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EN 1   EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 13.10.2010 
SEC(2010) 1194 final 
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Accompanying document to the  
 
 
28th ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 
 
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
  
ON THE EU’S ANTI-DUMPING, ANTI-SUBSIDY  
 
AND SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES 
 
(2009) 
   
COM(2010) 558  
EN 2   EN TABLE OF CONTENTS 
Executive summary.............................................................................................................. ...... 5 
1. Overview of the legislation .......................................................................................... 7 1.1. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy.................................................................................... 7 1.1.1. The international framework........................................................................................ 7 1.1.2. The EU legislation...................................................................................................... .. 7 
1.2. Safeguards................................................................................................................ .... 8 
1.2.1. The international framework........................................................................................ 8 1.2.2. The EU legislation...................................................................................................... .. 9 
1.3. Anti-subsidy and unfair pricing instrument for airline services................................... 9 
2. Basic concepts............................................................................................................ 10  
2.1. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy.................................................................................. 10 2.1.1. What is dumping and what are countervailab le subsidies - the material conditions for 
the imposition of duties? ............................................................................................ 10 
2.1.2. Procedure ............................................................................................................... .... 11 
2.1.3. Review of measures ................................................................................................... 14 2.1.4. Judicial reviews........................................................................................................ .. 14 
2.2. Safeguards................................................................................................................ .. 14 
2.2.1. What are safeguard measures?................................................................................... 14 2.2.2. Procedure ............................................................................................................... .... 15 
3. TDI Review – Reflection time ................................................................................... 16 4. Country-wide market economy status (MES)............................................................ 17 4.1 China ...................................................................................................................... .... 17 
4.2 Vietnam.................................................................................................................... .. 18 
4.3 Armenia.................................................................................................................... .. 18 
4.4 Kazakhstan ................................................................................................................. 18 
4.5 Mongolia ................................................................................................................... . 18 
4.6.  Belarus .................................................................................................................. ..... 18 
5. Trade Defence Instruments – Raw Material Strategy................................................ 18 6. Information and Communication ac tivities / Bilateral contacts................................. 19 
6.1. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) ............................................................ 19 
EN 3   EN 6.2. Bilateral contacts/inform ation activities – industr y and third countries .................... 20 
7. The Hearing Officer ................................................................................................... 20 8. General overview of anti-dumping and anti -subsidy investigations and measures ... 21 
8.1. New investigations..................................................................................................... 21 8.2. Review investigations ................................................................................................ 23 9. Overview of activities in 2009 ................................................................................... 25 9.1. New investigations..................................................................................................... 25 9.1.1. Initiations ............................................................................................................. ...... 25 
9.1.2. Provisional measures.................................................................................................. 26  
9.1.3. Definitive measures.................................................................................................... 2 7 
9.1.4 Details on individual cases (in alphabetical order) .................................................... 28 
9.1.6. Details on some individual cases ............................................................................... 37 9.2. Review investigations ................................................................................................ 38 9.2.1. Expiry reviews .......................................................................................................... . 38 
9.2.2. Interim reviews ......................................................................................................... . 42 
9.2.3. “Other” interim reviews ............................................................................................. 46 9.2.4. New exporter reviews ................................................................................................ 46 9.2.5. Absorption investigations .......................................................................................... 47 9.2.6 Circumvention investigations .................................................................................... 47 9.3. Safeguard investigations ............................................................................................ 49 10. Enforcement of anti-dumping/countervailing measures ............................................ 49 10.1. Follow-up of measures............................................................................................... 49 10.2. Monitoring of undertakings ....................................................................................... 50 11. Refunds .................................................................................................................... .. 51 
12. Judicial review: decisions given by the Cour t of Justice / Court of First Instance .... 51 
12.1. Overview of the judicial reviews in 2008 .................................................................. 51 
12.2. Cases pending ............................................................................................................ 51 
12.3. New cases................................................................................................................ ... 51 
12.4. Judgments rendered and orders issued by the General Court .................................... 51 
12.4.1 Certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or  non-alloy steel origin ating in, inter alia, 
Ukraine – T-249/06 – Interpipe Nikopols ky Seamless Tubes Plant Niko Tube ZAT 
EN 4   EN and Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant VAT v. Council of the 
European Union – Judgment of 10 March 2009 (OJ C 90 of 18.04.2009, p.25)....... 52 
12.4.2  Certain electronic weighing scales (REW S) originating in, inter alia, China – T-
299/05 – Shanghai Excell M&E Enterprise C o. Ltd and Shanghai Adaptech Precision 
Co. Ltd v. Council of the European Uni on – Judgment of 18 March 2009 (OJ C 113 
of 16.05.2009, p.30) ................................................................................................... 53 
12.4.3 Lever arch mechanisms originating in  China – T-296/06 – Dongguan Nanzha Leco 
Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd v. Council of the European Union – Judgment of 23 
September 2009 (OJ C 267 of 07.11.2009, p.55) ...................................................... 54 
12.4.4 Certain footwear with uppe rs of leather originating i n, inter alia, China – T-1/07 – 
Apache Footwear Ltd and Apache II Foot wear Ltd (Qingxin) v. Council of the 
European Union – Judgment of 9 December 2009 (OJ C 24 of 30.01.2010, p.46)... 54 
12.5. Judgments rendered by the Court of Justice .............................................................. 55 12.5.1 Ironing boards originating in, inter al ia, China – C-141/08 P – Foshan Shunde 
Yongjian Housewares & Hardware Co. Ltd. (appellant) Council of the European 
Union (defendant at first instance) – Judgment of 1 October 2009 (OJ C 282 of 
21.11.2009, p.9) ......................................................................................................... 55 
13. Activities in the framework of th e World Trade Orga nization (WTO) ..................... 56 
13.1. Dispute settlement in the field of an ti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards .......... 56 
13.1.1. Overview of the WTO dispute settlement procedure................................................. 56 13.1.2. Dispute settlement procedures against the Union ...................................................... 56 13.2. Other WTO activities ................................................................................................. 57 14. Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 57 
ANNEX A........................................................................................................................ ........ 60 
ANNEX B ........................................................................................................................ ........ 61 
ANNEX C ........................................................................................................................ ........ 63 
ANNEX D........................................................................................................................ ........ 64 
ANNEX E ........................................................................................................................ ........ 65 
ANNEX F........................................................................................................................ ......... 66 
ANNEX G........................................................................................................................ ........ 68 
 
EN 5   EN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
This report is submitted to the European Par liament following its resolution of 16 December 
1981 on the EU's anti-dumping activities1, and the report of the European Parliament’s 
Committee on industry, external trade, research and energy2.  
