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Several Union importers and users claimed that the imposition of the safeguard measures would not be in the interest of the Union because it would increase import prices and restrict competition on the Union market.
Za namene te uredbe se šteje, da imajo znaten interes za dobavo države z deležem več kot 5 % uvoza za zadevno kategorijo izdelka.
They also claimed that the imposition of measures would result in shortages of supply since, allegedly, the Union producers are not producing all types of steel products or not in sufficient quantities to supply the Union demand.
Vsem drugim državam dobaviteljicam, bi bilo treba dodeliti globalno tarifno kvoto (v nadaljnjem besedilu: preostala kvota), ki bi temeljila na povprečju preostalega uvoza v zadnjih treh letih
This is, allegedly, further exacerbated by the fact that the availability of some products in the Union is restricted because they are subject to anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures.
Vendar se posebna tarifna kvota za posamezno državo ne bi smela dodeliti tistim državam, katerih raven izvoza (za vsako zadevno kategorijo izdelkov) se je v bližnji preteklosti znatno zmanjšala zaradi protidampinških ukrepov oziroma ukrepov izravnalne dajatve, uvedenih zaradi zgoraj navedenih razlogov.
After the imposition of provisional measures, several Union users and importers argued that, if definitive measures should be taken, the following elements should be considered:
Te države bi morale spadati v okvir preostale tarifne kvote.
A quota level established on the basis of the average of the last three years should be increased by 10 %, as it was done as regards the Union steel safeguard measures in 2002, in order to accommodate for the likely increase in demand in downstream sectors;
V posebnem primeru kategorije izdelkov 1 (vroče valjani kolobarji) Komisija meni, da je najustreznejša globalna kvota in ne posebna dodelitev za posamezno državo, saj za skoraj 60 % uvoza trenutno veljajo protidampinški ukrepi.
Any quota should be allocated to each specific supplying country instead of a ‘first-come-first-serve’ allocation, in order to maintain traditional trade flows and avoid that certain supplying countries might take advantage of their geographic position or export capacities to fill up rapidly the quota and crowd out other traditional supplying countries;
Nazadnje Komisija meni, da je tudi v interesu Unije, da bi morala država dobaviteljica, ki je izčrpala svojo posebno tarifno kvoto, imeti dostop do preostale tarifne kvote.
Economic certainty should be ensured by establishing a quota system based on licenses.
Vendar bi se morala ta možnost uporabljati le v zadnjem četrtletju obdobja, da bi se vzpostavilo ravnovesje med interesi držav s posebno tarifno kvoto za posamezne države in državami, ki bodo črpale iz globalne tarifne kvote.
This would ensure continuity of supply and guarantee that shipments go through the tariff free quota the moment they leave the exporting country.
To bi zagotovilo ne le ohranitev tradicionalnih trgovinskih tokov, ampak tudi preprečilo, da bi deli preostale tarifne kvote ostali neuporabljeni.
Alternatively, it was claimed that the yearly quota should be established on a quarterly basis in order to avoid massive imports at the beginning of the year, which would be detrimental to users that are not in a position to build up stocks and need to be supplied on a stable basis throughout the year.
Predvidljivost razvoja tarifne kvote
Some product types should be subject to separate quotas due to their specificities as compared to other product types falling within the same category.
Komisija meni, da uvedba sistema izdajanja dovoljenj ni potrebna za zagotovitev predvidljivosti.
For these products, quotas should further be increased on a regular basis in order to reflect the expected significant increase of demand in the Union market in the next years.
Prvič, podatki v zvezi z razvojem uvoza v okviru tarifne kvote in dajatev prosto uporabo kvote so javno dostopni in se dnevno posodabljajo.
The Commission examined in detail these claims and came to the following conclusions.
Podatki o uporabi tarifne kvote so na voljo na naslednjem spletnem naslovu:
First, as already established in the provisional Regulation, the Commission agrees with the fact that traditional trade flows should be maintained as far as possible.
Poleg tega bi morala posebna dodelitev za posamezno državo zagotoviti dodatno raven predvidljivosti za tradicionalne dobavitelje in uporabnike.
Based on the above conclusions of the existence of a threat of serious injury, only imports in excess of these traditional trade flows would cause serious injury to the Union industry.
Prav tako bo, ko se posebna tarifna kvota za posamezno državo izčrpa, zadevna država imela možnost izvoza prek razpoložljive preostale kvote, četudi samo v zadnjem četrtletju obdobja, ki je najbolj kritično obdobje glede razpoložljivosti kvot.
With safeguard measures established under the form of a Tariff Rate Quota, the Commission considers that effective competition between imports and the Union industry will be maintained, and that the risk of general price increases and of any shortage is unlikely.
Nazadnje Komisija meni, da je treba preostalo tarifno kvoto razdeliti za vsako četrtletje posebej, da se zagotovi enakomerna porazdelitev uvoza čez leto in prepreči, da bi se znaten uvoz standardnih izdelkov skladiščil na začetku obdobja v izogib morebitnim dajatvam.
Indeed, with such a form of measures, it is expected that imports will continue at traditional non-injurious levels, and the safeguard measures would only apply if, and when, the level of the quota is reached and the threat materialises.
Neporabljene četrtletne dodelitve tarifnih kvot bi se samodejno prenesle tudi na naslednje obdobje.
Furthermore, the Union industry claimed it is able to manufacture all types of steel products.
Uvrstitev izdelkov
In any event, imports will be maintained – without measures – at their traditional levels, and are still possible above the quota, albeit subject to safeguard measures.
Komisija je preučila trditve uporabnikov in uvoznikov, da bodo za svoje izdelke ustvarili posebne podkategorije.
As to the existence of anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures, their objective is to remedy unfair trade practices.
Komisija je zlasti ugotovila, da imata dve kategoriji izdelkov, in sicer kategoriji 3 in 4, posebne značilnosti, za katere so trditve sprejemljive.
While these measures may indeed have an impact on the level of exports from some supplying countries, this does not affect the level of fairly-priced imports that would have entered the Union market absent injurious dumping or subsidisation practices.
Kategorija 4 – pločevina, odporna na korozijo – vključuje izdelke, proizvedene posebej za avtomobilsko industrijo, in sicer na podlagi natančnih specifikacij izdelkov ter dolgoročnih pogodb in drugih standardnih izdelkov.
This issue, and in particular the cumulation of safeguard with anti-dumping or anti-subsidy measures, is considered under recital (186).
Kar zadeva prejšnje izdelke, morajo dobavitelji najprej pridobiti dovoljenje, potrebno za dobavo industriji za daljše časovno obdobje, ki temelji na sistemu „ravno ob pravem času“.
For the above reasons, the claims made by the parties as outlined in recital (133) are hereby rejected.
Za to kategorijo izdelkov Komisija priznava, da obstaja tveganje, da bodo nekatere posebne vrste izdelka iz dajatev proste kvote izrinili standardni izdelki, ki se lahko množično dobavijo in skladiščijo na začetku leta.
As to the claims concerning the form and level of measures, the Commission considered the following elements.
Poleg tega za standardne vrste izdelkov v okviru te kategorije izdelkov trenutno veljajo protidampinške dajatve, ki tudi vplivajo na prihodnji razvoj uvoza in dodeljevanje kvot na podlagi zgoraj pojasnjenih dejstev.
Level of the tariff-rate quota
Dejstvo, da ti bolj specializirani izdelki niso bili zajeti v zahtevo industrije po protidampinških ukrepih, je prav tako znak, da je treba te izdelke obravnavati ločeno od standardnih vrst izdelkov.
While users and importers consider that any tariff-rate quota should be established at a level of 10 % above the average imports in the last three years since Union steel consumption in certain product categories is likely to experience double-digit growth rates, Union producers claimed that Union steel consumption will remain relatively flat in the coming years.
