Commercial Information Circular

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

4 July 2022

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 537/2022

European Union (EU)* : Initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of high tenacity yarns of polyesters originating in the Mainland of China

Further to the Commercial Information Circular No. 152/2022 of 23 February 2022, the European Commission published a notice 2022/C 248/11 on 30 June 2022 initiating an interim review of the anti-dumping measure on imports of high tenacity yarns of polyesters originating in the Mainland of China. The notice is available at: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:JOC_2022_248_R_0011&from=EN.

2.The product under review is high tenacity yarn of polyesters not put up for retail sale, including monofilament of less than 67 decitex, (excluding sewing thread and 'Z'-twisted multiple (folded) or cabled yarn, intended for the production of sewing thread, ready for dyeing and for receiving a finishing treatment, loosely wound on a plastic perforated tube), currently falling under CN Code ex 5402 20 00 (TARIC code 5402 20 00 10). The review is limited in scope to the examination of dumping.

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/R771_SAMPLING_FORM_FOR_EXPORTING_PRODUCER.

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.