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

30 April 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 218/2009

European Union (EU)* Initiation of a "New Exporter" Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Ironing Boards Originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 186/2007 of 26 April 2007, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a regulation to initiate a "new exporter" review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of ironing boards 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:2009:109:0006:0009:EN:PDF

DETAILS

Ground for the Review

2. The Commission has initiated the "new exporter" review, in request of Greenwood Houseware (Zuhai) Ltd (the applicant), which alleged that it did not export the product concerned to the EU during the period of investigation (1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005) on which the anti-dumping measures were based, and that it is not related to any of the exporting producers which are subject to the existing anti-dumping measures.

3. Having examined the evidence available, the Commission considers that there is sufficient evidence to justify the initiation of a "new exporter" review. The anti-dumping duty in force with regard to the product concerned produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicant is therefore repealed. At the same time, such imports are subject to registration for nine months from 1 May 2009, so that anti-dumping duties can be levied retroactively should the review result in a determination of dumping in respect of the applicant.

Review Procedures

4. Salient points of the "new exporter" review are set out below -

(a) Date of Publication of the Regulation	:	30 April 2009
(b) Product Coverage	:	Ironing boards, whether or not free-standing, with or without a steam soaking and/or heating top and/or blowing top, including sleeve boards, and essential parts thereof, i.e. the legs, the top and the iron rest, falling within CN codes ex 3924 90 90, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 93 90, ex 7323 99 91, ex 7323 99 99, ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00 (TARIC codes 3924 90 90 10, 4421 90 98 10, 7323 93 90 10, 7323 99 91 10, 7323 99 99 10, 8516 79 70 10 and 8516 90 00 51), produced and sold for export to the Community by the applicant (TARIC additional code A953).
(c) Procedures	:	In order to obtain necessary information for the investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the applicant. The Commission will also send market economy status claim forms to the applicant and the authorities of the Mainland of China. Duly substantiated claims for market economy status must reach the Commission within 21 days from 1 May 2009. All interested parties may make their views known in writing and provide supporting evidence to the Commission within 40 days from 1 May 2009, unless otherwise specified. They may also apply to be heard by the Commission within 40 days from 1 May 2009. It is envisaged to choose Turkey as a market economy country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Mainland of China. Interested parties are invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days from 1 May 2009. 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 parties and should be sent to the following address : European Commission Directorate-General for Trade Directorate H Office: N-105 4/92 B-1040 Brussels BELGIUM Fax (32-2) 295 65 05

BACKGROUND

5. Definitive anti-dumping duty on ironing boards originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China has been imposed since 27 April 2007. The current duty in force is 38.1% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty (except for 5 companies whose individual duty rates range from 0% to 36.5%).

ENQUIRIES

6. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5350.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Karen CHAN)
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.