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In line with the provisions contained in the 13th Bicycles plan, the Opinions recommend the use of domestic batteries in the production of electric bicycles and a reduction of their cost: ‘Relying on the domestic leading lithium battery and material R&D and manufacturing enterprises such as Lishen, BAK, and Gateway, we shall enhance the R&D of high-performance, low-cost, safe and reliable lithium batteries for electric bicycles and related supporting technologies’.
Komisija najprej opozarja, da se je zaradi delnega nesodelovanja kitajske vlade morala pri ugotovitvah opreti na razpoložljiva dejstva, ki so zajemala vladne politike, opisane v oddelku 3.7.3.2, in posebno poročilo o industriji, ki ga je zagotovil pritožnik, ter informacije, ki jih je zagotovil edini sodelujoči dobavitelj baterij, ki je izpolnil vprašalnik Komisije.
On the basis of the above, it is clear that the policy designed by the GOC establishes a link between the development of the lithium-ion battery industry and the electric bicycle industry.
Komisija je v uvodnih izjavah 453 in 454 navedla, da je industrija baterij v načrtu razvoja lahke industrije navedena kot „ključna industrija“, tak načrt pa opredeljuje številne ukrepe politik v obliki upravnih, tržnih, finančnih in davčnih podpor, ki so na voljo takim ključnim industrijam.
Furthermore, the policy also foresees that the battery industry shall reduce its costs and prices, through subsidies, in order to promote the development of the electric bicycle industry.
Dalje, kakor je opisano v uvodni izjavi 459, posebno poročilo o industriji baterij vsebuje dokaze, da je bila ta industrija deležna „preferenčnih politik“.
This clearly shows that by way of these policies the GOC entrusts and directs the producers of batteries to sell them at a low price for the benefit of the downstream electric bicycle industry.
Komisija je na podlagi navedenega sklenila, da so proizvajalci baterij prejemali subvencije v različnih oblikah.
As far as the suppliers of batteries to the sampled exporting producers are concerned, the Commission established in recital (444) that that the members of CBA that provided batteries to the sampled exporting producers represented 33 % of the total domestic quantity supplied to the sampled exporting producers and 31 % of the total domestic purchase value during the IP.
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.
Furthermore, the Commission concluded in recital (383) that the members of the CBA, including suppliers of parts, are subordinated key operators that are entrusted to implement national policy in order to achieve the broader objectives related to the production of electric bicycles.
Poleg tega so Komisiji zaradi delnega nesodelovanja kitajske vlade manjkale bistvene informacije o položaju na kitajskem trgu baterij in o mogočih potrebnih prilagoditvah.
Based on the above and in the absence of any other information, this was considered representative of the situation on the domestic Chinese batteries market.
Na podlagi tega je zato zaključila, da prevladujoče razmere na kitajskem trgu niso upravičevale prilagoditev, ter izračunala referenčno vrednost ob uporabi metodologije, opisane v uvodni izjavi 495.
More specifically, in the absence of cooperation by any manufacturing supplier of batteries, the Commission had to rely on the information gathered from Bafang that sold batteries on the domestic market and for export.
Zato je družba Giant trdila, da mora Komisija: (1) analizirati, ali so bile proizvajalcem dodeljene subvencije; (2) analizirati, ali so bile baterije kupljene pod običajnimi tržnimi pogoji; (3) izračunati, kolikšen del subvencij je bil prenesen.
In this context, the investigation revealed that it had sold equivalent models of batteries at significantly more favourable (lower) prices domestically than for export.
V zvezi s tem se šteje, da sklep Komisije temelji na dovolj podrobnih razlogih.
The difference was between 30 % and 50 % in the IP.
Kar zadeva prenos, se je ta trditev štela za nepomembno in je bila zato zavrnjena, saj se je analiza Komisije nanašala na zaupanje in ukazovanje dobaviteljem baterij, naj proizvajalcem električnih koles zagotavljajo baterije proti plačilu, ki je nižje od primernega, in ne na subvencije, ki so jih prejeli dobavitelji baterij.
Several parties claimed that Bafang's sales of batteries could not be used as a benchmark for the following reasons.
Kot je ponazorjeno v uvodnih izjavah od 452 do 474, več pravnih dokumentov, ki se nanašajo prav na družbe v sektorju električnih koles, usmerja dobavitelje surovin, naj industriji električnih koles zagotavljajo baterije za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega.
