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‘Guarantee sufficient funds: On the one hand, it requires a large amount of capital investment to design and develop electric bicycle motor products. In daily production and management, enterprises also need to maintain a large amount of liquidity for the procurement of raw materials. On the other hand, e-bike motor production requires a large amount of capital to buy and build factories, and to purchase production equipment, so that it can achieve a considerable production scale to meet the requirements of large downstream customers. Therefore, in order to obtain a healthy and sustainable development of motor manufacturers for electric bicycles, sufficient funds are an indispensable condition.’
Glede tega je treba opozoriti, da je združenje CBA izdalo 13. načrt za kolesa, katerega namen je izboljšati izvozno uspešnost proizvajalcev izvoznikov električnih koles, kakor je navedeno v uvodnih izjavah 112 in 113.
(Chapter IV, Section III, Subsection I).
Zgornje premisleke podpirajo tudi številni izvlečki iz posebnega poročila o industriji motorjev, navedeni v uvodnih izjavah 408 do 410, ki kažejo, da podpora sektorju motorjev ustreza njegovemu položaju v dobavni verigi električnih koles.
‘Compared with developed countries such as Europe and the United States, there is still a certain gap in the technical level of the motor industry for electric bicycles in China.
Družba Giant je menila tudi, da je Komisija v uvodni izjavi 407, kjer se v zvezi s svojimi sklepi sklicuje na delno nesodelovanje kitajske vlade, obrnila dokazno breme.
However, with the strong support of the government, China's manufacturing industry is developing rapidly, and the production capacity of the electric bicycle industry is expanding.’
Poudarila je, da dokazno breme nosi Komisija in da ta ni dokazala, da je zagotavljanje baterij in motorjev električnih koles praksa, ki je običajno v pristojnosti vlade.
(Chapter V, Section I, Subsection I).
Glede tega je Komisija menila, da obravnavani dokazi, kot so povzeti v uvodni izjavi 414 in ki temeljijo na razpoložljivih dejstvih, zadoščajo, da se dokaže zaupanje in ukazovanje.
‘The State's strong support for the manufacturing industry has continuously improved China's motor manufacturing technology and the bicycle motor industry has become increasingly able to meet domestic demand in recent years. Imports of motors for electric bicycles have declined.’
Poleg tega je treba opozoriti, da kitajska vlada, potem ko je bila obveščena, da namerava Komisija v zvezi z zagotavljanjem surovin za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, uporabiti razpoložljiva dejstva, ni podala pripomb ali predložila dodatnih informacij.
(Chapter V, Section I, Subsection II).
Na podlagi tega Komisija meni, da ni obrnila dokaznega bremena.
‘The electric bicycle motor is directly used for the production of electric bicycles, and the development of the downstream industry has a decisive influence on the demand for electric bicycle motor products. […] In recent years, the country's normative adjustment to the downstream market has had a certain impact on the demand for electric bicycle motors.’
Subvencioniranje proizvajalcev motorjev
(Chapter VI, Section I, Subsection II).
Komisija želi najprej spomniti, da je morala zaradi delnega nesodelovanja kitajske vlade svoje ugotovitve opreti na razpoložljiva dejstva, ki so zajemala posebno poročilo o industriji, ki ga je zagotovil pritožnik, in informacije, ki jih je zagotovil edini sodelujoči dobavitelj motorjev, ki je izpolnil vprašalnik Komisije.
‘From the perspective of employment, the state government has adopted the main policy of stabilizing employment, and the e-bike industry chain from supporting manufacturers to downstream service providers provides plenty of job opportunities. In addition the relatively high technical level of the e-bike motor meets the policy of promoting employment and industry upgrade.
Kakor je opisano v uvodni izjavi 410, poročilo vsebuje več dokazov, da je industrija električnih motorjev prejemala podporo prek „spodbude v obliki vračila davka“, „rabe zemljišč, kapitalskih storitev in oskrbe z delovno silo“.
Therefore, the state government supports the development of e-bike motor industry.’
To je bilo, vsaj kar zadeva družbo Bafang, potrjeno tudi z ugotovitvami.
(Chapter XI, Section I, Subsection II).
Preiskava je dejansko razkrila, da je ta družba prejela več vrst subvencij, ki so zajemale pravice uporabe zemljišča za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, znižano davčno stopnjo in več nepovratnih sredstev.
‘The Chinese government promotes the e-bike motor development in China.
Več strani je ob sklicevanju na člen 14(d) Sporazuma SIU STO in člen 6(d) osnovne uredbe podalo pripombe o ustreznosti plačila, ki se določi glede na prevladujoče tržne razmere za zadevno blago ali storitev v državi, v kateri se dobava ali nakup opravi.
