Chamois leather and combination chamois leather, whether or not cut to shape, including crust chamois leather and combination crust chamois leather, currently falling within CN codes 4114 10 10 and 4114 10 90.

In view of the apparent large number of parties involved in the proceeding, the Commission may apply sampling. To enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all exporters/producers, or representatives acting on their behalf should make themselves known to the Commission and provide information requested in paragraph 5.1(a)(i) of the notice in question, including contact details, turnover, activities of their company/related companies, production, and indication of agreement for being included in the sample which implies replying to a questionnaire and accepting an on-the-spot investigation. Such information should reach the Commission within 15 days from 13 September 2011. All interested parties wishing to submit any relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within 21 days from 13 September 2011. The Commission intends to make the final selection of the samples after having consulted the parties concerned that have expressed their willingness to be included in the sample.

In order to obtain necessary information for the investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to, among others, the Union industry, sampled exporters/producers in the Mainland of China, any association of exporters/producers, sampled importers, any association of importers, and the authorities of the Mainland of China.

If sampling is applied, sampled parties must reply to the questionnaires within 37 days from the date of the notification of their inclusion in the sample, unless otherwise specified.

All interested parties should request a questionnaire or other claim forms within 15 days from 13 September 2011.

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 37 days from 13 September 2011, unless otherwise specified. They may also apply to be heard by the Commission within 37 days from 13 September 2011.

In the previous investigation the United States was used as an appropriate market economy country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Mainland of China. There appears to be no more production of chamois leather left in the United States. Therefore the Commission intends to contact producers in other market economy third countries, such as New Zealand, Turkey and India, for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Mainland of China. Interested parties are invited to comment on the appropriateness of this basis for establishing normal value within 10 days from 13 September 2011.

Interested parties should make all submissions and requests in electronic format (the non-confidential submissions via e-mail, the confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. However, any powers of attorney, signed certifications and any updates thereof accompanying questionnaire replies shall be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately inform the Commission. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of Directorate-General for Trade:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence/

Commission address for correspondence: 

European Commission 
Directorate-General for Trade 
Directorate H 
Office: N105 04/092 
1049 Brussels
Belgium 
Fax +32 22956505 
E-mail: trade-chamois-leather-dumping@ec.europa.eu 
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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, 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/tackling- unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm).