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11 April 2003
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No.105/2003
European Union (EU)* : Notice of Initiation of an Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Tungsten Carbide and Fused Tungsten Carbide Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 146/2002 of 7 August 2002, the European Commission (EC) has initiated an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures on imports of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China. A copy of the notice initiating the review is at Annex (pdf format) for reference. Salient points are set out below -
| (a) | Date of Notice : | 8 April 2003 |
| (b) | Product Coverage : | Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide classifiable under CN code 2849 9030 (this CN code is given for information only). |
| (c) | Procedures : |
In view of the apparent number of parties involved, the EC may apply sampling technique. Exporters/producers, or representatives acting on their behalf should, within 15 days from 8 April 2003, make themselves known to the EC and provide information requested in paragraph 5.1 (a) (i) of the notice, including turnover, activities of their company/companies, indication of agreement for being included in the sample which implies replying to a questionnaire and accepting an on-the-spot investigation of their response. Questionnaire replies from sampled parties must reach the EC within 37 days from the date of the notification of their inclusion in the sample.
In order to obtain information for the investigation, the EC will send questionnaires to the Community industry, any association of producers in the Community, sampled exporters/producers in the mainland of China, any association of exporters/producers, importers, any association of importers named in the request or which cooperated in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, and the authorities of the mainland of China. Interested parties who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review should request a copy of the questionnaire or other claim forms within 15 days from 8 April 2003. All interested parties may make their views known in writing (including submitting questionnaire replies) and provide supporting evidence to the EC within 40 days from 8 April 2003 unless otherwise specified. They may also apply to be heard by the EC within 40 days from 8 April 2003. All correspondence made by interested parties must be in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) indicating the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers and should be made to the following address :
European Commission |
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The EC initiated the expiry review on the basis of a request lodged by the Eurometaux on behalf of producers representing 80% of the total Community production of tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide. It was alleged that there would be a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry with the expiry of the anti-dumping measures.
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The existing anti-dumping measures will remain valid until completion of the expiry review. Definitive anti-dumping duties on tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the mainland of China have been imposed since 10 April 1998. The rate of duty is 33% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351.
Yours faithfully,
(Ricky CHENG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
* : The EU member states are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
- 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.