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

19 August 2011

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 499/2011

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

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 327/2010 of 16 July 2010, the Council of the EU has published a regulation announcing the decision to maintain the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of barium carbonate originating in the Mainland of China consequent to an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:214:0001:0010:EN:PDF.

DETAILS

2. Salient points are set out below -

(a) Product

Barium carbonate with a strontium content of more than 0.07% by weight and a sulphur content of more than 0.0015% by weight, whether in powder, pressed granular or calcined granular form, currently falling within CN code ex 2836 60 00 (TARIC code 2836 60 00 10).

(b) Rate of Duty

EUR 56.4 per tonne (except for two companies whose individual duty rates are EUR 6.3 per tonne and EUR 8.1 per tonne).

20 August 2011

(d) Duration

Five years

BACKGROUND

3. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of barium carbonate originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 22 July 2005 at a rate of EUR 56.4 per tonne (except for two companies whose individual duty rates are EUR 6.3 per tonne and EUR 8.1 per tonne).

4. At the request of Solvay & CPC Barium Strontium GmbH & Co. KG, the sole producer of barium carbonate in the EU, the Commission initiated the expiry review on 16 July 2010. As a result of the review, the definitive anti-dumping duty on barium carbonate originating in the Mainland of China has been maintained with effect from 20 August 2011 for another five years.

ENQUIRIES

5. 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 ：

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(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.