This report, as in previous years, gives an overv iew of the EU legislation in force with regard 
to trade defence instruments, including safeguards.  
The report also summarises the developments in  general policy. As in previous years, the 
report no longer contains a commentary on each individual case. It give s an overview of all 
investigations together with th e most essential information, such  as for instance the rate of 
individual duty imposed. In turn, cases which me rit some special attention are treated in more 
detail. Consequently, the report is more factua l and condensed and covers the essential facts 
of the year. The detailed annexe s which cover all cases ensure that the factual content of the 
report remains meaningful and sufficient to pr ovide a full overview of the activity in 2009.  
2009 saw a slight increase in the number of ne w cases initiated when compared to the 
previous year, 21 as compared to 20 in 2008. Regarding other activities, 2009 saw a doubling 
in the number of provisional measures imposed (10) while the number of i nvestigations 
terminated without measures in creased from 3 in 2008 to 11 in 2009.  There was a drop in the 
number of definitive measures imposed down from 16 in 2008 to 11 in 2009.  
As regards review investigations initiated, ther e was a significant increa se from 23 in 2008 to 
34 in 2009.  These included 11 expiry reviews an d 14 interim reviews.  In the period 5 expiry 
reviews were concluded with confirmation of  the measures and 13 interim reviews were 
concluded with the measures bei ng confirmed and/or amended.   
There was no new activity in the area of safe guards.  There were no safeguard measures in 
place at the start of 2009 and this did not change  during the year. As in previous years, this 
report continues to provide an overview on the Court cases relating to the trade policy 
instruments. In 2009, the Cour t of Justice (COJ) and the Ge neral Court (GC) rendered 13 
judgments in total relating to the areas of anti-dumping or anti-subsidy. 2009 was the second 
year of activity for the Hearing Officer in DG Trade, who became operational in April 2007.  
The main task of the Hearing Officer is to guara ntee the full exercise of  rights of defence in 
trade proceedings before the European Commis sion.  In doing so the Hearing Officer also 
contributed to improved transp arency in TDI activities.  
The European Parliament's INTA Committee was regularly informed about developments in 
the EU's trade defence activities. 
The relevant activities in the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are also 
reported including dispute settlement procedures  initiated against the EU. The report also 
addresses the continuation of the negot iations on the Anti-dumping and Subsidies 
Agreements, in which the Commission c ontinued to play an active role.  
The annexes to this report provide eas y access to the activities in table form. 
                                                 
1 OJ C 11, 18.1.1982, p. 37. 
2 PE 141.178/fin of 30.11.1990, reporter Mr Gijs DE VRIES. 
EN 6   EN This report is also availa ble to the general public.  
Internet Website : http://ec.europa.eu/trade/t ackling-unfair-trade/trade- defence/anti-dumping/ 
EN 7   EN 1. O VERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATION  
1.1. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy 
1.1.1. The international framework 
On an international level, unfair trading practices such as dumping and the granting 
of subsidies were identified as a threat to open markets as ear ly as 1947, when the 
first GATT agreement was signed. The agreement contained specific provisions allowing GATT members to take action against these practices if they caused material injury to the domestic in dustry of a GATT member. Even though, the 
beginning of the disciplines dates back quite some time, world trade is currently still 
distorted by unfair practices, making the instruments still relevant. 
Since the beginning, considerable efforts ha ve been made to harmonise the rules 
relating to trade instruments. During the last GATT round (the « Uruguay Round ») 
which led to the creation of the WTO a nd the detailed Anti-Dumping and Anti-
Subsidy Agreements, much of the atten tion was focused on the procedural and 
material conditions to be fulfilled before m easures can be adopted. The EU played an 
active role in the negotiation of these rele vant criteria which are reflected in its own 
legislation. The EU's role is the more so  important today as a number of new users 
take action without the necessa ry rigor and restraint, affecting negatively also EU 
operators. The role the EU plays as a prude nt user has therefore also an exemplary 
function at WTO level. 
1.1.2. The EU legislation 
The EU’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy legislation was first enacted in 1968 and 
has since been modified severa l times. The current basic texts , which form the legal 
basis of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investig ations in the EU, entered into force in 
March 1996 and October 1997 respectively. Thes e are in line with  the Anti-Dumping 
and Anti-Subsidy Agreements adopted during the GATT/WTO negotiations. The 
basic texts are: 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of  30 November 2009 on protection 
against dumped imports from countries not members of the European EU – 
Codified Version
3 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against 
subsidized imports from countries not me mbers of the European EU – Codified 
Version4. 
These regulations will overall be referre d to as the "basic Regulation(s)". 
The EU legislation contains a number of provisions aimed at ensuring a balanced 
application of the EU’s Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy rules on all interested 
                                                 
3 OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p.51 Codified version 
4 OJ L 188, 18.07.2009, p. 93 Codified Version 
EN 8   EN parties. These provisions include the “EU in terest test” and the “lesser duty rule”, 
which go beyond the WTO obligations. 
The EU interest test is a public interest cl ause and provides that measures can only be 
taken if they are not contrary to the overa ll interest of the EU. This requires an 
analysis of all the economic interests invol ved, including those of  the EU industry, 
users, consumers and traders of the product concerned. The EU interest test does not 
involve wider aspects such as foreign or development policy considerations. 
The lesser duty rule requires the measures imposed by the EU to be lower than the 
dumping or subsidy margin, if such lower dut y rate is sufficient to remove the injury 
suffered by the EU industry. Su ch a “no-injury” rate is de termined by using the cost 
of production of the EU industry and a reas onable profit margin; it reduces the anti-
dumping measures for individual exporting co mpanies in almost ha lf of the cases and 
is applied, on a world-wide level,  only by the EU on a regular basis. 
1.2. Safeguards 
1.2.1. The international framework 
The principle of liberalisation of imports was set under the GATT 1947 and 
strengthened under the 1994 WT O Agreements. As safeguard measures consist of 
the unilateral withdrawal or suspension of  a tariff concession or of other trade 
liberalisation obligations formerly agreed, th ey have to be considered as an exception 
to this principle. Arti cle XIX GATT 1994 and the WT O Agreement on Safeguards 
do not only impose strict conditions for the ap plication of this "e scape clause”, but 
also put in place a multilateral control mechanism under the WTO Committee on Safeguards. 
Under WTO rules, safeguard  action has to be viewed  as a temporary defence 
measure that applies to all imports of th e product covered by a measure, irrespective 
of origin. As regards non-WTO members, safeguard measures may be selective and 
apply to products originating in a speci fic country. WTO Acce ssion Protocols may 
also provide for such selective safeguard mechanisms (e.g. the People's Republic of China's Protocol of Accession). 
WTO safeguards should only be adopted after a comprehensive investigation which 
provides evidence of the existence of a) unforeseen developments leading to b) 
increased imports, c) the existence of a serious injury for EU producers and d) a 
causal link between the imports and th e injury. WTO Accession Protocols may 
provide for specific requirements. 
EN 9   EN 1.2.2. The EU legislation 
The above-mentioned principles are all refl ected in the relevant EU regulations, 
except for the “unforeseen development requi rement” (which is not in the EU law 
but has been confirmed as a self-sta nding condition by WTO jurisprudence). 
Additionally, the adoption of measures in the EU requires an analysis of all interests 
concerned, i.e. the impact of the measur es on producers, users and consumers. In 
other words, safeguard action can only be taken when it is in the EU’s interest to do so. The current EU safeguard instrument s are covered by the following regulations: 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 260/2009
5 on the common rules of imports – 
Codified Version 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 519/946 on common rules for imports from 
certain third countries and repealin g Regulations (EEC) Nos 1765/82, 1766/82 
and 3420/83. This Regulation was ame nded in 2003 when a Transitional 
Product-Specific Safeguard Mechanism fo r imports originating in the People’s 
Republic of China was adopted7. This Regulation ensures that Council 
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 is no longer ap plicable to the People’s Republic of 
China; 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 517/948 on common rules for imports of textile 
products from certain third countries not covered by bilateral agreements, 
protocols or other arrangements, or by other specific EU import rules. 
These regulations will overall be referred to  as the "basic safeguard Regulation(s)". 
1.3. Anti-subsidy and unfair pricing in strument for airline services 
Regulation No 868/20049 dealing with the effect of subsidisation and unfair pricing 
for air services from third countries whic h was adopted by the EP and the Council in 
2004 requested the Commission to prepare a methodology to assess unfair pricing 
practices. This complex work, involving differe nt services of the Commission as well 
as external experts, is on-going. The re sulting methodology should be both derived 
from the significant EU experience in trade in goods and adapted to the highly 
specific sector of the air-services. 
                                                 
5 OJ L 349, 31.12.94, p. 53, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2200/2004 
(OJ L 374, 22.12.2004, p. 1). 
6 OJ L 67, 10.3.94, p. 89, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3.2003, p. 1) 
7 Council Regulation (EC) No 427/2003 (OJ L 65, 8.3. 2003, p. 1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) 
No 1985/2003 (OJ L 295, 13.11.2003, p. 43) 
8 OJ L 67, 10.3.94, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1786/2006 
(OJ L 337, 5.12.2006, p. 12). 
