EU's Anti-dumping Actions against Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland

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Aluminium foil  
Artificial corundum     (NEW !)
Bicycle parts   
Bicycles and other cycles    
Cathode-ray colour-television picture tubes  
Coke of coal in pieces  
Colour television receivers
Compact-disc boxes
Coumarin     (NEW !)
Dead-burned (sintered) magnesia   (NEW !)
Electronic weighing shop-scales  
Fax machines   
Ferro-molybdenum  
Ferro-silico-manganese   (NEW !)
Ferro-silicon  
Fluorspar    (NEW !)
Footwear with leather or synthetic uppers    (NEW !)
Footwear with textile uppers  
Furfuraldehyde
Gas-fuelled refillable and non-refillable pocket flint lighters     (NEW !)
Glycine  
Glyphosate     (NEW !)
Granite Stones    
Hair brushes  
Hot-rolled flat steel products
Integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps  
Leather handbags   
Magnesium oxide    (NEW !)
Magnetic disks (3.5" microdisks)   
Malleable cast iron tube or pipe fittings
Microwave ovens  
Non-sports footwear with textile uppers
Paracetamol  
Peroxodisulphates    
Potassium permanganate     (NEW !)
Powdered activated carbon    
Refractory chamottes 
Ring-binder mechanisms  
Silicon carbide
Silicon metal  
Stainless steel fasteners and parts of fasteners  
Steel ropes and cables
Sulphanilic Acid   
Tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel  
Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide
Unwrought unalloyed magnesium     (NEW !)
Woven Polyolefin bags  
Zinc oxides 

 

Commodity	Aluminium foil of a thickness of 0.009 mm or more up to not more than 0.018 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, presented in reels of a width not exceeding 650 mm, currently classifiable within CN code ex 7607 11 10.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Russia
Action	The Council has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of aluminium foil. The proceeding had been initiated as a result of a complaint lodged in January 2000 by the European Association of Metals (Eurometaux). The investigation established that there was only one producer exporting to the Community from each of the targeted countries during the investigation period. Both exporters requested Market Economy Treatment ("MET"). However, this was granted to only the Russian exporter. Moreover, the sole Chinese exporting producer unsuccessfully requested individual treatment. The analogue market economy country chosen for the establishment of normal value was the USA. The sole exporting producer in Russia and its related companies involved in the production, trade and importation into the Community of the product concerned offered an undertaking. According to this undertaking, these companies have offered to sell the product concerned to their unrelated customers in the Community at a minimum price. The Commission considers that the undertaking offered can be accepted since it eliminates the injurious effects of dumping.
Rate	The rate applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty is 15% for all exporting producers in the Chinese mainland, and 14.9% for all exporting producers in Russia (including the one Russian company that was granted MET).
Date	The duties become applicable as from 18 May 2001.
Remarks	Updated on 18 May 2001

Commodity	Artificial corundum of CN codes 2818 10 10 and 2818 10 90
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of artificial corundum. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 1951/97, in the form of a specific duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force in connection with the following: the current measure in the form of a specific anti-dumping duty does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of this aspect.
Dates	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date. It should in any event be noted that the applicable measures shall expire on 10 October 2002, unless an expiry review is initiated.
Rate	The rate of the duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before customs clearance, is 204 Euro per tonne.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

Commodity	Bicycles and other cycles (including delivery tricycles), not motorised, of commodity codes 8712 00 10, 8712 00 30 and 8712 00 80
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Notice of termination of an interim review. (Already reported: Measures have been maintained on imports of bicycles following an expiry review (from 15 July 2000). The notice of termination follows a notice of initiation of last year, pursuant to requests by four Chinese companies to review the dumping duty applicable to their bicycles imported into the EU. The four companies are: Giant China Co. Ltd., Viva Guangzhou Bicycle Corporation Ltd., Merida Industry Co. Ltd. and Kenton Bicycle Group Ltd. The current notice comments that all four companies have withdrawn their request for a review.
Date	The notice terminating the review is dated 31 October 2001.
Rate	The anti-dumping duty which is currently applicable is 30.6% of the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
Remarks	Updated on 2 November 2001

Commodity	Certain cathode-ray colour-television picture tubeswith a diagonal measurement of the screen (i.e. the active part of the picture tube measured in a straight line) exceeding 33 cm but not exceeding 38 cm, with a screen width/height ratio less than 1.5 and with a pitch (i.e. the gap between two lines of the same colour at the centre of the screen) of not less that 0.4 mm of CN code ex 8540 11 11 (TARIC 8540 11 11 94).
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, India, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Lithuania
Action	Termination of the anti-dumping proceeding in respect of the Chinese mainland, Lithuania and Malaysia, and imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty in respect of India and the Republic of Korea.
Date	The anti-dumping duties (India and Republic of Korea) are imposed as from 21 October 2000, while termination of the rest of the proceedings also takes effect as from 21 October 2000.
Rates	India, 20.5% for all companies, and the Republic of Korea, 19.7% for all companies.
Remarks	Updated on 24 October 2000

 

Commodity	Coke of coal in pieces larger than 80 mm in maximum diameterof CN code ex 2704 00 19 (TARIC code 2704 00 19 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Commission Decision 2730/2000 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty.
Dates	The duty became effective on 16 December 2000
Rates	Chinese mainland - EUR 32.6 per tonne of dry net weight.
Remarks	Updated on 18 December 2000

Commodity	Compact-disc boxes currently classifiable within code ex 3923 10 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Notice  of  initiation  of  an  anti-dumping  proceeding following lodging  of complaint by European Plastic Converter (EuPC) representing the majority  of  Community producers.  Thailand is proposed as market  economy third country.
Dates	Notice of initiation of the proceeding, 5 March 1999
Remarks	Updated on 1 August 2000

 

Commodity	Coumarin of CN code ex 2932 21 00 (Taric code 2932 21 00 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). The Council has published Council Regulation 769/2002 maintaining the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports of coumarin originating in the Chinese mainland. On 4 April 2001, the Commission had initiated an expiry review of the anti-dumping duty pursuant to a request for a review, lodged on 4 January 2001, by the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC). The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. In previous investigations, the USA was used as the appropriate market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Chinese mainland. The Commission has used this country again.
Rate	The rate of the maintained duty continues to be EUR 3479 per tonne.
Dates	Council Regulation 769/2002 was published on 10 May 2002, with the maintenance of measures entering into effect on 11 May 2002.
Remarks	Updated on 13 May 2002.

 

 

Commodity	Dead-burned (sintered) magnesia of CN code 2519 90 30
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of dead-burned (sintered) magnesia. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 360/2000, in the form of a minimum import price. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measures in force in connection with the following: the current measures, in the form of a minimum import price, do not differentiate between sales made to related parties and sales made to unrelated parties, or between first sales and successive sales in the Community. It has thus become apparent to the Commission that this can lead to enforcement problems. Consequently, according to the Commission, the existing measures do not appear sufficient to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury. Furthermore, the current measure does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of these aspects.
Dates	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Rates	Difference between EUR 120 per tonne and the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before customs clearance, if the latter price is lower.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

 

Commodity	Electronic weighing scales having a maximum weighing capacity of up to 30 kg, for use in the retail trade, which incorporate a digital display of the weight, unit price and price to be paid (whether or not including a means of printing this data) falling within CN code ex 8423 81 50 (TARIC code 8423 81 50 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Republic of Korea, Taiwan
Action	The Council has adopted Regulation 2605/2000 imposing definitive duties on certain electronic weighing scales originating in the above-mentioned countries. Although three Chinese-mainland companies requested market economy status pursuant to Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the Commission rejected their requests. Each of the three cooperating Chinese exporting producers were granted individual treatment however, which meant that their export prices could be determined according to the data provided by them. They have, consequently, benefited from an individual dumping margin.
Rates	The anti-dumping duties, calculated on the basis of the net free-at-Community-frontier price of the product before duty is as follows: Chinese mainland companies, 30.7% (except for the three cooperating companies for which the duties are: Shanghai Teraoka Electronic Co. Ltd., 12.8%; Mettler-Toledo Changzhou Scale Ltd., 0%; and Shanghai Yamato Scale Co. Ltd., 9%); Korean companies, 4.9% for all companies except two which cooperated for which the duties are lower; and Taiwanese companies, 13.4% for all companies except two which cooperated for which the duties are lower.
Dates	Definitive measures entered into force on 1 December 2000
Remarks	Updated on 5 December 2000

 

Commodity	Personal fax machines of CN code ex 8517 21 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese Mainland, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
Action	Council Regulation 495/2002 of 18 March 2002 repealing Regulation 904/98 which imposes a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of personal fax machines originating in the targeted countries. In April 2001, the only Community producer cooperating in the investigation, Österreichische Philips Industrie GmbH ("Philips"), formally informed the Commission of its decision to transfer a major part of its manufacturing capacities of personal fax machines outside the Community in the course of 2001. The remaining production of personal fax machines would be gradually phased out. In view of this decision, it was necessary to evaluate whether the Community interest would be against the continuation of the measures under the changed circumstances. When assessing the Community interest aspects of the present case, the following was considered: on the basis of Philips?plans, the production by the Community industry of products subject to anti-dumping measures is expected to cease in the near future. In such a situation, the maintenance of the anti-dumping measures concerned will not provide any benefit in terms of protecting production against possible unfair trade practices. It was also noted by the Commission that on the basis of the information available, the market share of Philips' Community produced fax machines decreased considerably by the end of 2001. In conclusion, it was considered that compelling reasons exist on Community interest grounds not to maintain the anti-dumping measures as regards imports of personal fax machines from the countries concerned.
Rate	The measures have therefore been terminated.
Date	The Council Regulation repealing the measures was published on 21 March 2002, with termination entering into force on 22 March 2002.
Remarks	Updated on 22 March 2002

