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Ref : EIC 631/3/2/1

12 February 2009

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 82/2009

The Mainland of China : Review of Anti-dumping Measures against Imports of Phenol from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States and the Taiwan Province

The Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued Notice No. 3/2009 on 31 January 2009, announcing the initiation of review of the anti-dumping measures against imports of Phenol from Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United States and the Taiwan Province. The relevant tariff code is 2907 1110.

DETAILS

2. For anti-dumping investigation, interested parties may approach the Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports to participate in the defence of anti-dumping within 20 days from the date of the announcement (i.e. 31 January 2009). In the application, interested parties should submit information about the quantity and value of the investigated products exported to the Mainland and other markets during 1 January 2008 - 31 December 2008. For industry injury investigation, interested parties may approach the Bureau of Industry Injury Investigation to participate in the investigation within 20 days from the date of the announcement. In the application, interested parties should submit information about their manufacturing capacity, production volume, inventory level and details of any expansion plans during 1 January 2004 - 31 December 2008. The contact details of the two Bureaux are as follows:

3. The notice can be downloaded from the MOC's website at:
   http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/b/c/200901/20090106018333.html (Chinese version only). For details of the final ruling of the subject anti-dumping investigation, please refer to CIC No. 32/2004 dated 3 February 2004.

ENQUIRIES

4. If you have any questions on the content of this circular, please contact Ms. Eugenia CHAN at 2398 5444.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Crystal YAN)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry