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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
22
March 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 110/2006
European
Union (EU)* : Termination of the Investigation Concerning
the Possible Circumvention of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of
Certain Zinc Oxides Originating in the Mainland of China by Imports
of the Same Products Consigned from Kazakhstan, Whether Declared as
Originating in Kazakhstan or Not
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 310/2005 of 6 August 2005, the European Commission
(the Commission) has published a regulation to terminate the investigation
concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed
on imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China
by imports of the same products consigned from Kazakhstan, whether declared
as originating in Kazakhstan or not. The Regulation also terminates
the required registration on imports of certain zinc oxides consigned
from Kazakhstan, whether declared as originating in Kazakhstan or not.
A copy of the regulation is at Annex
(pdf format) for reference.
DETAILS
- On 5 August
2005, the Commission initiated a circumvention investigation at the
request of Eurometaux who provided prima facie evidence showing that
the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain zinc oxides originating
in the mainland of China were being circumvented by means of transhipment
via Kazakhstan.
- The investigation
revealed that the sole exporter of certain zinc oxides in Kazakhstan
had to be considered as a genuine producer, and thus transhipment
of certain zinc oxides via Kazakhstan had not taken place. In light
of such findings, the Commission decided that the circumvention investigation
should be terminated with effect from 23 March 2006. The required
registration on imports of certain zinc oxides consigned from Kazakhstan,
whether declared as originating in Kazakhstan or not, should also
be terminated on the same date.
BACKGROUND
- Definitive anti-dumping
duty on imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland
of China has been imposed since 6 March 2002. The rate of duty is
28.0% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
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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Electronic
services for Production Notification and Certificate of Origin
enable traders to make the relevant applications directly through
their office computer faster and easier. Electronic service has
now been extended to the submission of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call Tradelink at 2599 1700.
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Note : While
every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information,
the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable
for any reliance placed on the same.
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