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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/1103 of 6 June 2023 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2023/1103
of 6 June 2023
imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 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
1.4.
Separate investigation concerning anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of the product under review
1.5.
Review investigation period and period considered
1.6.
Interested parties
1.7.
Sampling
1.7.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.7.2.
Sampling of importers
1.8.
Questionnaire replies and remote cross-checking
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Like product
3.
LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF SUBSIDISATION
3.1.
Subsidies and subsidy programmes within the scope of the investigation
3.2.
Schemes originally investigated and confirmed in the last expiry review
3.2.1.
Duty exemption and remission schemes
3.2.2.
Advanced Authorisation Scheme (‘AAS’)
3.2.2.1. Legal basis
3.2.2.2. Eligibility
3.2.2.3. Practical implementation
3.2.2.4. Conclusion on the AAS
3.2.2.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.2.3.
Merchandise Export from India Scheme (‘MEIS’)
3.2.3.1. Legal basis
3.2.3.2. Eligibility
3.2.3.3. Practical implementation
3.2.3.4. Conclusion on MEIS
3.2.3.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.2.4.
Export Promotion Capital Goods Scheme (‘EPCGS’)
3.2.4.1. Legal basis
3.2.4.2. Eligibility
3.2.4.3. Practical implementation
3.2.4.4. Conclusion on the EPCGS
3.2.4.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.2.5.
Direct transfer of funds
3.2.6.
Duty Drawback Scheme (‘DDS’)
3.2.6.1. Legal Basis
3.2.6.2. Eligibility
3.2.6.3. Practical implementation
3.2.6.4. Conclusion on the DDS
3.2.6.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.3.
Additional schemes used to determine the continuation of subsidisation
3.3.1.
Duty exemption and remission schemes
3.3.2.
Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (‘RODTEP’)
3.3.2.1. Legal basis
3.3.2.2. Eligibility
3.3.2.3. Practical implementation
3.3.2.4. Conclusion on RODTEP
3.3.2.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.3.3.
Preferential financing: Interest Equalization scheme (‘IES’)
3.3.3.1. Legal basis
3.3.3.2. Eligibility
3.3.3.3. Practical implementation
3.3.3.4. Conclusion on the IES
3.3.3.5. Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.4.
Other additional schemes
3.4.1.
National schemes
3.4.2.
Regional schemes
3.5.
Amount of countervailable subsidies
3.6.
Conclusions on the likelihood of a continuation of subsidisation
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union consumption
4.3.
Imports from India
4.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from India
4.3.2.
Prices of the imports from India and price undercutting
4.3.3.
Imports from third countries other than India
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 subsidy margin and recovery from past subsidization
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.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
5.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity
5.2.
Export volumes and prices from India to the other third country markets
5.3.
Existing measures in the other third countries
5.4.
Attractiveness of the Union market
5.5.
Likely price levels of imports from India and their impact on the Union industry’s situation should the measures lapse
5.6.
Conclusion
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers, traders, and users
6.3.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
ANTI-SUBSIDY MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2