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

30 March 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 195/2011

European Union (EU)* : Initiation of a Partial Reopening of the Anti-dumping Investigation on Imports of Certain Compressors Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circulars No. 126/2010 of 23 March 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a notice to initiate a partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation on imports of certain compressors originating in the Mainland of China. The notice can be accessed through the following link : http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2011:098:0022:0023:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2. The Commission has decided on its own initiative to partially reopen the anti-dumping investigation on the products concerned on 30 March 2011. The reopening is limited to the examination of whether certain product types fall within the scope of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of certain compressors.

3. The information at the Commission's disposal indicates that so-called mini-compressors appear to be distinct from the other compressors subject to the measures concerned. Therefore, it is considered appropriate to partially reopen the investigation for the clarification of the scope of the product, as the conclusion of which may possibly have retroactive effect as of the date of the imposition of the measures concerned.

Review Procedures

4. Salient points of the partial reopening of anti-dumping investigation are set out below-

(a) Date of Publication of the Notice of Initiation

30 March 2011

(b) Product Coverage

Reciprocating compressors (excluding reciprocating compressor pumps), giving a flow not exceeding 2 cubic meters (m³) per minute, currently falling within CN codes ex 8414 40 10, ex 8414 80 22, ex 8414 80 28 and ex 8414 80 51.

In order to obtain information for the investigation, the Commission will examine the information submitted by all interested parties.

All interested parties must make themselves known, submit information and provide supporting evidence within 40 days from 30 March 2011, unless otherwise specified. They may also apply to be heard within 40 days from 30 March 2011.

All correspondence must be made in writing in both paper and electronic format, indicating the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party and should be sent to the following address :

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: N105 04/92
1049 Brussels
Belgium
Fax : +32 22956505

If interested parties consider that they are encountering difficulties in the exercise of their rights of defence, they may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer of DG Trade, who offers, where necessary, mediation on procedural matters affecting the protection of their interests in this proceeding, in particular, with regard to issues concerning access to the file, confidentiality, extension of time limits and the treatment of written and/or oral submission of views. For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on the website of DG Trade
(http://ec.europa.eu/trade).

BACKGROUND

5. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain compressors originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 21 March 2008 at a rate of 77.6% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for 14 companies whose individual duty rates range from 10.6% to 77.6%). The anti-dumping measures expired on 21 March 2010.

ENQUIRIES

6. For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5350.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Karen CHAN)
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.

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