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

13 March 2004

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 68/2004

European Union (EU)* : Result of Reinvestigation of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Sulphanilic Acid Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 182/2003 of 8 July 2003, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to amend the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China subsequent to a reinvestigation. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format)for reference. Salient points are set out below-

(a) Product  : Sulphanilic acid classifiable within CN code ex 2921 4210 (TARIC code 2921 4210 60). The CN code is given for information only.
(b) Revised Duty Rate : 33.7% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty
(c) Effective Date :  13 February 2004


DETAILS

  1. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China had been imposed since 26 July 2002 at a rate of 21% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
  2. On the basis of a complaint lodged by Sorochimie and Quimigal, two producers representing 100% of the Community production of sulphanilic acid, the European Commission initiated a reinvestigation on 26 June 2003. The complainants alleged that the anti-dumping measures in force had not led to sufficient movement in the prices in the Community.
  3. Subsequent to the reinvestigation, the European Commission concluded that absorption of the anti-dumping duty had taken place. Furthermore, the dumping margin was found to have increased to 33.7%, in comparison with 21% as established in the original investigation. The level of the anti-dumping duty should therefore be revised to reflect the new dumping margin.

ENQUIRIES

  1. 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

* : The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



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