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Ref : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
26 November 2015
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 1121/2015
European Union (EU) * : Initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China
Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 368/2013 of 14 May 2013, the European Commission (the Commission) has published a notice to initiate a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron originating in, inter alia, the Mainland of China. The notice can be accessed through the following link:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52015XC1125(05)&from=EN
DETAILS
2.The partial interim review, limited in scope to the examination of the product scope, is initiated at the request of Metpro Limited (the applicant), an importer of certain types of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron originating in the Mainland of China. The Commission considers that the applicant has provided sufficient evidence that the basic physical, technical and/or chemical characteristics of the products to be excluded significantly differ from those of the products under review. The need to review the current anti-dumping measures as far as the scope of the product concerned is therefore substantiated.
3.Salient points are set out below-
| (a) Date of Publication of the Notice |
: | 25 November 2015 |
| (b) Product Coverage | : |
Threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, currently falling within CN code ex 7307 19 10 (TARIC code 7307 19 10 10).
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| (c) Procedures | : |
In order to obtain information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the applicant as importer, to the known exporting producers in, inter alia, the Mainland of China and to the authorities of those countries, to known producers in the Union, to known importers and users. This information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days from 25 November 2015.
All interested parties are invited to make their views known, submit information and to provide supporting evidence within 37 days from 25 November 2015, unless otherwise specified. They may also request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation, the request must be submitted within 15 days from 25 November 2015. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.
Interested parties are invited to make all submissions and requests by e-mail including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets. By using e-mail, interested parties express their agreement with the rules applicable to electronic submissions contained in the document 'CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION IN TRADE DEFENCE CASES' published on the website of the Directorate - General for Trade (DG Trade): http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf. For further rules and information concerning correspondence with the Commission including principles that apply to submissions by e-mail, interested parties should consult the communication instructions with interested parties referred to in the notice.
Commission address for correspondence: European Commission Directorate-General for Trade Directorate H Office: CHAR 04/039 1049 Brussels Belgium E-mail: TRADE-R623-MALLEABLE-FITTINGS@ec.europa.eu Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings, who acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services through reviewing requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties’ rights of defence are being fully exercised. A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days from 25 November 2015. For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/. |
| (d) Investigation Schedule |
: | The investigation will be concluded within 15 months from 25 November 2015. |
ENQUIRIES
4.For enquiries concerning the contents of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Jessica MAK)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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