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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/802 of 20 May 2022 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of electrolytic chromium coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Brazil

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/802
of 20 May 2022
imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of electrolytic chromium coated steel products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Brazil
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Interested parties
1.3.
Comments on initiation
1.4.
Sampling
1.4.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.4.2.
Sampling of importers
1.4.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC and Brazil
1.5.
Individual examination
1.6.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.7.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Registration
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
The People’s Republic of China
3.1.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.1.2.
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 readily available 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
3.1.6.7.
Calculation
3.1.6.8.
Export price
3.1.6.9.
Comparison
3.1.6.10.
Dumping margins
3.2.
Brazil
3.2.1.
Normal Value
3.2.2.
Export price
3.2.3.
Comparison
3.2.4.
Dumping margin
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.
Cumulative assessment of the effects of imports from the countries concerned
4.3.2.
Volume and market share of the imports from the countries concerned
4.3.3.
Prices of the imports from the countries concerned and price undercutting
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.
Employment and productivity
4.4.2.4.
Growth
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
4.4.4.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped imports
5.1.1.
Volume and market share of the dumped imports from the countries concerned
5.1.2.
Price of the dumped imports from the countries concerned and price effects
5.1.3.
Causal link between the dumped imports from the countries concerned and the material injury of the Union industry
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
5.2.2.
The COVID-19 pandemic
5.2.3.
The evolution of the cost of production
5.2.4.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.5.
Effect of yearly contracts
5.2.6.
Consumption
5.2.7.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Underselling margin calculation
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry in relation to the PRC
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
7.1.1.
Spare capacities in the exporting country
7.1.2.
Competition for raw materials
7.1.3.
Effect on supply chains for Union companies
7.1.4.
Conclusion on Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
7.2.
Union interest under Article 21 of the basic Regulation
7.2.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.2.
Interest of users and unrelated importers and traders
7.2.3.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
10.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3