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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2011 of 17 November 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/2011
of 17 November 2021
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration of imports
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation
1.5.
Sampling
1.5.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.5.2.
Sampling of importers
1.5.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in China
1.6.
Individual examination
1.7.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.8.
Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
1.9.
Disclosure
1.10.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.1.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.1.1.1.
Introduction
3.1.1.2.
Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
3.1.1.3.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), first indent of the basic Regulation: the market in question being served to a significant extent by enterprises which operate under the ownership, control or policy supervision or guidance of the authorities of the exporting country
3.1.1.4.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), second indent of the basic Regulation: State presence in firms allowing the state to interfere with respect to prices or costs
3.1.1.5.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), third indent of the basic Regulation: public policies or measures discriminating in favour of domestic suppliers or otherwise influencing free market forces
3.1.1.6.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fourth indent of the basic Regulation: the lack, discriminatory application or inadequate enforcement of bankruptcy, corporate or property laws
3.1.1.7.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.1.1.8.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), sixth indent of the basic Regulation: access to finance granted by institutions which implement public policy objectives or otherwise not acting independently of the State
3.1.1.9.
Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.1.1.10.
Conclusion
3.1.1.11.
Comments by interested parties
3.2.
Representative country
3.2.1.
General remarks
3.2.2.
A level of economic development similar to China
3.2.3.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.2.4.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.2.5.
Conclusion
3.2.6.
Comments on final disclosure
3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.4.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.1.
Factors of production
3.4.1.1.
Labour
3.4.1.2.
Electricity
3.4.2.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, and profits
3.4.3.
Calculation
3.5.
Export price
3.5.1.
Comparison
3.5.2.
Dumping margins
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Unit of measurement
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.1.
Exclusion of two producers from the Union industry
4.3.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.4.
Captive use
4.5.
Union consumption
4.6.
Imports from the country concerned
4.6.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.6.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned, price undercutting, price depression
4.7.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.7.1.
General remarks
4.8.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.8.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.8.2.
Sales volume and market share
4.8.3.
Growth
4.8.4.
Employment and productivity
4.8.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.9.
Microeconomic indicators
4.9.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
4.9.2.
Labour costs
4.9.3.
Inventories
4.9.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.10.
Analysis of sales based on tenders
4.11.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
5.2.2. Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.3.
Captive volumes
5.2.4.
Price of raw materials
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
7.3.
Interest of users and distributors
7.4.
Other factors
7.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
RETROACTIVE IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled