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

6 December 2012

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 1026/2012

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

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 549/2011 of 14 September 2011, the Council of the EU has published a regulation to maintain the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of chamois leather originating in the Mainland of China following an expiry review. The regulation can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2012:334:0031:0043:EN:PDF

DETAILS

2.Salient points are set out below -

(a) Product	:	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.
(b) Rate of Duty	:	58.9% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty.
(c) Effective Date	:	7 December 2012
(d) Duration	:	5 years

BACKGROUND

3.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of chamois leather originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 15 September 2006. The rate of duty is 58.9% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty.

4.The European Commission initiated an expiry review on 13 September 2011. As a result of the review, the definitive anti-dumping duty is maintained for a further five years with effect from 7 December 2012.

ENQUIRIES

5.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Stella 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 ：

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