Trade and Industry Department Commercial Information Circulars No. 670/2008

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

31 December 2008

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 670/2008

European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive 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. 346/2008 of 7 July 2008, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive 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:2008:350:0035:0045: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 531.2 per tonne (except for 19 companies whose individual duty rates range from EUR 361.4 per tonne to 531.2 per tonne).
(c) Effective Date	:	31 December 2008
(d) Duration	:	5 years
(e) Collection of Duty	:	Amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of the product concerned since 6 July 2008 will be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the provisional duty applicable to cooperating producers not included to the sample shall be released.

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Chandler 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.

Electronic services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make the relevant applications directly through their office computer faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited currently runs services for the above documents,
and Global e-Trading Services Limited is providing electronic services for Cargo Manifests. Please call the service providers for enquiries on their services:

Global e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)

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.
Note 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.