INHALT

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1475 of 30 May 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel originating in the People’s Republic of China 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) 2024/1475
of 30 May 2024
imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel originating in the People’s Republic of China 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.
Sampling
1.6.1.
Sampling of Union producers
1.6.2.
Sampling of importers
1.6.3.
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
1.7.
Replies to the questionnaire and verification
1.8.
Subsequent procedure
2.
PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under review
2.2.
Like product
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Preliminary remarks
3.2.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.3.
Normal value
3.4.
Existence of significant distortions
3.4.1.
Representative country
3.4.1.1.
General remarks
3.4.1.2.
Conclusion
3.4.2.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.4.3.
Undistorted costs and benchmarks
3.4.3.1.
Factors of production
3.4.3.2.
Raw materials
3.4.3.3.
Labour
3.4.3.4.
Electricity
3.4.3.5.
Natural gas
3.4.3.6.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A, profits and depreciation
3.4.4.
Calculation of the normal value
3.4.5.
Continuation of dumping
3.4.6.
Likelihood of continuation of dumping
3.4.6.1.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
3.4.6.2.
Attractiveness of the Union market
3.4.6.3.
Conclusion on the likelihood of continuation of dumping
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Union 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 the 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 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.
Production capacity and spare capacity in the PRC
5.2.
Attractiveness of the Union market
5.3.
Likely Chinese import prices and impact on the Union industry
5.4.
Conclusion
6.
UNION INTEREST
6.1.
Interest of the Union industry
6.1.1.
Interest of users and unrelated importers
6.1.2.
Conclusion on Union interest
7.
ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
Article 1
Article 2
ANNEX
PRC COOPERATING EXPORTING PRODUCERS NOT SAMPLED IN THE ORIGINAL INVESTIGATION