Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/244 of 11 February 2019 imposing a d... (32019R0244)
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/244 of 11 February 2019 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina
- COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/244
- of 11 February 2019
- imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina
- 1.
- PROCEDURE
- 1.1.
- Initiation
- 1.2.
- Registration of imports
- 1.3.
- Investigation period and period considered
- 1.4.
- Interested parties
- 1.5.
- Sampling
- 1.5.1.
- Sampling of Union producers
- 1.5.2.
- Sampling of importers
- 1.5.3.
- Sampling of exporting producers in Argentina
- 1.5.4.
- Individual examination
- 1.6.
- Questionnaire replies and verification visits
- 1.7.
- Non-imposition of provisional measures and subsequent procedure
- 2.
- PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
- 2.1.
- Product concerned
- 2.2.
- Like product
- 2.3.
- Claims regarding product scope
- 3.
- SUBSIDISATION
- 3.1.
- Subsidies and subsidy programmes within the scope of the current investigation
- 3.2.
- Government's support to the biodiesel industry including through the provision of soybeans for less than adequate remuneration
- 3.2.1.
- The application of the provisions of Article 28(1) of the basic Regulation
- 3.2.2.
- Analysis
- 3.2.2.1.
- Financial contribution
- 3.2.2.2.
- Entrustment or direction of the soybean growers by the Government of Argentina
- Graph 1
- Argentinian production of soybeans, corn, and wheat per harvesting year
- 3.2.2.3.
- Entrustment or direction of private bodies within the meaning of Article 3(1)(a)(iv) of the basic Regulation
- 3.2.2.4.
- Provision of soybeans by soybean growers for less than adequate remuneration
- Graph 2
- Soybean processing in Argentina
- Graph 3
- Argentinian domestic price versus world market price
- 3.2.2.5.
- The function which would normally be vested in the government and the practice, which, in no real sense, differs from practices normally followed by governments
- 3.2.2.6.
- Conclusion
- 3.2.2.7.
- Price or income support
- 3.2.2.8.
- The GOA's intention to support the domestic biodiesel industry
- 3.2.2.9.
- Supporting measures to the biodiesel industry
- 3.2.2.10.
- The set of measures adopted by the GOA qualifies as ‘any form of income/price support’ in the sense of Article XVI of the GATT 1994
- 3.2.2.11.
- Conclusion
- 3.2.2.12.
- Benefit
- 3.2.2.13.
- Specificity
- 3.2.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.2.4.
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 3.3.
- Government mandated purchase of domestic biodiesel for more than adequate remuneration and/or income or price support (Biodiesel Supply Agreement)
- 3.3.1.
- Introduction
- 3.3.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.3.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.4.
- Provision of loans and export financing on preferential terms and preferential lending
- 3.4.1.
- Introduction
- 3.4.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.4.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.5.
- Government revenue forgone or not collected under the Biofuels Law of 2006
- 3.5.1.
- Introduction
- 3.5.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.5.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.6.
- Provincial tax exemptions provided by the Province of Cordoba
- 3.6.1.
- Legal basis
- 3.6.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.6.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.7.
- Provincial tax exemptions provided by the Province of Buenos Aires
- 3.7.1.
- Legal basis
- 3.7.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.7.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.8.
- Province of Santiago del Estero System of Promotion and Industrial Development (PSPID) — Provincial Law No 6.750
- 3.8.1.
- Legal basis
- 3.8.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.8.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.9.
- Agreement on municipal taxes between Louis Dreyfus Argentina and the Municipality of General Lagos
- 3.9.1.
- Introduction
- 3.9.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.9.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.10.
- Percentage tax rate reduction under the ‘Pacto Fiscal’ (Decree 14/1994)
- 3.10.1.
- Introduction
- 3.10.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.10.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.11.
- Real Estate exemption under the Santa Fe Industrial Law: exemption from paying real estate tax under Provincial Law No 8.478/1979 (Article 4) of Industrial Promotion; Provincial tax exemptions provided by the Province of Santa Fe; Article 183.29 Santa Fe Stamp Tax Exemption and Article 127 Santa Fe turnover tax exemption for export sales
- 3.11.1.
- Introduction
- 3.11.2.
- Findings of the investigation
- 3.11.3.
- Conclusion
- 3.11.4.
- Calculation of the subsidy amount
- 3.12.
- Conclusion on subsidisation
- 4.
- INJURY
- 4.1.
- Definition of the Union industry and Union biodiesel production
- 4.2.
- Union biodiesel consumption
- 4.3.
- Imports from the country concerned
- 4.3.1.
- Volume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
- 4.3.2.
- Prices of imports from the country 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.
- Growth
- 4.4.2.4.
- Employment and productivity
- 4.4.2.5.
- Magnitude of the amount of the countervailable subsidies and recovery from past subsidisation or 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.
- Economic indicators following the investigation period
- 4.6.
- Conclusion on injury
- 5.
- THREAT OF INJURY
- 5.1.
- Introduction
- 5.2.
- The nature of the subsidy or subsidies in question and the trade effects likely to arise therefrom
- 5.3.
- Significant rate of increase of subsidised imports into the Union market indicating the likelihood of substantially increased imports
- 5.4.
- Sufficient freely disposable capacity and absorption capacity of third countries
- 5.5.
- Price level of subsidised imports
- 5.6.
- Level of inventories
- 5.7.
- Conclusion
- 6.
- CAUSATION
- 6.1.
- Effects of the subsidised imports
- 6.2.
- Other known factors
- 6.3.
- Imports from third countries
- 6.4.
- Export performance of the Union industry
- 6.5.
- Reduction of production of the Union industry
- 6.6.
- Conclusion
- 7.
- UNION INTEREST
- 7.1.
- Interest of the Union industry
- 7.2.
- Interest of unrelated importers
- 7.3.
- Interest of users/consumers
- 7.4.
- Conclusion
- 8.
- DEFINITIVE COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
- 8.1.
- Injury elimination level
- 8.2.
- Retroactive imposition of countervailing duties
- 8.3.
- Definitive measures
- 9.
- DISCLOSURE
- 10.
- FORM OF THE MEASURES
- Article 1
- Article 2
- Article 3
- Article 4
- Article 5
- ANNEX 1
- ANNEX 2
- Export undertaking certificate
- ANNEX 3
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