Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing d... (32020R1336)
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1336
- of 25 September 2020
- imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Initiation
- 1.2.
- Interested parties
- 1.3.
- Comments on initiation
- 1.4.
- Sampling
- 1.4.1.
- Sampling of Union producers
- 1.4.2.
- Sampling of importers
- 1.4.3.
- Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
- 1.5.
- Individual examination
- 1.6.
- Questionnaire replies and verification visits
- 1.7.
- Investigation period and period considered
- 1.8.
- Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
- 1.9.
- Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
- 2.
- PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
- 2.1.
- Product concerned
- 2.2.
- Like product
- 2.3.
- Segmentation
- 2.4.
- Claims regarding product scope
- 3.
- DUMPING
- 3.1.
- Normal value
- 3.1.1.
- Existence of significant distortions
- 3.1.1.1.
- Introduction
- 3.1.1.2.
- Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
- 3.1.1.3.
- 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
- 3.1.1.4.
- 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
- 3.1.1.5.
- 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
- 3.1.1.6.
- 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
- 3.1.1.7.
- Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
- 3.1.1.8.
- 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
- 3.1.1.9.
- Systemic nature of the distortions described
- 3.1.1.10.
- Conclusion
- 3.1.2.
- Representative country
- 3.1.2.1.
- General remarks
- 3.1.2.2.
- A level of economic development similar to the PRC
- 3.1.2.3.
- Production of the product under investigation in the representative country and availability of the relevant public data in the representative country
- (a) Choice of the similar product to PVA
- (b) Production of the similar product to product under investigation in the representative country and availability of the relevant public data in the representative country
- 3.1.2.4.
- Level of social and environmental protection
- 3.1.2.5.
- Conclusion
- 3.1.3.
- Sources used to establish undistorted costs
- 3.1.4.
- Undistorted costs and benchmarks
- 3.1.4.1.
- Factors of production
- (1)
- Raw materials and by-products/waste
- (2)
- Internally produced inputs used in the production of the product under investigation
- (3)
- Labour
- (4)
- Electricity and natural gas
- (5)
- Consumables/negligible quantities
- (6)
- Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A and profits
- 3.1.4.2.
- Application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation to Wan Wei, Mengwei and Shuangxin
- 3.1.4.3.
- Application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation to Sinopec Ningxia
- 3.1.4.4.
- Calculation of the normal value
- 3.2.
- Export price
- 3.3.
- Comparison
- 3.4.
- Dumping margin
- 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.
- Volume 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.
- Increase of raw material cost
- 5.2.3.
- Self-inflicted injury
- 5.2.4.
- Captive use
- 5.3.
- Conclusion on causation
- 6.
- UNION INTEREST
- 6.1.
- Interest of the Union industry
- 6.2.
- Interest of unrelated importers
- 6.3.
- Interest of users
- 6.3.1.
- PVB-film producers
- 6.3.2.
- Polymerisation application and emulsions producers
- 6.3.3.
- Paper and carton board producers
- 6.3.4.
- Adhesives producers
- 6.4.
- Additional comments after Disclosure
- 6.5.
- Conclusion on Union interest
- 7.
- DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
- 7.1.
- Injury elimination level (Injury margin)
- 7.2.
- Definitive measures
- 7.3.
- Special monitoring clause
- 8.
- DISCLOSURE
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- ANNEX
- Chinese cooperating exporting producers not sampled
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