First, Bafang is not a producer of batteries.
Na podlagi teh dokumentov je bilo dokazano, da dobavitelji surovin baterije zagotavljajo le omejenemu številu panog/podjetij, ki delujejo v skladu z ustreznimi politikami kitajske vlade.
Second, part of the batteries exported as well as sold by Bafang domestically are imported.
Komisija je zato sklenila, da subvencije v obliki zagotavljanja baterij za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, niso splošno dostopne, ampak so specifične v smislu člena 4(2)(a) osnovne uredbe.
They also claimed that the comparison of Bafang's prices could not be used as a benchmark for batteries since the volume of batteries sold by Bafang was very low during the IP.
Vsi vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki so baterije kupovali na domačem trgu pri nepovezanih družbah, nekaj količin pa so tudi uvozili.
In this regard, it is first recalled that, in view of the partial cooperation by the GOC as refered to in section 3.3.3 and in the absence of cooperation by any manufacturer of batteries, the Commission had to base its findings on facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation.
Zaradi delnega nesodelovanja kitajske vlade noben proizvajalec dobavitelj baterij ni Komisiji predložil informacij z izpolnitvijo posebnega vprašalnika, namenjenega dobaviteljem surovin na Kitajskem.
On this basis, it was considered that the facts available; i.e. the relevant data pertaining to Bafang, were appropriate and reasonable.
Komisija se je tako morala opreti na razpoložljiva dejstva v skladu s členom 28 osnovne uredbe, da določi raven ugodnosti za vzorčene proizvajalce dobavitelje, ki so baterije kupovali na domačem trgu.
Second, in view of the national policy and provisions of the Bicycle plan, issued by CBA, which aims namely at improving the price performance of lithium batteries and the export performance of electric bicycle exporting producers as mentioned in recitals (112), (113) and (464), it was considered that the source of supply, that is whether the batteries were produced internally, or purchased domestically or even imported, was irrelevant.
Razpoložljiva dejstva so bila sestavljena iz informacij, pridobljenih od edinega dobavitelja baterij, ki je sodeloval v preiskavi.
What is relevant for the purpose of the investigation is the difference for the producers of the product under investigation between the subsidised price of batteries actually paid and a representative market price they would have paid absent subsidisation.
Kakor je pojasnjeno v uvodni izjavi 470, je družba Bafang kot podrejeni gospodarski subjekt, ki mu je bilo zaupano izvajanje nacionalne politike, na domačem trgu prodajala baterije po znatno nižjih cenah kot za izvoz.
These models were equivalent as they were identified with the same internal product reference code and had the same capacity in mAH.
Posledično so kitajski proizvajalci izvozniki uživali ugodnosti od baterij, prodanih za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega.
However, the substantial price difference established between domestic and export markets for equivalent models could not be justified.
Več strani je trdilo, da je v skladu s členom 2(a) in 2(b) osnovne uredbe do dodeljevanja subvencije upravičena samo vlada.
Likewise, as for engines, there was no information in the file that would explain that the different price levels were due to particular market conditions on the different markets where the batteries were sold.
V zvezi s tem se je štelo, da glede na sklep iz uvodne izjave 476, tj. da kitajska vlada zaupa in ukazuje dobaviteljem baterij, naj proizvajalcem električnih koles te surovine zagotavljajo za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega, ta pripomba ni pomembna.
Such hypothesis was in particular contradicted by the information collected in the investigation, i.e. that, as a member of CBA, Bafang is subordinated to this association and that the 13th Bicycle plan, which directly affects CBA, aims at improving the export performance of electric bicycle exporting producers as mentioned in recitals (112) and (113) above.
Ugodnost za vzorčene družbe je bila tako izračunana s primerjavo domačih in izvoznih cen za nepovezane stranke, ki jih je družba Bafang zaračunavala med OP.
As a consequence, in order to contribute to the export performance of the electric bicycle industry, Bafang is entrusted or directed to sell input at cheaper prices on the domestic market so that the Chinese exporting producers of electrical bicycles can reduce their costs and offer their products at significantly lower prices on the export markets than its competitors on the export markets, which have to source batteries at non subsidised prices.
