Source: European Parliament
For the Commission to impose measures, the investigation assesses if there is dumping which is causing material injury to the EU industry and if imposing measures would be against the EU’s interest.
As part of the assessment of the EU interest, the Commission considers carefully the interests of all interested parties which includes the users of the product under investigation.
The objective is to restore a level playing field, not to exclude legitimate competition from the market or to favour individual companies. Investigations are evidence-based and conducted in line with the relevant legislation, ensuring that the instrument is not used to distort competition or facilitate market monopolisation by any individual company.
In the EU interest assessment, the interests of the stakeholders concerned, including users, importers, and consumers are considered. In this context, representations from companies importing and using fused alumina, such as the abrasives industry, are taken into consideration to decide if any anti-dumping measures are warranted.
However, the scope of the Commission’s current anti-dumping investigation remains limited to imports of fused alumina originating in China. Imports of downstream products, including abrasives materials, do not fall within that scope.
An investigation into downstream products from China would require the submission of a substantiated complaint in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036[1].
The relocation of companies within the EU does not fall within the scope of the investigation. The EU interest test concerns the overall economic impact of the measures on the EU as a whole, rather than on individual Member States.
- [1] https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj/eng.