This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 25 September 2020.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21 .

( 2 ) OJ C 256/03, 30.7.2019, p. 4 .

( 3 ) No. t19.005031.

( 4 ) No. t19.006513.

( 5 ) No. t20.002714.

( 6 ) As clarified in the Notice of Clarification.

( 7 ) Notice clarifying the Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China ( OJ C 378, 7.11.2019, p. 9 ).

( 8 ) ‘Low-ash narrow molecular weight distribution PVA’.

( 9 ) Commission Staff Working Document on Significant Distortions in the Economy of the People’s Republic of China for the purposes of Trade Defence Investigations, 20 December 2017, SWD(2017) 483 final/2 (hereafter ‘Report’).

( 10 ) See Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China ( OJ C 256, 30.7.2019, p. 4 ), point 3.

( 11 ) Regulation (EU) 2017/2321 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 amending Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union and Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union ( OJ L 338, 19.12.2017, p. 1 ).

( 12 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 6-7.

( 13 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 10.

( 14 ) Available at http://www.fdi.gov.cn/1800000121_39_4866_0_7.html (last viewed 15 July 2019).

( 15 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 20-21.

( 16 ) Report – Chapter 3, p. 41, 73-74.

( 17 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 120-121.

( 18 ) Report – Chapter 6. p. 122 – 135.

( 19 ) Report – Chapter 7, p. 167-168.

( 20 ) Report – Chapter 8, p. 169–170, 200-201.

( 21 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 15-16, Report – Chapter 4, p. 50, p. 84, Report – Chapter 5, p. 108-9.

( 22 ) Report – Chapter 3, p. 22-24 and Chapter 5, p. 97-108.

( 23 ) Report – Chapter 5, p. 104-9.

( 24 ) See http://pdf.dfcfw.com/pdf/H3_AP201809031187055296_1.pdf

( 25 ) ‘Today, there are 12 main PVA producers in China. Among those, the biggest ones are Wanwei High tech, Sichuanchuanwei (SINOPEC), Shuangxin, Ningxia Land totalling 770 000 tonnes/year.’ See http://www.ccxr.com.cn/pdf/201891717121180715.pdf

( 26 ) http://www.wwgf.com.cn/Article/lists/cateid/10.html

( 27 ) https://www.sohu.com/a/336366992_617351

( 28 ) See https://www.yicai.com/news/942233.html

( 29 ) Report – Chapter 5, p. 100-1.

( 30 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 26.

( 31 ) Report – Chapter 2, p. 31-2.

( 32 ) Available at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-congress-companies-idUSKCN1B40JU (last viewed 15 July 2019).

( 33 ) See http://file.finance.sina.com.cn/211.154.219.97:9494/MRGG/CNSESH_STOCK/2018/2018-4/2018-04-03/4189060.PDF, page 138.

( 34 ) See http://www.wwgf.com.cn/Home/Article/show/id/3038.html

( 35 ) See http://www.sinopecgroup.com/group/gsjs/ddjs

( 36 ) http://www.shuangxinpva.com/dangqunjianshe/

( 37 ) Report – Chapters 14.1 to 14.3.

( 38 ) Report – Chapter 4, p. 41-42, 83.

( 39 ) See www.gov.cn/gongbao/content/2013/content_2404709.htm

( 40 ) See http://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2019-11/06/5449193/files/26c9d25f713f4ed5b8dc51ae40ef37af.pdf

( 41 ) See http://fgw.nmg.gov.cn/fggz/fzgh/202001/t20200110_153847.html

( 42 ) See http://file.finance.sina.com.cn/211.154.219.97:9494/MRGG/CNSESH_STOCK/2017/2017-4/2017-04-12/3210569.PDF page 127.

( 43 ) See http://file.finance.sina.com.cn/211.154.219.97:9494/MRGG/CNSESH_STOCK/2018/2018-4/2018-04-03/4189060.PDF page 152.

( 44 ) Ibid. page 167.

( 45 ) See 2018 annual report, pages 156-157, http://q.stock.sohu.com/newpdf/201934709238.pdf

( 46 ) See 2019 annual report, page 154, http://www.sse.com.cn/disclosure/listedinfo/announcement/c/2020-04-10/600063_20200410_2.pdf

( 47 ) See Report, page 46.

( 48 ) See Report, pages 232-233.

( 49 ) See Report, pages 224 and 231.

( 50 ) See Report, page 177.

( 51 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 138-149.

( 52 ) Report – Chapter 9, p. 216.

( 53 ) Report – Chapter 9, p. 213-215.

( 54 ) Report – Chapter 9, p. 209-211.

( 55 ) Report – Chapter 13, p. 332-337.

( 56 ) Report – Chapter 13, p. 336.

( 57 ) Report – Chapter 13, p. 337-341.

( 58 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 114-117.

( 59 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 119.

( 60 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 120.

( 61 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 121-122, 126-128, 133-135.

