Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/433 of 15 March 2022 imposing defini... (32022R0433)
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/433 of 15 March 2022 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/433
- of 15 March 2022
- imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Initiation
- 1.2.
- Registration
- 1.3.
- Investigation period and period considered
- 1.4.
- Interested parties
- 1.5.
- Comments on initiation
- 1.5.1.
- Comments by the GOI concerning initiation
- 1.5.2.
- Comments by the GOID concerning initiation
- 1.6.
- Sampling
- 1.6.1.
- Sampling of Union producers
- 1.6.2.
- Sampling of importers
- 1.6.3.
- Sampling of exporting producers in the countries concerned
- 1.6.3.1.
- India
- 1.6.3.2.
- Indonesia
- 1.7.
- Individual examination
- 1.8.
- Questionnaire replies
- 1.9.
- Verification visits
- 1.10.
- Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
- 1.11.
- Final disclosure
- 2.
- PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
- 2.1.
- Product concerned
- 2.2.
- Like product
- 2.3.
- Claims regarding product scope
- 3.
- SUBSIDISATION: INDIA
- 3.1.
- Subsidies and subsidy programmes within the scope of the investigations
- 3.2.
- Schemes for which evidence of subsidisation was not found
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- Pre-shipment and post-shipment credit financing
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- Interest equalization scheme for export financing
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- Incentives provided by Export Credit Agencies
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- Preferential loans of State Bank of India (‘SBI’) and Steel Development Fund (‘SDF’)
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- Research and Development Grants of SDF and Ministry of Steel
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- Duty Exemptions and Remissions Schemes
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- Incentives for Export Oriented Units (‘EOU’) and Special Economic Zones (‘SEZ’)
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- Income tax incentives
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- The provision of iron ore for less than adequate remuneration
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- Purchases of goods through Government procurement policies
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- Incentives provided by Exim Bank in the form of Buyers Credits
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- Incentives provided by the local subsidy schemes of the State of Gujarat
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- Electricity stamp deduction (Government of Gujarat)
- 3.3.
- Schemes for which evidence of subsidisation was found
- 3.3.1.
- Duty exemption and remission schemes
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- Advanced Authorisation Scheme (‘AAS’)
- (a) Legal basis
- (b) Eligibility
- (c) Practical implementation
- (d) Conclusion on the AAS
- (e) Calculation of the subsidy amount
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- Duty Drawback Scheme (‘DDS’)
- (a) Legal basis
- (b) Eligibility
- (c) Practical implementation
- (d) Conclusion on the DDS
- (e) Calculation of the subsidy amount
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- Export Promotion of Capital Goods Scheme
- (a) Legal basis
- (b) Eligibility
- (c) Practical implementation
- (d) Conclusion on the EPCGS
- (e) Calculation of the subsidy amount
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- Merchandise Export from India Scheme (‘MEIS’)
- (a) Legal basis
- (b) Eligibility
- (c) Practical implementation
- (d) Conclusion on MEIS
- (e) Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 3.3.2.
- Provision of chromium ore for less than adequate remuneration
- 3.3.2.1.
- The complaint and the subsidy scheme
- 3.3.2.2.
- Legal basis
- 3.3.2.3.
- Findings of the investigation
- (a) The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation
- (b) Analysis
- (i) Financial contribution
- IND, Chromiun exports (HS 261000)
- (ii) Benefit and calculation of the subsidy amount
- (iii) Specificity
- (c) Conclusions on the provision of chromium ore for less than adequate remuneration
- 3.3.3.
- Pass-through of the upstream subsidies
- 3.4.
- Amount of countervailable subsidies
- 4.
- SUBSIDISATION: INDONESIA
- 4.1.
- Subsidies and subsidy programmes within the scope of the investigations
- 4.2.
- Pass-through ratios
- 4.3.
- Background on the preferential policies for the domestic stainless steel industry
- 4.4.
- Provision of nickel ore for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.4.1.
- The complaint and the subsidy scheme
- 4.4.2.
- Legal basis
- 4.4.3.
- Findings of the investigation
- 4.4.3.1.
- The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation
- 4.4.3.2.
- Analysis
- 4.4.3.2.1. Financial contribution
- (i) Mining companies acting as public body
- (ii) Mining companies entrusted or directed by the GOID
- 4.4.3.2.2. Benefit
- 4.4.3.2.3. Specificity
- 4.4.3.3.
- Conclusions
- 4.5.
- Cooperation between Indonesia and China and the Morowali Industrial Park
- 4.5.1.
- Introduction and factual context
- 4.5.1.1.
- Legal basis
- 4.5.2.
- Partial non-cooperation and use of facts available in relation to support in the Morowali Park
- 4.5.2.1.
- Application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation in relation to the GOID
- 4.5.2.2.
- Application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation in relation to the GOC
- 4.5.3.
- Legal and policy documents of the bilateral cooperation framework between the GOID and the GOC
- 4.5.4.
- Preferential financial support in the context of the bilateral cooperation
- 4.5.5.
