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Ref : EIC 111/3/10/1

23 September 2013

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 759/2013

US : Extension of Time Limits for Submissions in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings

The United States Department of Commerce (DoC) issued in the Federal Register (FR) of 20 September 2013 a final rule to modify its regulation concerning the extension of time limits for submissions in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings. The FR notice is available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/pdf/2013-22853.pdf.

DETAILS

2. Traders had been informed via Commercial Information Circular No. 58/2013 of 17 January 2013 of a proposed rule issued by the DoC proposing to modify 19 CFR 351.302, which concerns the extension of time limits for submissions in AD and CVD proceedings. The DoC is now amending the regulation by adopting the modification with certain changes.

3. After the amendment, parties to AD or CVD proceedings may request an extension of any time limit established in the AD/CVD regulations. The new regulation also specifies that an untimely-filed extension request will not be considered unless the party demonstrates that extraordinary circumstances exist.

4. The final rule will apply to all segments of AD/CVD proceedings initiated on or after 21 October 2013.

ENQUIRIES

5. For enquiries concerning this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5682.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Linda Ng)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry