je bilo treba zavrniti.