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

25 February 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 135/2008

European Union (EU)* : Result of the Partial Interim Review of the Anti-dumping Measures Imposed on Imports of Tartaric Acid Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 127/2007 of 19 March 2007, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to amend the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of tartaric acid originating in the Mainland of China pursuant to a partial interim review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:048:0001:0003:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

2. The review was limited to the examination of the product scope as regards the exclusion of the 'D' grade of tartaric acid. The investigation has found that 'D' tartaric acid has substantially different physical and chemical characteristics from those of 'L' tartaric acid, meaning that the two types are not interchangeable and not competing in the Community market. It is therefore concluded that 'D' tartaric acid should not be covered by the product scope of the anti-dumping measures.
    
3. Consequently, such definitive anti-dumping duties paid or entered in the accounts for good not covered by the anti-dumping measures shall be repaid or remitted. Repayment or remission shall be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable national customs legislation.

BACKGROUND

4. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 28 January 2006. The rate of duty is 34.9% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty (except for three companies with individual duty rates ranging from 0% to 10.1%).

ENQUIRIES

5. For enquiries concerning 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

* 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.