Commercial Information Circular
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Ref. : EIC 230/2/3/2/13
4 July 2022
Dear Sirs,
Commercial Information Circular No. 536/2022
European Union (EU)* : Initiation of expiry reviews of the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures on imports of certain coated fine paper originating in the Mainland of China
Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 698/2021 of 6 October 2021, the European Commission published two notices 2022/C 248/09 and 2022/C 248/10 on 30 June 2022 initiating expiry reviews of the anti-subsidy and anti-dumping measures on imports of certain coated fine paper originating in the Mainland of China. The notices are available at:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2022_248_R_0009&from=EN; and https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2022_248_R_0010&from=EN.
2.The product under review is certain coated fine paper, which is paper or paperboard coated on one or both sides (excluding kraft paper or kraft paperboard), in either sheets or rolls, and with a weight of 70 g/m2 or more but not exceeding 400 g/m2 and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to ISO 2470-1), currently falling under CN codes ex 4810 13 00, ex 4810 14 00, ex 4810 19 00, ex 4810 22 00, ex 4810 29 30, ex 4810 29 80, ex 4810 99 10and ex 4810 99 80 (TARIC codes 4810 13 00 20, 4810 14 00 20, 4810 19 00 20, 4810 22 00 20, 4810 29 30 20, 4810 29 80 20, 4810 99 10 20and 4810 99 80 20). The following products are not included: (i) rolls suitable for use in web-fed presses. Rolls suitable for use in web-fed presses are defined as those rolls which, if tested according to the ISO test standard ISO 3783:2006 concerning the determination of resistance to picking - accelerated speed method using the IGT tester (electric model), give a result of less than 30 N/m when measuring in the cross-direction of the paper and a result of less than 50 N/m when measuring in the machine direction; and (ii) multi-ply paper and multi-ply paperboard.
3.To enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all producers in the Mainland of China, or representatives acting on their behalf are requested to provide the Commission with information on their company(ies) within 7 days from 30 June 2022. The information must be provided via TRON.tdi at: https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/tdi/form/R776_SAMPLING_FORM_FOR_EXPORTINGPRODUCER for expiry review of the anti-subsidy measure and https://tron.trade.ec.europa.eu/tron/tdi/form/R775_SAMPLING_FORM_FOR_EXPORTING_PRODUCER for that of the anti-dumping measure respectively.
4.All interested parties may make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence within 37 days from 30 June 2022, unless otherwise specified. They may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. A request for hearing with or intervention of the Hearing Officer, who reports directly to the Commissioner for Trade of the EU, may also be made. Hearing requests should be made in writing, specifying the reasons for the request, at the earliest possible time.
5.For traders involved in the exports of the subject product from the Guangdong Province, please contact GONG Zhihong, Director of Trade Remedy and Industry Injury Investigation Division under the Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, at 86 20 3881 6201. The Division is responsible for, among others, guiding and coordinating enterprises in Guangdong Province in responding to anti-dumping investigations against products from the province.
6.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5684.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Tracy MAK)
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.
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