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Ref : EIC 631/3/2/1
18 August 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 322/2006
The Mainland of China : Preliminary Finding of Anti-dumping Investigation Against
Imports of Potato Starch from the European Union
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Notice No. 60/2006 on 18 August 2006, announcing the preliminary finding of the anti-dumping investigation against imports of potato starch from the European Union. The relevant tariff code of the General Administration of Customs is 1108 1300.
PRELIMINARY FINDING
- The preliminary finding reveals that dumping existed regarding the investigated products originated in the European Union, with dumping margin ranged from 35.0% to 57.1%. It is found that such dumping had caused material injury to the domestic industry and that causal link existed. With effect from 18 August 2006, importers have to pass deposit according to the margin of dumping as guarantee to the General Administration of Customs for importation of the concerned products.
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Interested parties may submit written representation and supporting evidence to the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days from the date of announcement (i.e. 18 August 2006) for their consideration. For details, please make reference to MOC's notice at
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/c/200608/20060802908587.html (Chinese version only). - For details of the initiation of the subject anti-dumping investigation, please refer to CIC No. 48/2006 dated 7 February 2006.
ENQUIRIES
- If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.
Yours faithfully,
(Hugo CHIU)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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