INHALT

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/770 of 4 March 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2024/770
of 4 March 2024
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Previous investigations and measures in force
1.2.
Request for an expiry review
1.3.
Initiation of an expiry review
1.3.1.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.3.2.
Interested parties
1.3.3.
Sampling
1.3.4.
Replies to the questionnaire
1.3.5.
Verification
1.3.6.
Subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the PRC
3.3.
Normal value
3.3.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.2.
Representative country
3.3.2.1. General remarks
3.3.2.2. Conclusion
3.3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.4.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.1.
Factors of production
3.4.1.1. Raw materials
3.4.1.2. Labour
3.4.1.3. Energy
3.4.1.4. Fuel
3.4.1.5. Water
3.4.1.6. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A and profits
3.4.2.
Calculation of the normal value
3.5.
Export price
3.6.
Comparison
3.7.
Dumping margin
4.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF DUMPING
4.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
4.2.
Attractiveness of the Union market
4.3.
Conclusion
5.
INJURY
5.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
5.2.
Union consumption
5.3.
Imports from the country concerned
5.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
5.3.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price difference
5.4.
Imports from third countries other than the PRC
5.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
5.5.1.
General remarks
5.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
5.5.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
5.5.2.2. Sales volume and market share
5.5.2.3. Growth
5.5.2.4. Employment and productivity
5.5.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
5.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
5.5.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
5.5.3.2. Inventories
5.5.3.3. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
5.6.
Conclusion on injury
6.
CAUSATION
6.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
6.2.
Effects of other factors
6.2.1.
Imports from third countries
6.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
6.3.
Conclusion on causation
7.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF INJURY
7.1.
Spare capacity in the PRC
7.2.
Attractiveness of the Union market
8.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
9.
UNION INTEREST
9.1.
Interest of the Union industry
9.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
9.3.
Interest of users, consumers
9.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
10.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX