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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
30 September 2011
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 590/2011
European Union (EU)* : Initiation of a Review of the Anti-dumping Measures Imposed on Imports of Steel Ropes and Cables Originating in the Mainland of China and Extended to Imports of the Same Product Consigned from the Republic of Korea, whether Declared as Originating in the Republic of Korea or not for the Purpose of Determining the Possibility of Granting an Exemption to One Korean Exporter
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 204/2010 of 12 May 2010, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a regulation to initiate a review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Mainland of China and extended to imports of the same products consigned from the Republic of Korea in order to establish whether the imports of steel ropes and cables consigned from a producer in the Republic of Korea should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed. The regulation can be accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:254:0007:0009:EN:PDF.
DETAILS
Ground for the Review
2. The review is initiated at the request lodged by SEIL Wire and Cable (the applicant) alleging that it did not export the product concerned to the EU during the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures (i.e. 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009), that it is not related to exporting producers subject to measures, and that it has not circumvented the measures applicable to steel ropes and cables of Chinese origin. The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures.
Review Procedure
3. Salient points of the review are set out below-
| (a) Date of Publication of the Notice of Initiation | : | 30 September 2011 |
| (b) Product Coverage | : |
Steel ropes and cables including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stainless steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7312 10 81, ex 7312 10 83, ex 7312 10 85, ex 7312 10 89 and ex 7312 10 98 (TARIC codes 7312 10 81 13, 7312 10 83 13, 7312 10 85 13, 7312 10 89 13 and 7312 10 98 13) consigned from the Republic of Korea and produced by the applicant (TARIC additional code A994). |
| (c) Procedures | : |
All interested parties should make their views known in writing and provide supporting evidence. Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties, provided that they make a request in writing showing that there are particular reasons why they should be heard. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known to the Commission, present their views in writing and submit any other information within 37 days from 30 September 2011, unless otherwise specified. They may also apply in writing to be heard by the Commission within 37 days from 30 September 2011.
For this investigation, the Commission will use an electronic document management system. 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 :
Commission address for correspondence :
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 the Directorate-General for Trade, who acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission services, offering, 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 DG Trade's website: |
4. With the initiation of the above review, the Commission has also decided to repeal the anti-dumping duty imposed on the imports from the applicant and take steps to register the imports in relation to the applicant for a period of nine months from 1 October 2011.
BACKGROUND
5. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China was first imposed with effect from 18 August 1999 for five years. The rate of duty is 60.4% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty. As a result of an expiry review, the duty was maintained for another five years with effect from 17 November 2005.
6. Consequent to two separate circumvention investigations, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of steel ropes and cables originating in the Mainland of China was extended to imports of the same products consigned from Morocco and Korea, whether declared as originating in Morocco or Korea or not (details can be found in Commercial Information Circulars No. 280/2004 of 9 November 2004 and No. 204/2010 of 12 May 2010).
7. On 13 November 2010, the Commission initiated an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures. Pending the completion of the expiry review investigation, the measures continue to be in force.
ENQUIRIES
8. For enquiries concerning the content 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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