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Provincial tax exemptions provided by the Province of Santa Fe;
Ker ni prejela odgovora na to vprašanje, je argentinski vladi 17. aprila 2018 poslala zahtevo za dodatne informacije v zvezi z informacijami, povezanimi z največjimi proizvajalci/dobavitelji soje, ki zagotavljajo surovine argentinskim proizvajalcem biodizla.
Article 183.29 Santa Fe Stamp Tax Exemption;
Glede na veliko število družb, ki zagotavljajo glavno surovino za zadevni izdelek, je Komisija v duhu dobrega sodelovanja in da bi zbrala vsaj nekaj ustreznih podatkov za preiskavo, omejila svojo zahtevo na podatke samo desetih najpomembnejših proizvajalcev/dobaviteljev soje.
Article 127 Santa Fe turnover tax exemption for export sales.
Komisija za večino od teh proizvajalcev/dobaviteljev surovin za proizvodnjo zadevnega izdelka ni prejela popolnih informacij.
Government's support to the biodiesel industry including through the provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration
Dejansko je prejela samo informacije proizvajalcev biodizla, ki sami proizvajajo sojino olje (in ne pridelujejo soje).
The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation
Od desetih največjih pridelovalcev soje ni prejela zahtevanih informacij.
The Commission informed the GOA that it might have to resort to the use of facts available under Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation when examining the existence and the extent of the alleged support granted to the biodiesel industry including through the provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration.
Ker teh informacij nima, je Komisija menila, da ni prejela bistvenih informacij v zvezi s tem vidikom preiskave.
At initiation, the Commission requested the GOA to provide the contact details (names, addresses and email) of all the companies supplying the main input (soybeans) for the production of the product concerned.
Poleg tega je Komisija zahtevala morebitne razpoložljive informacije za leta 2014, 2015 in 2016 ter za obdobje preiskave, ki so se, kot je navedeno v prejšnji uvodni izjavi, zahtevale za tiste ponudnike soje, v katerih argentinska vlada nima deleža ali ni največji delničar.
The GOA did not provide those contact details.
Te informacije so bile potrebne za oceno, ali sta dobavitelj soje in proizvajalec biodizla nepovezana, povezana ali del istega subjekta.
Following the absence of a reply to that question, a request for additional information was sent to the GOA on 17 April 2018 regarding information in relation to the largest producers/suppliers of soybeans that have provided inputs to the Argentinian producers of biodiesel.
Komisija je zahtevala dokaze, da je argentinska vlada poskušala navezati stik s temi dobavitelji ali sporočiti Komisiji, kako bi lahko pridobila te informacije (npr. prek ustreznih združenj).
Given the significant number of companies providing the main input for the product concerned, in the spirit of good cooperation and in order to collect at least some relevant data for the investigation, the Commission limited its request to data from only the ten most important producers/suppliers of soybeans.
Argentinska vlada ni vključila zahtevanih informacij ali kakršnih koli dokazov o svojih poskusih, da bi se sploh obrnila na te dobavitelje.
The Commission did not receive full information for most of these producers/suppliers of inputs for the production of the product concerned.
Argentinska vlada je v svojem odgovoru z dne 15. februarja 2018 sporočila, da bi podatke, ki jih je zahtevala Komisija za pridelovalce soje, lahko predložili štirje organi, med drugim združenje ACSOJA (Asociación de la Cadena de la Soja Argentina) in zbornica CARBIO.
In fact the Commission received only information from biodiesel producers who themselves produced soybean oil (not soybeans).
Službe Komisije so se sestale z obema organoma med preveritvenim obiskom v Argentini, vendar niso prejele podatkov o dobaviteljih soje.
No information was received from the ten largest soybean producers, as requested.
Pri drugih dveh organih zaradi omejenega časa, ki je bil na voljo, ni bil opravljen inšpekcijski pregled.
In the absence of such information, the Commission considered that it had not received crucial information relevant to this aspect of the investigation.
Združenje ACSOJA in zbornica CARBIO sta bila izbrana za inšpekcijski pregled, ker je pri njima obstajala največja verjetnost, da bosta lahko pomagala pri preiskavi.
Furthermore, the Commission requested any available information requested in the preceding recital for those providers of soybeans in the years 2014, 2015, 2016 and the investigation period in which the GOA has no shareholding or is not the largest shareholder.
Med sestankom z združenjem ACSOJA so predstavniki Komisije postavili številna vprašanja o razmerah na trgu soje v Argentini, odnosu tega združenja s proizvajalci biodizla na področju dobave in vplivu izvoznega davka na njegovo dejavnost.