Kar zadeva kategorijo 3 – elektropločevina – je zadevna uporabniška industrija prav tako trdila, da bi bilo treba nekatere specializirane izdelke, tj. elektropločevino, ki ni zrnato usmerjena, ločiti od drugih izdelkov v tej kategoriji.
According to Article 15(3) of Regulation 2015/478, any quota shall, in principle, be set at the average level of imports over the last three representative years.
Ta trditev temelji na dejstvu, da so te vrste izdelkov strateškega pomena za gospodarstvo Unije, saj se uporabljajo v novih sektorjih energije/mobilnosti (npr. nova energetska vozila, vetrne turbine).
This provision, however, applies in case measures take the form of a quota.
Uporabniki in uvozniki trdijo, da so ti izdelki visoke vrednosti in posebni ter da v zvezi z njimi obstaja tveganje, da jih bodo izrinili s standardni izdelki, vključeni v isto kategorijo izdelkov.
As confirmed by the relevant jurisprudence, a tariff-rate quota is not a quantitative restriction under the WTO Agreement on Safeguards, and therefore, the Commission is not as such bound to establish the level of the tariff-rate quota in this particular case at a level strictly corresponding to the average imports over the last three years.
Poleg tega so uporabniki trdili tudi, da se bo povpraševanje v Uniji v bližnji prihodnosti verjetno znatno povečalo in da bi bilo treba v prihodnje ustrezno povečati posebno kvoto.
In view of the claims raised in recital (141) above, and in line with the large economic, political, and legal discretion afforded to the Commission pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) 2015/478 and 13 of Regulation (EU) 2015/755, the Commission considered it necessary to modulate the tariff-rate quota level above the average import level for the last three years to take account of the competing interests between users and importers, on the one hand, and the Union industry, on the other hand.
Čeprav te trditve ni bilo mogoče podkrepiti z nobenim dokazom, bi ločena kvota za te izdelke omogočila preučitev nadaljnjih ustrezno utemeljenih zahtev v prihodnje.
In this regard, as evidenced under recital (32), the Commission notes that imports of the product categories concerned rose by 4 % from 2017 to the MRP without causing serious injury.
Komisija nadalje meni, da je brez poseganja v popravljalni učinek ukrepa mogoče oblikovati podsklope izdelkov v okviru teh dveh obstoječih kategorij izdelkov, katerim bi se ustrezno dodelila lastna kvota.
The outlook for a future, albeit flatter, import growth rate under normal market conditions, coupled with the economic and political interests of the Union industry as a whole, accordingly mandate for the imposition of a quantitative level of the tariff-rate quota just above the average import level during the period 2017 to the MRP.
Na podlagi navedenega je Komisija sprejela trditve glede razdelitve kategorije izdelkov 4 (pločevina s kovinsko prevleko) in kategorije izdelkov 3 (elektropločevina (razen zrnato usmerjene elektropločevine)) v dve podkategoriji.
On this basis, and in order to limit the increase of imports to a level that is unlikely to cause serious injury to the Union industry whilst, at the same time, ensuring that traditional trade flows are maintained and existing user and importing industry sufficiently supported, the Commission considers that the quantitative level of the tariff-rate quota should be based on the average imports in the period 2015-2017 plus 5 %.
Klavzula o ponovnem pregledu
Allocation of the tariff-rate quotas
Nazadnje Komisija meni, da bo glede na interes Unije morala prilagoditi raven ali dodelitev tarifne kvote, kot je določena v prilogah IV.1 in IV.2 v primeru sprememb okoliščin v obdobju uvedbe ukrepov.
Almost all interested parties, including the Union industry, argued in favour of an allocation of tariff-rate quotas to specific supplying countries instead of a global quota system as established at provisional stage.
