COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 925/2007
of 23 July 2007
amending Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/1996 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1) (the basic Regulation),
Having regard to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 of 2 March 2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan (2),
Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE
(1)
By Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of cotton-type bed linen falling within CN codes ex 6302 21 00 (TARIC codes 6302210081, 6302210089), ex 6302 22 90 (TARIC code 6302229019), ex 6302 31 00 (TARIC code 6302310090) and ex 6302 32 90 (TARIC code 6302329019), originating in Pakistan. A countrywide anti-dumping duty of 13,1 % was imposed on all companies exporting the product concerned to the Community.
(2)
In May 2006, following an ex officio partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 695/2006, amended Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 and established new duty rates ranging from 0 % to 8,5 %. Given the large number of cooperating exporting producers a sample was established.
(3)
The companies selected in the sample were attributed the individual duty rates established during the review investigation, while other co-operating companies not included in the sample were attributed the weighted average duty rate of 5,8 %. A duty rate of 8,5 % was imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not co-operate in the investigation.
(4)
Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 gives the possibility to Pakistani exporting producers which meet the three criteria set out in the same Article to be granted the same treatment as the co-operating companies not included in the sample (new exporting producer treatment or NEPT).
B. NEW EXPORTING PRODUCERS' REQUESTS
(5)
Eighteen Pakistani companies requested to be granted NEPT.
(6)
An examination was carried out to determine whether each applicant fulfils the criteria for being granted NEPT as set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004, by verifying that:
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it did not export to the Community the products described in recital (1) above in the period between 1 April 2003 to 31 March 2004,
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it is not related to any of the exporters or producers subject to the measures imposed by that Regulation, and
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it has actually exported to the Community the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community.
(7)
A questionnaire was sent to all applicants who were asked to supply evidence to demonstrate that they met the three criteria mentioned above.
(8)
Exporting producers fulfilling these three criteria may be granted the duty rate applicable to the co-operating companies not included in the sample, i.e. 5,8 %, pursuant to Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004.
C. FINDINGS
(9)
Eight Pakistani companies requesting NEPT did not reply to the initial questionnaire. It was therefore not possible to verify whether these companies fulfilled the criteria set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004, and their request had to be rejected. These companies were informed that their application would not be considered any further, and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
(10)
Three Pakistani companies having not fully replied to the questionnaire did not reply to the requests for further clarification. Consequently it was not possible to analyse the replies of these companies and verify whether they fulfilled the criteria set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004. Their requests were therefore rejected. These companies were informed that their application would not be considered any further, and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
(11)
For four Pakistani exporting producers, the examination of the information submitted showed that they had provided sufficient evidence to prove that they meet the three criteria set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004. Therefore these four producers can be granted the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample (i.e. 5,8 %) in accordance with Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 and be added to the list of exporting producers in the Annex to that Regulation.
(12)
One Pakistani company was unable to prove that it had either exported the product concerned to the EC after the IP, or that it had evidence of irrevocable contractual obligations to export a significant quantity to the Community. This company had exported products claimed to be the product concerned since the IP, but had not declared their exports as being the product concerned under the CN codes listed in recital (1) above. This company was requested to submit additional evidence supporting their claim that this shipment was indeed the product concerned. No additional supporting evidence has been submitted. This company was informed that if they failed to submit any further evidence their application would not be considered any further, and was given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received. Therefore, it could not be established with certainty whether this company had exported the product concerned after the IP as set out in the third criterion in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004, and its request for NEPT had therefore to be rejected.
(13)
One Pakistani company was unable to submit sufficient evidence to support its claim of not having exported the product concerned during the original IP. The company did not submit detailed evidence of its sales activity during and prior to the IP although repetitively requested to do so for the purpose of this investigation. It was therefore impossible to establish whether indeed this company was a new exporting producer fulfilling the first criterion set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004, and its request for NEPT had therefore to be rejected. This company was informed that their application would not be considered any further, and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received.
(14)
One Pakistani company was unable to prove that it was a producer of the product concerned. This applicant did therefore not meet the basic criterion of being an exporting producer and their application could therefore not be considered any further. This company was informed of the rejection and did not comment.
(15)
All the applicants and the Community industry were informed of the final findings of the examination and have had the opportunity to submit their comments. Following disclosure, a number of applicants claimed that they had not replied to the letters and requests of information sent by the Commission because they had not received the correspondence in question or had had internal organisational problems in dealing with such correspondence. The correspondence was checked again and it was concluded that these claims were unfounded. Moreover, a company's non-cooperation cannot be justified by problems of internal organisation. One company requested that their claims were reconsidered. That company did not submit any reasoning or any additional information that could lead to a change in the findings. None of the companies concerned proved that they fulfilled the relevant criteria. The claims were therefore rejected.
