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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/78 of 15 January 2025 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/78
of 15 January 2025
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of multilayered wood flooring originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Sampling
1.4.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.4.2.
Sampling of importers
1.4.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in PRC
1.4.4.
Individual examination
1.5.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.6.
Investigation period and period considered
1.7.
Comments on initiation
2.
PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under investigation
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Normal value
3.2.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.2.1.1. Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in China
3.2.1.2. 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
3.2.1.3. 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
3.2.1.4. 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
3.2.1.5. 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
3.2.1.6. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.2.1.7. 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
3.2.1.8. Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.2.1.9. Arguments from the interested parties
3.2.2.
Representative country
3.2.2.1. Raw materials
3.2.2.2. Labour
3.2.2.3. Electricity
3.2.2.4. Natural gas
3.2.2.5. Steam
3.2.2.6. Water
3.2.2.7. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.2.3.
Calculation
3.2.4.
Export price
3.2.5.
Comparison
3.2.5.1. Adjustments made to the normal value
3.2.5.2. Adjustments to the export price
3.2.6.
Dumping margins
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.3.
Union consumption
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Quantity and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
General remarks
4.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.5.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.5.2.2. Sales volume and market share
4.5.2.3. Growth
4.5.2.4. Employment and productivity
4.5.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.5.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
4.5.3.2. Labour costs
4.5.3.3. Inventories
4.5.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.5.4.
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.
Developments in consumption
5.2.4.
Increases in costs
5.2.5.
Captive use
5.2.6.
Other factors
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Injury margin
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
6.3.
Conclusion on the level of the measures
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
7.3.
Interest of users, retailers etc
7.4.
Interest of the Union timber industry
7.5.
Interest of Union consumers
7.6.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
SPECIAL MONITORING
10.
REGISTRATION
11.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
12.
FINAL PROVISION[S]
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
People’s Republic of China cooperating exporting producers not sampled