9 OJ L 162, 30.4.2004, p. 1 
EN 10   EN 2. B ASIC CONCEPTS  
2.1. Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy 
2.1.1. What is dumping and what are countervail able subsidies - the material conditions 
for the imposition of duties? 
2.1.1.1. Dumping and subsidies 
Dumping is traditionally defined as price discrimination between national markets, or 
as selling below cost of production, plus profit. The EU’s anti -dumping legislation 
defines anti-dumping as selling a product in  the EU at a price below its “normal 
value”. This “normal value” is usually the actual sales price on the domestic market of the exporting country. Therefore, a count ry is selling at dumped prices if the 
prices in its home market ar e higher than its export prices  (i.e. price discrimination). 
Where sales in the domestic market are not representative, for instance because they 
have only been made in small quantities, th e normal value may then be established 
on another basis, such as the sales prices  of other producers on the domestic market 
or the cost of production, plus profit. In the latter case, a company is selling at 
dumped prices if its export  prices are below the cost  of production, plus profit. 
A certain segregation of the ma rket, triggered by a variety of  distortions, exists in the 
majority of the cases where dumping occurs on a more than incidental basis. That 
segregation may be caused, amongst other r easons, by government intervention. As a 
result, exporters are shielded, at least to a certain degree, from international competition on their domestic market. 
Subsidies can have similar effects to sale s at dumped prices in that they allow 
exporters to operate from a distorted home base. Subsidie s involve a direct support 
from a government or a government-directe d private body which has the effect of 
conferring a benefit to produ cers or exporters (e.g. gran ts, tax and duty exemptions, 
preferential loans at below commercial rates, export prom otion schemes, etc.), all 
aimed at allowing the exporters  to sell at low prices in the EU. Only subsidies which 
are “specific”, i.e. targeted at indivi dual companies or certain sectors of the 
economy, can be subject to trade defence measures. 
Both anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures are thus only second- best solutions in 
the absence of internationally agreed and enforced competition rules. 
2.1.1.2. Material injury and causation 
For measures to be taken against these unfair trading practices, it is not sufficient that 
companies are exporting their products to th e EU at dumped or subsidised prices. 
Measures can only be taken if these exports  cause material injury to EU producers. 
EN 11   EN Typical indicators of injury are that the dumped and/or subsidised import volumes 
increase over a certain period and import pric es undercut the sales prices of the EU 
industry. As a consequence, the latter is forced to decrease production volumes and 
sales prices thus losing market shares, making losses or having to make employees 
redundant. In extreme cases, exporters may tr y to eliminate viable EU producers by 
using a predatory, below cost, pricing strate gy. In any event, the injury analysis 
requires that all relevant f actors be taken into account before deciding whether the 
EU industry is in fact su ffering “material injury”. 
A further condition for the imposition of measures is the need for “a causal link”: the 
injury must be caused  by the dumping or the subsidy. This condition is often fulfilled 
when the injury to the EU industry coin cides with the increase in dumped and 
subsidised imports. It is important to note that the dumped or subsidised imports do 
not have to be the only cause of the injury. 
2.1.1.3. EU interest 
Finally, it has to be established whether there are compelling reasons according to 
which measures would be contrary to the ove rall interest of the EU. In this respect, 
the interests of all relevant economic ope rators which might be affected by the 
outcome of the investigation must be ta ken into account. These interests typically 
include those of the EU industry, user s, consumers and traders of the product 
concerned and the analysis assesses the posi tive impact measures will have on some 
operators as opposed to the negative im pact on others. Measures should not be 
imposed only if it can be clearly concl uded that their negative impact would be 
disproportionate,. 
2.1.2. Procedure 
Investigations are carried out in accordan ce with the procedural rules laid down in 
the basic Regulations. These rules guarantee a transparent, fair and objective 
proceeding by granting significant procedural ri ghts to interested parties. In addition, 
the results of an investigation are publishe d in the Official Journal, and the EU is 
obliged to justify its decisions  in this publication. Finally, it  is ensured that each case 
is decided on its merits and the Commission doe s not hesitate to terminate a case if 
the conditions to impose measures are not met. 
Whereas each investigation is different  depending on the pr oducts and countries 
involved, all cases follow the same procedural  rules. However, certain preferential 
rules apply to the candidate countries. The rules relating to a new case are summarised below. 
EN 12   EN Initiation  
A case normally starts with a sufficiently substantiated complaint from the EU 
industry manufacturing the same or a simila r product to the one referred to in the 
complaint. Then, the Commission assesses wh ether the complaint contains sufficient 
evidence to allow for the initiation of the case. A case is opened by a notice of 
initiation published in the Official Journal.  In this notice, all interested parties, 
including users, exporting country authorit ies in anti-subsidy investigations in 
particular and, where appropria te, consumer organisations are invited to participate 
and co-operate in the proceedings. Detailed  questionnaires are sent to producers in 
the exporting countries, in anti-subsidy inve stigations also to the exporting country 
authorities, and in the EU to the producers,  traders (in particular  importers) and other 
interested parties, such as  users. These questionnaires cover all different conditions 
to be fulfilled, i.e. dumping/subsidy, injury, causation and EU interest. The parties are also informed that they can request  a hearing and ask for access to the non-
confidential files which will help them defend their case. 
The investigation up to th e provisional measures 
Following receipt of the replies to the questi onnaire, investigations are carried out by 
Commission officials at the premis es of the co-operating parties. 
The main purpose of these visits is to ve rify whether the information given in the 
questionnaires is reliable. The verified info rmation is subsequently used to calculate 
or determine the dumping margin and the in jury factors, in particular the price 
undercutting margin and injury elimination level, as well as for the EU interest 
analysis. The respective calculations and analysis often involve the processing of 
thousands of transactions, the complex examination of production costs and the 
assessment of the economic situatio n of numerous economic operators. 
The results of the calculations and othe r findings are summarised in a working 
document, on the basis of which it is de cided - after consulta tion of the Member 
States in the Advisory Committee - whethe r to impose provisional measures, whether 
to continue the investigation without pr oposing duties or whether to terminate the 
proceedings. In either eventuality, at th is stage the decision is the Commission's 
responsibility. 
The investigation up to the definitive stage 
Following the publication in the Official  Journal of a Comm ission regulation 
imposing provisional duties, interested pa rties which so request receive a full 
disclosure which allows them to verify  the Commission’s findings and to submit 
comments. Comments can also be made at  a hearing. These provisional submissions 
and comments are taken into account when a second, definitive, working document is prepared by the Commission. 
EN 13   EN After final disclosure, assessment of comment s of interested parties and consultation 
of the Member States on the basis of th e second working document, the Commission 
makes a proposal to the Council whether or not to impose definitive measures. Another possibility is that the Comm ission accepts undertakings offered by 
exporters, which undertake to respect minimu m prices. In the latter case, no duties 
are generally imposed on the companies from which undertakings are accepted. 
As set out above, throughout the process and at various specific steps, the procedure 
- consisting e.g. of requests for inform ation, hearings, access to the file and 
disclosure – ensures that the rights of defence of interested  parties are fully respected 
in this quasi-judicial process. 
Unless the Council decides by a simple ma jority not to adopt the Commission 
proposal for definitive measures, such  measures are imposed. The regulation 
imposing definitive duties, and deciding on the collection of the provisional duties, is published in the Official Journal. 
In view of the findings made, it may also be decided to termin ate a case without the 
imposition of measures. The same proce dure (disclosure, comments, hearing, 
working document) as described above appl ies. The termination of the case would 
generally be made by a Commission Deci sion after consultation of the Member 
States. 
Timing  
The procedure described above is subject to strict statutory time limits. A decision to 
impose provisional duties must be taken with in nine months of the initiation and the 
total duration of an investigation is limite d to fifteen months in anti-dumping cases 
and to thirteen months in anti-subsidy cases. This leads to significant time constraints, taking into account, inter alia , internal consultations  and the necessity to 
publish regulations and decisions in all EU languages at the same time. 
Anti-dumping or countervailing measures wi ll normally remain in force for five 
years, and may consist of duties or undertak ings concluded with exporters. Measures 
are taken on a countrywide ba sis, but individual treatment, i.e. the application of a 
company-specific duty, can be granted to exporters which have co-operated 
throughout the investigation. During the fi ve-year period, interested parties may, 
under certain conditions, request  a review of measures or  the refund of anti-dumping 
duties paid. Measures may also be suspende d for a certain period, subject to given 
criteria. 
EN 14   EN 2.1.3. Review of measures 
The basic Regulations provide for admini strative reviews and distinguish between 
interim reviews, newcomer re views and expiry reviews.  
The expiry review  is initiated at the end of the fi ve year life-time of the measures. 
Initiation of such a review requires a reque st by the EU industry evidencing that the 
expiry of the measures would lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
injury. Since the amendment to the basic Re gulations, expiry reviews initiated after 
20 March 2004 are subject to st rict deadlines, i.e. they shall normally be concluded 
within 12 months of the date of initiation of the review, but  in all cases be concluded 
within 15 months. 
During the five year life-time of me asures, the Commission may perform an interim 
review . Under the latter procedure, the Commission will consider whether the 
circumstances with regard to subsidy/dum ping and injury have changed significantly 
or whether existing measures are achiev ing the intended results in removing the 
injury. Since 20 March 2006, the deadline for c oncluding an interim review is set at 
12 months, but no later than 15 months. 
Finally, the basic Regulations provide that a review shall be carried out to determine 
individual margins for new exporters in  the exporting countr y concerned. Since 20 
March 2006, the deadline for conclusion of newcomer reviews is nine months.  
During these reviews, the main procedural  rules outlined in ch apter 2.1.2 are also 
applicable. 
2.1.4. Judicial reviews 
The procedural rights of the parties, including he arings and access to non-
confidential files, are respect ed in the course of the proceeding, and a system of 
judicial review is in plac e to ensure their correct im plementation. The competence to 
review anti-dumping and anti-subsidy cases lies with the Court of First Instance and 
the Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Furt hermore, WTO members may recourse to 
the WTO dispute settlement mechanism. 
2.2. Safeguards 
2.2.1. What are safeguard measures? 
Safeguard measures allow temporary protect ion against the adverse effects of import 
surges. Under the EU legislation10 implementing the WTO Safeguards Agreement, 
they can be applied under the followi ng conditions: safeguard measures may be 
imposed if, as a result of unforeseen deve lopments, a product is being imported into 
the EU in such increased qua ntities and/or on such terms and conditions as to cause, 
or threaten to cause, serious injury to EU  producers of like or directly competitive 
products. Safeguard measures may only be imposed to the extent and for such time as may be necessary to prevent or remedy the injury.  
                                                
 
10 Council Regulation (EC) No 260/2009 on common rules for imports (Codified version). 
EN 15   EN 2.2.2. Procedure 
Investigations are carried out in accordan ce with the procedural rules laid down in 
the basic safeguard Regulations. These ru les guarantee a transparent, fair and 
objective proceeding. In addition, the resu lts of safeguard investigations are 
published in the Official Journal, and the EU is obliged to justify its decisions in this 
publication. 
Initiation  
The Commission is informed by one or more Member States should trends in imports 
of a certain product appear to  call for safeguard measures. This information must 
contain evidence available, of the following cr iteria: a) the volume of imports, b) the 
price of imports, c) trends  in certain economic factors such as production, capacity 
utilisation, stocks, sales, ma rket share, prices, profits, employment, etc.. Where there 
is a threat of serious injury, the Commissi on must also examine whether it is clearly 
foreseeable that a particular situation is likely to develop into actual injury. 
This information is immediately passed on by the Commission to all other Member 
States, at which stage consultations ar e held within the Advisory Safeguard 
Committee. If there is sufficient evidence to  justify an investigation, the Commission 
publishes a notice of initiation in the Official  Journal within one month of receipt of 
the information and commences the inves tigation, acting in co -operation with the 
Member States. 
Provisional measures  
Provisional measures may be imposed at any stage of the investigation. They shall be 
applied in critical circumstances where delay would cause damage which would be 
difficult to repair, making immediate act ion necessary, and where a preliminary 
determination provides clear evidence that increased imports have caused, or are threatening to cause, serious injury. 
The duration of the provisional measures ca n, however, not exceed 200 days (i.e. six 
months). 
Definitive measures  
If, at the end of the investigation, the Comm ission considers that definitive safeguard 
measures are necessary, it will take the necessary decisions no later than nine months from the initiation of the investigation, at which stage the results of the investigation are being published in the Official Journa l. In exceptional circumstances, this time 
limit may be extended by a further maxi mum period of two months, provided a 
notice is published in the O fficial Journal specifying th e duration of the extension 
and a summary of its reasons. 
EN 16   EN Safeguard measures shall be applied only to  the extent to prevent or remedy serious 
injury, thereby maintaining as far as possibl e traditional trade flows. As to the form 
of the measures, the EU will choose the measures most suitable in order to achieve these objectives. These measures could c onsist of quantitative quotas, tariff quotas, 
duties, etc. 
Duration and review of the measures 
The duration of safeguard measures must be  limited to the period of time necessary 
to prevent or remedy serious injury and to f acilitate adjustments on the part of the EU 
producers, but should not exceed four years,  including the duration of the provisional 
measures, if any. Under certain circumstan ces, extensions may be necessary but the 
total period of application of safeguard measures should not exceed eight years. 
If the duration of the measur es exceeds one year, the measures must be progressively 
liberalised at regular intervals during th e period of application. If the duration 
exceeds three years, the Commission should seek consultations with the Advisory 
Safeguard Committee in order to examine th e effects of the measures, to determine 
the appropriateness of further liberalisation and to ascertain that the application of the measures is still necessary. Depending on the consultations, the measures may be 
revoked or amended. 
3. TDI
 REVIEW – REFLECTION TIME  
The process launched by former Trad e Commissioner Mandelson ("Green Paper 
process") addressing the possi bility of reforming the anti-dumping rules with a view 
to modernising and making the system mo re transparent was put on hold at the 
beginning of 2008 due to clear lack of consensus among Member States (and 
European Parliament). This refl ection process continued in 2009.  
The new Trade Commissioner's portfolio in cludes e.g. the question of updating and 
modernising our current trade defence instruments. At the European Parliament 
hearing in 2009 the new Trade Commissione r signalled openness to this debate but 
subject to clear conditions including that the results of the DDA WTO negotiations 
on the TDI must be awaited before launchi ng the process again.  This is a view 
which is shared by most stakeholders. A further pre-condition is that sufficient 
support is needed by all st akeholders to proceed.  
Despite the postponement of "reform" due to  insufficient consensus at the time, the 
Commission, Member States and stakeholders have last year  identified transparency 
as an area where the EU's TDI system coul d be modernised.  In  mid 2009, after an 
intensive and wide ranging consultation, the Commission agreed with EU Member 
States on ways in which transparency in TDI proceedings can be improved. The measures proposed (e.g. a greatly enhanced  TDI website; the provision of specific 
assistance to SMEs; the simplification of TDI questionnaires; more extensive 
disclosure to interested parties in TDI proceeding and an enhanced role for the 
Hearing Officer) can be carri ed out without any legisl ative changes and are now 
being implemented. The full implementation is expected to be concluded in 2010. 
 
EN 17   EN 4. C OUNTRY -WIDE MARKET ECONOMY STATUS (MES) 
A normal anti-dumping investigation can only be conducted if costs and prices are 
reliable and the result of market forces. Th ere are five criteria to  determine whether a 
country can be considered a full market  economy for the purpos e of anti-dumping 
investigations (according to Article 2 (7) of the basis antidumping Regulation). 
These criteria are:  
i. a low degree of government influence over the allocation of resources and 
decisions of enterprises, whether directly  or indirectly (e.g. public bodies), for 
example through the use of state-fixed prices , or discrimination in  the tax, trade or 
currency regimes; 
ii. an absence of state-induced distortions in the operation of enterprises linked to 
privatisation and the use of non-mark et trading or compensation system; 
iii. the existence and implementation of a transparent and non-discriminatory 
company law which ensures adequate corporate governanc e (application of 
international accounting standards, protecti on of shareholders, pub lic availability of 
accurate company information); 
iv. the existence and implementation of a co herent, effective and transparent set of 
laws which ensure the respect of propert y rights and the operat ion of a functioning 
bankruptcy regime; 
v. the existence of a genuine  financial sector which ope rates independently from 
the state and which in law and practice is subject to sufficient guarantee provisions 
and adequate supervision. 
To obtain Market Economy Status for trade defence investigations all five criteria 
must be met.  
2009 saw the continued evaluation of five  requests for country-wide MES by the 
Commission (China, Viet nam, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia). The 
Government of the Republic of Belarus also lodged an official request to be granted  
market economy status in May 2009 and analysis of the Belarus file will start once additional information has been received from them. 
These five applicant countries are at differe nt stages of progress in terms of meeting 
the five criteria for MES.  Companies from these applicant countries have the 
possibility to request market economy treat ment on an individual basis in the context 
of anti-dumping investigations.  
4.1 China  
China is undoubtedly the most  important MES applicant co untry and the first of the 
six countries to have requested the status. 
The first preliminary assessment was prepar ed in 2004 which concluded at that time 
that China fulfilled only one of the five MES criteria i.e. the second criteria outlined 
above. 
In July 2009 the 9
th thematic MES Working Group China met in Brussels. The 
meeting took place in a good atmosphere a nd provided some constructive proposals 
for the future work of this Working Group. Following comprehensive consultation 
the Chinese authorities finally provided f eed-back on the terms of reference of the 
study on the accounting practices of China and declared that they would provide the 
EN 18   EN necessary support for the study. The study w ill be financed by the Commission and 
therefore the Commission publis hed the relevant tender document late autumn last 
year. A contractor has been selected and th e results of the study will be available at 
the end of 2010. After the presentation of th e last preliminary assessment report in 
mid 2008, the year 2009 was used as a period for further assessment of China's progress towards a market economy. The Comm ission will continue  their ev aluation 
in close cooperation with relevant Chines e's authorities and a further report is 
expected for early 2010 
4.2 Vietnam 
Vietnam's second preliminary assessment re port was near completion at the end of 
2009. To prepare this report a number of bilateral meetings with Vietnamese's 
authorities took place in the c ourse of the year. Efforts also focussed on identifying 
steps which are needed to achieve fast results in terms of Vietnam's goal to be granted market economy status.   
4.3 Armenia 
The first assessment report of Armenia's requests to be granted market economy 
status was completed at the end of 2009 a nd transmitted to the Council.  The report 
concluded that Armenia had made signi ficant progress to wards MES already 
fulfilling two of the five criteria for MES. 
4.4 Kazakhstan 
Following the replies submitted to the European Commission by the Kazakh 
Government at the end of May 2008, ther e have been a number of legislative 
developments which may have had a beari ng, directly or indi rectly, on costs and 
prices in the context of anti-dumping inve stigations. As a result, in August 2009, the 
Commission requested certain information concerning these legal developments. In 
the meantime, the drafting of the first assessment report was ongoing during 2009.  
4.5 Mongolia 
After the decision of the Mongolian Governme nt to postpone the on spot verification 
mission scheduled for autumn 2008 the Co mmission repeated its readiness for a 
further mission. At the end of May 2009 Mo ngolia responded positively on this 
Commission's proposal. The mission is scheduled to take place around mid 2010. 
The Commission provided information on pr ogress of the MES assessment at the 
Joint EU-Mongolia Trade Committee in September 2009.  
4.6.  Belarus 
In May 2009 the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic  of Belarus addressed an 
official request to the EU for market ec onomy status. A number of meetings took 
place with the Belarus authorities to expl ain the MES assessment  procedure and the 
decision making process.  The Commission al so invited the Belorussian authorities 
to submit more substantial background info rmation concerning the concrete market 
situation and the existence and application of laws which are relevant in the context of the MES assessment.  
5. T
RADE DEFENCE INSTRUMENTS – RAW MATERIAL STRATEGY  
TDI provides certain tools to address some consequences of distortions in the supply 
of raw materials in line with the overall  Commission's trade polic y on raw materials. 
