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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/591 of 21 March 2025 imposing a provisional duty on imports of glyoxylic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/591
of 21 March 2025
imposing a provisional duty on imports of glyoxylic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China
1.
PROCEDURE
1.1.
Initiation
1.2.
Registration
1.3.
Interested parties
1.4.
Sampling
1.5.
Questionnaire replies and verification visits
1.6.
Investigation period and period considered
2.
PRODUCT UNDER INVESTIGATION, PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT
2.1.
Product under investigation
2.2.
Product concerned
2.3.
Like product
2.4.
Claims regarding product scope
3.
DUMPING
3.1.
Procedure for the determination of the normal value under Article 2(6a) of the basic Regulation
3.2.
Normal value
3.2.1.
Existence of significant distortions
3.2.1.1.
Arguments raised by interested parties
3.2.1.2.
Conclusion
3.2.2.
Representative country
3.2.2.1.
General remarks
3.2.2.1.1. A level of economic development similar to the PRC
3.2.2.1.2. Production of products in the same general category and/or sector in the representative country
3.2.2.1.3. Existence of relevant readily available data in the representative country
3.2.2.1.4. Level of social and environmental protection
3.2.2.1.5. Conclusion
3.2.3.
Sources used to establish undistorted costs
3.2.3.1.
Factors of production
3.2.3.2.
Raw materials
3.2.3.3.
By-products
3.2.3.4.
Labour
3.2.3.5.
Electricity
3.2.3.6.
Natural gas
3.2.3.7.
Steam
3.2.3.8.
Water
3.2.3.9.
Manufacturing overhead costs, SG&A costs and profits
3.2.4.
Calculation
3.3.
Export price
3.4.
Comparison
3.4.1.
Adjustments made to the normal value
3.4.2.
Adjustments made to the export price
3.5.
Dumping margins
4.
INJURY
4.1.
Definition of the Union industry and Union production
4.2.
Determination of the relevant Union market
4.3.
Union consumption
4.4.
Imports from the country concerned
4.4.1.
Volume and market share of the imports from China
4.4.2.
Prices of the imports from the country concerned and price undercutting
4.5.
Economic situation of the Union industry
4.5.1.
General remarks
4.5.2.
Macroeconomic indicators
4.5.2.1.
Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation
4.5.2.2.
Sales quantity and market share
4.5.2.3.
Growth
4.5.2.4.
Employment and productivity
4.5.2.5.
Magnitude of the dumping margin and recovery from past dumping
4.5.3.
Microeconomic indicators
4.5.3.1.
Prices and factors affecting prices
4.5.3.2.
Labour costs
4.5.3.3.
Inventories
4.5.3.4.
Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments and ability to raise capital
4.6.
Conclusion on injury
5.
CAUSATION
5.1.
Effects of the dumped 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.
Cost increases in raw materials and energy prices
5.2.4.
Consumption
5.2.4.1.
Contraction in demand
5.2.4.2.
Captive use
5.3.
Conclusion on causation
6.
LEVEL OF MEASURES
6.1.
Underselling margin
6.2.
Examination of the margin adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry
7.
UNION INTEREST
7.1.
Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
7.1.1.
Spare capacities in the exporting country
7.1.2.
Competition for raw materials
7.1.3.
Effect on supply chains for Union companies
7.1.4.
Conclusion on Union interest under Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation
7.2.
Union interest under Article 21 of the basic Regulation
7.2.1.
Interest of the Union industry
7.2.2.
Interest of unrelated importers and traders
7.2.3.
Interest of users
7.2.4.
Conclusion on Union interest
8.
PROVISIONAL ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES
9.
REGISTRATION
10.
INFORMATION AT PROVISIONAL STAGE
11.
FINAL PROVISION
Article 1
Article 2
Article 3
Article 4
ANNEX
COOPERATING EXPORTING PRODUCERS IN THE PRC NOT SAMPLED