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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13

7 December 2004

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 312/2004

European Union (EU)* : Extension of the Definitive Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Imports of Certain Tube or Pipe Fittings of Iron or Steel Originating in the Mainland of China to Imports of the Same Products Consigned : (i) from Indonesia, Whether Declared as Originating in Indonesia or Not, and (ii) from Sri Lanka, Whether Declared as Originating in Sri Lanka or Not

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 66/2004 of 11 March 2004, the Council of the EU (the Council) has published two regulations to extend the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in the mainland of China to imports of the same products consigned: (i) from Indonesia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia or not, and (ii) from Sri Lanka, whether declared as originating in Sri Lanka or not. Copies of the two regulations are at Annex I and II (pdf format) for reference.

DETAILS

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2. 2.The European Commission (the Commission) published regulations on 3 March 2004 to initiate two separate investigations into the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China by imports of the same products consigned from Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
    

3. Based on the findings of the circumvention investigations, the Council has decided that with effect from 2 December 2004, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in the mainland of China, falling within CN codes ex 7307 93 11, ex 7307 93 19, ex 7307 99 30 and ex 7307 99 90, is extended to imports of the same products consigned: (i) from Indonesia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia or not (TARIC codes 7307 93 11 93, 7307 93 19 93, 7307 99 30 93 and 7307 99 90 93), and (ii) from Sri Lanka, whether declared as originating in Sri Lanka or not (TARIC codes 7307 93 11 94, 7307 93 19 94, 7307 99 30 94 and 7307 99 90 94).

4. Producers concerned which intend to lodge a request for an exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty are required to complete a questionnaire in order to enable the Commission to determine whether an exemption may be warranted. Requests for exemption should be made in writing in one of the official languages of the Community and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the applicant. The request must be sent to the following address:

   European Commission
   Directorate-General for Trade
   Directorate B
   J-79 5/16
   B-1049 Brussels
   Fax : (32-2) 295 65 05
   Telex : COMEU B 21877

5. With the extension of the anti-dumping duty, the registration requirement on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel consigned: (i) from Indonesia, whether declared as originating in Indonesia or not, falling within TARIC codes 7307 93 11 93, 7307 93 19 93, 7307 99 30 93 and 7307 99 90 93, and (ii) from Sri Lanka, whether declared as originating in Sri Lanka or not, falling within TARIC codes 7307 93 11 94, 7307 93 19 94, 7307 99 30 94 and 7307 99 90 94, is discontinued.

6. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China has been imposed since 4 April 1996. The rate of duty is 58.6% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.

ENQUIRIES

7. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351.
   
    

Yours faithfully,

(Ricky CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

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