That information was required to assess whether the soybeans supplier and the biodiesel producer were unrelated, related or part of the same entity.
Predstavnik združenja ACSOJA ni zagotovil smiselnega odgovora na ta vprašanja niti podrobnih podatkov in dokazov, koristnih za preiskavo.
The Commission requested evidence that the GOA attempted to contact those suppliers or to indicate to the Commission how such information could be obtained (e.g. through relevant associations).
Jasno je bilo, da je združenje ACSOJA le zastopalo druge predstavniške organe v vrednostni verigi soje in ni moglo odgovoriti na podrobne poizvedbe ali dati službam Komisije informacij, ki so se zahtevale v vprašalniku v zvezi s pridelavo soje.
The GOA did not include the information requested, or any evidence of the GOA's attempts to even contact those suppliers.
Poleg tega se je združenje ACSOJA med preveritvenim obiskom zavezalo, da bo poslalo sporočila za javnost v zvezi z izvoznim davkom na sojo in o svoji nadaljnji proizvodnji.
The GOA's reply of 15 February 2018 advised that the data requested by the Commission on the soybean growers could be provided by four bodies, two of which being ACSOJA (Asociación de la Cadena de la Soja Argentina) and CARBIO.
Komisija ni nikoli prejela takih sporočil za javnost.
The Commission services met with both bodies during the verification visit in Argentina but no data on soybean suppliers was received.
Ker je zbornica CARBIO združenje proizvajalcev biodizla, Komisiji ni mogla zagotoviti zahtevanih podrobnosti o pridelovalcih soje.
The other two bodies were not inspected given the limited amount of time available.
Zato argentinska vlada v zvezi z domnevnim vladnim zagotavljanjem soje za plačilo, nižje od primernega, ni zagotovila potrebnih informacij in dokazov, ki jih je zahtevala Komisija v svojem vprašalniku, dopisu z dne 17. aprila 2018 in med preveritvenim obiskom.
ACSOJA and CARBIO were chosen to be inspected as the two most likely to be able to assist with the investigation.
Zaradi nezadostnega sodelovanja Komisija ni mogla zbrati vseh informacij, ki so po njenem mnenju pomembne za njene ugotovitve v tej preiskavi.
During the meeting with ACSOJA, the Commission representatives asked a number of questions on the market situation of soybeans in Argentina, on their supply relationship with the biodiesel producers and on the impact of the export tax on their activity.
Natančneje, Komisija ni mogla pridobiti informacij in podatkov o trgu pridelovalcev soje, vplivu vladnih ukrepov (kot je izvozni davek na sojo) na njihovo ravnanje in tudi dobavo soje proizvajalcem biodizla.
The ACSOJA representative did not provide any meaningful reply to those questions, and did not provide specific data and evidence useful for the investigation.
Te informacije so vključevale ravnanje in odločitve pridelovalcev soje pred uvedbo in različnimi spremembami izvoznega davka in drugih podobnih omejevalnih ukrepov ter po njih, njihove strategije pridelave in možnost preusmeritve na alternativne kmetijske rastline, razpoložljivost ornih zemljišč in dostop do njih, lastnosti in dinamiko trga, kar zadeva razlikovanje med velikimi družbami in MSP, prodajne in trženjske kanale ter strategije za njihove domače in izvozne trge, cene in politike oblikovanja cen na njihovih domačih in izvoznih trgih, vpliv mednarodne cene na njihove politike oblikovanja cen, konkurenčni položaj na domačem in izvoznih trgih, njihovo dobičkonosnost skozi leta, vpliv morebitne presežne zmogljivosti in strategije kopičenja zalog, uvoz in izvoz njihovih glavnih strank na domačem trgu in tujih trgih, vključno z vlogo industrije drobilnikov soje in dodano vrednostjo, ki jo ta dosega, pa tudi konkurenčnim položajem industrije drobilnikov v Argentini in na mednarodnih trgih.
It was clear that ACSOJA simply represented other representative bodies in the soybean value chain and was unable to answer detailed enquiries, or give the Commission services the information requested in the questionnaire with regard to the production of soybeans.
Poleg tega so službe Komisije med preveritvenim obiskom, v nasprotju s trditvami argentinske vlade iz izpolnjenega vprašalnika, ugotovile, da se je izkazalo, da je imela argentinska vlada v lasti enega od ponudnikov soje za industrijo biodizla, tj. družbo YPF.
Also, ACSOJA committed during the verification visit to sending press releases concerning the export tax on soybeans and its downstream production.
Vendar, ker je družba YPF le ena od več sto dobaviteljev soje za industrijo biodizla, informacije, ki jih je predložila ta ponudnica, niso zadostovale za določitev ravnanja preostalih dobaviteljev soje za industrijo biodizla.
The Commission never received such press releases.
Zlasti družba YPF soje ne prideluje, ampak jo sprejema kot plačilo za svoja gnojila in gorivo ter jo nato prodaja na argentinskem domačem trgu.
As CARBIO is an association of biodiesel producers, it was not able to give the Commission the details on soybean producers that were required.
Zato ni reprezentativna za pridelovalce soje, ki oskrbujejo industrijo biodizla.
Consequently, with regard to the alleged government provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration, the GOA did not provide the necessary information and evidence as requested by the Commission in its questionnaire, in the letter of 17 April 2018 and during the verification visit.
Ker Komisija od argentinske vlade ni prejela informacij o nasprotnem, se je glede svojih ugotovitev v zvezi s tistimi vidiki preiskave, ki so v skladu s členom 28 osnovne uredbe, delno oprla na razpoložljiva dejstva.
The absence of sufficient cooperation did not allow the Commission to collect all the information it considers relevant for its findings in this investigation.
Komisija je ponovno zatrdila, da argentinska vlada ni zagotovila kontaktnih podatkov za pridelovalce soje in da je zagotovila le delne informacije za proizvajalce sojinega olja.
More specifically, the Commission could not obtain information and data on the market for soybeans producers, the impact of the government measures (such as the export tax of soybeans) on their behaviour as well as on the supply of soybeans to the biodiesel producers.
Združenje ACSOJA in zbornica CARBIO nista zagotovila informacij, ki jih je Komisija zahtevala v vprašalniku, niti na sestanku, ki je bil organiziran z njima.
That information included the behaviour and decisions of soybeans producers prior and subsequent to the introduction and the various changes of the export taxes and other similarly restrictive measures, their production strategies and the possibility to switch to alternative crops, the availability and access to arable land, the market features and dynamics with regard to the differentiation between large companies and SMEs, the sales and marketing channels and strategies for their domestic and export markets, the prices and pricing policies in their domestic and export markets, the impact of the international price on their pricing policies, the competition situation domestically and in export markets, their profitability over the years, the impact of possible overcapacity and stockpiling strategies, the imports and exports of their main customers domestically and in export markets including the role of the soybean crushers' industry and the added-value achieved by the crushers' industry as well as the competition situation of the crushers' industry in Argentina and in international markets.
Poleg tega se je na teh sestankih izkazalo, da predstavnik združenja ACSOJA ni znal odgovoriti na podrobna tehnična vprašanja ter da je zbornica CARBIO združenje proizvajalcev biodizla in ne pridelovalcev soje.
Furthermore, contrary to what the GOA had asserted in its reply to the questionnaire, during the verification visit the Commission services found that it transpired that the GOA had ownership of one provider of soybeans to the biodiesel industry, namely YPF.
Komisija je sklenila, da argentinska vlada, kar zadeva njeno domnevno podporo industriji biodizla, zlasti z različnimi ukrepi, vključno z zagotavljanjem soje za plačilo, nižje od primernega, ni zagotovila potrebnih informacij in dokazov, ki jih je zahtevala Komisija v svojem vprašalniku, dopisu z dne 17. aprila 2018 in med preveritvenim obiskom.
However, as YPF is only one of the hundreds of suppliers of soybeans to the biodiesel industry, the information submitted by this provider, was insufficient to establish the behaviour of the remaining suppliers of soybeans to the biodiesel industry.
Zato se je morala Komisija opreti na razpoložljiva dejstva v zvezi s tem vidikom preiskave.
In particular, YPF does not grow soybeans, but accepts soybeans as payment for its fertiliser and fuel and then sells the soybeans on the Argentinian domestic market.
Ker argentinska vlada ni zagotovila podatkov o prodaji pridelovalcev soje v Argentini, se je Komisija oprla na podatke, ki so jih zagotovili vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki o domači ceni soje.
In the absence of information to the contrary received from the GOA, the Commission partially relied on facts available for its findings regarding those aspects of the investigation in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation.
Po dokončnem razkritju sta argentinska vlada in zbornica CARBIO ponovno pokazali svoje nestrinjanje z uporabo razpoložljivih dejstev s strani Komisije v skladu s členom 28 osnovne uredbe.
Following the disclosure of the information document, the GOA disputed again that it did not cooperate fully regarding information requested from soybean farmers and referred to its letter dated 20 July 2018.
Trdili sta, da je uporaba razpoložljivih dejstev upravičena le, če zainteresirana stran ne zagotovi „potrebnih informacij“, ki so nujne za oblikovanje specifične ugotovitve.
CARBIO also claimed that the Commission incorrectly stated that the GOA did not cooperate.
Po navedbah argentinske vlade in zbornice CARBIO Komisija ni nikoli dokazala, da so bile zahtevane informacije nujno potrebne za oblikovanje specifične ugotovitve v tej zadevi, in je prezrla dejstvo, da zahtevane informacije argentinski vladi niso bile na voljo ali so bile strogo zajete v zakonodaji o davčni tajnosti.
The Commission reiterated that the GOA did not provide contact details for soybean growers and only partial information for soybean oil producers.
Komisija je v svojem sporočilu za argentinsko vlado podrobno pojasnila razloge, zakaj je potrebovala podrobnejše informacije o pridelovalcih soje in proizvajalcih sojinega olja.
ACSOJA and CARBIO did not provide the information that the Commission had requested in the questionnaire nor during the meetings held with them.
Trditev argentinske vlade in zbornice CARBIO, da argentinska vlada ni mogla zagotoviti teh informacij, ni bila podprta z dokazi, da je bilo res tako ali da je imela Komisija na voljo druga razumna sredstva za pridobitev takih informacij.
Moreover, during those meetings it became clear that the representative of ACSOJA was not in a position to reply to detailed technical questions and that CARBIO was an association of biodiesel producers and not soybean producers.
Zahtevane informacije so take narave, da je Komisija lahko domnevala, da so bile te informacije v lasti argentinske vlade in/ali zbornice CARBIO ali vsaj, da je imela argetinska vlada regulativni nadzor nad pridelovalci soje in proizvajalci sojinega olja in bi lahko zahtevala te informacije.
The Commission concluded that, with regard to the alleged GOA's support to the biodiesel industry in particular through various measures including the provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration, the GOA did not provide the necessary information and evidence as requested by the Commission in its questionnaire, in the letter of 17 April 2018 and during the verification visit.
Komisija je prav tako pričakovala boljše sodelovanje pridelovalcev soje in proizvajalcev sojinega olja, če bi z njimi stopila v stik argentinska vlada neposredno in/ali v tesnem sodelovanju s Komisijo.
As a result, the Commission had to rely on facts available concerning that aspect of the investigation.
Analiza
In the absence of data provided by the GOA on the sales of soybean growers in Argentina, the Commission relied on the data provided by the sampled exporting producers on the domestic price of soybeans.
Pritožnik je zatrjeval, da obstaja podpora argentinske vlade za industrijo biodizla z različnimi ukrepi.
Furthermore, the Commission relied on publicly available information with regard to the direction or entrustment of the soybean growers by the GOA to sell soybeans domestically for less than adequate remuneration and the GOA's intention to support the biodiesel industry through this and other related measures.
Zlasti je trdil, da je argentinska vlada izvajala politiko uvajanja visokih izvoznih davkov in drugih predpisov v zvezi s sojo in sojinim oljem, ki je ključna surovina za proizvodnjo biodizla v Argentini.
Following final disclosure, the GOA and CARBIO once again showed their disagreement with the Commission's use of facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation.
Pri tem je argentinska vlada po navedbah pritožnika zagotovila, da je cena surovin za proizvodnjo biodizla ostala precej nižja od svetovnih cen.
They claimed that the use of facts available is justified only when an interested party fails to provide ‘necessary information’, indispensable to reach a specific determination.
Kot je navedeno v memorandumu Komisije o zadostnosti dokazov, je Komisija menila, da so bili izvozni davki eno od orodij, ki jih je argentinska vlada razvila, da bi pridelovalcem soje in proizvajalcem sojinega olja dajala navodila za pomoč argentinski industriji biodizla.
According to the GOA and CARBIO, the Commission never proved how the information requested was indispensable to reach a specific determination in this case and ignored the fact that the requested information was either unavailable for the GOA or strictly covered by tax secrecy law.
V tej preiskavi je Komisija proučila sklop ukrepov, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, da bi umetno podprla argentinsko industrijo biodizla.
The Commission explained extensively in its communication with the GOA the reasons why it needed more detailed information on soybean growers and soybean oil producers.
Za ugotovitev obstoja subvencije, proti kateri se lahko uvedejo izravnalni ukrepi, morajo biti prisotni trije elementi: (a) finančni prispevek ali dohodkovna/cenovna podpora, (b) ugodnost in (c) specifičnost (člen 3 osnovne uredbe).
The claim of the GOA and CARBIO that the GOA was not in the position to provide this information was not supported by any evidence proving that this was the case or that the Commission had other reasonable means available to obtain such information.
