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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
6
September 2007
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 336/2007
European
Union (EU)* : Initiation of an Investigation concerning
the Possible Circumvention of Anti-Dumping Measures Imposed on Imports
of Certain Footwear with Uppers of Leather Originating in the Mainland
of China by Imports of the Same Product Consigned from Macao SAR, whether
Declared as Originating in Macao
SAR or not
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 397/2006 of 6 October 2006, the European Commission
(the Commission) has published a regulation to initiate an investigation
concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed
on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in
the Mainland of China by imports of the same product consigned from
Macao SAR, whether declared as originating in Macao SAR or not. The
regulation also requires imports of the product concerned to be subject
to registration. The notice can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2007/l_234/l_23420070906en00030008.pdf
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Salient points
are set out below-
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(a)
Date of Publication of the Notice
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6
September 2007
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(b)
Product Coverage
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Footwear
with uppers of leather or composition leather, excluding sports
footwear, footwear involving special technology, slippers and
other indoor footwear and footwear with a protective toecap normally
declared under
CN codes 6403 20 00, ex 6403 51 05, ex 6403 51 11,
ex 6403 51 15, ex 6403 51 19, ex6403 51 91, ex 6403 51 95, ex
6403 51 99, ex 6403 59 05, ex 6403 59 11, ex 6403 59 31, ex 6403
59 35, ex 6403 59 39, ex 6403 59 91, ex 6403 59 95, ex 6403 59
99, ex 6403 91 05, ex 6403 91 11,ex 6403 91 13, ex 6403 91 16,
ex 6403 91 18, ex 6403 91 91,ex 6403 91 93, ex 6403 91 96, ex
6403 91 98, ex 6403 99 05,ex 6403 99 11, ex 6403 99 31, ex 6403
99 33, ex 6403 99 36,ex 6403 99 38, ex 6403 99 91, ex 6403 99
93, ex 6403 99 96, ex 6403 99 98 and ex 6405 10 00 (these CN codes
are given for information only).
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(c)
Procedures
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In order to
obtain necessary information for the investigation, the Commission
will send questionnaires to exporters/producers and associations
of exporters/producers in Macao SAR, to importers and associations
of importers in the European Community which cooperated in the
investigation that led to the existing anti-dumping measures and
to the authorities of the Mainland of China and Macao SAR.
Interested
parties should request a copy of the questionnaire from the Commission
within 15 days from 6 September 2007.
All
interested parties may make their views known in writing (including
submitting questionnaire replies) and apply to be heard by the
Commission within 40 days from 6 September 2007, unless otherwise
specified.
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 H
Office : J-79 4/22
B-1049 Brussels
Fax : (32-2) 295 65 05
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(d)
Registration of imports
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With effect
from 7 September 2007, imports of the product concerned are subject
to registration by the EU's customs authorities. The registration
shall expire nine months from 7 September 2007.
Should the
investigation result in findings of circumvention, anti-dumping
duties of an appropriate amount can be levied retroactively from
the date of registration of such imports consigned from Macao
SAR.
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(e)
Exemption from Registration of Imports or Measures
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Imports of
the products concerned may be exempted from registration or measures
if such importation does not constitute circumvention.
Producers
in the Macao SAR requesting exemption of imports from registration
or measures should submit a request duly supported by evidence
within 40 days from 6 September 2007, unless otherwise specified.
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BACKGROUND
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Definitive
anti-dumping duties on certain footwear with uppers of leather originating
in the Mainland of China have been imposed since 7 October 2006.
The current duty in force is 16.5% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier
price before duty (except for one company whose individual rate
is 9.7%).
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The Commission, on its own initiative, decided to investigate the
possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures by means of
transhipment via Macao SAR and/ or by assembly in Macao SAR.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours faithfully,
(TANG Yu Him)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, 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 lodgement of Cargo Manifests and Textiles
Notifications. For details and enquiries,
please call the following service providers:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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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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The
biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information
on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations.
The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be
accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.
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