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Ref : EIC 191/3/7/1

24 April 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 314/2013

Canada : Anti-dumping and Countervailing Actions against Certain Silicon Metal from the Mainland of China : Initiation of Investigations

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) published a notice on 22 April 2013 announcing the initiation of investigations into the alleged injurious dumping and subsidizing of certain silicon metal originating in or exported from the Mainland of China. On 23 April 2013, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) issued a notice announcing the commencement of a preliminary injury inquiry to determine whether the alleged dumped or subsidized imports had caused injury or retardation or were threatening to cause injury to the Canadian industry. The notices by the CBSA and the CITT are available respectively at:
http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/ad1400/ad1400-i13-ni-eng.html and
http://www.citt-tcce.gc.ca/dumping/preinq/notices/pi2m006_e.asp.

2.Details of the CBSA's investigations, including its investigation schedule, are available at http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/sima-lmsi/i-e/menu-eng.html. The Statement of Reason on the case will be released by 7 May 2013 at the same website. Parties wishing to participate in the CITT's inquiry must file a notice of participation with the CITT by 8 May 2013.

ENQUIRIES

3.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product(s) in the Guangdong Province, please contact Chen Li-peng, Director of the Bureau of Fair Trade for Import and Export under the Guangdong Department of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, at 8620 3881 9913. The Bureau is responsible for, among others, conducting anti-dumping investigations, and guiding and coordinating enterprises in the Guangdong Province in responding to anti-dumping investigations against products from the Guangdong Province.

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

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Linda Ng)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry



Note : While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.