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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1812 of 14 October 2021 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/1812
of 14 October 2021
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Comments on initiation
1.5.
Sampling
1.5.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.5.2.
Sampling of importers
1.5.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
1.6.
Individual examination
1.7.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.8.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope and product exclusion request
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation
3.3.
Normal value
3.3.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.3.1.1.
Introduction
3.3.1.2.
Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
3.3.1.3.
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
3.3.1.4.
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
3.3.1.5.
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
3.3.1.6.
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
3.3.1.7.
Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.3.1.8.
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
3.3.1.9.
Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.3.1.10.
Conclusion
3.3.2.
Representative country
3.3.2.1.
General remarks
3.3.2.2.
A level of economic development similar to China and production of the product under investigation
3.3.2.3.
Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.3.2.4.
Level of social and environmental protection
3.3.2.5.
Conclusion
3.3.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs for factors of production
3.3.3.1.
Raw materials used in the production process
3.3.3.2.
Labour
3.3.3.3.
Electricity
3.3.3.4.
Natural gas
3.3.3.5.
Waste
3.3.3.6.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.3.4.
Calculation of normal value
3.4.
Export price
3.5.
Comparison
3.6.
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.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.3.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
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.
The COVID-19 pandemic
5.2.2.
The end of the 2017–2019 peak period
5.2.3.
The obsolescence of the Union industry
5.2.4.
Imports from third countries
5.2.5.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.6.
Consumption
5.2.7.
Captive use
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
6.3.
Interest of users
6.4.
Other factors
6.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
7.1.
Underselling margin
7.2.
Raw material distortions
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled