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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2019/1286 of 30 July 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 2019/1286
of 30 July 2019
imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Measures in force
1.2.
Request for an expiry review
1.3.
Initiation
1.4.
Parallel investigation
1.5.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.6.
Interested parties
1.6.1.
Sampling
1.6.2.
Sampling of Union producers
1.6.3.
Sampling of unrelated importers
1.6.4.
Sampling of exporting producers
1.6.5.
Questionnaires and verification visits
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Like product
3.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF SUBSIDISATION
3.1.
Advance Authorisation Scheme (AAS)
3.1.1.
Legal Basis
3.1.2.
Eligibility
3.1.3.
Practical implementation
3.1.4.
Conclusion on the AAS
3.1.5.
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.2.
‘Duty Drawback Scheme’ under Rule 3(2) (DDS)
3.2.1.
Legal Basis
3.2.2.
Eligibility
3.2.3.
Practical implementation
3.2.4.
Conclusion on DDS
3.2.5.
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.3.
Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (EPCGS)
3.3.1.
Legal basis
3.3.2.
Eligibility
3.3.3.
Practical implementation
3.3.4.
Conclusion on EPCGS
3.3.5.
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.4.
Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS)
3.4.1.
Legal basis
3.4.2.
Eligibility
3.4.3.
Practical implementation
3.4.4.
Conclusion on MEIS
3.4.5.
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.5.
Gujarat Electricity Duty Exemption Scheme (GEDES)
3.6.
Amount of countervailable subsidies
3.7.
Conclusions on the likelihood of a continuation of subsidisation
4.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
4.3.
Imports from India
4.3.1.
Volume and market share
4.3.2.
Prices and price undercutting
4.3.3.
Imports from other third countries
4.4.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.4.1.
General remarks
4.4.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
(a)
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
(b)
Sales volume and market share
(c)
Growth
(d)
Employment and productivity
(e)
Magnitude of the subsidy margin and recovery from past subsidisation
4.4.3.
Microeconomic indicators
(a)
Prices and factors affecting prices
(b)
Labour costs
(c)
Closing stocks
(d)
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.4.4.
Conclusion on the situation of the Union industry
4.4.5.
Conclusion
4.5.
Likelihood of recurrence of injury
4.5.1.
Preliminary remark
(a)
Attractiveness of the Union market
(b)
Production capacity and spare capacity available in India
(c)
Likely price levels of imports from India in the absence of countervailing measures
(d)
Existence of trade restrictive measures in other third countries on exports of PET from India
4.5.2.
Impact on the Union industry
5.
UNION INTEREST
5.1.
Interest of the Union industry
5.2.
Interest of the suppliers of the raw materials in the Union
5.3.
Interest of importers, traders and users
5.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
6.
COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2