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

10 July 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 353/2008

European Union (EU)* : Result of Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Powdered Activated Carbon Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 237/2007 of 13 June 2007, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decision to maintain the anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of powdered activated carbon originating in the Mainland of China consequent to an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2008:181:0001:0012:EN:PDF.

  1.  

  2. Salient points are set out below - 

(a) Product  : Powdered activated carbon, falling within CN code ex 3802 10 00 (TARIC code 3802 10 00 20).
(b) Rate of Duty : EUR 323 per tonne (net weight)
(c) Effective Date : 11 July 2008
(d) Duration : Five years

BACKGROUND

  1. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of powdered activated carbon originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 6 June 1996 and extended for another five years starting from 15 June 2002 subsequent to the first expiry review.
     
  2. On the basis of a request lodged by the European Chemical Industry Council on behalf of producers representing more than 50% of the total Community production of powdered activated carbon, the Commission initiated the second expiry review on 13 June 2007. 

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries concerning the contents 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.



Note ：

  • (1) 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.
  • (2) 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.