Tak pregled bi lahko zadeval katero koli kategorijo izdelkov, za katero veljajo ukrepi in ki vključuje (vendar ni omejena na) izdelke kategorij 3, 4, 6 in 16, v zvezi s katerimi so bila med preiskavo ter v okviru dvostranskih posvetovanj, ki jih je organizirala Komisija, predložena podrobna in utemeljena stališča.
The Commission agrees that a country-specific tariff-rate quota system is indeed the most appropriate system to ensure traditional trade flows.
Okoliščine bi se lahko na primer spremenile v primeru splošnega povečanja ali zmanjšanja povpraševanja po nekaterih kategorijah izdelkov v Uniji, zaradi česar bi bila potrebna ponovna ocena ravni tarifne kvote, uvedbe protidampinških ali protisubvencijskih ukrepov, ki bi lahko pomembno vplivali na prihodnji razvoj uvoza, ali celo kakršnega koli razvoja v zvezi z oddelkom 232 zakona ZDA, ki bi lahko neposredno vplival na sklepe te preiskave, in sicer v smislu preusmeritve trgovine.
It has however some limitations.
Komisija lahko tudi preveri, ali bi izvajanje ukrepov lahko imelo škodljive učinke pri doseganju ciljev povezovanja, za katere si prizadevajo preferencialni trgovinski partnerji, kot je znatno tveganje za stabilizacijo ali gospodarski razvoj.
First, the number of supplying countries is significant for each product category.
Komisija bo redno ocenjevala razmere in preučila možnosti za pregled vsaj ob koncu vsakega leta od uvedbe ukrepov.
It is not reasonably practicable to allocate a tariff-rate quota to each of them.
Komisija začne prvo preiskavo v zvezi s pregledom najpozneje do 1. julija 2019.
Second, the Commission considers that it is necessary, for an adequate tariff-rate quota allocation, to take into account special factors that will affect the trade in the products concerned.
Sklep o interesu unije
Indeed, for a number of products falling within the scope of this investigation, the Union has recently imposed anti-dumping/countervailing duty measures on certain exporting countries.
Na podlagi zgornjih ugotovitev in temeljite preučitve različnih zadevnih interesov Komisija ugotavlja, da je zaradi interesa Unije treba sprejeti dokončne zaščitne ukrepe v obliki tarifne kvote, da se prepreči nadaljnje poslabšanje položaja proizvajalcev Unije.
This has often resulted in a significant decrease of imports from these countries in the most recent year, and will continue to do so during the period of imposition of these measures.
SKLEPNE UGOTOVITVE
A country-specific tariff-rate quota for these countries will therefore more than likely be used only marginally since the level of the tariff-rate quota is based on the average level of imports in the years 2015-2017, i.e. including a period when anti-dumping/countervailing duty measures were not yet in place and the level of import was significant due to unfair trade practices.
Ugotovljeno je bilo, da za jeklarsko industrijo Unije obstaja tveganje za nastanek resne škode za 26 kategorij izdelkov in da bo, če ne bodo sprejeti zaščitni ukrepi, v bližnji prihodnosti verjetno nastala dejanska resna škoda.
It would, therefore, not be in the Union interest to allocate a country specific tariff-rate quota in these circumstances since the level of future imports would unavoidably be below their traditional trade levels.
Prav tako je bilo ugotovljeno, da bi bilo v interesu Unije sprejetje ustreznih ukrepov za preprečitev nadaljnjega povečanja uvoza.
The Commission concluded that, given the above circumstances, a mixed approach would be the most appropriate.
Oblika in raven ukrepov
First, a country specific tariff-rate quota should be allocated to countries having a significant supplying interest, based on their imports over the last 3 years.
V začasni fazi je Komisija ugotovila, da je ukrep v obliki tarifne kvote najboljši način za uskladitev interesov proizvajalcev in uporabnikov jekla iz Unije.
For the purpose of this regulation, it is considered that countries with a share of more than 5 % of imports for the product category concerned have a significant supplying interest.
