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

5 May 2005

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 157/2005

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

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 316/2003 of 24 December 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 furfuraldehyde 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-

BACKGROUND

2. The Council imposed on 22 January 1995 a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the mainland of China at a rate of EUR 352 per tonne. Following an interim review, the duty had been extended for another four years starting from 23 December 1999.
    
3. On 19 September 2003, a Community producer, Furfural Espanol SA, 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 18 December 2003. The anti-dumping duty remained in force pending the outcome of the expiry review.

ENQUIRIES

4. 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.