In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the Mainland of China involved in the present expiry reviews and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may apply sampling.  To enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present reviews, are requested to make themselves known by providing the Commission with the information requested in Annex I to the respective notices, including identity and contact details, turnover, sales volume, production and production capacity, activities of the company and related companies.  By providing the information, the company agrees to its possible inclusion in the sample.  If selected to be in the sample, the company will have to complete a questionnaire and accept a visit at its premises in order to verify its response.  Such information should reach the Commission within 15 days from 13 May 2016, unless otherwise specified.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample must do so within 21 days from 13 May 2016, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the EU which can reasonably be investigated within the time available.  All known exporting producers, the authorities of the Mainland of China, and associations of exporting producers will be notified of the companies selected to be in the sample.  All exporting producers selected to be in the sample will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.  Companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating.

In the previous anti-dumping investigation, the USA was used as a market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Mainland of China.  For the purpose of the current investigation, the Commission envisages using the USA again as an appropriate market economy third country.  Interested parties are invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days from 13 May 2016.  According to the information available to the Commission, other market economy producers may be located, inter alia, in India, Indonesia, Norway, South Korea and Switzerland.  The Commission will examine whether there is production and sales of the product in those market economy third countries for which there are indications that production of the product is taking place.

Subject to the provisions of the notices, all interested parties are invited to make their views known, submit information and to provide supporting evidence within 37 days from 13 May 2016, unless otherwise specified.

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services.  Any request to be heard 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 13 May 2016.  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, in general, email including scanned powers of attorney and certification sheets.  By using email, 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 available at:
http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2011/june/tradoc_148003.pdf.

Commission address for correspondence:
European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate H
Office: CHAR 04/039
1049 Brussels
Belgium

Email:
For dumping aspects   : TRADE-CFP-DUMPING-CHINA@ec.europa.eu
For subsidy aspects     : TRADE-CFP-SUBSIDY-CHINA@ec.europa.eu
For injury aspects        : TRADE-CFP-INJURY-CHINA@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.  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 investigations the request must be submitted within 15 days from 13 May 2016.  For further information and contact details, interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages at:
http://ec.europa.eu/trade/trade-policy-and-you/contacts/hearing-officer/.