Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/635 of 16 April 2021 imposing a defi... (32021R0635)
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/635 of 16 April 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloyed steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/635
- of 16 April 2021
- imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloyed steel originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 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.
- Review investigation period and period considered
- 1.5.
- Interested parties
- 1.5.1.
- Sampling
- 1.5.2.
- Sampling of Union producers
- 1.5.3.
- Sampling of importers
- 1.5.4.
- Sampling of exporting producers in the countries concerned
- 1.6.
- Replies to the questionnaire
- 1.7.
- On spot verification and remote cross-checking
- 1.8.
- Subsequent procedure
- 2.
- PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW AND LIKE PRODUCT
- 2.1.
- Product under review
- 2.2.
- Like product
- 3.
- LIKELIHOOD OF CONTINUATION OR RECURRENCE OF DUMPING
- 3.1.
- Belarus
- 3.1.1.
- Continuation of dumping of imports during the review investigation period
- 3.1.2.
- Likelihood of recurrence of dumping should the measures be repealed
- (a)
- Normal value
- (b)
- Export price
- (c)
- Comparison
- 3.1.2.1. Production capacity and spare capacity in Belarus
- 3.1.2.2. Attractiveness of the Union market
- 3.1.2.3. Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
- 3.2.
- The People’s Republic of China
- 3.2.1.
- Preliminary remarks
- 3.2.2.
- Continuation of dumping of imports during the review investigation period
- 3.2.2.1. Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
- 3.2.2.2. Normal value
- (a)
- Existence of significant distortions
- (1) Introduction
- (2) Significant distortions affecting the domestic prices and costs in the PRC
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (7) Significant distortions according to Article 2(6a)(b), fifth indent of the basic Regulation: wage costs being distorted
- (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
- (9) Systemic nature of the distortions described
- (10) Conclusion
- (b)
- Representative country
- (1) General remarks
- (2) A level of economic development similar to the PRC
- (3) Production of the product under review in the representative country
- (4) Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
- (5) Level of social and environmental protection
- (6) Conclusion on representative country
- (c)
- Sources used to establish undistorted costs
- (d)
- Undistorted costs and benchmarks
- (1) Raw materials and by-products
- (2) Labour
- (3) Electricity
- (4) Natural gas
- (e)
- Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A and profits
- (f)
- Calculation of normal value
- 3.2.2.3. Export price
- 3.2.2.4. Comparison and dumping margin
- 3.2.2.5. Conclusion
- 3.2.3.
- Likelihood of recurrence of dumping should the measures be repealed.
- 3.2.3.1. Exports to third countries
- (a)
- Normal value
- (b)
- Export price
- (c)
- Comparison and dumping margins
- 3.2.3.2. Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
- 3.2.3.3. Availability of other markets
- 3.2.3.4. Attractiveness of the Union market
- 3.2.3.5. Conclusion on the likelihood of recurrence of dumping
- 3.2.4.
- Overall conclusion on the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
- 3.3.
- Russia
- 3.3.1.
- Preliminary remarks
- 3.3.2.
- Continuation of dumping of imports during the review investigation period
- 3.3.2.1. Normal value
- 3.3.2.2. Export price
- 3.3.2.3. Comparison
- 3.3.2.4. Conclusion
- 3.3.3.
- Likelihood of recurrence of dumping should measures be repealed
- 3.3.3.1. Exports to third countries
- (a)
- Normal value
- (b)
- Export price
- (c)
- Comparison and dumping margin
- 3.3.3.2. Production capacity and spare capacity in Russia
- 3.3.3.3. Attractiveness of the Union market
- 3.3.3.4. Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping
- 4.
- INJURY
- 4.1.
- Definition of the Union industry and Union production
- 4.2.
- Union consumption
- 4.3.
- Imports from the countries concerned
- 4.3.1.
- Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
- 4.3.2.
- Prices of the imports from the countries concerned and price undercutting
- 4.3.2.1. Prices
- 4.3.2.2. Price undercutting
- 4.4.
- Imports from third countries other than Russia, Belarus and the PRC
- 4.5.
- Economic situation of the Union industry
- 4.5.1.
- General remarks
- 4.5.2.
- Macroeconomic indicators
- (101)
- 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
- (102)
- 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
- (a)
- Profitability
- (b)
- Cash flow
- (c)
- Investments and return on investments
- 4.6.
- Conclusion on injury
- 5.
- LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY ORIGINALLY CAUSED BY DUMPED IMPORTS FROM THE COUNTRIES CONCERNCED IF THE MEASURES WERE REPEALED
- 5.1.
- Spare capacity in the counties concerned and the attractiveness of the Union market
- 5.2.
- Impact of potential imports from the countries concerned on the Union industry’s situation should the measures lapse
- 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-DUMPING MEASURES
- Article 1
- Article 2
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