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Ref : CR EIC 413/3/2

9 April 2015

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 241/2015

Brazil : Termination of the Anti-dumping Investigation against Certain Acrylic Sheets Allegedly Originating in Hong Kong

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 951/2013 of 28 November 2013 regarding the initiation of an anti-dumping (AD) investigation against certain acrylic sheets classified under Southern Common Market (Mercosur¹) Common Classification (NCM) code 3920.51.00 allegedly originating in, inter alia, Hong Kong, the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade of Brazil published Circular No. 18/2015 on 25 March 2015 announcing its termination of the AD investigation. 

2.   According to the Circular, Brazil's investigation concluded that there was insufficient evidence of the existence of injury to its domestic industry caused by imports of acrylic sheets.  As a result, the AD investigation was terminated. 

3.   For details, please consult the Brazilian Circular at:  http://www.mdic.gov.br/arquivos/dwnl_1427314806.pdf (only available in Portuguese).

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4.For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact Mr Lewis LAU at telephone number 2398 5405.

Yours faithfully,

(Ms Cindy CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

¹ The Southern Common Market (Mercosur) includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

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