 

Commodity	Ferro-silico-manganese of CN code 7202 30 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Ukraine
Action	There are two new actions: 1. The Official Journal has published, on 29 May 2002, a notice of the impending expiry of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of ferro-silico-manganese originating in these two countries. The notice states that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out therein, the anti-dumping measures will expire on 4 March 2003. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Any written request should be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry. 2. On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ferro-silico manganese. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 495/98, in the form of a specific duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force in connection with the following: The current measure does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of these aspects.
Rate	Chinese mainland - Euro 58.3 per tonne, Ukraine Euro 150 per tonne (2 named producer-exporters excluded)
Date	1. As regards the impending expiry, the measures are set to expire on 4 March 2003, unless a review is requested and initiated. The latest date for making a request for a review by the EU industry is 4 December 2002. 2. As regards the interim review, all interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

Commodity	Ferro-silicon of CN code 7202 21 10, 7202 21 90 and 7202 29 90
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland , Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Venezuela, Brazil
Action	It may be recalled that the Commission published a Decision terminating the anti-dumping proceedings on 21 March 2001. During the investigation, despite significant findings of dumping from the Chinese mainland and the targeted countries, the Commission terminated the proceedings on grounds of lack of Community interest. Consequently, pursuant to an action lodged by the community industry for annulment of the termination, in August 2001 the President of the Court of First Instance ordered that the imports of ferro-silicon originating in the targeted countries (including the Chinese mainland) be subject to registration without requiring a security to be provided by importers. In the meantime, an appeal was lodged before the Court of Justice against the Order of the President concerning registration. As a result of the appeal, a notice has been published addressed to Member States and to all interested parties that on 14 December 2001, the President of the Court of Justice has annulled the Order (to require registration) of the President of the Court of First Instance of 1 August 2001 and referred the case back to the Court of First Instance.
Dates	While the annulment of the Order occurred on 14 December 2001, The notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 18 January 2002
Remarks	Updated on 30 January 2002

 

Commodity	Fluorspar of CN code ex 2529 21 00 (TARIC code 2529 21 00 10) and CN code ex 2529 22 00 (TARIC code 2529 22 00 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of fluorspar. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 2011/2000, in the form of a minimum import price. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force with regard to the following issue: the current measures, in the form of a minimum import price, do not differentiate between sales made to related parties and sales made to unrelated parties, or between first sales and successive sales in the Community. It has thus become apparent to the Commission that this can lead to enforcement problems. Consequently, according to the Commission, the existing measures do not appear sufficient to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury.
Rate	The duty is equal to the difference between a minimum price of Euro 113.50 per tonne (dry net weight) and the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before customs clearance.
Dates	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

 

Commodity	Footwear with uppers of leather or plastic (CN ex 6402 99 98, ex 6403 99 93, ex 6403 99 96, ex 6403 99 98) excluding certain sports footwear with single or multi-layer moulded non-injected sole, incorporating technical features, components or materials made to absorb impact (e.g. hermetic pads, low-density polymers)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Indonesia and Thailand
Action	There are two new actions: 1. The Official Journal has published, on 29 May 2002, a notice of the impending expiry of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of footwear with uppers of leather or plastics originating in the targeted countries. The notice states that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out therein, the anti-dumping measures will expire on 1 March 2003. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Any written request should be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry. 2. On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain footwear. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 467/98, in the form of a minimum import price or an ad valorem duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measures in force in connection with the following: the current measures do not differentiate between sales made to related parties and sales made to unrelated parties, or between first sales and successive sales in the Community. It has thus become apparent to the Commission that this can lead to enforcement problems. Consequently, according to the Commission, the existing measures do not appear sufficient to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury. Furthermore, the current measure does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of these aspects.
Rate	Duty payable is equal to the difference between the minimum CIF price of ECU 5.7 (HK$49) per pair and the net free at Community frontier price per pair before duty. Individual rates available for named exporters, including Grosby (China) Limited (0%)
Date	1. As regards the impending expiry of measures, the measures are set to expire on 1 March 2003, unless a review is requested and initiated. The latest date for making a request for a review by the EU industry is 1 December 2002. 2. As regards the interim review, all interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

Commodity	Footwear (with textile uppers) classified under CN code ex 6404 19 90 (Taric code 6404 19 90*90)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Indonesia
Action	The Commission has published a notice of the impending expiry of the applicable anti-dumping measures. The notice states that the applicable measures shall expire on 1 November 2002, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Dates	The notice of impending expiry was published on 1 February 2002. Any written request for a review by Community producers must be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry, i.e., no later than 1 August 2002.
Rate	The rate applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty is currently: Chinese mainland: 49.2%; Indonesia: 0%-14.1%
Remarks	Updated on 4 February 2002

Commodity	2-furaldehyde (also known as furfuraldehyde or furfural) currently classified within CN code 2932 12 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty
Rates	EUR 352 (HK$2748.31) per tonne
Date	Entered into force 23 December 1999. The anti-dumping duty is imposed for a period of four years.
Remarks	Updated on 5 January 2000

 

Commodity	Gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters of CN code 9613 10 00 (TARIC code 9613 10 00 19) originating in the Chinese mainland Gas-fuelled, refillable pocket flint lighters of CN code ex 9613 20 90 (TARIC code 9613 20 90 21 and 9613 20 90 29) originating in the Chinese mainland or Taiwan, or consigned from Taiwan. Non-refillable lighters of CN code 9613 10 00 (TARIC code 9613 10 00 11 consigned from Taiwan or, of CN code 9613 10 00 (TARIC code 9613 10 00 19) originating in Taiwan.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Taiwan
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters of CN code 9613 10 00 (Taric code 9613 10 00 19). The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 1824/2001, in the form of a specific duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force in connection with the following: the current measure in the form of a specific anti-dumping duty does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of this aspect. The previous update had mentioned the following action, repeated here: Pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 1824/2001, the Council has imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of gas-fuelled refillable pocket flint lighters, originating in the Chinese mainland. In addition, the anti-dumping duties extended by Regulation 192/1999 on imports of certain refillable or non-refillable pocket flint lighters originating in the Chinese mainland, whether or not consigned from Taiwan, or originating in Taiwan, are maintained. The measures have been imposed/maintained following an expiry review, initiated at the request of the European Lighters Manufacturers Federation (ELMF) on 5 May 2000. The Regulation states that none of the exporting producers cooperated with the Commission in the investigation. All findings therefore had to be based on the facts available, i.e., Eurostat and Chinese export trade data. The Philippines was chosen as the analogue country for the purposes of determining normal value in respect of the Chinese mainland for the product concerned.
Rates	Euro 0.065 per piece As regards the duties maintained by Regulation 192/1999, for refillable lighters covered by the extension (also Euro 0.065 per piece), those incorporating a plastic tank body with a value per piece of EUR 0.15 or more will continue to be excluded from the extended measures if their price is specified in an invoice from exporters in the Chinese mainland or Taiwan to an unrelated importer in the EU.
Date	As regards the interim review initiated on 13 June 2002, all interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

Commodity	Glycine of CN code 2922 49 10
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Termination of anti-dumping proceeding without the imposition of definitive measures.
Date	The official date of termination of the proceeding is 24 November 2000.
Remarks	Updated on 5 December 2000

 

Commodity	Glyphosate of CN codes ex2931 00 95 (TARIC 2931 00 95 80) and ex3808 30 27 (TARIC code 3808 30 27 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). The Official Journal has published a notice of the impending expiry of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of glyphosate originating in the Chinese mainland. The notice states that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out therein, the anti-dumping measures will expire on 19 February 2003. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury. Any written request should be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry.
Rate	The rate applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty is currently 48%.
Dates	The notice of impending expiry is dated 23 May 2002. Community producers must lodge a written request for a review by 19 November 2002, as the measures are scheduled to expire on 19 February 2003.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002.

 

 

Commodity	Granite-worked monumental or building stones either simply cut or sawn, with a flat or even surface, or polished, decorated or otherwise worked, with a net weight of 10 kg or more, or otherwise carved or decorated. The stones include, but are not limited to, granite tombstones, which define and/or decorate graves, in slabs positioned vertically or horizontally and enclosures (borders) which, when assembled, can be utilised as a memorial. They are currently classifiable within CN codes ex 6802 23 00, ex 6802 93 10 and ex 6802 93 90.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland and India
Action	Commission Decision terminating the anti-dumping proceedings. The proceedings had been initiated on11 November 2000 by the Commission pursuant to a complaint lodged on 29 September 2000 by the European & International Federation of Natural Stone Industries (Euro-ROC) on behalf of Community producers, representing a major proportion of the total Community production of the product concerned. On 6 June 2001, Euro-ROC withdrew its complaint. The Commission has now terminated the proceeding without the imposition of anti-dumping measures since the investigation did not bring to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Community interest, and since no comments were received by the Commission from interested parties indicating that such termination would not be in the Community interest.
Date	The Decision to terminate the proceedings has been published on 8 August 2001.
Remarks	Updated on 9 August 2001

