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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
24 October 2006
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 420/2006
European Union (EU)* : Termination of the Anti-dumping Proceeding Concerning Imports of Recordable Digital Versatile Discs Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 173/2006 of 6 May 2006, the European Commission (the Commission) published a decision on 24 October 2006 to terminate the anti-dumping (AD) proceeding concerning imports of recordable digital versatile discs (DVD+/-Rs) originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China. A copy of the decision is at Annex (pdf format) for reference.
DETAILS
- On 6 August 2005, the Commission initiated AD proceeding against imports of DVD+/-Rs originating in, inter alia, the mainland of China, on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Committee of European CD-R and DVD+/-R Manufacturers. By the deadline of 5 May 2006 for imposition of provisional AD duty, the Commission decided against imposing any AD duty on Mainland-origin DVD+/-Rs before conclusion of the investigation.
- Despite claiming to have established the existence of dumping and injury resulting from it, the Commission considered that imposition of AD measures in this particular case would have substantial negative effects on importers, distributors, retailers and consumers of the product concerned but would unlikely benefit the Community industry significantly. The Commission therefore decided that compelling reasons exist on Community interest grounds not to adopt AD measures and that the AD proceeding concerning Mainland-origin DVD+/-Rs should be terminated.
ENQUIRIES
- For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5350.
Yours faithfully,
(Bill WONG)
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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