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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
10 January 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 19/2006
European
Union (EU)* : Initiation of a Partial Interim Review
of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Bicycles Originating in the
Mainland of China
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 479/2005 of 24 November 2005, the European
Commission (the Commission) has published a notice to initiate a partial
interim review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of bicycles
originating in the mainland of China. A copy of the notice is at Annex
(pdf format) for reference.
DETAILS
Grounds for the
Review
- The Commission
has decided on its own initiative to initiate a partial interim review
on 10 January 2006. The review is limited in scope to dumping aspects
concerning Giant China Co., Ltd. (the company), an exporter from the
mainland of China. There is sufficient evidence available to the Commission
that the circumstances on the basis of which the existing measures were
established have changed and that these changes are of a lasting nature.
The information at the Commission's disposal indicates that the company
fulfils the criteria to grant for market economy status. Furthermore,
a comparison of normal value based on the company's own cost/domestic
prices and its export prices would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly
below the level of the current anti-dumping measures.
Review Procedure
- Salient points
of the partial interim review are set out below-
| (a) Date of Publication
of the Notice of Initiation |
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10 January 2006 |
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(b) Product Coverage |
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Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery
tricycles, but excluding unicycles), not motorised, currently classifiable
within CN codes ex 8712 00 10, 8712 00 30 and ex 8712 00 80 (these CN
codes are given for information only). |
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(c) Procedures |
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In order to obtain information for the investigation, the
Commission will send questionnaires as well as market economy
status claim forms to the company and the authorities of the
mainland of China.
All interested parties may make their views known in writing
(including submitting questionnaire replies) and provide supporting
evidence to the Commission, and also apply to be heard by
the Commission within 40 days from 10 January 2006, unless
otherwise specified.
The company's duly substantiated claims for market economy
status must reach the Commission within 21 days from 10
January 2006.
All correspondence must be made in writing (not in electronic
format, unless otherwise specified) indicating the name, address,
e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested
party and should be sent to the following address :
European Commission
Directorate General for Trade
Directorate B
Office: J-79 5/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax : (32-2) 295 65 05
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Background
- Definitive anti-dumping
duty on imports of bicycles originating in the mainland of China has
been imposed since 10 September 1993 at a rate of 30.6% of the net,
free-at-Community-frontier price before duty and extended for another
five years since 15 July 2000 consequent to an expiry review. Subsequent
to an interim review, the subject anti-dumping duties have been increased
to 48.5% and imposed for a new five-year term starting from 15 July
2005.
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. |
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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