Ta oblika, če je ustrezno prilagojena, bi omogočila začasno povečanje uvoza na neškodljivo raven za jeklarsko industrijo Unije, hkrati pa bi ohranila ustrezno izbiro virov oskrbe, ki so na voljo njenim strankam, na način, ki bi bil združljiv z nadaljnjim konkurenčnim delovanjem trga jekla.
A global tariff-rate quota (‘the residual quota’) based on the average of the remaining imports over the last three years should be allocated to all other supplying countries.
Na podlagi zgornje analize interesa Unije Komisija meni, da je tarifna kvota dejansko najboljša oblika ukrepa za uravnoteženje različnih zadevnih interesov, in sicer bi preprečila resno škodo ter zagotovila ohranitev tradicionalnih trgovinskih tokov.
A country specific tariff-rate quota should however not be allocated to those countries whose export level – for each product category concerned – has substantially diminished in the recent past because of anti-dumping/countervailing duty measures in place for the above reasons.
V pripombah, ki jih je Komisija prejela po začasnih ukrepih, je večina uporabnikov jekla, čeprav je nasprotovala njihovemu sprejetju, predložila tudi koristne predloge za njihovo prilagoditev in zmanjšanje njihovih negativnih učinkov na trg.
These countries should fall within the residual tariff-rate quota.
Od prejetih pripomb se jih je zelo malo nanašalo na mikrosimulacije in makromodel, ki ga je Komisija predstavila za preverjanje sorazmernosti tarifne stopnje zunaj tarifne kvote.
In the specific case of product category 1 (hot rolled coils), since close to 60 % of imports are currently covered by anti-dumping measures, the Commission considers that a global quota and no country-specific allocation is the most appropriate.
Kar zadeva makromodel, je združenje izvoznikov v tretji državi izrazilo kritiko, da se elastičnost, uporabljena v modelu Armington za celotni nabor kategorij izdelkov, razlikuje od elastičnosti, uporabljene v nekaterih bolj razčlenjenih študijah o določenih kategorijah izdelkov iz jekla; vendar te strani niso predlagale nobene druge stopnje za skupni izračun.
Finally, the Commission considers that it is also in the Union interest that when a supplying country has exhausted its specific tariff-rate quota, it should be allowed to have access to the residual tariff-rate quota.
Isto združenje je trdilo tudi, da Komisija ni upoštevala znatnega povečanja ravni cen na trgu ZDA, ki kljub ukrepom iz oddelka 232 zakona ZDA še naprej privablja uvoz.
This possibility should however only be applied during the last quarter of the period, in order to strike a balance between the interests of the countries endowed with a country specific tariff-rate quota and the countries drawing on the global tariff-rate quota.
Glede mikrosimulacij so združenje uporabnikov iz Unije in več izvoznikov trdili, da je bila primerjalna analiza mikrosimulacij izvedena le v zvezi z omejenim številom kategorij izdelkov, medtem ko so ukrepi zajemali večji sklop; izrazili so tudi kritiko, da naj bi izračuni temeljili na stroških kitajskih proizvajalcev, ki jih ni bilo mogoče šteti za reprezentativne za vse uvozne vire.
This would not only ensure the maintenance of traditional trade flows but also avoid that, as the case may be, parts of the residual tariff-rate quota would remain unused.
Več izvoznikov je trdilo, da Komisija ni dovolj pojasnila uporabe zgoraj navedenih modelov in da je določitev 25-odstotne tarife zunaj kvote na tej podlagi arbitrarna.
Predictability of the tariff-rate quota over time
Komisija meni, da tako mikrosimulacija kot makromodel ustrezata realnosti, vendar pa v nasprotju z nekaterimi pripombami omogočata tehnično razpravo o drugih scenarijih za oblikovanje odločitve politike, ki temelji na dejstvih in ne na arbitrarnih sodbah.
The Commission considers that the introduction of a licensing system is not necessary to ensure predictability.
