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

7 January 2005

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 11/2005

European Union (EU)* : Result of Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Tungsten Carbide and Fused Tungsten Carbide Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 105/2003 of 11 April 2003, the Council of the EU (the Council) has published a regulation announcing the decision to maintain the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China consequent to an expiry review. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-

(a) Product : Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide classifiable under CN code 2849 9030 (this CN code is given for information only).
(b) Rate of Duty : 33% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty
(c) Effective Date : 1 January 2005
(d) Duration : Five years

BACKGROUND

  1. The Council imposed on 10 April 1998 a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China at a rate of 33% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
  1. On 9 January 2003, the Community producers requested an expiry review alleging that there would be a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry with the expiry of the anti-dumping duty. The Commission therefore initiated an expiry review on 8 April 2003. The anti-dumping duty remained in force pending the outcome of the expiry review.

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, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



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