Recommendations for the 13th Five-Year Plan for Economic and Social Development of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China point out that that we should […] encourage green travelling including bicycle, promote the electrification of bicycle and vehicle industry, and increase electric vehicle industrialization level.
Z drugimi besedami, da bi se morala uporabljena referenčna vrednost nanašati na prevladujoče razmere na kitajskem trgu ali temeljiti na prevladujočih pogojih in razmerah na trgu druge države ali na svetovnem trgu, ki so prejemniku dostopni.
The support of national policy provides policy basis for the industry development, and achieves the continuous growth of downstream market demand.’
Komisija je ugotovila, da so prevladujoče razmere na trgu LRK glede na veljavne nacionalne in sektorske politike, ki jih izvajajo gospodarski subjekti, izkrivljene.
(Chapter VIII, Section II, Subsection V).
Poleg tega so Komisiji zaradi delnega nesodelovanja kitajske vlade manjkale bistvene informacije o položaju na kitajskem trgu motorjev in o mogočih potrebnih prilagoditvah.
‘The relevant national planning and policies on the motor industry have provided strong policy support for the development of the electric bicycle industry.’
Kar zadeva prevladujoče razmere na trgu druge države ali svetovnem trgu, niso bile na voljo dovolj podrobne informacije, ki bi omogočale smiselno primerjavo.
(Chapter XI, Section IV, Subsection I).
Posledično se je morala Komisija opreti na razpoložljive informacije.
‘Government supporting policy: In recent years, the state and local governments have made many arrangements to promote motor industry development.
Na podlagi tega je zaključila, da prevladujoče razmere na kitajskem trgu niso upravičevale prilagoditev, ter zato izračunala referenčno vrednost ob uporabi metodologije, opisane v uvodni izjavi 432.
They have not only provided policy support, but also actively planned the measures to promote enterprise transformation and upgrade, so as to provide a good policy environment and show clearly the development direction for the development of China's motor industry.
Več strani je trdilo, da bi morala Komisija kot neizkrivljeno referenčno vrednost alternativno uporabiti uvozne cene motorjev vzorčenih sodelujočih proizvajalcev.
Firstly, special supporting funds were established, and the scale and cluster development of the motor industry in certain areas was promoted.
V zvezi s tem se glede na tržni delež domačih dobaviteljev motorjev in dejstvo, da ti oblikujejo cene na kitajskem trgu, kakor je navedeno v uvodni izjavi 404, uporaba uvoznih cen kot referenčne vrednosti ni zdela primerna, ker je na raven teh cen enako vplivalo isto izkrivljanje, ki obstaja tudi na domačem trgu.
Secondly, tax refund incentives were given to the investment scale growth or production value growth of the enterprises. Thirdly, maximum incentives and supreme support was given to the motor industry in many aspects including land use, capital service and labor supply, etc., to encourage the enterprises to actively work and start the business, create more famous brands, and promote the further development of the regional motor industry.’
Družba Giant in kitajska vlada sta trdili, da pristop Komisije krši člen 1.1(b), člen 10 in člen 32.1 Sporazuma SIU STO, saj Komisija ne more zaobiti svoje obveznosti z zaključkom, da se proizvajalcem zaupa ali ukazuje.
(Chapter XI, Section IV, Subsection III).
V zvezi s tem je družba Giant trdila, da mora Komisija: (1) analizirati, ali so bile proizvajalcem dodeljene subvencije; (2) analizirati, ali so bili motorji in baterije kupljeni pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji; (3) izračunati, kolikšen del subvencij je bil prenesen.
In sum, the report confirms that the electric bicycle and engine industries are interlinked and that the development of the engine industry is key to the development of the electric bicycles industry.
V zvezi s tem se šteje, da sklep Komisije temelji na dovolj podrobnih razlogih, povzetih v uvodni izjavi 414.
It also confirms that the GOC provides subsidies to the engines which aim at enhancing the competitiveness of the entire industry chain including the electric bicycle industry.
Kar zadeva pripombe družbe Giant, je Komisija menila, da so ji zaradi nesodelovanja kitajske vlade in dejstva, da je samo en dobavitelj sodeloval na lastno pobudo, manjkale bistvene informacije.
Based on the above, the Commission concluded that the GOC is entrusting or directing Chinese producers of engines to supply this input for less than adequate remuneration to the domestic producers of electric bicycles.
Kljub temu se je na podlagi obravnavanih informacij in analize, ki jo je izvedla Komisija, štelo, da so bili pogoji za sklep, da gre za zaupanje in ukazovanje, izpolnjeni.
