123On the one hand, the applicant submitted, at the hearing on 26 March 2013 and in its letter of 27 March 2013, that the methodology chosen by the Commission rested on a presumption, which was neither reasonable nor verifiable, that the market value of the differences in physical characteristics was reflected in the export prices. According to the applicant, that assertion was supported by the fact that that approach led to a dumping margin at a level analogous to that calculated only on the basis of matching product types. Furthermore, the applicant proposed an alternative method consisting of limiting the number of non-matching product types by shortening the product control numbers allowing them to be identified. Thus, the applicant suggested, those control numbers should have been limited to the first four digits, which refer to the form of the fitting, and to the ninth digit, which refers to its surface. As regards fittings with a black surface, the applicant proposed relying on the normal value of identical or similar fittings with a galvanised surface adjusted downwards by 15% in accordance with the analogue country producer’s statements. As regards the remaining non-matching products, the Commission should, according to the applicant, have used the average normal value of all comparable similar product types, without making an adjustment for differences in physical characteristics.
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