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Ref. :EIC 631/3/2/1
27 May 2011
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 309/2011
The Mainland of China : Preliminary Finding of Countervailing Investigation Against Imports of Potato Starch from the European Union
The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Notice No. 19/2011 on 16 May 2011, announcing the preliminary finding of the countervailing investigation against imports of potato starch from the European Union. The relevant tariff code is 1108 1300.
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2.The preliminary finding reveals that subsidy existed regarding potato starch originated in the European Union with countervailing duty rate ranged from 7.7% to 11.19%. It is found that such subsidy had caused material injury to the domestic industry and that causal link existed. With effect from 19 May 2011, importers have to provide provisional deposit according to the countervailing duty rate as guarantee to the General Administration of Customs for importation of the products concerned.
3.Interested parties may submit written representation and supporting evidence to the MOC within 20 days from the date of announcement (i.e. 16 May 2011) for their consideration. For details, please make reference to MOC's notice at :
http://big5.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/c/201105/20110507550716.html (Chinese version only).
4.For details of the initiation of the subject countervailing investigation, please refer to CIC No. 398/2010 dated 2 September 2010.
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5.If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.
Yours faithfully,
(Charles TANG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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