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

4 August 2005

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 294/2005

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

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 86/2004 of 2 April 2004, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to amend the product scope of the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China consequent to a partial interim review. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below-

BACKGROUND

2. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China has been imposed since 10 April 1998 at a rate of 33% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Consequent to an expiry review, the duty has been extended for another five years since 1 January 2005.
3. On the basis of a request lodged by the Eurometaux (the applicant), the European Commission (the Commission) initiated the partial interim review on 31 March 2004. The applicant alleged that a new product type had appeared on the market which should be included in the scope of the measures on the grounds that it shared the same basic physical, chemical characteristics and end uses as the product covered by the measures. Both the product concerned and the new product type should therefore be considered a single product.
4. Subsequent to the partial interim review, the Commission concluded that the product subject to the existing anti-dumping measures and the new product type are a single product, i.e. the latter product is a "like product". In view of the findings, it is considered appropriate to clarify that the existing anti-dumping measures on the product concerned also cover the new product type currently imported under CN code ex 3824 30 00.

ENQUIRIES

5. 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.