Date: 2020-09-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
This document appears to be related to a trade investigation, likely involving the European Union and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It references anti-dumping or countervailing duty proceedings, as indicated by mentions of "sampling of Union producers," "sampling of importers," and "sampling of exporting producers in the PRC." The investigation concerns "socialist market economy" practices in China, specifically addressing "socialist public ownership of the means of production." EU Biodiesel and EU Bed Linen are mentioned, possibly as examples or related cases. The investigation analyzes "distorted costs and benchmarks," particularly regarding gas prices. It includes indexed data (with 2007 as the base year) related to volume and market share of imports, import prices, and price undercutting. Macroeconomic indicators (Table 4, 5, 6) and microeconomic indicators (Table 7, 8, 9, 10) are analyzed, including labor costs. Data regarding raw material costs, captive use, and imports from third countries are also presented. Finally, it includes certification requirements (Article 1, 2, and 3) related to the volume of product exported to the European Union from the PRC, along with contact information for the Commission President. Specific industries that are also mentioned: PVBfilm producers, Polymerisation application and emulsions producers, Paper and carton board producers, and Adhesives producers.
Key Entities Referenced
Hubei Xinyegang: Steel company located in China. Involved in trade litigation with the European Commission.
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Peoples Republic of China: A sovereign state in East Asia.
Official Journal of the European Union: The official gazette of record for the European Union (EU).
Argentina: A country located in the southern half of South America.
Turkish: Relating to Turkey, a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian peninsula in Western Asia.
Jindal Saw Ltd: An Indian manufacturer of submerged arc welded (SAW) pipes, involved in trade litigation with the European Commission.
Musim Mas: A company involved in the trade of commodities like EU Bed Linen.
(Non-legislative acts)
Official Journal of the European Unionprima facieSampling of Union producersSampling of importers
Sampling of exporting producers in the PRC
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Existence of significant distortionsEU – Biodiesel (Argentina)socialist market economy
socialist public
ownership of the means of production, namely, ownership by the whole people and collective ownership by the working people
leading force of the national economy to ensure its
consolidation and growth
he socialist system is the basic system of the People’s Republic of China
he defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics is the leadership
of the Communist Party of Chinain fine
Representative country
Șprima facie
prima facieSources used to establish undistorted costs
ș
may indicate
may therefore result in inflated/distorted prices on the Turkish domestic marketUndistorted costs and benchmarks
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Gas prices for non-
household consumers – bi-annual data (from 2007 onwards)EU – Bed Linen
Musim Mas
via
vice versaMusim Mas
Table 1
Index 100 98 106 102
Index 100 105 116 109
Index 100 96 103 100
SourceVolume and market share of the imports from the country concerned
Table 2
Index 100 125 154 153
Index 100 131 149 153
Source
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
Table 3
Index 100 94 90 100
SourceHubei Xinyegang v the CommissionJindal Court ruling Jindal Saw Ltd and Jindal Saw Italia SpA v
the Commission)
General remarksMacroeconomic indicators
Table 4
Index 100 93 95 88
Index 100 100 100 100
Index 100 93 95 88
Index 100 86 82 75
Source
Table 5
Index 100 95 82 73
Index 100 99 79 73
Source
Table 6
Index 100 85 88 88
Index 100 110 109 100
SourceMicroeconomic indicators
Table 7
Index 100 100 111 114
Index 100 104 119 124
SourceTable 8
Average labour costs per 100 109 104 109
employee (Index)
Source
Table 9
Index 100 64 59 60
Source
Table 10
Index 100 – 279 – 199 – 548
Index 100 922 535 – 80Index 100 49 26 28
Index 100 – 209 – 132 – 368
Source
Conclusion on injuryImports from third countries
Table 11
Index 100 94 113 108Index 100 98 109 108
Index 100 99 99 109
Index 100 66 99 99
Index 100 69 96 99
Index 100 116 105 108
Index 100 103 98 97
Index 100 107 94 97
Index 100 107 114 121
Index 100 52 38 54
Index 100 55 37 55
Index 100 86 93 97
Index 100 82 96 96
Index 100 85 93 96
Index 100 106 103 109
SourceIncrease of raw material costSelf-inflicted injury
Captive usePVB-film producers
Polymerisation application and emulsions producers
Paper and carton board producers
Adhesives producers
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Article 1
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I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to
the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the
People’s Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.
Article 2Article 3
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Union
For the Commission
The PresidentANNEX