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

16 June 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 307/2009

European Union (EU)* : Amendment to the Regulation Imposing a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Certain Castings Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 181/2008 of 20 March 2008, the Council of the EU has published a regulation clarifying the product scope of the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain castings 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:2009:151:0006:0013:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. On 20 March 2008, the European Commission initiated a partial interim review on the basis of a request lodged by Eurofonte, which alleged that there was a lack of clarity as to the scope of the anti-dumping measures on certain castings originating in the Mainland of China. Reference is made to certain castings of grey and ductile iron. The review is limited to the examination of the product scope as regards the clarification of whether certain product types fall within the scope of the anti-dumping measures on certain castings.
    
3. The investigation revealed that (i) castings made of grey and of ductile cast iron were covered by the original investigation; and (ii) a casting made of ductile cast iron share the same basic characteristics as a casting made of grey cast iron, can be used for the same purposes and are interchangeable. As a result, the Council has decided to amend the relevant regulation to clarify the product scope, as follows:

   (a) Amended Product Scope	:	Castings of non-malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron (ductile iron) of a kind used to cover and/or to give access to ground or sub-surface systems, and parts thereof, whether or not machined, coated or painted or fitted with other materials, excluding fire hydrants, originating in the People's Republic of China, currently classifiable within CN codes 7325 10 50, 7325 10 92, ex 7325 10 99 (Taric code 7325 10 99 10), and ex 7325 99 10 (Taric code 7325 99 10 10).
   (b) Effective Date	:	17 June 2009

BACKGROUND

4. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain castings originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 30 July 2005 at a rate of 47.8% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies with individual duty ranging from 0% to 37.9%).

ENQUIRIES

5. 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.