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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/72 of 18 January 2022 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/72
of 18 January 2022
imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of optical fibre cables originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Comments concerning initiation
1.3.
Registration of imports
1.4.
Investigation period and period considered
1.5.
Interested parties
1.6.
Sampling
1.6.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.6.2
Sampling of importers
1.6.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in China
1.7.
Individual examination
1.8.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.9.
Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
1.10.
Final disclosure
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
2.3.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
SUBSIDISATION
3.1.
Introduction: Government plans, projects and other documents
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Information Industry
3.2.
Partial non-cooperation and use of facts available
3.2.1.
The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation in relation to preferential lending
3.2.2.
The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation in relation to export credit insurance
3.2.3.
Use of facts available in relation to input materials
3.3.
Subsidies and subsidy programmes within the scope of the current investigation
3.4.
Grant programmes
3.4.1.
Grants related to technology, innovation and development
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings
(c) Conclusion
(d) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.4.2.
Other grants
(a) Legal Basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Conclusion
(d) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.4.3.
Conclusion on grants programmes
3.5.
Preferential financing
3.5.1.
Financial institutions providing preferential financing
3.5.1.1. State-owned financial institutions acting as public bodies
(1)
Partially cooperating State-owned financial institutions
(a) Ownership and formal indicia of control by the GOC
(b) Meaningful control by the GOC
(c) Conclusion on State-owned banks
(2)
Non-cooperating State-owned financial institutions
(3)
Conclusion on State-owned financial institutions
3.5.1.2. Private financial institutions entrusted or directed by the State
3.5.2.
Credit ratings
3.5.3.
Preferential financing: loans
3.5.3.1. Types of loans
(1)
Short-term and long-term loans
(2)
Loans with the specific purpose to replace other loans
(3)
Shareholder loan
3.5.3.2. Specificity
3.5.3.3. Benefit and calculation of the subsidy amount
(1)
FTT Group
(2)
ZTT Group
3.5.3.4. Conclusion on preferential financing: loans
3.5.4.
Preferential financing: other types of financing
3.5.4.1 Credit lines
(a) General
(b) Findings
(c) Specificity
(d) Calculation of the benefit
3.5.4.2. Bank acceptance drafts
(a) General
(b) Specificity
(c) Calculation of the benefit
3.5.4.3. Convertible corporate bonds
(a) Financial institutions acting as public bodies
(b) Specificity
(c) Calculation of the benefit
3.5.4.4 Corporate bonds
(a) Legal basis
(b) Regulatory framework governing corporate bonds
(c) Financial institutions acting as public bodies
(d) Specificity
(e) Calculation of the benefit
3.5.4.5. Conclusion on preferential financing: other types of financing
3.6.
Preferential insurance: export credit insurance
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.7.
Revenue foregone through tax exemptions and reduction programmes
3.7.1.
Tax exemptions and reductions
3.7.1.1. EIT privileges for High and New Technology Enterprises
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.7.1.2. EIT offset for research and development expenses
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.7.1.3. Dividends exemption between qualified resident enterprises
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.7.1.4. Accelerated depreciation of equipment used by High-Tech enterprises
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Conclusion
3.7.1.5. Land use tax exemption
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Conclusion
(d) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.7.1.6. Total for all tax exemption schemes and reduction programmes
3.7.2.
Provision of electricity at reduced rate
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Conclusion
(d) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.8.
Provision of goods for less than adequate remuneration
3.8.1.
Provision of land for less than adequate remuneration
(a) Legal basis
(b) Findings of the investigation
(c) Conclusion
(d) Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.8.2.
Provision of raw materials for less than adequate remuneration
3.9.
Conclusion on subsidisation
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Unit of measurement
4.2.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.3.
Exclusion of two producers from the Union industry
4.4.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.5.
Captive use
4.6.
Union consumption
4.7.
Imports from the country concerned
4.7.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
4.7.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned, price undercutting, price depression
4.8.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.8.1.
General remarks
4.8.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.8.2.1. Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.8.2.2. Sales volume and market share
4.8.2.3. Growth
4.8.2.4. Employment and productivity
4.8.2.5. Magnitude of the subsidy margin and recovery from past subsidisation
4.8.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.8.3.1. Prices and factors affecting prices
4.8.3.2. Labour costs
4.8.3.3. Inventories
4.8.3.4. Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.9.
Analysis of sales based on tenders
4.10.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the subsidised imports
5.2.
Effects of other factors
5.2.1.
Imports from third countries
5.2.2.
Export performance of the Union industry
5.2.3.
Captive volumes
5.2.4.
Price of raw materials
5.2.5.
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers
6.3.
Interest of users and distributors
6.4.
Other factors
6.5.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
7.1.
Level of the definitive countervailing measures
7.2.
Special monitoring clause
8.
DISCLOSURE
9.
FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
ANNEX I
Other companies cooperating in both anti-subsidy and anti-dumping investigation
ANNEX II
Other companies cooperating in anti-dumping investigation but not in anti-subsidy investigation