Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1812 of 14 October 2021 imposing a p... (32021R1812)
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1812 of 14 October 2021 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1812
- of 14 October 2021
- imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Initiation
- 1.2.
- Registration
- 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 the PRC
- 1.6.
- Individual examination
- 1.7.
- Questionnaire replies and verification visits
- 1.8.
- 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 and product exclusion request
- 3.
- DUMPING
- 3.1.
- Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
- 3.2.
- Application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation
- 3.3.
- Normal value
- 3.3.1.
- Existence of significant distortions
- 3.3.1.1.
- Introduction
- 3.3.1.2.
- Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
- 3.3.1.3.
- 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
- 3.3.1.4.
- 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
- 3.3.1.5.
- 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
- 3.3.1.6.
- 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
- 3.3.1.7.
- Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
- 3.3.1.8.
- 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
- 3.3.1.9.
- Systemic nature of the distortions described
- 3.3.1.10.
- Conclusion
- 3.3.2.
- Representative country
- 3.3.2.1.
- General remarks
- 3.3.2.2.
- A level of economic development similar to China and production of the product under investigation
- 3.3.2.3.
- Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
- 3.3.2.4.
- Level of social and environmental protection
- 3.3.2.5.
- Conclusion
- 3.3.3.
- Sources used to establish undistorted costs for factors of production
- 3.3.3.1.
- Raw materials used in the production process
- 3.3.3.2.
- Labour
- 3.3.3.3.
- Electricity
- 3.3.3.4.
- Natural gas
- 3.3.3.5.
- Waste
- 3.3.3.6.
- Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
- 3.3.4.
- Calculation of normal value
- 3.4.
- Export price
- 3.5.
- Comparison
- 3.6.
- Dumping margins
- 4.
- INJURY
- 4.1.
- Definition of the Union industry and Union production
- 4.2.
- Union consumption
- 4.3.
- Imports from the country concerned
- 4.3.1.
- Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
- 4.3.2.
- Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
- 4.4.
- Economic situation of the Union industry
- 4.4.1.
- General remarks
- 4.4.2.
- Macroeconomic indicators
- 4.4.2.1.
- Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
- 4.4.2.2.
- Sales volume and market share
- 4.4.2.3. Growth
- 4.4.2.4. Employment and productivity
- 4.4.2.5.
- Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
- 4.4.3.
- Microeconomic indicators
- 4.4.3.1.
- Prices and factors affecting prices
- 4.4.3.2.
- Labour costs
- 4.4.3.3.
- Inventories
- 4.4.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
- 4.4.4.
- Conclusion on injury
- 5.
- CAUSATION
- 5.1.
- Effects of the dumped imports
- 5.2.
- Effects of other factors
- 5.2.1.
- The COVID-19 pandemic
- 5.2.2.
- The end of the 2017–2019 peak period
- 5.2.3.
- The obsolescence of the Union industry
- 5.2.4.
- Imports from third countries
- 5.2.5.
- Export performance of the Union industry
- 5.2.6.
- Consumption
- 5.2.7.
- Captive use
- 5.3.
- Conclusion on causation
- 6.
- UNION INTEREST
- 6.1.
- Interest of the Union industry
- 6.2.
- Interest of unrelated importers and traders
- 6.3.
- Interest of users
- 6.4.
- Other factors
- 6.5.
- Conclusion on Union interest
- 7.
- LEVEL OF MEASURES
- 7.1.
- Underselling margin
- 7.2.
- Raw material distortions
- 8.
- PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
- 9.
- INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
- 10.
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- ANNEX
- Cooperating exporting producers not sampled
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