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Ref : EIC 111/3/10/1

7 January 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 11/2013

US : Countervailing Action against Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Mainland of China: Institution of Investigation and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigation

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) announced in the Federal Register (FR) notice of 4 January 2013 the institution of investigation and commencement of preliminary phase countervailing duty investigation to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the US is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the US is materially retarded, by reason of imports of frozen warmwater shrimp from the Mainland of China that are alleged to be subsidised by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. A copy of the FR notice is available at:
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-01-04/pdf/2012-31697.pdf.

2.Interested parties wishing to participate in the investigation should file an entry of appearance with ITC not later than seven days after publication of the FR notice. Written submissions should reach ITC on or before 24 January 2013. Besides, ITC has scheduled a conference in connection with the investigation on 18 January 2013 in which parties wishing to participate should contact ITC not later than 16 January 2013 to arrange for their appearance.

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3.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Cindy LAU)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry