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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
4 October 2011
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 604/2011
European Union (EU)* : Initiation of a Partial Interim Review of the Anti-dumping Measures on Imports of Certain Pre- and Post-stressing Wires and Wire Strands of Non-alloy Steel (PSC Wires and Strands) Originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 246/2009 of 13 May 2009, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a notice to initiate a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) 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:2011:291:0006:0008:EN:PDF.
DETAILS
Ground for the Review
2. The Commission initiated the review at the request lodged by ECN Cable Group SL, an importer from Spain ('the applicant'), and the review is limited to the examination of the product scope. The applicant requests the exclusion of certain PSC wires and strands from the scope of the current anti-dumping measure. The product alleged to be excluded is stranded wire consisting of seven wires of non-alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, and respecting the International Standard IEC 60888 or the European/cenelec Standard UNE-EN 50189. The applicant has provided prima facie evidence demonstrating that the basic physical, technical and chemical characteristics of the product to be excluded differ significantly from those of the product scope subject to the existing measures.
Review Procedures
3. Salient points of the partial interim review are set out below-
| (a) Date of Publication of the Notice | : | 4 October 2011 |
| (b) Product Coverage | : | Wire of non-alloy steel not plated or not coated, wire of non-alloy steel plated or coated with zinc and stranded wire of non-alloy steel whether or not plated or coated with not more than 18 wires, containing by weight 0.6 % or more of carbon, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding 3 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7217 10 90, ex 7217 20 90, ex 7312 10 61, ex 7312 10 65 and ex 7312 10 69 (TARIC codes 7217 10 90 10, 7217 20 90 10, 7312 10 61 11, 7312 10 61 91, 7312 10 65 11, 7312 10 65 91, 7312 10 69 11 and 7312 10 69 91). |
| (c) Procedures | : | In order to obtain information for the investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the applicant, to the known exporting producers and the authorities of the Mainland of China. All interested parties must make themselves known, present their views, submit questionnaire replies and provide supporting evidence or any other information within 37 days from 4 October 2011, unless otherwise specified. They may also apply to be heard within 37 days from 4 October 2011. Interested parties should make all submissions and requests in electronic format (the non-confidential submissions via email, the confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate the name, address, email address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. However, any Powers of Attorney and signed certifications accompanying questionnaire replies or any updates thereof, 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
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 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 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 of the website of DG Trade (http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm) |
| (d) Investigation Schedule | : | Investigation will be concluded within 15 months from 4 October 2011 |
BACKGROUND
4. Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 14 May 2009. The rate of duty is 46.2% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for two companies whose individual duty rates are 0% and 31.1% respectively).
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
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