After the disclosure, Giant submitted that according to WTO Appellate Body in US – Countervailing Duty Investigation on DRAMs, ‘mere policy pronouncements’ cannot ‘constitute entrustment or direction for the purposes of Article 1.1(a)(1)(iv) of the SCM Agreement.’
Kar zadeva prenos, se ta trditev ni štela za pomembno, saj se Komisija ni osredotočila na takšno zadevo.
Furthermore, ‘entrustment and direction – through the giving of responsibility to or exercise of authority over a private body – imply a more active role than mere acts of encouragement.’
Kot je ponazorjeno v uvodnih izjavah od 390 do 412, več pravnih dokumentov, ki se nanašajo prav na družbe v sektorju električnih koles, usmerja dobavitelje surovin, naj industriji električnih koles zagotavljajo motorje za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega.
The Appellate Body concluded that evidence of ‘entrustment or direction of a private body’ would ‘involve some form of threat or inducement.’
Na podlagi teh dokumentov je bilo dokazano, da dobavitelji surovin motorje zagotavljajo le omejenemu številu panog/podjetij, ki delujejo v skladu z ustreznimi politikami kitajske vlade.
Moreover, Giant also referred to the WTO Panel in US – Export Restraints which noted that ‘both the act of entrusting and that of directing therefore necessarily carry with them the following three elements: (i) an explicit and affirmative action, be it delegation or command; (ii) addressed to a particular party; and (iii) the object of which action is a particular task or duty.’
Komisija je zato sklenila, da subvencije v obliki zagotavljanja motorjev za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, niso splošno dostopne, ampak so specifične v smislu člena 4(2)(a) osnovne uredbe.
Mere supervision or the exercise of general regulatory powers is therefore insufficient to find entrustment and direction.
Poleg tega ni nobena od zainteresiranih strani predložila dokazov, da taka oblika subvencij temelji na objektivnih merilih ali pogojih v smislu člena 4(2)(b) osnovne uredbe.
In this regard, it should be noted that the conclusion of the Commission is not solely based on mere policy pronouncement which is detailed in Section 3.1 above.
Ugodnost
It is also based on the role of the CBA, which, as an association grouping not only bicycle producers but also engine manufacturers, is supervised and guided by the highest Chinese authority, i.e. the State Council.
Vsi vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki so motorje kupovali na domačem trgu, večinoma pri nepovezanih družbah, nekaj količin pa so tudi uvozili.
Furthermore, it is also recalled that the members of CBA are bound to implement the resolutions of the CBA and were therefore considered to be subordinated.
Nekaj zanemarljivih količin so kupili pri povezanih družbah.
In this regard it is recalled that the CBA issued the 13th Bicycle plan which aims namely at improving the export performance of electric bicycle exporting producers as mentioned in recitals (112) and (113).
Družba Bafang je bila glavna dobaviteljica nekaterih proizvajalcev, nakupna količina, povezana z njo, pa je znašala več kot 50 %.
The above considerations are also supported by numerous extracts from the specific industry report on engines listed in recitals (408) to (410), showing that the support to the engines sector is functional to its position in the supply chain of electric bicycles.
Kakor je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 396, je družba Bafang kot podrejeni gospodarski subjekt, ki mu je bilo zaupano izvajanje nacionalne politike, na domačem trgu prodajala motorje po znatno nižjih cenah kot za izvoz.
Giant also considered that the Commission had inverted the burden of proof in recital (407) referring to the partial non-cooperation of the GOC with respect to the conclusions made.
Posledično so kitajski proizvajalci izvozniki uživali ugodnosti od motorjev, prodanih za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega.
Giant underlined that the burden of proof rests with the Commission and that the Commission has not demonstrated that the provision of electric bicycle batteries and engines is a practice normally vested in the government.
Več strani je trdilo, da je v skladu s členom 2(a) in 2(b) osnovne uredbe do dodeljevanja subvencije upravičena samo vlada.
In this regard, the Commission considered that the evidence at hand, as summarized in recital (414), which is based on facts available, is sufficient to demonstrate entrustment and direction.
Ker je družba Bafang v zasebni lasti, je ni mogoče šteti za vlado v smislu člena 2(b) in zato ne more dodeljevati subvencij.
It is also recalled that the GOC did not raise any comment or submit further information after being informed that the Commission intended to apply facts available with regard to the provision of inputs for less than adequate remuneration.
V zvezi s tem se je štelo, da glede na sklep iz uvodne izjave 412, tj. da kitajska vlada dobaviteljem motorjev zaupa in ukazuje, naj proizvajalcem električnih koles te surovine zagotavljajo za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, ta pripomba ni pomembna.
On this basis, the Commission considers that it did not invert the burden of proof.
Ugodnost za vzorčene družbe je bila izračunana s primerjavo domačih in izvoznih cen motorjev, ki jih je družba Bafang zaračunavala med OP.
Subsidisation of the engine producers
Ta primerjava je bila opravljena s kombinacijo lokacije (motor na pestu ali centralni motor) in močjo motorjev (v kW).
The Commission first would like to that due to the partially non cooperation of the GOC the Commission had to establish its findings on the basis of facts available which consisted of the specific industry report provided by the complainant and the information provided by the sole cooperating supplier of engine, that responded to the Commission's questionnaire.
Izračunani odstotki so bili uporabljeni pri cenah, ki so jih vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki plačali za nakupe motorjev pri domačih dobaviteljih.
As described in recital (410), the report contains several evidence that the electric engine industry received support through ‘tax refund incentive’, ‘land use, capital service and labor supply’.
Prilagoditve niso bile opravljene.
This was also confirmed by the findings established as far as Bafang is concerned.
Skupina Giant Group je trdila, da med motorji, kupljenimi na lokalnem trgu, in električnimi kolesi, ki jih izvaža v EU, ni povezave.
Indeed, the investigation revealed that this company received several types of subsidies which consisted of land use rights for less than adequate remuneration reduced tax rate and several grants.
V zvezi s tem se šteje, da ugodnost, opredeljena v uvodnih izjavah 428 in 429, koristi proizvajalcem izvoznikom električnih koles, ki domače motorje kupujejo proti plačilu, ki je nižje od primernega, in ni povezana s specifičnimi modeli prodanih električnih koles.
Several parties commented by referring to the Article 14(d) of the WTO SCM Agreement as well as Article 6(d) of the Basic Regulation concerning the adequacy of remuneration which shall be determined in relation to prevailing market conditions for the good or service in question in the country of provision or purchase.
Zato je bilo zaključeno, da je skupina Giant Group prejela ugodnost, ko je na domačem trgu motorje kupovala po izkrivljenih cenah zaradi zaupanja in ukazovanja kitajske vlade, opisanega v uvodnih izjavah 394 do 412.
In other words, that the benckmark used should relate to the conditions prevailing in the Chinese market; or on the basis of terms and conditions prevailing in the market of another country or on the world market which are available to the recipient.
Kar zadeva domačo prodajo, je družba Bafang trdila, da seznam transakcij, ki je bil uporabljen za ugotavljanje povprečne cene motorjev, prodanih na domačem trgu, vključuje prodajo povezani družbi.
The Commission found that the prevailing conditions in the PRC market were distorted in view of the applicable national and sectoral policies implemented by the economic operators.
Poleg tega je družba Bafang pojasnila, da je bil namen prodaje povezani družbi izvoz, saj je povezana družba delovala kot domači trgovec, pristojen za izvoz.
In addition, due to the partial non-cooperation of the GOC, the Commission lacked crucial information on the engine market situation in China and on possible adjustments that needed to be made.
Zato je družba Bafang od Komisije zahtevala, da to prodajo izključi iz izračuna povprečnih cen domače prodaje.
As far as prevailing conditions in the market of another country or the world market are concerned, such information was not available in a level of detail that would allow a meaningful comparison.
Komisija je to trditev sprejela in prodajo izključila iz izračuna povprečne cene domače prodaje, saj je bila zadovoljna z dokazi, ki jih je predložila družba Bafang in ki kažejo, da je treba to prodajo res šteti za „izvoz“ povezanega domačega trgovca.
As a consequence, the Commission had to rely on the available information.
Nikakor pa v dokumentaciji ni bilo dokazov, da je bila ta prodaja povezanemu trgovcu izvedena pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji ali da ni bila, kot je dodatno pojasnjeno v uvodnih izjavah 437 do 441.
On this basis, the Commission concluded that the prevailing conditions on the Chinese market did not justify adjustments and calculated therefore the benchmark using the methodology described in recital (432).
Posledično so bili izračuni ustrezno prilagojeni, tako da je bila upoštevana samo domača prodaja neodvisnim strankam.
Several parties claimed that the Commmission should have alternatively used the import prices of engines from the sampled cooperating producers as undistorted benchmark.
Kar zadeva povprečno ceno izvoza, je družba Bafang v zvezi s prodajo, obravnavano v uvodnih izjavah 435 in 436, trdila, da je treba cene motorjev, ki jih izvaža domači povezani trgovec, ustrezno prilagoditi, da se izvzamejo njegovi prodajni, splošni in upravni stroški ter dobiček.
In this regard, in view of the market share held by domestic suppliers of engines and the fact that they are price-setters on the Chinese market as provided in recital (404), it was not considered appropriate to use import prices as a benchmark because their level was equally affected by the same distortions present in the domestic market.
V okviru tega ni bilo mogoče ugotoviti, ali so bile transakcije med družbo Bafang in povezano družbo izvedene pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji in ali je treba izvoz te povezane družbe nepovezanim strankam prilagoditi z razumnim zneskom za dobiček ter prodajne, splošne in administrativne stroške.
Giant and the GOC claimed that the Commission's approach violated Articles 1.1(b), 10 and 32.1 of the WTO SCM Agreement, since the Commission cannot circumvent its obligation to conclude that manufacturers are entrusted or directed.
Vsekakor bi morala referenčna vrednost za merjenje cene izvoza temeljiti na dejanski izvozni ceni, ki jo je plačal neodvisni kupec, saj se ta šteje za tržno ceno, nezaznamovano z izkrivljanji, z domačega trga, ne glede na raven prodajnih, splošnih in administrativnih stroškov ter dobička, ki ga je ustvaril trgovec družbe Bafang.
In this regard, Giant claimed that the Commission must: (1) analyse whether there have been subsidies granted to manufacturers; (2) analyse whether engines and batteries were purchased at arm's-length; (3) calculate how much of the subsidies has passed-through.
Da bi Komisija zagotovila ustrezno primerjavo domače prodaje in izvoza na isti ravni trgovanja in skladnost s prilagoditvijo cene domače prodaje, pojasnjene v uvodnih izjavah 435 in 436, se je zato odločila, da bo ta neposredni izvoz prek povezanega domačega trgovca izključila in ustrezno prilagodila izračun povprečne izvozne cene.
In this regard, it is considered that the Commission's conclusion is based on sufficiently detailed grounds summarised in recital (414).
Zato je bila primerjava med domačo in izvozno ceno narejena tako, da se je upoštevala samo neposredna prodaja družbe Bafang neodvisnim strankam na domačem in izvoznih trgih.
As far as Giant's comments are concerned, the Commission considered that, in view of the non cooperation of the GOC and the fact that only one supplier cooperated on its own initiative, it lacked crucial information.
Stopnja reprezentativnosti tako prilagojene ustrezne prodaje je bila še vedno visoka in je znašala skoraj 70 % vsega izvoza.
Nevertheless, based on the information at hand and the analysis that the Commission performed, it was considered that the conditions to conclude on entrustment and direction were fulfilled.
Te ugotovitve so bile vsem zainteresiranim stranem znova razkrite v dodatnem končnem razkritju.
As far as passthrough is concerned, since the Commission's analysis did not focus on such matter, this claim was considered irrelevant.
Po ponovnem razkritju je družba Bafang trdila, da se izvoz povezane družbe nepovezanim strankam ne bi smel izključiti in da je treba ustrezne prodajne transakcije primerno prilagoditi navzdol, tako da se odštejejo prodajni, splošni in administrativni stroški ter dobiček.
As demonstrated in recitals (390) to (412), several legal documents which are specifically targeted at companies in the electric bicycle sector, direct the input suppliers to provide engines for less than adequate remuneration to the electric bicycles industry.
Družba Bafang je trdila tudi, da bi jo lahko Komisija med preiskavo prosila za te informacije, da bi ugotovila, da je bila prodaja povezanim strankam izvedena pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji.
The Commission therefore concluded that subsidies in the form of provision of engines at less than adequate remuneration are not generally available but are specific within the meaning of Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Glede na pripombe družbe Bafang k razkritju se je zdelo primerno, da se izvozne transakcije prek povezanega trgovca izključijo, kot je trdila družba Bafang, saj so te transakcije vključevale prodajne, splošne in administrativne stroške ter dobiček in ni bilo mogoče ugotoviti, ali so bile prodajne cene pri teh transakcijah zanesljive.
Moreover there was no evidence submitted by any of the interested parties suggesting that such form of subsidies is based on objective criteria or conditions in the sense of Article 4(2)(b) of the basic Regulation.
Poleg tega je treba pojasniti, da so službe Komisije za obstoj prodajnih, splošnih in administrativnih stroškov ter dobička na ravni trgovinske družbe izvedele šele po preveritvenem obisku in da družba Bafang tega ni omenila, ko je dajala informacije o svoji dobičkonosnosti na dveh različnih trgih ali ko je opredeljevala elemente, ki bi lahko upravičili razliko med domačimi in izvoznimi cenami (glej uvodno izjavo 397).