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2012/343/EU: Commission Decision of 27 June 2012 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain concentrated soy protein products originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION DECISION
of 27 June 2012
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain concentrated soy protein products originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2012/343/EU)
A.
PROCEDURE
1.
INITIATION
2.
PARTIES CONCERNED BY THE PROCEEDING
2.1. SAMPLING OF EXPORTING PRODUCERS
2.2. SAMPLING OF IMPORTERS
2.3. QUESTIONNAIRE REPLIES AND VERIFICATIONS
3.
INVESTIGATION PERIOD
4.
FINDINGS AT THE INTERIM STAGE
5.
SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE
B.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
1.
PRODUCT CONCERNED
2.
LIKE PRODUCT
C.
DUMPING
1.
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SINOGLORY GROUP AND GUSHEN GROUP
2.
MARKET ECONOMY TREATMENT (MET)
3.
INDIVIDUAL TREATMENT (IT)
4.
NORMAL VALUE
(a)
Analogue country
(b)
Determination of normal value
5.
EXPORT PRICE
6.
COMPARISON
7.
DUMPING MARGINS
D.
INJURY
1.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
2.
UNION CONSUMPTION
3.
IMPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY CONCERNED
(a)
Volume
(b)
Market share of the imports concerned
(c)
Prices
(i)
Price evolution
(ii)
Price undercutting
4.
SITUATION OF THE UNION INDUSTRY
(a)
Production
(b)
Production capacity and capacity utilisation
(c)
Sales volume
(d)
Market share
(e)
Growth
(f)
Employment
(g)
Productivity
(h)
Factors affecting sales prices
(i)
Magnitude of the dumping margin
(j)
Stocks
(k)
Wages
(l)
Profitability and return on investments
(m)
Cash flow and ability to raise capital
(n)
Investments
5.
CONCLUSION ON INJURY
E.
CAUSATION
1.
INTRODUCTION
2.
EFFECTS OF THE DUMPED IMPORTS
3.
EFFECTS OF OTHER FACTORS
(i)
Contraction in Union demand, probably partly related to the financial and economic crisis of 2008/2009
(ii)
Volatility of the soy bean market
4.
CONCLUSION ON CAUSATION
F.
UNION INTEREST
G.
TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
Article 1
Article 2