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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
17 April 2001
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 77/01
European Union (EU) * : Initiation of an Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Tube or Pipe-fittings of Iron or Steel Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 123/00 of 26 September 2000, the European Commission has initiated an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain tube or pipe-fittings of iron or steel originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China. A copy of the notice initiating the review is appended (pdf format) to this circular for reference. Details are set out below.
DETAILS
| 2. | (a) | Date of Notice | : | 3 April 2001 |
| (b) | Product Coverage | : | Certain tube or pipe-fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609.6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, classifiable within CN code ex 7307 9311, ex 7307 9319, ex 7307 9930 and ex 7307 9990 (these codes are given for information only). | |
| (c) | Procedures | : |
In order to obtain necessary information for the investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the Community industry, any association of producers in the Community, exporters/producers in the mainland, any association of exporters/producers, importers, any association of importers named in the request for expiry review or which co-operated in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, and the authorities of the mainland of China. All interested parties who did not co-operate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review should, within 15 days from 3 April 2001, request a copy of the questionnaire from the Commission in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) indicating their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax and /or telex numbers. They may make their views known in writing (including submitting questionnaire replies), provide supporting evidence and apply to be heard by the Commission within 40 days from 3 April 2001 unless otherwise specified. All correspondences should be made to the following address : European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade, Directorates B and C, TERV-0/13, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels. Fax : (32-2) 295 6505 Telex : COMEU B 21877 |
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The Commission initiated the review on the basis of a request lodged by the Defence Committee of EU Steel Butt-Welding Fittings Industry on 20 December 2000. The request was based on the grounds that there would be a recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry with the expiry of the anti-dumping measures.
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The existing anti-dumping measures will remain valid until completion of the review. Definitive anti-dumping duty has been imposed on certain tube or pipe-fittings of iron or steel originating in the mainland of China since 4 April 1996. The rate of duty is 58.6% of the net free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Following an anti-circumvention investigation, the definitive anti-dumping duty has been extended to the same products consigned from Chinese Taipei whether declared as originating in Chinese Taipei or not since 15 April 2000.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours faithfully,
(Thomas CHEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* : The EU Member States are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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.