Izvedena je bila prilagoditev, da se upoštevajo razlike pri stroških prevoza in uvoznih dajatvah.
By doing so, the suppliers of batteries are following an irrational behaviour to sell batteries for a lower price on the domestic market rather than seeking a maximisation of their profits by selling the same models of batteries in export markets at a substantially higher prices, thus yielding a substantially higher profit.
Primerjava je bila opravljena za prodajo enakih modelov, pokazala pa je, da je cenovna razlika v OP znašala od 30 do 50 %.
As a consequence, in order to contribute to the export performance of the industry, it is entrusted to sell input at cheaper prices on the domestic market so that the exporting producers of electrical bicycles can offer their products at significantly lower prices than its competitors on the export markets, that have to source batteries at non subsidised prices.
Izračunani odstotek je bil uporabljen pri cenah, ki so jih vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki plačali za baterije, kupljene pri kitajskih domačih dobaviteljih.
Yadea Group and Bafang claimed that the models that are sold domestically and exported are not the same and thatthese models were sourced from different suppliers.
Družba Giant je trdila, da med baterijami, kupljenimi na lokalnem trgu, in električnimi kolesi, ki jih izvaža v EU, ni povezave.
Therefore, Bafang suggested that the comparison should be made only on the basis of exactly the same models of batteries sourced by one supplier, whose products are both exported and sold domestically.
V zvezi s tem je menila, da ugodnost, opredeljena v uvodnih izjavah 491 do 494, koristi proizvajalcem izvoznikom električnih koles, ki kupujejo domače baterije proti plačilu, ki je nižje od primernega, in ni povezana s specifičnimi modeli prodanih električnih koles.
Bafang also commented that by limiting the comparisons to the batteries sold by the indicated supplier, would still result in a significant difference between domestic and export prices, although sensibly lower than using the models from all the other suppliers.
Zato je bilo zaključeno, da je skupina Giant Group prejela ugodnost, ko je na domačem trgu kupovala motorje po izkrivljenih cenah zaradi zaupanja in ukazovanja kitajske vlade, opisanega v uvodnih izjavah 462 do 476.
In this regard, it should be noted that that the comparison was made for products that have the same internal reference number for Bafang.
Kar zadeva prilagoditve, je družba Bafang trdila, da prevozni stroški, povezani z električnimi kolesi, ne morejo biti ustrezna referenčna vrednost za prevoz baterij, in od Komisije zahtevala, naj predloži dodatne podrobnosti o narejenih izračunih.
As a consequence, it was considered that these models were similar especially given the fact that they have the same power capacity.
Na podlagi teh pripomb je Komisija za zadevno stran pripravila dodatno končno razkritje in ji tako zagotovila dodatne informacije.
The fact that a comparison based on models sourced from exactly the same source would still result in a significant price difference was found irrelevant.
Vsekakor se je štelo, da so bile zahtevane informacije zaupne in da podatkov o posameznih družbah ni bilo mogoče razkriti.
For these reasons, the claims above were rejected.
Komisija je opozorila tudi, da ta trditev ni bila podprta z dokazi.
Based on the above, the Commission concluded that the GOC is entrusting or directing Chinese producers of batteries to supply this input for less than adequate remuneration to the domestic producers of electric bicycles.
Glede tega niso bile prejete nadaljnje pripombe.
Following 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.’
Druge zainteresirane strani so trdile, da podatki družbe Bafang niso ustrezna referenčna vrednost v njihovem primeru, saj baterij niso kupovale od družbe Bafang.
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.’
V zvezi s tem se opozarja, da se je morala Komisija glede na delno sodelovanje kitajske vlade in nesodelovanja drugih dobaviteljev baterij, opreti na razpoložljiva dejstva, tj. na informacije, ki jih je zagotovila družba Bafang in jih je Komisija lahko preverila.
The Appellate Body concluded that evidence of ‘entrustment or direction of a private body’ would ‘involve some form of threat or inducement.’
Na podlagi tega je bilo treba to trditev zavrniti.
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.’
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Mere supervision or the exercise of general regulatory powers is therefore insufficient to find entrustment and direction.
Zagotavljanje pravic uporabe zemljišč za plačilo, ki je nižje od primernega
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.
Vsa zemljišča v LRK so v lasti države ali skupnosti, ki jo sestavljajo vasi ali okraji, preden se lahko lastninska pravica do zemljišča ali upravičenost, ki izhaja iz lastninske pravice, prenese na podjetje ali posameznega lastnika ali dodeli podjetju ali posameznemu lastniku.
It is also based on the role of the CBA, which, as an association grouping not only bicycle producers but also battery manufacturers, is supervised and guided by the highest Chinese authority, i.e. the State Council.
Vse parcele na mestnih območjih so v lasti države, vse parcele na podeželskih območjih pa so v lasti vasi ali občin, v katerih so.
Furthermore, it is also recalled that the members of CBA are bound to implement its resolutions and were therefore considered to be subordinated.
Vendar lahko podjetja in posamezniki v skladu z ustavnim pravom LRK in zemljiškim pravom kupijo „pravice uporabe zemljišča“.
The above considerations are also supported by numerous extracts from the specific industry report on batteries listed in recital (459) and more in general from different sources in recitals (464) to (467) showing that the support to the battery sector is functional to its position in the supply chain of electric bicycles.
Zakupna pravica za industrijska zemljišča običajno velja 50 let in jo je mogoče obnoviti za nadaljnjih 50 let.
Giant also considered that the Commission had inverted the burden of proof referring to the partial non-cooperation of the GOC with respect to the conclusions made.
Po navedbah kitajske vlade lahko industrijskim podjetjem od 31. avgusta 2006 na podlagi člena 5 obvestila državnega sveta o krepitvi regulacije zemljišč (GF [2006], št. 31) pravico do industrijskih zemljišč dodeli le država z dražbo ali podobnim javnim postopkom za oddajo ponudb, pri katerem končna cena posla ne sme biti nižja od minimalne ponudbene cene.
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 is a practice normally vested in the government.
Kitajska vlada meni, da je trg za zemljišča v LRK prosti trg in da cena, ki jo industrijsko podjetje plača za zakupno pravico za zemljišče, izraža tržno ceno.
Similarly to the conclusion made in recital (415), it is considered that also for batteries the evidence at hand, which is based on facts available, is sufficient to demonstrate entrustment and direction.
Za zagotavljanje pravic uporabe zemljišč na Kitajskem se uporablja zakon Ljudske republike Kitajske o upravljanju zemljišč.
On this basis, the Commission considered that it did not invert the burden of proof.
Poleg tega pravno podlago tvorijo tudi naslednji dokumenti:
Subsidisation of battery producers
zakon Ljudske republike Kitajske o upravljanju mestnih zemljišč (odlok predsednika Ljudske republike Kitajske št. 18);
The Commission first recalls that due to the partial non-cooperation of the GOC it had to establish its findings on the basis of facts available which consisted of the government policies described in section 3.7.3.2 and the specific industry report provided by the complainant and the information provided by the sole cooperating supplier of batteries, that responded to the Commission's questionnaire.
začasne določbe Ljudske republike Kitajske o dodelitvi in prenosu pravice do uporabe državnega zemljišča v mestnih območjih;
The Commission noted in recitals (453) and (454) that the battery industry is listed in the Light industry Development Plan as a ‘key industry’ and such plan identifies a number of policy measures in the form of administrative, market, financial and tax supports available to such key industries.
predpis o izvajanju zakona Ljudske republike Kitajske o upravljanju zemljišč (odlok državnega sveta Ljudske republike Kitajske [2014] št. 653);
Furthermore, as described in recital (459), the specific battery industry report contains evidence that this industry received ‘preferencial policies’.
določba o dodeljevanju pravice uporabe državnega stavbnega zemljišča z razpisom za oddajo ponudb, dražbo in ponudbo;
On the basis of the above, the Commission concluded that battery producers received subsidies in various forms.
obvestilo državnega sveta o krepitvi regulacije zemljišč (GF [2006] št. 31).
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.
Glede na člen 10 „določbe o dodeljevanju pravice do uporabe državnega stavbnega zemljišča z razpisom za oddajo ponudb, dražbo in ponudbo“ lokalni organi določijo cene zemljišč v skladu s sistemom vrednotenja mestnih zemljišč, ki se posodobi le vsaka tri leta, in vladno industrijsko politiko.
In addition, due to the partial non-cooperation of the GOC, the Commission lacked crucial information on the battery market situation in China and on possible adjustments that needed to be made.
Komisija je v prejšnjih preiskavah ugotovila, da cene, ki so bile plačane za pravice uporabe zemljišč v LRK, niso reprezentativne za tržne cene, ki se določajo glede na ponudbo in povpraševanje na prostem trgu, saj je bilo za sistem dražb ugotovljeno, da je nejasen, nepregleden in v praksi ne deluje, za cene pa je bilo ugotovljeno, da jih samovoljno določajo organi.
On this basis, the Commission therefore concluded that the prevailing conditions on the Chinese market did not justify adjustments and calculated the benchmark using the methodology described in recital (495).
Kot je navedeno v prejšnji uvodni izjavi, organi cene določajo v skladu s sistemom vrednotenja mestnih zemljišč, po katerem morajo pri določanju cene industrijskega zemljišča poleg drugih meril upoštevati tudi industrijsko politiko, tj. dodelijo na primer preferenčni dostop do industrijskega zemljišča družbam, ki pripadajo nekaterim industrijam.
For this, Giant claimed that the Commission must: (1) analyse whether there have been subsidies granted to manufacturers; (2) analyse whether batteries were purchased at arm's-length; (3) calculate how much of the subsidies has passed-through.
V sedanji preiskavi se v zvezi s tem niso odkrile nobene opazne spremembe.
In this regard, it is considered that the Commission's conclusion is based on sufficiently detailed grounds.
Komisija je na primer ugotovila, da nobeden od vzorčenih proizvajalcev izvoznikov pravic uporabe zemljišč ni pridobil na dražbi ali v podobnem javnem postopku za oddajo ponudb, kar velja tudi za nedavno pridobljene pravice uporabe zemljišč.
As far as passthrough is concerned, since the Commission's analysis covered the entrustment and direction of the batteries suppliers to provide batteries to electric bicycles producers at less than adequate remunaration and not the subsidies received by the batteries suppliers, this claim was considered irrelevant and was therefore rejected.
Pravice uporabe zemljišč, ki jih imajo vzorčeni proizvajalci izvozniki, so lokalni organi dodelili po cenah, doseženih s pogajanji.
As demonstrated in recitals (452) to (474), several legal documents which are specifically targeted at companies in the electric bicycle sector, direct the input suppliers to provide batteries for less than adequate remuneration to the electric bicycles industry.
Poleg sistema spremljanja mestnih zemljišč obstaja tudi sistem dinamičnega spremljanja zemljišč.
The Commission therefore concluded that subsidies in the form of provision of batteries at less than adequate remuneration are not generally available but are specific within the meaning of Article 4(2)(a) of the basic Regulation.
Kljub temu ne v sedanji preiskavi ne v pregledu zaradi izteka, navedenem zgoraj, ni bilo znakov, da cene zemljišč temeljijo na sistemu dinamičnega spremljanja.
All sampled exporting producers purchased batteries domestically from unrelated companies but also imported some quantities.
Pravzaprav je kitajska vlada med preiskavo v zvezi s sončnimi paneli potrdila, da so se pri sistemu za dinamično spremljanje cen mestnih zemljišč spremljala nihanja ravni cen zemljišč na nekaterih območjih (tj. v 105 mestih) v LRK in da je bil sistem namenjen ocenjevanju trendov cen zemljišč.
In view of the partial non-cooperation by the GOC, no manufacturing supplier of batteries provided information to the Commission by replying to the specific questionnaire intended for suppliers of input in China.
Vendar so začetne cene v razpisih in na dražbah temeljile na referenčnih vrednostih, določenih v skladu s sistemom vrednotenja zemljišč.
As a consequence the Commission had to rely on facts available in accordance with Article 28 of the basic Regulation in order to determine the level of the benefit for the sampled exporting producers that purchased batteries on the domestic market.
Poleg tega so v zadevnem primeru vzorčene skupine družb parcele prejele z neposredno dodelitvijo.
The facts available consisted of the information gathered from the sole supplier of batteries that cooperated in the investigation.As explained in recital (470), Bafang, as a subordinated operator entrusted to implement national policy, sold batteries at substantially lower prices on its domestic market than for export.
Zato dejstvo, da je drugi sistem obstajal, ni pomembno, saj se ni uporabljal za vzorčene proizvajalce izvoznike.