D. CONCLUSION
(16)
In consideration of the findings mentioned in recital (11) above, four Pakistani exporting producers fulfil the criteria set out in Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 to be granted NEPT. These companies should therefore be added to the list of cooperating manufactures in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 and be subject to the duty rate of 5,8 %. The requests submitted by the remaining 14 exporting producers should be rejected for the reasons outlined above,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The list of cooperating manufactures in the Annex of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 shall be replaced by the following:
Name
Address
‘A.B. Exports (PVT) Ltd
Off. No 6, Ground Floor,
Business Center, New Civil Lines,
Faisalabad
A.S.T. (PVT) Limited
Saba Square 2-C, Saba Commercial Street No 3,
Phase V Extension, D.H. Authority,
Karachi
Abdur Rahman Corporation (Pvt) Ltd
P-214 Muslim Town #1,
Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Adil Waheed Garments
66-Zubair Colony, Jaranwala Road,
Faisalabad
Afroze Textile Industries (Pvt) Ltd
LA 7/1-7, Block 22 F.B. Area,
Karachi
Al Musawar Textile (PVT) Ltd
Atlas Street, Maqbool Road,
Faisalabad
M/S Al-Ghani International
202 Bhaiwala, Ghona Road,
Faisalabad
Al-Karam Textile Mills (PVT) Ltd
3rd floor, K.D.L.B. Building,
58-West Wharf Road,
Karachi
Al-Latif
W,S, 24, Block-2, Azizabad, F.B. Area,
Karachi-75950
Al-Noor Processing & Textile Mills
Sargodha Road,
Near Bava Chak,
Faisalabad
Al-Raheem Textile
F/40, Block-6, P.E.C.H.S.,
Karachi
Ameer Enterprises
3rd floor, Bismillah Centre, Street No 2,
Karkhana Bazar, Yanr Market,
Faisalabad
Amsons Textile Mills (PVT) Ltd
D-14/B, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Amtex (Private) Limited
1-Km, Khurrianwala-Jaranwala Road,
Faisalabad
Anjum Textile Mills (PVT) Ltd
Anjum Street, Nalka Kohala, Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Apex Corporation
1-19, Arkay Square,
PO Box 13373,
Karachi
M/S Arif Textiles Private Limited
Karim Bibi Street, Bawa Chak,
Sargodha Road
Faisalabad
Arshad Corporation
1088/2, Jail Road
Faisalabad 38000
Arzoo Textile Mills Ltd
2.6 km, Jaranwala Road, Khurrinwala,
Faisalabad
Asia Textile Mills
D-156, S.I.T.E. Avenue,
Karachi
Aziz Sons
D21/Karach, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi-75700
B.I.L. Exporters
15/5, Sector 12/C, North Karachi Industrial Area,
Karachi
Baak Industries
P-107, Akbarabad, Near Allied Hospital,
Faisalabad
Be Be Jan Pakistan Limited
Square No 7, Chak No 204/R.B.,
Faisalabad
Bela Textiles Ltd
A-29/A, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Bismillah Fabrics (PVT) Ltd
3 Km, Jhumbra Road, Khurrianwala,
Faisalabad
Bismillah Textiles (PVT) Ltd
1. KM, Jaranwala Road, Khurrianwala,
Faisalabad
Classic Enterprises
B-1/1, Sector 15, Korangi Industrial Area,
Karachi
M/S Club Textile
Sargodha Road, Ali Block
Faisalabad
Cotton Arts (PVT) Ltd
613/1, Dagrawaan Road,
Faisalabad
D.L. Nash (Private) Ltd
11, Timber Pond, Keamari Road,
Karachi-75620
Dawood Exports PVT Ltd
PO Box 532, Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Decent Textiles
P-1271, Abdullahpur, West Canal Road,
Faisalabad
En Em Fabrics (Pvt) Ltd
10th Km, Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
En Em Industries Ltd
10th Km, Sargodha Road,
Faisalabad
Enn Eff Exports
4th floor, Business Centre, New Civil Lines,
Faisalabad
Faisal Industries
Office 205, Madina City Mall,
Abdullah Haroon Road, Saddar,
Karachi
Fashion Knit Industries
5-Business Centre, Ground Floor,
Mumtaz Hassan Road,
Karachi
Fateh Textile Mills Limited
PO Box No 69, Hali Road, S.I.T.E.,
Hyderabad
Gerpak Textile (PVT) Ltd
317 Clifton Centre, Schon Circle,
Kehkashan Clifton,
Karachi
Gohar Textile mills
208 Chak Road, Zia Town,
Faisalabad
H.A. Industries (PVT) Ltd
10 KM, Jaranwala Road,
Faisalabad
Haroon Fabrics (Private) Limited
P-121, Rafique Colony, Jail Road,
Faisalabad