Commodity	Hair brushes of CN code 9603 29 30
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand
Action	Termination of anti-dumping proceeding without the imposition of definitive measures
Dates	The official date of termination of the proceeding is 10 November 2000.
Remarks	Updated on 5 December 2000

 

Commodity	Certain hot-rolled flat steel products, specifically: flat-rolled products of non-alloy steel, not clad, plated or coated, not in coils, not further worked than hot-rolled, other than with patterns in relief of a width of 600 mm or more and a thickness exceeding 10 mm or of a width of 2 050 mm or more and a thickness of 4.75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm of CN codes ex 7208 51 30, ex 7208 51 50, ex 7208 51 91, ex 7208 51 99 and ex 7208 52 91
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, India, Romania
Action	Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty
Dates	Entry into force of the anti-dumping  duty : 11 August 2000
Rates	The rates of the duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price are as follows : Chinese mainland : 8.1 %; India 22.3 %; Romania 5.7 % for one cooperating company and 11.5 % for all other companies. The commission has accepted joint prices undertakings offered by several Romanian exporting producers and an undertaking offered by the Steel Authority of India
Remarks	Updated on 10 August 2000

 

Commodity	Integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps with one or more glass tubes, with all lighting elements and electronic components fixed to the lamp foot or integrated in the lamp foot of CN code ex 8539 31 90. The industry usually refers to this product as compact fluorescent lamp (integrated) or CFL-i.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties. Mexico was used as the market economy third country for the purposes of determining normal value in the Chinese mainland. Claims for market economy status had been received from 10 exporting producers. However, it was determined from the provisional stage that only two fulfilled the required criteria. Similarly, individual treatment had been requested by 8 exporting producers. Here, six were able to fulfil the necessary criteria.
Rates	The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net free-at-Community frontier price, before duty, for products produced by the following manufacturers has been set as follows: Changzhou Hailong Electronics & Light Fixtures Co., Ltd. 59.5%; City Bright Lighting (Shenzhen) Ltd. 17.1%; Deluxe Well Enterprises Ltd. 37.1%; Lisheng Electronic & Lighting (Xiamen) Co., Ltd. 0.0%; Philips & Yaming Lighting Co., Ltd. 32.3%; Sanex Electronics Co., Ltd. 20.2%; Shenzhen Zuoming Electronic Co. Ltd. 8.4%; Zhejiang Sunlight Group Co., Ltd. 35.3% all other companies 66.1%.
Dates	The definitive duties shall be applied from 20 July 2001.
Remarks	Updated on 20 July 2001

 

Commodity	Leather handbags. Leather handbags shall be understood to mean bags, whether or not with shoulder strap, including those without handle, with outer surface of leather, of composition leather of patent leather, designed primarily to contain small objects for personal use, such as keys, purses, make-up and cigarettes, regardless of their size and form of CN code 4202 21 00.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	The Commission has published a notice of the impending expiry of the applicable anti-dumping measures. The notice states that the applicable measures shall expire on 3 August 2002, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Date	The notice of impending expiry was published on 31 October 2001. Any written request for a review should be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry, i.e., no later than 3 May 2002.
Rate	The amount of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to imports concerned is 38%, with individual duty rates applying.
Remarks	Updated on 2 November 2001

 

Commodity	Magnesium oxide (caustic magnesite) of CN code ex 2519 90 90 (Taric code 2519 90 90 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of magnesium oxide. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 1334/1999, in the form of a minimum import price. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force in connection with the following: the current measures, in the form of a minimum import price, do not differentiate between sales made to related parties and sales made to unrelated parties, or between first sales and successive sales in the Community. It has thus become apparent to the Commission that this can lead to enforcement problems. Consequently, according to the Commission, the existing measures do not appear sufficient to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury. Furthermore, the current measure does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of these aspects.
Rate	Duty payable is equal to the difference between EUR 112(HK$ 898.19) per tonne and the net, free at Community frontier price before customs clearance, if the latter price is lower.
Date	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

 

 

Commodity	Certain magnetic disks (3.5" microdisks) falling within CN code ex 8523 20 90 ,with the exception of 3,5" microdisks based on optically continuous servo tracking technology or magnetic sector servo tracking technology with a storage capacity of 120 MB or more
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Japan, Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea
Action	The Council, by means of Regulation 311/2002 and 312/2002, has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of the product concerned originating in Hong Kong and the Republic of Korea, and the Chinese mainland and Japan, respectively. The measures concerning Malaysia, Mexico and the U.S. expired on 14 April 2001, while the proceeding against Taiwan has been terminated. The definitive measures are imposed pursuant to an expiry review which was requested by the Committee of European Diskette Manufacturers (Diskma). In respect of each of the countries concerned, the Council is of the opinion that, should measures be allowed to expire, dumped imports are likely to push down the prices of the Community industry which are already considered to be depressed.
Rate	The rate of definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty, shall be as follows: From Hong Kong: Jackin Magnetic Co. Ltd. 7.2%, Plantron (HK) Ltd. 6.7%, Technosource Industrial Ltd. 13.3%, all other exporting producers 27.4%; from the Republic of Korea: all exporting producers 8.1%; from the Chinese mainland: Hanny Magnetics 35.6%, all other exporting producers 39.4%; from Japan: between 6.1% and 26.7% for cooperating producers, and 40.9% for all other exporting producers.
Date	The anti-dumping duties apply as from 22 February 2002 and will continue to apply for a period of 4 years.
Remarks	Updated on 22 February 2002.

 

 

Commodity	Microwave ovens of CN code 8516 50 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia and Thailand
Action	Notice of the expiry of anti-dumping measures. The measures had been imposed by Regulation (EC) No 5/96 as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2041/2000. The duties will expire on 5 January 2001.
Date	Notice published on 28 December 2000.
Remarks	Updated on 2 January 2001

 

Commodity	Certain non-sports footwear with textile uppers of CN code ex 6404 19 90 (Taric code 6404 19 90*90), excluding espadrilles (Taric code 6404 19 90*10), diving boots or ater sports footwear (Taric code 6404 19 90*20), medical shoes (Taric code 6404 19 0*30) and beach shoes (Taric code 6404 19 90*40)
Note	Indoor footwear (slippers) of CN code 6404 19 10, on which provisional anti-dumping duties had been collected, is excluded from the definitive measures and provisional anti-dumping duties on them are released.
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland and Indonesia
Action	Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties and definitive collection of provisional anti-dumping duties. Provisional anti-dumping duties are refunded on indoor footwear and the three special types of footwear described above (espadrilles, diving boots and beach shoes)
Rate	Chinese mainland 49.2%; Indonesia 14.1% except PT Dragon (4.0%), PT Emperor Footwear Indonesia (0.0%) and PT Sindoll Pratama (0.0%)
Date	Entered into force 1 November 1997
Remarks	Updated on 13 November 1997

 

Commodity	Paracetamol also known as acetaminophen of CN code 2924 29 30
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, India, Turkey, United States of America
Action	Commission Decision to terminate the anti-dumping proceeding as a result of the withdrawal of the complaint by the EU complainant, CEFIC (European Council of Chemical Manufacturers?Federations).
Dates	The Decision to terminate has been published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on 10 February 2001.
Remarks	Updated on 12 February 2001

Commodity	Potassium permanganate of CN code 2841 61 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of potassium permanganate. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 299/2001, in the form of a specific duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force in connection with the following: the current measure in the form of a specific anti-dumping duty does not cater for situations in which the imported goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation. In this respect the Commission points out that the measure should not go beyond what is necessary for the removal of injury. Thus, the review will be limited to the examination of this aspect.
Rates	The currently applicable rate of duty, Euro 1.26/kg., has been maintained.
Dates	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

 

Commodity	Ring-binder  mechanisms  falling within CN code ex 8305 10 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	The Commission has published a notice of initiation of an expiry review. The existing measures were set to expire on 25 January 2002, unless, by 25 October 2001, a written request for a review was received by Community producers. The request was lodged on 24 October 2001. The request did not concern the other country mentioned in the notice of impending expiry, Malaysia. As a result, the measures against Malaysian imports have expired. In the view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the applicant established normal value for the Chinese mainland on the basis of the price in an appropriate market economy country, in this case India.
Dates	All interested parties should request a questionnaire as soon as possible, but not later than 8 February 2002. Moreover, any interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views, submit questionnaires replies and request an oral hearing if required, by 5 March 2002. Those wishing to comment on the appropriateness of India as the analogue country for the purposes of calculating normal value should contact the Commission by 3 February 2002.
Rates	The rate applicable to all companies except WWS is currently 78.8%. The rate applicable to WWS is currently 51.2%.
Remarks	Updated on 30 January 2002

 

Commodity	Silicon carbide of CN code 2849 20 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Russia and Ukraine
Action	imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duties
Rates	Chinese mainland - 52.6% applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price before customs clearance. Russia - 23.3% applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price before customs clearance. Ukraine - 24% applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price before customs clearance.
Dates	Entered into force 27 May 2000
Remarks	Updated on 30 May 2000