Komisija želi poudariti, da je namen 25-odstotne tarifne stopnje zunaj kvote, ki jo je Komisija določila v fazi začasnih ukrepov, obravnavati znatno povečanje uvoza jekla v Unijo, ki se je v zadnjem obdobju pospešilo zaradi globalne tarife v višini 25 %, ki so jo ZDA uvedle za uvoz jekla (z omejenim številom izjem glede porekla, za katere veljajo zelo omejevalne kvote), in 50-odstotne tarife na uvoz iz Turčije.
First, data concerning the development of imports under the tariff-rate quota and the free of duty quota usage is publically available and updated on a daily basis.
Izrecni cilj ukrepov ZDA je doseči cilj industrijske politike, tj. umetno zmanjšanje ravni uvoza jekla za 13,3 milijona metričnih ton, kar bo jeklarski industriji ZDA omogočilo, da bo delovala s stopnjo izkoriščenosti zmogljivosti v višini 80 %.
The data on the tariff-rate quota usage can be found at the following web address:
V nasprotju s trditvami nekaterih zainteresiranih strani tarifna stopnja Unije v višini 25 % ni arbitrarna, temveč je videti, da je to popolnoma sorazmeren ukrep in je povsem skladen s ciljem zaščite trga jekla Unije pred nenadnim povečanjem uvoza, ki ga v zadnjem obdobju v veliki meri povzročajo trgovinska odstopanja kot posledica zaščitnih ukrepov ZDA.
Furthermore, a country-specific allocation should also ensure an additional level of predictability for traditional suppliers and users.
Dejansko bi lahko svetovni izvozniki jekla, ki se soočajo s 25-odstotno ali 50-odstotno tarifo ali z omejevalnimi kvotami v ZDA, preusmerili svoj izvoz v Unijo nad raven svoje tradicionalne prodaje in povzročili škodo jeklarski industriji Unije, če v Uniji ne bi bilo dovolj odvračalne ovire, ko bi uvoz presegel svojo tradicionalno raven.
In addition, when a country-specific tariff-rate quota is exhausted, the country in question will be in a position to export through the available residual quota, although only during the last quarter of the period, which is the most critical period in terms of quota availability.
Na tem mestu je treba ponovno poudariti, da medtem ko se tarife na podlagi ukrepov iz oddelka 232 zakona ZDA poberejo ob prvem uvozu in zato resno izkrivljajo trgovinske pritoke navzdol, tarifna kvota Unije omogoča stalen vstop uvoza vseh porekel brez dodatnih ovir in učinkuje le, če so presežene zadevne kvote, ki predstavljajo tradicionalni tok uvoza vseh porekel, zlasti zaradi preusmeritve trgovine, ki je posledica ukrepov ZDA.
Finally, the Commission considers that the residual tariff-rate quota should be divided quarterly in order to ensure that imports are evenly distributed over the year and prevent that significant imports of standard products are stockpiled at the beginning of the period in order to avoid possible duties.
Če Unija za zadevni uvoz jekla ne bo določila tarife nad kvoto, najmanj enake tarifi, ki jo uporabljajo ZDA, bo izvoznik v ZDA v teh razmerah povišal maržo ali zmanjšal izgubo, tako da bo preusmeril prodajo v EU.
Unused quarterly tariff-rate quota allocations would also be automatically transferred to the next period.
Ta analiza kaže, da bi morala najnižja vrednost tarifne stopnje zunaj kvote, ki lahko zagotovi minimalno zaščito Unije pred preusmeritvijo trgovine, znašati vsaj 25 %.
Product classification
Vendar ta raven ne bo zaustavila preusmeritve trgovine.
The Commission has examined the claims made by users and importers to create specific sub-categories for their products.
Ker se uvozne cene v ZDA s protekcionističnimi ukrepi zvišujejo, je pomemben delež proizvodnje jekla v ZDA, ki je bil prej nedonosen, postal donosen, izpodrinil uvoz in preusmeril trgovino na druge trge, Unija pa je najbolj privlačna alternativna destinacija.