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            COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1890/2005

of 14 November 2005         

imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam and terminating the proceeding on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in Malaysia and the Philippines

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A.   PROVISIONAL MEASURES

B.   SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE

C.   PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT

D.   SAMPLING

E.   DUMPING

1.   Market economy treatment (MET)

2.   Individual treatment (IT)

3.   Normal value

3.1.   Analogue country

3.2.   Methodology applied for the determination of normal value

3.3.   Determination of normal value

(a)   People’s Republic of China

(b)   Indonesia

(c)   Malaysia

(d)   Taiwan

(e)   Thailand

(f)   Vietnam

4.   Export price

5.   Comparison

6.   Dumping margins

6.1.   General methodology

6.2.   Dumping margins

(a)   People’s Republic of China

(b)   Indonesia

(c)   Malaysia

(d)   The Philippines

(e)   Taiwan

(f)   Thailand

(g)   Vietnam

F.   INJURY

1.   Community production and Community industry

2.   Community consumption, imports and their cumulative assessment

3.   Economic situation of the Community industry

3.1.   Profitability

3.2.   Investments, return on investment, cash flow and the ability to raise capital

3.3.   Wages

3.4.   Conclusion on injury

G.   CAUSATION

1.   Impact of currency exchange rates

2.   Competitiveness of the Community industry

3.   Conditions on the Community market

4.   Conclusion on causation

H.   COMMUNITY INTEREST

1.   Impact of the measures on importers and users

2.   Conclusion

I.   DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES

1.   Injury elimination level

2.   Form and level of the duty

3.   Collection of provisional duty

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.   A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof, falling within CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 7318 15 51, 7318 15 61 and 7318 15 70 and originating in the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.

2.   The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, for products manufactured by the Taiwanese exporting producers listed in the Annex shall be 15,8 % (TARIC additional code A649).

3.   The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, for products manufactured by the companies listed below shall be as follows:

4.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

Amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 771/2005 imposing an anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof, falling within CN codes 7318 12 10, 7318 14 10, 7318 15 30, 7318 15 51, 7318 15 61 and 7318 15 70 originating in the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam shall be definitively collected, in accordance with the rules set out below. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates of the anti-dumping duty shall be released.

Article 3

The proceeding concerning imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in Malaysia and the Philippines is hereby terminated.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 14 November 2005.

For the Council

The President

T. JOWELL            

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(1)OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12).

(2)OJ L 128, 21.5.2005, p. 19.

(3)              European Commission, Directorate-General for Trade, Directorate B, J-79 5/17, rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200, B-1049 Brussels.         

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ANNEX

(TARIC additional code A649)

A-STAINLESS INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD, Taipei

BOLTUN CORPORATION, Tainan

CHAEN WEI CORPORATION, Taipei

CHIAN SHYANG ENT CO. LTD, Chung-Li City

CHONG CHENG FASTENER CORP., Tainan

DIING SEN FASTENERS & INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Taipei

DRAGON IRON FACTORY CO. LTD, Kaohsiung

EXTEND FORMING INDUSTRIAL CORP. LTD, Lu Chu

FORTUNE BRIGHT INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Lung Tan Hsiang

FWU KUANG ENTERPRISES CO. LTD, Tainan

HSIN YU SCREW ENTERPRISE CO. LTD, Taipin City

HU PAO INDUSTRIES CO. LTD, Tainan

J C GRAND CORPORATION, Taipei

JAU YEOU INDUSTRY CO. LTD, Kangshan

JOHN CHEN SCREW IND. CO. LTD, Taipei

KUOLIEN SCREW INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Kwanmiao

KWANTEX RESEARCH INC., Taipei

LIH LIN ENTERPRISES & INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Taipei

LIH TA SCREW CO. LTD, Kweishan

LU CHU SHIN YEE WORKS CO. LTD, Kaohsiung

M & W FASTENER CO. LTD, Kaoshsiung

MULTI-TEK FASTENERS & PARTS MANIFACTURER CORP., Tainan

NATIONAL AEROSPACE FASTENERS CORP., Ping Jen City

QST INTERNATIONAL CORP., Tainan

SEN CHANG INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Ta-Yuan

SPEC PRODUCTS CORP., Tainan

SUMEEKO INDUSTRIES CO. LTD, Kaoshiung

TAIWAN SHAN YIN INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD, Kaohsiung

VIM INTERNATIONAL ENTERPRISE CO. LTD, Taichung

YEA-JANN INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD, Kaohsiung

ZONBIX ENTERPRISE CO. LTD, Kaohsiung

ZYH YIN ENTERPRISE CO. LTD, Kaohsiung.

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