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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/844 of 13 March 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of electrolytic manganese dioxides originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/844
of 13 March 2024
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of electrolytic manganese dioxides originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Raw material distortions
1.3.
Registration
1.4.
Provisional measures
1.5.
Subsequent procedure
1.6.
Claims on initiation
1.7.
Claims on raw material distortions under Article 7(2a)
1.8.
Sampling
1.9.
Individual examination
1.10.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.11.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND 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
3.2.2.
Representative country
3.2.3.
Sources to establish undistorted costs for factors of production
3.2.4.
Other comments
3.3.
Export price
3.4.
Comparison
3.5.
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.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned, price undercutting and price suppression
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.
Imports from third countries
5.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.3.
Other factors
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Underselling margin calculation
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove injury to the Union industry in relation to the PRC
6.2.1.
Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
6.2.1.1. Spare capacities in the exporting country
6.2.1.2. Competition for raw materials
6.2.1.3. Effect on supply chains for Union companies
6.2.1.4. Other factors
6.2.1.5. Parties’ comments following the final disclosure
6.2.1.6. Conclusion on Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
6.3.
Conclusion on the level of measures
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.
Interest of unrelated importers/traders
7.3.
Interest of users
7.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
8.1.
Definitive measures
8.2.
Definitive collection of the provisional duties
9.
FINAL PROVISION
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled