INHALT

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2068 of 26 October 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation 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) 2022/2068
of 26 October 2022
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation 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
1.6.
Comments on initiation
1.7.
Sampling
1.7.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.7.2.
Sampling of importers
1.7.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in Russia and China
1.7.4.
Verification
1.8.
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.
People’s Republic of China
3.1.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.1.2.
Dumping
3.1.2.1. Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation for the imports of certain cold-rolled flat steel products originating in the PRC
3.1.2.2. Normal value
3.1.3.
Existence of significant distortions
3.1.4.
Representative country
3.1.4.1. General remarks
3.1.4.2. A level of economic development similar to the PRC
3.1.4.3. Availability of relevant public data in the representative country
3.1.4.4. Level of social and environmental protection
3.1.4.5. Conclusion
3.1.5.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.1.6.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.1.6.1. Factors of production
3.1.6.2. Raw materials
3.1.6.3. Labour
3.1.6.4. Electricity
3.1.6.5. Natural gas
3.1.6.6. Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.1.7.
Calculation of the normal value
3.1.8.
Export price
3.1.9.
Comparison
3.1.10.
Continuation of dumping
3.1.11.
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping
3.1.11.1. Comparison between export prices to third countries and export prices to the Union
3.1.11.2. Production capacity and spare capacity in China
3.1.11.3. Attractiveness of the Union market
3.1.11.4. Conclusion on the likelihood of recurrence
3.2.
Russia
3.2.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.2.
Continuation of dumping of imports during the review investigation period
3.2.2.1. Normal value
3.2.2.2. Export price
3.2.2.3. Comparison
3.2.2.4. Continuation of dumping
3.2.3.
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping should measures be repealed
3.2.3.1. Exports to third countries
(a)
Normal value
(b)
Export price
(c)
Price comparison
3.2.3.2. Production capacity and spare capacity in Russia
3.2.3.3. Attractiveness of the Union market
3.2.3.4. Conclusion on the likelihood of 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 and the rest of the world
4.3.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned and the rest of the world
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 dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
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
4.5.
Conclusion on injury
5.
LIKELIHOOD OF RECURRENCE OF INJURY
5.1.
Spare capacity in China and Russia and the attractiveness of the Union market
5.2.
Effect on the Union industry situation
5.3.
Conclusion
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of users and unrelated importers
6.3.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
CLAIMS FOR SUSPENSION/TERMINATION OF MEASURES
8.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX