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

25 February 2010

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 88/2010

European Union (EU)* : Termination of the Partial Interim Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Tungsten Electrodes Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 612/2008 of 4 December 2008, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to terminate the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on certain tungsten electrodes originating in the Mainland of China. The regulation can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:048:0001:0002:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

The partial interim review was initiated on a request lodged by Shandong Weldstone Tungsten Industry Co. Ltd ('the applicant'), which had provided prima facie evidence showing that, on the basis of a comparison of constructed normal values and export prices to the Union, its dumping margin appeared to be substantially lower than the existing level of the measure and that the continued application of the measure at the existing level was no longer necessary to offset dumping.

By a letter of 9 November 2009 to the European Commission (the Commission), the applicant withdrew its request for the partial interim review. The Commission found that the termination would not affect the actual anti-dumping measures and no compelling arguments were received that termination would be against the Union interest. On this basis, the partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain tungsten electrodes originating in the Mainland of China is terminated without amending the anti-dumping measures in force.

BACKGROUND

Definitive anti-dumping duty on certain tungsten electrodes originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 14 March 2007. The current duty in force is 63.5% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for 3 companies whose individual duty rates range from 17.0% to 41.0%).

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

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