 

Commodity	Silicon metal of CN code 2804 69 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	The Commission has published a notice of the impending expiry of the applicable anti-dumping measures. The notice states that the applicable measures shall expire on 17 December 2002, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out in the notice. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury.
Rate	The rate of the duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before customs clearance, is 49%
Date	The notice of impending expiry was published on 16 March 2002. Any written request for a review by Community producers must be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the date of expiry, i.e., no later than 17 September 2002.
Remarks	Updated on 19 March 2002

 

Commodity	Stainless steel fasteners and parts of fasteners of CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 7318 15 51, 7318 15 61, 7318 15 70 and 7318 16 30
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, India, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia and the Republic of Korea
Action	(New). The Official Journal has published, a notice of the impending expiry of anti-dumping measures imposed on imports of stainless steel fasteners. The notice also refers to the impending expiry of countervailing measures imposed on stainless steel fasteners originating in Malaysia and the Philippines. The notice states that, unless a review is initiated in accordance with the procedure set out therein, the anti-dumping measures will expire on 21 February 2003, while the countervailing measures will expire on 17 February 2003. The procedure is as follows: Community producers may lodge a written request for a review. The request must contain sufficient evidence that the removal of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury (and in the case of the countervailing action, subsidisation and injury). Any written request should be lodged with the Commission services no later than three months before the dates of expiry.
Rates	Definitive anti-dumping duties are in force at the following rates: China - 74.7% (individual rates apply to the following Chinese companies: Bulten Fasteners (China) Co. Ltd. 18.5%, Ningbo Shyechang Metal Products 24.2%, Power Van Industrial Co. Ltd. 13.6%); the Republic of Korea - 26.7%; India - 54.0%; Taiwan - 23.1%; Malaysia - 7.0%; Thailand - 8.4%. Individual rates apply for named companies in each country.
Date	The notice of impending expiry was published on 23 May 2002. Community producers will have until 21 November 2002 to request an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

 

Commodity	Steel ropes and cables currently classifiable within CN codes ex 7312 10 82 (TARIC code 7312 10 82 10), ex 7312 10 84 (TARIC 7312 10 84 10), ex 7312 10 86 (TARIC code 7312 10 86 10), ex 7312 10 88 (TARIC 7312 10 88 10), ex 7312 10 99 (TARIC 7312 10 99 10)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Hungary, India, Mexico, Poland, South Africa, Ukraine, Republic of Korea
Action	Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting the provisional duty imposed at the definitive rate below and terminating the anti-dumping procedure in respect of imports originating in the Republic of Korea.
Rates	Chinese mainland - 60.4% applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Hungary - 28.1% applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. India - 30.8%, with companies' exceptions, applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Mexico - 56.1% applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Poland - 48.3%, with company exception, applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. South Africa - 38.6% applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty. Ukraine - 51.8% applicable to the CIF net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty.
Date	Entry into force, 18 August 1999
Remarks	Updated on 2 September 1999

 

Commodity	Sulphanilic acid, described as a chemical used as raw material to produce optical brighteners, food colorants, speciality dyes and concrete additives, classifiable within CN code ex 2921 42 10 (TARIC code 2921 42 10 60)
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland and India
Action	The Commission has imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty. A parallel anti-subsidy investigation targeting Indian companies has resulted in the concurrent imposition of a provisional countervailing duty on Indian imports. The application of sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation. However, only a limited number of exporting producers in both countries concerned made themselves known and provided the information requested in the notice of initiation. Therefore, sampling was not considered necessary for either country. The sole Chinese cooperating producer requested market economy treatment (MET). The Regulation states that the claim was rejected because it was not submitted by the whole group involved in the production and sale of the product, but only by one company within the group. Therefore, it was not possible to verify whether the group as a whole merited market economy status. Moreover, according to the Commission, the claimant company was subject to restrictions in its buying and selling activities. In fact, the company was not licensed to import nor to export which meant, for the Commission, that decisions regarding prices, costs and inputs were not taken in response to market signals reflecting supply and demand or without significant State interference. The US had originally been envisaged as the analogue country for determining normal value in the Chinese mainland. India was eventually chosen, due to the similarities in the market conditions of the two countries.
Rate	The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net-free-at-Community-frontier-price, before duty, is, for the Chinese mainland, 21.0 %, and for India, 18%. Indian imports will also have to bear a countervailing duty of 9.2%.
Date	The provisional duties enter into force on 5 April 2002.
Remarks	Updated on 8 April 2002.

Commodity	Certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel of CN codes ex 7307 93 11 (TARIC code 7307 93 11 90); ex 7307 93 19 (TARIC code 7307 93 19 90); ex 7307 99 30 (TARIC code 7307 99 30 91) and ex 7307 99 90 (TARIC code 7307 99 90 91).
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland, Thailand
Action	The Commission has published a notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of the product concerned. As regards Thailand, it has also initiated an interim review. At the conclusion of an expiry review, duties can be reinstated or repealed, while at the conclusion of an interim review, duties can also be varied. The request for a review was lodged on 20 December 2000 by the Defence Committee of the EU Steel Butt-welding Fittings Industry. A  notice of the impending expiry of anti-dumping measures had been published on 22 September 2000. Previous even to that, it was reported that on 15 April 2000, the applicable measures were extended, concerning the duty on imports from the Chinese mainland, to imports of certain tube and pipe fittings of iron or steel, consigned from Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Taiwan or not. Grounds for the review are that the expiry of measures would be likely to result in the recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry as regards exports from the Chinese mainland. In the previous investigation, Thailand was used as the appropriate market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the Chinese mainland. The Commission envisages the use of this country again. Any comments as to this envisaged choice should reach the Commission by 13 April 2001. Any interested parties should request a questionnaire by 18 April 2001. Any parties wishing to make themselves known, submit questionnaire replies and any other information, including a request to be heard, must do so by 14 May 2001.
Dates	The notice of initiation of the expiry review was published on 3 April 2001
Remarks	Updated on 4 April 2001

 

Commodity	Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide falling within CN code 2849 90 30
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty
Rate	33%
Date	Effective 10 April 1998
Remarks	Updated 23 April 1998

 

Commodity	Unwrought unalloyed magnesium falling within CN codes 8104 11 00 and ex 8104 19 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	(New). On 13 June 2002, the Commission initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of unwrought unalloyed magnesium originating in China. The Commission has decided of its own volition to initiate the partial interim review. The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation 2402/98, in the form of a minimum import price or ad valorem duty. The review will examine the appropriateness of the measure in force with regard to the following issue: the current measures do not differentiate between sales made to related parties and sales made to unrelated parties, or between first sales and successive sales in the Community. It has thus become apparent to the Commission that this can lead to enforcement problems. Consequently, according to the Commission, the existing measures do not appear sufficient to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury.
Rate	The amount of the anti-dumping duty is set as: (A) the difference between the minimum import price of EUR 2 622 per tonne and the cif Community frontier price in all cases where the latter is (i) less than the minimum import price (TARIC additional code A 156), and (ii) established on the basis of an invoice issued by an exporter located in the Chinese mainland to a party unrelated to it. No duty shall be collected where the cif Community frontier price per tonne is equal to or higher than the minimum import price. (B) In all cases not falling under (A), the amount of the anti-dumping duty shall be equal to an ad valorem duty of 63.4%
Date	All interested parties, provided they are likely to be affected by the results of the examination of the form of the existing measures, are invited by the Commission to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence, by 23 July 2002. They may also be heard, provided they request a hearing by this date.
Remarks	Updated on 13 June 2002

Commodity	Zinc oxide (excluding zinc peroxide, feed grade zinc oxide and technical zinc oxide) of CN code ex 2817 00 00
Countries/Economies	Chinese mainland
Action	The Official Journal of the European Communities has published Council Regulation (EC) No 408/2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of the product concerned. The request for initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding was lodged on 7 November 2000 by Eurometaux. The Commission used the US as an appropriate market economy third country. Upon examination of claims for Market Economy Treatment (MET) from 5 companies, the Commission granted MET to 3 of them. Both of the companies which were not granted MET requested individual treatment (calculation of an individual dumping margin based on a comparison of the company’s own export prices with the normal value for the analogue country). Only one of these companies was granted individual treatment. The individual rates of duty shown below will apply only on presentation to the Member States?customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice conforming to the requirements of the Annex to Regulation 408/2002. Where this is not done, the residual rate of duty (see: for "all other companies" below) will apply. The companies concerned have also been invited to submit regular reports to the Commission in order to ensure a proper follow up of their sales of zinc oxide to the Community. In cases where reports are not submitted, or where the reports disclose that the measures are not adequate to eliminate the effects of injurious dumping, the Regulation states that it may be necessary to initiate an interim review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.
Rates	The rate of definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price before duty, shall be as follows: Liuzhou Nonferrous Metals Smelting Co. Ltd. 6.9%; Liuzhou Fuxin Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. 11.0%; Gredmann Guigang Chemical Ltd. 19.3%; Liuzhou Longcheng Chemical Generation Plant 26.3%; all other companies 28%.
Date	Effective from 6 March 2002
Remarks	Updated on 7 March 2002

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