- The Morowali Industrial Park
- 4.5.6.
- Joint management through IMIP
- 4.5.7.
- Other bilateral administrative mechanisms implementing the bilateral cooperation
- 4.5.8.
- Legal assessment
- 4.5.8.1.
- Financial contribution of a government or a public body
- 4.5.8.2.
- Benefit
- 4.5.8.3.
- Specificity
- 4.5.9.
- Comments on final disclosure
- 4.5.9.1.
- Comments on financial contribution
- 4.5.9.2.
- Comments on the Morowali Park
- 4.5.9.3.
- Comments on specificity
- 4.5.9.4.
- Comments on non-cooperation in relation to the GOID
- 4.5.9.5.
- Comments on non-cooperation in relation to the GOC
- 4.5.10.
- Conclusion
- 4.6.
- Preferential financing
- 4.6.1.
- Loans from policy banks to IRNC and related companies
- 4.6.1.1.
- State-owned banks acting as public bodies
- 4.6.1.2.
- Benefit and calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.6.1.3.
- Comments on final disclosure
- 4.6.2.
- Loans from shareholders to the IRNC Group companies
- 4.6.3.
- Credit line costs
- 4.6.3.1.
- Findings of the investigation
- 4.6.3.2.
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.6.4.
- Support for capital investment
- 4.6.4.1.
- Equity injection by the China-ASEAN Investment Cooperation Fund (‘CAF’)
- 4.6.4.2.
- Provision of capital in kind for less than adequate remuneration and shareholder loans
- 4.6.4.3.
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.6.4.4.
- Comments on final disclosure
- 4.7.
- Provision of coal for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.8.
- Provision of land for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.8.1.
- The complaint and the subsidy scheme
- 4.8.2.
- Legal basis
- 4.8.3.
- Findings of the investigation
- 4.8.4.
- Benefit
- 4.8.5.
- Specificity
- 4.8.6.
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.8.7.
- Comments on final disclosure
- 4.9.
- Provision of stainless steel scraps for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.10.
- Provision of electricity for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.11.
- Provision of gas for less than adequate remuneration
- 4.12.
- Government revenue foregone or not collected that is otherwise due
- 4.12.1.
- Income tax holiday
- (a)
- Legal basis
- (b)
- Findings of the investigation
- (c)
- Conclusion
- (d)
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.12.2.
- Income tax allowance facility
- (a)
- Legal basis
- (b)
- Findings of the investigation
- (c)
- Conclusion
- (d)
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.12.3.
- Import duty exemption for machinery
- 4.12.3.1.
- For the construction of production facilities
- (a)
- Legal basis
- (b)
- Findings of the investigation
- (c)
- Application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation
- (d)
- Conclusion
- (e)
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.12.3.2.
- Building/Development of Industry/Service Industry
- 4.12.3.3.
- Bonded Zone
- (a)
- Legal basis
- (b)
- Findings of the investigation
- (c)
- Conclusion
- (d)
- Comments on final disclosure
- (e)
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 4.12.4.
- VAT exemption for machinery
- 4.12.5.
- Land and building tax (‘PBB’) on mining industry
- 4.12.6.
- Conclusion on subsidisation
- 5.
- INJURY
- 5.1.
- Definition of the Union industry and Union production
- 5.2.
- Union consumption
- 5.3.
- Imports from the countries concerned
- 5.3.1.
- Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned
- 5.3.2.
- Volume and market share of subsidised imports from the countries concerned
- 5.3.3.
- Prices of the imports from the countries concerned and price undercutting
- 5.4.
- Economic situation of the Union industry
- 5.4.1.
- General remarks
- 5.4.2.
- Macroeconomic indicators
- 5.4.3.
- Microeconomic indicators
- 5.4.3.1.
- Profitability, cash flow, investments and return on investments, and ability to raise capital
- 5.5.
- Conclusion on injury
- 6.
- CAUSATION
- 6.1.
- Effects of the subsidised imports
- 6.2.
- Effects of other factors
- 6.2.1.
- Non-subsidised imports from Indonesia
- 6.2.2.
- Imports from third countries
- 6.2.3.
- Decrease in consumption
- 6.2.4.
- Export performance of the Union industry
- 6.2.5.
- Impact of raw material prices
- 6.2.6.
- Price behaviour of the Union producers
- 6.3.
- Conclusion on causation
- 7.
- UNION INTEREST
- 7.1.
- Interest of the Union industry
- 7.2.
- Interest of unrelated importers and users
- 7.3.
- Conclusion on Union interest
- 8.
- DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
- 8.1.
- Level of the definitive countervailing measures
- 8.2.
- Special monitoring clause
- 9.
- FINAL PROVISIONS
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- ANNEX 1
- Information relating to the Second Half of 2020
- (source and units are the same as in corresponding tables in the text unless stated otherwise; Indonesian data refers to all imports; indexes are extrapolated where needed and compared to 2017)
- ANNEX 2
- Indonesian cooperating exporting producer not sampled
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