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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
27 September 2003
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 246/2003
European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Anti-dumping Duty on Imports of Para-cresol Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 90/2003 of 28 March 2003, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to impose a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of para-cresol originating in the mainland of China. A copy of the regulation is at Annex(pdf format)for reference. Salient points are set out below-
| (a) | Product : | Para-cresol with a minimum para-isomer purity of 97%, calculated on a net dry basis, classified within CN code ex 2907 1200 (TARIC code 2907 12 00 91). |
| (b) | Rate of Duty : | 40.7% of the net free-at-Community-frontier price before duty (except for two companies with individual duty rates ranging from 10.8% to 12.3%). |
| (c) | Effective Date : | 21 September 2003 |
| (d) | Collection of Provisional Duty : | The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed since 22 March 2003 will be definitively collected. Where the definitive duties are higher than the provisional duties, only the amounts secured at the level of the provisional duties should be collected. |
ENQUIRIES
- 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 Industry
* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.
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