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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
2 August 2005
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 289/2005
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Certain Castings Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 122/2004 of 12 May 2004, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain castings originating in the mainland of China. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format)for reference. Salient points are set out below-
| (a) Product | : | Castings of non-malleable cast iron of a kind used to cover and/or to give access to ground or sub-surface systems, and parts thereof, whether or not machined, coated or painted or fitted with other materials, excluding fire hydrants, currently classifiable within CN codes 7325 10 50, 7325 10 92 and ex 7325 10 99 (Taric code 7325 10 99 10). |
| (b) Rate of Duty | : | 47.8% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty (except for ten companies with individual duty ranging from 0% to 37.9%). |
| (c) Effective Date | : | 30 July 2005 |
| (d) Duration | : | Five years |
ENQUIRIES
- 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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