Da bi Komisija oblikovala zaključek o prvem elementu, je proučila, ali je sklop ukrepov, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, vodil do finančnega prispevka v obliki zagotavljanja soje argentinskim proizvajalcem izvoznikom biodizla s strani vlade za plačilo, nižje od primernega, v skladu s členom 3(1)(a) osnovne uredbe, in/ali sklop ukrepov, ki jih je sprejela argentinska vlada, spada v kategorijo dohodkovne/cenovne podpore industrije biodizla, v skladu s členom 3(1)(b) osnovne uredbe.
The information requested was of such nature that the Commission could assume that it was either in the possession of the GOA and/or CARBIO or at least that the GOA had the regulatory control over the soybean growers and soybean oil producers to request this information.
Finančni prispevek
The Commission also expected better cooperation from soybean growers and soybean oil producers if those were contacted by the GOA directly and/or in close cooperation with the Commission.
Komisija je na začetku ugotovila, da so vse vzorčene družbe kupovale sojo na domačem trgu od povezanih ali nepovezanih družb ter jo predelovale v sojino olje in nato v biodizel.
Analysis
Vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki niso kupovali sojinega olja za nadaljnjo predelavo v biodizel, saj so sami drobili sojo v sojino olje kot vmesni korak za proizvodnjo biodizla.
The complainant alleged the existence of the GOA's support to the biodiesel industry through various measures.
Zato se analiza v naslednjih pododdelkih osredotoča na vprašanje, ali je argentinska vlada zagotavljala sojo (in ne sojinega olja) za plačilo, nižje od primernega.
In particular, the complainant claimed that the GOA had implemented a policy of imposing high export taxes and other regulations relating to soybeans and soybean oil, which is the key raw material used for the production of biodiesel in Argentina.
Posebna skupina STO je v zadevi ZDA – omejitve izvoza odločila, da morajo zaradi običajnega pomena besed „pooblastilo“ in „navodilo“ iz člena 1.1(a)(1)(iv) Sporazuma o subvencijah in izravnalnih ukrepih ukrepi vlade vključevati pojem delegiranja (v primeru pooblastitve) ali ukaza (v primeru navodil).
In doing so, according to the complainant, the GOA was ensuring that the price of raw materials for the production of biodiesel remained significantly lower than global prices.
Zavrnila je „argument vzroka in posledice“ ZDA ter prosila za izrecne in pozitivne ukrepe v smislu delegiranja ali ukaza.
As stated in the Commission's memorandum on sufficiency of evidence, the Commission considered that the export taxes appeared to be one of the tools devised by the GOA to direct soybean growers and soybean oil producers in assisting the Argentinian biodiesel industry.
Vendar je pritožbeni organ v poznejši zadevi menil, da je zamenjava besed „pooblastilo“ in „navodilo“ z „delegiranjem“ in „ukazom“ kot standard preveč toga.
In this investigation, the Commission has examined the set of measures adopted by the GOA in order to support the Argentinian biodiesel industry artificially.
Po mnenju pritožbenega organa se „pooblastilo“ pojavi, kadar vlada zasebnemu organu naloži odgovornost, „navodilo“ pa se nanaša na primere, kadar vlada nad zasebnim organom izvaja pooblastila.
In order to establish the existence of a countervailable subsidy, three elements must be present: (a) a financial contribution or income/price support; (b) a benefit; and (c) specificity (Article 3 of the basic Regulation).
Vlada v obeh primerih uporablja zasebni organ kot pooblaščenca za izvršitev finančnega prispevka, pri čemer bi se „v večini primerov […] pričakovalo, da pooblastilo ali navodilo, dano zasebnemu organu, vključuje neko obliko grožnje ali spodbude“.
To come to a conclusion on the first element, the Commission analysed if the set of measures adopted by the GOA lead to a financial contribution in the form of government's provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration to the Argentinian biodiesel exporting producers, following Article 3(1)(a) of the basic Regulation, and/or whether the set of measures adopted by the GOA falls under the category of income/price support of the biodiesel industry, following Article 3(1)(b) of the basic Regulation.
Hkrati članice v skladu z odstavkom (iv) člena 1.1(a)(1) Sporazuma o subvencijah in izravnalnih ukrepih ne smejo uvesti izravnalnih ukrepov za izdelke, „kadar vlada zgolj izvaja svoje splošne regulativne pristojnosti“ ali kadar ima posredovanje vlade „lahko ali pa tudi ne določen učinek zgolj na podlagi navedenih dejanskih okoliščin in uveljavljanja proste izbire akterjev na zadevnem trgu“.