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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
7 July 2008
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 346/2008
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of Provisional Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Certain Prepared or Preserved Citrus Fruits (Namely Mandarins, etc.) Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 385/2007 of 22 October 2007, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a regulation to impose a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved citrus fruits (namely mandarins, etc.) originating in the Mainland of China. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:178:0019:0037:EN:PDF.
DETAILS
- Salient points are set out below -
| (a) Product | : |
Prepared or preserved mandarins (including tangerines and satsumas), clementines, wilkings and other similar citrus hybrids, not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, and as defined under CN heading 2008, falling within CN codes 2008 30 55, 2008 30 75 and ex 2008 30 90 (TARIC codes 2008 30 90 61, 2008 30 90 63, 2008 30 90 65, 2008 30 90 67, and 2008 30 90 69). |
| (b) Rate of Duty | : |
EUR 482.2 per tonne (except for 16 companies whose individual duty rates range from EUR 330 per tonne to 482.2 per tonne). |
| (c) Effective Date | : | 6 July 2008 (the duty will apply for 6 months). |
| (d) Collection of Duty | : |
The release of the product for free circulation in the Community shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty. |
| (e) Time Limit for Comments | : |
Interested parties may request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which the regulation was adopted, make their views known in writing and apply to be heard by the Commission within one month from 6 July 2008. |
ENQUIRIES
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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
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