Hay's (PVT) Limited
A-33, (C), Textile Avenue, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi-75700
M/S Home Furnishings Limited
Plot No 1, 2, 10, 11, Sector IX-B.,
Karachi Export Processing Zone,
Karachi
Homecare Textiles
D-115, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Husein Industries Ltd
HT-8 Landhi Industrial & Trading Estate,
Landhi,
Karachi
Ideal International
A-63/A, SIND Industrial Trading Estate,
Karachi-75700
J.K. Sons Private Limited
3-1/A, Peoples Colony
Jaranwala Road
Faisalabad
Jaquard Weavers
811 Mahmoodabad Colony,
Multan
Kam International
F-152, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Kamal Spinning Mills
4th KM, Jranwala Road, Khurrianwala,
Faisalabad
Kausar Processing Industries (PVT) Ltd
P-61 Gole Chiniot Bazar,
Faisalabad
Kausar Textile Industries (PVT) Ltd
Maqbool Road,
Faisalabad
Khizra Textiles International
P-68, First Floor, Tawakal Cloth Market,
Gol Chiniot Bazar,
Faisalabad-38000
Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited
Peshawar Road,
Rawalpindi
Latif International (PVT) Ltd
Street No 1, Abdullahpur,
Faisalabad
Liberty Mills Limited
A/51-A, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
M/s M.K. SONS Pvt Limited
2 KM, Khurrianwala, Jarranwala Road,
Faisalabad
MSC Textiles (PVT) Ltd
P-19, 1st floor, Montgomery Bazar,
Faisalabad
Mughanum (PVT) Ltd
P-162, Circular Road,
Faisalabad
Mustaqim Dyeing & Printing Industries (Pvt) Ltd
D-14/A, Bada Board, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Naseem Fabrics
Suite #404, 4th floor, Faisalcomplex,
Bilal Road, Civil Lines,
Faisalabad
Nawaz Associates
87 D/1 Main Boulevard Gulberg III,
Lahore
Nazir Industries
Suite 3, 7th floor, Textile Plaza,
M.A. Jinnah Road,
Karachi-74000
Niagara Mills (PVT) Ltd
Kashmir Road, Nishatabad,
Faisalabad
Nina Industries Limited
A-29/A, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Nishitex Enterprises
P-224, Tikka Gali No 2, Y.Y. Plaza.,
1st floor, Montgomery Bazar,
Faisalabad
Parsons Industries (PVT) Ltd
E-53 S.I.T.E.,
Karachi
Popular Fabrics (PVT) Limited
Plot 115, Landhi Industrial Area,
Karachi
Rainbow Industries
810/A, Khanewal Road,
Multan
Rehman International
P-2, Al Rehman House,
Ghulam Rasool Nagar Main Road,
Sarfraz Colony,
Faisalabad
Sadaqat Textile Mills Pvt Ltd
Sadaqat Street, Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Sadiq Siddique Co.
170-A, Latif Cloth Market, M.A. Jinnah Road,
Karachi
Sakina Exports International
#313, Dada Chambers, M.A. Jinnan Road,
Karachi-74000
Samira Fabrics (PVT) Ltd
401-403, Chapal Plaza, Hasrat Mohani Road,
Karachi
Sapphire Textile Mills Limited
313, 3rd floor, Cotton exchange Bldg. I.I.,
Chundrigar Road,
Karachi
Shahzad Siddique (PVT) Ltd
4,5 KM, Khurrainwala Jaranwala Road,
Faisalabad
Shalimar Cotton Export (PVT) Ltd
Yousaf Chowk, Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Sharif Textiles Industries (PVT) Ltd
PO Box 265, Satiana Road,
Faisalabad
Shercotex
39/c, Peoples Colony,
Faisalabad
Sitara Textile Industries Limited
6- K.M., Sargodha Road,
Faisalabad
South Asian Textile Inds.
Street No 3, Hamedabad Colony, Vehari Road,
Multan
Sweety Textiles Pvt Ltd
P-237, 2nd floor, Hassan Arcade
Montgomery Bazar,
Faisalabad
Tex-Arts
P-22, 1st floor, Montgomery Bazar,
Faisalabad
The Crescent Textile Mills Ltd
Sargodha Road,
Faisalabad
Towellers Limited
WSA 30-31, Block 1, Federal B,
Karachi
Union Exports (PVT) Limited
D-204/A, S.I.T.E.,
Karachi-75700
United Finishing Mills Ltd
2nd floor, Regency Arcade, The Mall,
Faisalabad
United Textile Printing Industries (Pvt) Ltd
PO Box 194, Maqbool Road,
Faisalabad
Wintex Exports PVT Ltd
P-17/A, Main Road, Sarfaraz Colony,
Faisalabad
Zafar Fabrics (PVT) Limited
Chak No 119, J.B. (Samana), Sarghoda Road,
Faisalabad
Zamzam Weaving and Processing Mills
Bazar 1, Razabad,
Faisalabad
ZIS Textiles Private Limited
3Km Sheikhupaura Road
Khurrianwala
Faisalabad’
Article 2
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, 23 July 2007.