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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/1795
of 5 October 2017
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Interested parties
1.3.
Sampling
(a)
Sampling of Union producers
(b)
Sampling of unrelated importers
(c)
Sampling of exporting producers
1.4.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.5.
Verification visits
1.6.
Investigation period and period considered
1.7.
Registration of imports
1.8.
Subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
General methodology
3.1.1.
Normal value
3.1.2.
Export price
3.1.3.
Comparison
3.2.
Brazil
3.2.1.
Normal value
3.2.2.
Export price
3.2.3.
Comparison
3.2.4.
Dumping margin
3.3.
Iran
3.3.1.
Normal value
3.3.2.
Export price
3.3.3.
Comparison
3.3.4.
Dumping margin
3.4.
Russia
3.4.1.
Normal value
3.4.2.
Export price
3.4.3.
Comparison
3.4.4.
Dumping margin
3.5.
Serbia
3.5.1.
Normal value
3.5.2.
Export price
3.5.3.
Comparison
3.5.4.
Dumping margin
3.6.
Ukraine
3.6.1.
Normal value
3.6.2.
Export price
3.6.3.
Comparison
3.6.4.
Dumping margin
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
4.2.1.
Captive consumption on the Union market
4.2.2.
Free market consumption on the Union market
4.3.
Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned and import volumes and import prices from the countries concerned
4.3.1.
Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.
Volume and market share of the imports from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine
4.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the countries 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.
Employment and productivity
4.4.2.4.
Inventories
4.4.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin
4.4.2.6.
Growth
4.4.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.4.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
4.4.3.2.
Labour costs
4.4.3.3.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.4.3.4.
Comments concerning the microeconomic indicators
4.4.4.
Conclusion on material injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
The economic crisis
5.2.2.
Imports from third countries
5.2.2.1.
China
5.2.2.2.
Other countries
5.2.3.
Export sales performance of the Union industry
5.2.4.
Specific situation of one Italian Union producer
5.2.5.
The overcapacity of the European steel industry and worldwide overcapacity of the steel industry
5.2.6.
Union producers not sufficiently competitive
5.2.7.
Low HRF prices on the Union market due to low raw material prices and/or low HRF prices worldwide
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Preliminary remarks
6.2.
Interest of the Union industry
6.3.
Interest of importers
6.4.
Interest of users
6.4.1.
Introduction
6.4.2.
Claims by users
6.4.3.
Analysis of the claims of the users
6.4.3.1.
Shortages in supply
6.4.3.2.
Negotiating power of the Union steel producers
6.4.3.3.
Users becoming less competitive vis-à-vis competitors in third countries
6.4.3.4.
The increase of the costs for users
6.4.3.4.1. Introduction
6.4.3.4.2. Impact of the imposition of measures on the costs of the steel tube makers
6.4.3.4.2.1. Introduction
6.4.3.4.2.2. Rising prices after the investigation period for the steel tube sector
6.4.3.4.2.3. The profitability of the steel tube sector
6.4.3.4.2.4. The possibility to pass on any price increases in the steel tube sector
6.4.3.4.2.5. Conclusion for the steel tube sector
6.4.3.4.3. Impact of the imposition of measures on the costs of other user segments
6.4.3.4.3.1. Introduction
6.4.3.4.3.2. Cooperation of users and users' associations following the disclosure of the Information Document
6.4.3.4.3.3. Conclusion on the other sectors than the steel tube sector
6.4.3.5.
Interests of users related to exporting producers
6.4.4.
Conclusion on the interest of users
6.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
7.1.
Injury elimination level (Injury margin)
7.1.1.
Target price
7.1.2.
Reliance by analogy on Article 2(9) of the basic Regulation for the calculation of the injury margin
7.1.3.
The level of the post-importation cost
7.1.4.
Other comments following the final disclosure
7.1.5.
Definitive injury margins
7.2.
Definitive measures
8.
RETROACTIVE IMPOSITION OF ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES
9.
APPEAL COMMITTEE AND FORM OF THE MEASURE
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4