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

28 July 2020

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 565/2020

European Union (EU)* : Termination of the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the Mainland of China

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 923/2019 of 23 December 2019, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted an Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/1051 on 17 July 2020 announcing the termination of the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the Mainland of China. The Implementing Decision is available at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32020D1051&from=EN.

2.The product concerned is certain articles of lamellar graphite cast iron (grey iron) or spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron), and parts thereof, currently falling under CN codes ex 7325 10 00 and ex 7325 99 90 (TARIC codes 7325 10 00 31 and 7325 99 90 80). 

3.By letter of 15 May 2020, the eight EU producers that requested for the absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China informed the Commission that they withdrew their request. Under the EU's basic anti‑dumping Regulation, proceedings may be terminated where the request is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the EU interest. The absorption reinvestigation had not brought to light any considerations demonstrating that a termination of the absorption reinvestigation would not be in the EU interest. The Commission has therefore concluded that the absorption reinvestigation should be terminated without amending the measures in force.

4.Definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product originating in the Mainland of China has been imposed since 31 January 2018. The current rate of anti-dumping duty is 38.1% of the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty (except for a number of companies whose individual duty rates range from 15.5% to 38.1%).

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

Yours faithfully,

(Miss Ronnie CHUI)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU comprises of 27 member countries, namely, 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 and Sweden. The United Kingdom (UK) withdrew from the EU with effect from 31 January 2020, and has entered an implementation period which is due to last until 31 December 2020. During the implementation period, the EU law will continue to apply in the UK generally.