INHALT

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2757 of 13 December 2023 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/2757
of 13 December 2023
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Previous investigations and measures in force
1.2.
Initiation of an expiry review
1.3.
Separate newcomer review
1.4.
Request for an expiry review
1.5.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.6.
Interested parties
1.7.
Comments on initiation
1.8.
Sampling
1.8.1.
Sampling of unrelated importers
1.8.2.
Sampling of exporting producers in the People’s Republic of China
1.9.
Questionnaires, replies to the questionnaires
1.10.
Verification visits
1.11.
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.
Non-cooperation from Chinese exporting producers and the GOC
3.3.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of TCCA originating in the PRC
3.4.
Normal value
3.4.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.4.1.1. Introduction
3.4.1.2. Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
3.4.1.3. 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
3.4.1.4. 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
3.4.1.5. 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
3.4.1.6. 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
3.4.1.7. Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
3.4.1.8. 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
3.4.1.9. Systemic nature of the distortions described
3.4.1.10. Comments received concerning the existence of significant distortions
3.4.1.11. Conclusion
3.4.2.
Representative country
3.4.2.1. General remarks
3.4.2.2. Conclusion
3.4.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.4.4.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.5.
Factors of production (‘FOP’)
3.4.5.1. Raw materials
3.4.5.2. Labour
3.4.5.3. Electricity
3.4.5.4. Natural gas
3.4.5.5. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, and profit
3.4.6.
Calculation of the normal value
3.5.
Export price
3.6.
Comparison
3.7.
Dumping margin
3.8.
Likelihood of continuation of dumping
3.8.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
3.8.2.
Export prices to third countries
3.8.3.
Attractiveness of the Union market
3.8.4.
Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation of dumping
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Preliminary remark
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
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
4.4.3.
Price undercutting
4.5.
Imports from third countries other than the PRC
4.6.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.6.1.
General remarks
4.6.2.
Economic indicators
4.6.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.6.2.2. Sales volume and market share
4.6.2.3. Growth
4.6.2.4. Employment and productivity
4.6.2.5. Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.6.2.6. Prices and factors affecting prices
4.6.2.7. Labour costs
4.6.2.8. Inventories
4.6.2.9. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.6.2.10. Export performance
4.6.2.11. Profitability of the product under review
4.7.
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.
Exceptional situation during the RIP and export performance of the Union industry
5.2.3.
Long-term contracts with customers
5.2.4.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OF INJURY
6.1.
Spare capacity in the PRC
6.2.
Trade measures in third country markets
6.3.
Attractiveness of the Union market
6.4.
Post-RIP developments
7.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
8.
CONCLUSION ON THE LIKELIHOOD ANALYSIS
9.
UNION INTEREST
9.1.
Interest of the Union industry
9.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
9.3.
Interest of users
9.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
10.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2