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

18 November 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 532/2010

European Union (EU)* : Results of an Expiry Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Polyethylene Terephthalate Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 426/2009 of 18 August 2009, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decision to maintain the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating in the Mainland of China following an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:300:0001:0015:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

Salient points are set out below -

(a) Product

Polyethylene terephthalate having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher, according to the ISO Standard 1628-5, currently falling within CN code 39076020.

(b) Rate of Duty

EUR 184 per tonne (except for nine companies whose individual duty rates ranging from EUR 0 to EUR 184 per tonne).

18 November 2010

(d) Duration

Five years

BACKGROUND

Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China was first imposed from 20 August 2004 for five years with a rate of duty at EUR 184 per tonne (except for nine companies whose individual duty rates ranging from EUR 0 to EUR 184 per tonne).

At the request of the Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Committee of Plastics Europe on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Union production of polyethylene terephthalate, the European Commission initiated an expiry review on 18 August 2009. As a result of the review, the definitive anti-dumping duty on polyethylene terephthalate originating in the Mainland of China has been maintained with effect from 18 November 2010.

ENQUIRIES

For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Alex LI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Note ：

(1) 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.

(2)The biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations. The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.