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Commission Regulation (EU) No 473/2010 of 31 May 2010 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 473/2010
of 31 May 2010
imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Parties concerned by the proceeding
1.3.
Investigation period
2.
PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product concerned
2.2.
Like product
3.
SUBSIDISATION
3.1.
Iran
3.1.1.
Introduction
3.1.2.
Specific Schemes
I.
Measures connected to Special Economic Zones (SEZs) – Petrochemical SEZ
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
II.
Financing from National Petrochemical Company to the PET exporting producer
(a)
Findings of the investigation
(b)
Conclusion
(c)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.1.3.
Amount of countervailable subsidies
3.2.
Pakistan
3.2.1.
Specific Schemes
I.
Manufacturing Bond Scheme
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
II.
Imports of plant, machinery and equipment in Manufacturing Bond
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
III.
Tariff protection on purchases of PTA in the domestic market
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
IV.
Final Tax Regime (FTR)
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
V.
Export Long-Term Fixed Rate Financing Scheme (LTF-EOP)
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
VI.
Export Finance Scheme from the State Bank of Pakistan (EFS)
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
VII.
Finance under F.E. Circular No. 25 of the State Bank of Pakistan
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.2.2.
Amount of countervailable subsidies
3.3.
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
3.3.1.
Specific Schemes
I.
Federal Law No. 1 of 1979
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
II.
Free Trade Zone (FTZ)
(a)
Legal Basis
(b)
Eligibility
(c)
Practical implementation
(d)
Findings of the investigation
(e)
Conclusion
(f)
Calculation of the subsidy amount
3.3.2.
Amount of countervailable subsidies
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Union production and Union industry
4.2.
Union consumption
4.3.
Imports from the countries concerned
(a)
Cumulative assessment of the effects of the imports concerned
(b)
Volume of the imports concerned
(c)
Market share of the imports concerned
(d)
Prices
(i) Price evolution
(ii) Price undercutting
4.4.
Situation of the Union industry
4.4.1.
Macroeconomic elements
(a)
Production
(b)
Production capacity and capacity utilisation rates
(c)
Sales volume
(d)
Market share
(e)
Growth
(f)
Employment
(g)
Productivity
(h)
Factors affecting sales prices
(i)
Magnitude of the subsidy margin and recovery from past dumping and subsidisation
4.4.2.
Microeconomic elements
(a)
Stocks
(b)
Wages
(c)
Profitability and return on investments
(d)
Cash flow and ability to raise capital
(e)
Investments
4.5.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Introduction
5.2.
Effect of the subsidised imports
5.3.
Effect of other factors
5.3.1.
Export activity of the Union industry
5.3.2.
Imports from third countries
(a)
Republic of Korea
(b)
Other countries
5.3.3.
Competition from the non-cooperating producers in the Union
5.3.4.
Economic downturn
5.3.5.
Geographical location
5.3.6.
Vertical integration
5.4.
Conclusion on causation
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry and other Union producers
6.2.
Interest of unrelated importers in the Union
6.3.
Interest of the raw material suppliers in the Union
6.4.
Interest of the users
(a)
Converters
(b)
Bottlers
6.5.
Shortage of PET supply
6.6.
Other arguments
6.7.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
PROVISIONAL COUNTERVAILING MEASURES
7.1.
Injury elimination level
7.2.
Provisional measures
7.3.
Final provision
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3