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

25 September 2003

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 245/2003

European Union (EU) * : Extension of the Definitive Anti-dumping Duty Imposed on Imports of Certain Zinc Oxides Originating in the Mainland of China to Imports of Certain Zinc Oxides Consigned from Vietnam, Whether Declared as Originating in Vietnam or Not, and to Imports of Certain Zinc Oxides Originating in the Mainland of China and Mixed with Silica

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 2/2003 of 8 January 2003, the Council of the EU (the Council) has published a regulation to extend the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China to imports of certain zinc oxides consigned from Vietnam, whether declared as originating in Vietnam or not, and to imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China and mixed with silica. A copy of the regulation is at Annex (pdf format)for reference.

DETAILS

2. The European Commission (EC) published a regulation on 19 December 2002 to initiate an investigation into the alleged circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China by imports of the same products consigned from Vietnam. It was also alleged that zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China are being mixed with other substances, such as silica, thereby falling outside the relevant TARIC code.
3. Based on the findings of the circumvention investigation, the Council has decided that with effect from 19 September 2003, the definitive anti-dumping duty of 28% imposed on imports of zinc oxide (chemical formula: ZnO) with a purity of not less than 93% zinc oxide, normally declared under CN code ex 2817 00 00 (TARIC codes 2817 00 00 12 and 2817 00 00 18) originating in the mainland of China, is extended to imports of the same products consigned from Vietnam (whether declared as originating in Vietnam or not) (TARIC code 2817 00 00 12) and to imports of zinc oxide presented mixed with silica, but where the purity of the zinc oxide itself is not less than 93% zinc oxide. In the latter case, the duty should be collected in proportion to the content of zinc oxide with a purity of not less than 93% zinc oxide in the mixture originating in the mainland of China (TARIC code 3824 90 99 87).

4. Exporters concerned which would consider to lodge a request for an exemption from the extended anti-dumping duty are required to complete a questionnaire in order to enable the EC to determine whether an exemption may be warranted. Requests for exemption should be made in writing in one of the official languages of the Community and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the applicant. The request must be sent to the following address:

   European Commission
   Directorate-General for Trade
   Directorate B
   Office : J-79 05/17
   B-1049 Brussels
   Fax : (32 2) 295 65 05
   Telex : COMEU B 21877

5. With the extension of the anti-dumping duty, the registration requirement of imports of certain zinc oxides consigned from Vietnam, whether declared as originating in Vietnam or not, falling within CN code ex 2817 00 00 11, and imports of certain zinc oxides originating in the mainland of China mixed with other substances, falling within CN code TARIC 2817 00 00 19, is discontinued.

ENQUIRIES

6. For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5351.

Yours faithfully,


 

(Ricky CHENG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industr

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.