( 62 ) See IMF Working Paper ‘Resolving China’s Corporate Debt Problem’, by Wojciech Maliszewski, Serkan Arslanalp, John Caparusso, José Garrido, Si Guo, Joong Shik Kang, W. Raphael Lam, T. Daniel Law, Wei Liao, Nadia Rendak, Philippe Wingender, Jiangyan, October 2016, WP/16/203.

( 63 ) Report – Chapter 6, p. 121-122, 126-128, 133-135.

( 64 ) World Bank Open Data – Upper Middle Income, available at https://data.worldbank.org/income-level/upper-middle-income (last viewed 15 July 2019).

( 65 ) If there is no production of the product under investigation in any country with a similar level of development, production of a product in the same general category and/or sector of the product under review may be considered.

( 66 ) Note of 2 October 2019, Note of 20 December 2019 and Note of 30 March 2020.

( 67 ) Solutia is producing PVA in the Union and also purchasing PVA from the Union, Chinese and other third country producers.

( 68 ) Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries ( OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33 ).

( 69 ) https://www.dnb.com

( 70 ) http://www.turkstat.gov.tr => Press releases => select Labour Cost Statistics.

( 71 ) http://www.turkstat.gov.tr => Press releases => select Electricity and Natural Gas prices.

( 72 ) https://www.invest.gov.tr/en/investmentguide/pages/cost-of-doing-business.aspx

( 73 ) The coal in question is according to the exporting producer in the PRC classified under HS 270 119.

( 74 ) Regulation (EU) 2015/755 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on common rules for imports from certain third countries ( OJ L 123, 19.5.2015, p. 33 ). Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation considers that domestic prices in those countries cannot be used for the purpose of determining normal value and, in any event, such import data was negligible.

( 75 ) Imports from other third countries of 34 % was related to Azodiisobutyronitrile (AZO) / azobisisobutyronitrile (AZN) which were factors of production having only a minor impact on the cost of manufacturing.

( 76 ) http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=2090 as last accessed on 30 April 2020.

( 77 ) This is a statistical classification of economic activities used by Eurostat, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/nace-rev2 (last viewed on 30 April 2020).

( 78 ) http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreIstatistikTablo.do?istab_id=2104 (last accessed on 30 April 2020).

( 79 ) NACE Rev. 2 – Statistical classification of economic activities; https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-manuals-and-guidelines/-/KS-RA-07-015 (last accessed on 22 July 2020).

( 80 ) http://www.turkstat.gov.tr/PreTablo.do?(262)alt_id=1029 (last accessed on 22 June 2020).

( 81 ) https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database (last accessed on 21 July 2020).

( 82 ) Ibid.

( 83 ) Increase from 0,017 EUR/kWh (or 0,18 EUR/m 3 ) to 0,020 EUR/kWh (or 0,21 EUR/m 3 ) (last accessed on 21 July 2020).

( 84 ) Increase from 0,025 EUR/kWh (or 0,27 EUR/m 3 ) to 0,028 EUR/kWh (or 0,30 EUR/m 3 ) (last accessed on 21 July 2020).

( 85 ) Electricity prices for non-household consumers – bi-annual data (from 2007 onwards); https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database (last accessed on 22 July 2020).

( 86 ) Company Limited version of mission report sent on 5 March 2020 and Article 18 letter sent on 26 February 2020 (t20.001693).

( 87 ) Company Limited version of mission report sent on 5 March 2020 and Article 18 letter sent on 26 February 2020 (t20.001693).

( 88 ) Company Limited version of mission report sent on 5 March 2020 and Article 18 letter sent on 26 February 2020 (t20.001692).

( 89 ) Company Limited version of mission report sent on 5 March 2020 and Article 18 letter sent on 16 March 2020 (t20.002421).

( 90 ) See for instance Judgment of General Court of 25 June 2015 in Case T-26/12, Musim Mas para, ECLI:EU:T:2015:437, para. 43.

( 91 ) Ibid.

( 92 ) See for instance Judgment of General Court of 25 June 2015 in Case T-26/12, Musim Mas para, ECLI:EU:T:2015:437, para. 43.

( 93 ) Ibid.

( 94 ) Viscous preparation, essentially consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) (CAS RN 9002-89-5).

( 95 ) Council Regulations 1340/2014; 713/2014; 2015/2448; 2016/2389; 2018/2070.

( 96 ) Total free market and captive consumption.

( 97 ) This figure has been revised following the disclosure.

( 98 ) Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs Code ( OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1 ).

( 99 ) Total free market and captive consumption.

( 100 ) European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade, Directorate H, Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels, Belgium.

( 101 ) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 July 2018 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union, amending Regulation (EU) No 1296/2013, (EU) No 1301/2013, (EU) No 1303/2013, (EU) No 1304/2013, (EU) No 1309/2013, (EU) No 1316/2013, (EU) No 223/2014, (EU) No 283/2014 and Decision No 541/2014/EU and repealing Regulation (EU Euratom) No 966/2012 ( OJ L 193, 30.7.2018, p. 1 )

( 102 ) Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers ( OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13 ).

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 ANNEX