The reopening is limited in scope to the repeal of the extended anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the Mainland of China and produced by exporting producers other than Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd.  The investigation will examine whether it is appropriate to repeal the duty.

All interested parties are invited to make their views known, submit information and to provide supporting evidence within 20 days from 9 September 2016.

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 reopening of the investigation, the request should be submitted within 15 days from 9 September 2016.  Thereafter, a request to be heard should 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 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 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 email, interested parties should consult the communication instructions in the notice.

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

Email: TRADE-SPT-COURT@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 reopening of the investigation the request should be submitted within 15 days from 9 September 2016.  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/.