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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 of 14 January 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/58
of 14 January 2022
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Original investigation and measures in force
1.2.
Request for an expiry review
1.3.
Initiation of an expiry review
1.4.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.5.
Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU
1.6.
Interested parties
1.7.
Sampling
1.7.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.7.2.
Sampling of importers
1.7.3.
Sampling of producers in the countries concerned
1.8.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.9.
Verification
1.10.
Disclosure
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Japan
3.2.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.2.
Dumping during the review investigation period
3.2.2.1. Normal value
3.2.2.2. Export price
3.2.2.3. Comparison
3.2.2.4. Dumping margin
3.2.3.
Likelihood of continuation of dumping
(a)
Spare capacity
(b)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(c)
Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation of dumping
3.3.
Korea
3.3.1.
Dumping during the review investigation period
3.3.1.1. Preliminary remarks
3.3.1.2. Dumping
(a)
Normal value
(b)
Export prices
(c)
Comparison
(d)
Dumping
3.3.2.
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping should measures be repealed
(a)
Exports to third countries
(b)
Spare capacity
(c)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(d)
Conclusion on the likelihood of recurrence of dumping
3.4.
USA
3.4.1.
Dumping during the review investigation period
3.4.1.1. Preliminary remarks
3.4.1.2. Dumping
(a)
Normal value
(b)
Export prices
(c)
Comparison
(d)
Dumping
3.4.2.
Likelihood of continuation of dumping should measures be repealed
(a)
Spare capacity
(b)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(c)
Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation of dumping
3.5.
PRC
3.5.1.
Dumping during the review investigation period
3.5.1.1. Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.5.1.2. Non-cooperation from the GOC
3.5.1.3. Existence of significant distortions
3.5.1.4. Representative country
(a)
General remarks
(b)
A level of economic development similar to the PRC
(c)
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
(d)
Level of social and environmental protection
(e)
Conclusion
3.5.1.5. Undistorted costs and benchmarks
(a)
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
(b)
Data used for the construction of normal value
(c)
Raw materials
(d)
Labour
(e)
Electricity
(f)
Natural gas
(g)
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.5.1.6. Calculation
3.5.1.7. Export price
3.5.1.8. Comparison
3.5.1.9. Dumping margins
3.5.2.
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping
(a)
Exports to third countries
(b)
Production capacity and spare capacity in China
(c)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(d)
Conclusion
3.6.
Russia
3.6.1.
Dumping during the review investigation period
3.6.1.1. Preliminary remarks
3.6.1.2. Dumping
(a)
Normal value
(b)
Export price
(c)
Comparison
(d)
Dumping
3.6.2.
Likelihood of continuation of dumping should measures be repealed
(a)
Spare capacity
(b)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(c)
Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation of dumping
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
The four known Union producers represent 100 % of the total Union production of the like product. Union consumption
4.3.
Imports from the countries concerned
4.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.
Prices of the imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.1. Prices
4.3.2.2. Price undercutting
4.4.
Imports from other third countries
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
General remarks
4.5.2.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.5.3.
Sales volume and market share
4.5.4.
Growth
4.5.5.
Employment and productivity
4.5.6.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.5.7.
Prices and factors affecting prices
4.5.8.
Labour costs
4.5.9.
Inventories
4.5.10.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.6.
Conclusion on injury
5.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION AND/OR RECURRENCE OF INJURY IF THE MEASURES WERE REPEALED
5.1.
The spare capacity in the countries concerned and the attractiveness of the Union market
5.2.
Price levels of imports from the countries concerned should the measures lapse
5.3.
Impact of potential imports from the countries concerned on the Union industry’s situation should the measures lapse
5.4.
Conclusion on likelihood of a continuation and/or recurrence of injury
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
6.3.
Interest of users
6.3.1.
Introduction
6.3.2.
Shortages in supply and differences in quality
6.3.3.
Competitiveness of the Union users of the product under review
6.3.4.
Conclusion on interest of users
6.4.
Other factors
6.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2
ANNEX I
ANNEX II