Table 1: volume and value of imports of iron and steel of Vietnam in the period 2008-2012In other types of steel billet in total (thousand tons) (million USD) (thousand tons) (million USD) (thousand tons) (million USD)2008 2393 1636 5872 5085 8265 67212009 2417 1032 7332 4329 9749 53612010 1986 1076 7096 5079 9082 61552011 878 576 6509 5857 7387 64342012 444 278 7159 5688 7603 5966 (Source: General Directorate of customs)Table 2: the increase in the volume of imports of goods subject to the investigation (billet)Items 2012 2013 2014 2015Volume (tonnes) 466,817 348,942 588,441 1,502,121 (Source: Parties filing proposals to apply safeguard measures provided)Second, causes serious damage to the domestic industry: Vietnam steel markets in the period 2011-2015 suffers serious damage due to many causes, factors in addition to the increase in imports. Indeed, firstly due to the global economic downturn, the European public debt crisis ... which leads to reduced steel demand and steel prices, the kind going down. 2012, 2013 is difficult year with the economy in General, the steel market in particular. Production stagnated, real estate market freezes, poor goods consumption power, "declining steel demand is strong, difficult consumption led many plants must reduce production even had to be closed due to do currency losses" (page 4 of the internal newsletter 01/2013 of the Vietnam Steel Association). Besides the general difficulties, the steel industry is still faced with excess capacity situation starting from building steel, then spread to steel pipes, billet. This is the implications of the excess capacity of the installation (2, 3), leading to various steel-making race condition in the local, the result is entered on line technology, backward, low labor productivity, poor management skills ... inferior competitive products.The end of 2014 and 2015, there are signs of economic recovery, the real estate market, however, remain with the years 2008 to 2010. As such, the relationship between cause and effect, "the phenomenon of the import surge and damage or threatened damage" with the production of steel in Vietnam need to be reviewed comprehensively the causes, impact factors caused it. In addition to the legal base, the conditions mentioned above, need to consider the impact of social-economic consequences when applying the safeguard measures.First, who are the beneficiaries if the application of safeguard measures?When tax rates increase with billet imports into Vietnam up 45% (end of 2015 is 10%), domestic steel price will increase and the majority of production companies will be forced to depend on steel billet of one or a few companies offering to the market. So, the main purpose of the plaintiff is nothing when submitting the petition to apply safeguard measures? The public figures on mass media, financial statements ... are clear demonstration: Hoa Phat, one of four plaintiffs, currently accounting for about 21% of the market share of the whole
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