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

15 May 2014

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 451/2014

European Union (EU)* : Imposition of a Definitive Countervailing Duty on Imports of Solar Glass Originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 315/2013 of 29 April 2013, the European Commission (the Commission) has published an implementing regulation to impose a definitive countervailing duty on imports of solar glass originating in the Mainland of China. The implementing regulation can be accessed through the following link: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOL_2014_142_R_0002&from=EN.

DETAILS

2.Salient points are set out below -

(a) Product	:	Solar glass consisting of tempered soda-lime-flat-glass, with an iron content of less than 300 ppm, a solar transmittance of more than 88% (measured according to AM1,5 300 - 2 500 nm), a resistance to heat up to 250 °C (measured according to EN 12150), a resistance to thermal shocks of Δ 150 K (measured according to EN 12150) and having a mechanical strength of 90 N/mm2 or more (measured according to EN 1288-3), currently falling within CN code ex 7007 19 80. Coated solar glass (single or double-side coated) shall fall under TARIC code 7007 19 80 19 and uncoated solar glass shall fall under TARIC code 7007 19 80 11.
(b) Rate of Duty	:	17.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies whose individual duty rates range from 3.2% to 17.1%).
(c) Effective Date	:	15 May 2014

FURTHER INFORMATION

3.Apart from the definitive countervailing duty, the Commission has also imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of solar glass originating in the Mainland of China. For details, please refer to Commercial Information Circular No. 450/2014 of 15 May 2014.

ENQUIRIES

4.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5350.

Yours faithfully,

(Leo LEUNG)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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.