EN 19   EN In 2009 definitive anti-dumping measures we re imposed on fasteners originating in 
China.  In the context of this investiga tion five Chinese companies selected in the 
sample had requested Market economy trea tment. However all five were denied 
MET on the grounds that the costs of the major input, steel wire rod, did not 
substantially reflect market values, as required by Article 2(7)(c) of the basic 
Regulation. The investigation had found that  the prices of steel wire rod on the 
Chinese market were significantly lower th an those charged on other markets, such 
as Europe, India, North America and Japan. It was found that, as China has to import 
the majority of its iron ore at international market prices it does not benefit from any 
natural comparative advantage, which c ould have explained the abnormally low 
prices of steel wire rod on th eir domestic market.  Furthe r investigation into various 
studies pointed to significant State interference in the sector including significant Government subsidies, various tax concessions and grants.   This state interference in 
the sector clearly gave Chinese fasteners an unfair competitive advantage over their 
European counterparts and demonstrated ve ry clearly that the companies concerned 
were not operating in market economy conditions as claimed.  This was the first case where MET was refused on these grounds.    
The existence of such distortions is also  taken into account when assessing requests 
for global Market Economy Status (MES) by non-market economies.  In this context 
the role of the country concerned is exam ined vis-à-vis their interference in the 
market and any policies which result in dist orted prices of raw materials.      
6. I
NFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES / BILATERAL CONTACTS  
6.1. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) 
The Commission recognises the important role  that SMEs have in the EU's economy. 
The Commission is also aware of the f act that SME's involved either as EU 
producers, importers or users in trade defence investigations initiated by the 
Commission or as exporters in investigations initiated  by third countries find it 
difficult to participate in such investigations.  
The Trade Defence Helpdesk for SMEs was set up in view of the complexity of TDI 
proceedings, especially for SME's, because of their small size and their fragmentation. Its role is to address sp ecific SME questions and problems regarding 
TDIs, both of a general nature or case-sp ecific. A part of the TDI website is 
dedicated to SMEs, and refers to the Trad e Defence Helpdesk contact points. This 
TDI website was completely revised, ma king it more accessible and user-friendly, 
especially for SMEs. 
In 2009 these contact points received many requests for information, which were all 
immediately addressed. These requests concer ned both the procedur es and content of 
TDI proceedings. 
At the end of 2009, the Commission launched a study to identify the needs of SMEs 
in the 27 EU Member States when submitti ng a complaint or participating in trade 
defence investigations as an importer or as a user. The outcome of the study should 
also include specific proposals on how the Commission could better assist SMEs in 
all areas of such investigations.  
EN 20   EN A contractor is selected and the final study report will be ready at the last quarter 
2010.  
6.2. Bilateral contacts/infor mation activities – industry and third countries 
Explaining the legislation and practice of the EU's trade defence activity is an 
important part of the work of the TDI services.   
A seminar on trade defence for officials from  third countries had been scheduled to 
take place in 2009 but had to be deferred to 2010.  However there were a number of 
bilateral contacts dedicated to discussing va rious trade defence related topics with a 
number of third countries including Ch ina, Korea and Ukraine held in 2009. 
There were also several meetings with key stakeholder associations and companies in 
2009, including a number of events with Bu siness Europe (namely a general meeting 
with all the most relevant members of the association and severa l bilateral meetings 
with Business Europe's Committee on Trade Policy), as well as a one-day seminar 
with the most relevant asso ciations of importers and di stributors in April 2009.   
7. T HE HEARING OFFICER  
2009 was the second full year of activity for the Hearing Officer for DG Trade, who 
became operational in April 2007.  The Hearin g Officer is admini stratively attached 
to the Director General of DG Trade but  acts independently. He reports to the 
Director General.  
The main task of the Hearing Officer is to  guarantee the full exercise of rights of 
defence in trade proceedings before th e European Commission.  The rights of 
defence include not only the right to be heard and to have access to the file but comprises a wider set of rights described in  the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights as 
follows: the right of every person (i) "to be heard, before any individual measure 
which would affect him or her adversely is taken", (ii) "to have  his or her affairs 
handled impartially, fairly and within a reas onable time" and (iii) "to have access to 
his or her file, while respecting the legitimate interests of confidentiality and of 
professional and business secrecy". The Hear ing Officer also advises the Director 
General of DG Trade on issues related to due process and on any issues arising out of trade proceedings, where appropriate.  
In 2009 the Hearing Officer had 30 interventions in  24 cases and held 14 hearings. 
He intervened at different stages of th e investigations – at complaint's stage, 
sampling, MET/IT, choice of an analogue  country, provisional, undertaking and 
definitive stage. The requests concerned issues covering almost all aspects of an investigation. The analysis of  the cases shows that intere sted parties see advantages 
in involving the Hearing Officer as a me diator and as a neutral authority through 
which they can invoke reconsideration of their arguments and receive more detailed explanations on their factual and legal situation. The part icipation in hearings with 
the Hearing Officer and the implementation of the improved transparency policy also 
showed the need and the willingness of the investigation services to request the advice of the Hearing Officer.  
EN 21   EN The majority of requests for intervention of the Hearing Officer in 2009 concerned 
the access to and the quality of the non-conf idential files. The other main field of 
activity of the Hearing Officer concerned th e timing and content of disclosures. In 
the opinion of the Hearing Offi cer, interested parties must have significantly more 
than 10 days for comments on disclosure in  review cases. In addition, interested 
parties could obtain more detailed explanat ions which would enable them to better 
understand the facts and considerations  on which the Comm ission made its 
decisions. 
The Hearing Officer continued to be associ ated in a number of policy discussions 
related to due process issues undertak en by the TDI serv ices and welcomed 
improvement for example by the new Notice of Initiation and the improved policy on 
the non-confidential files.  
An update of the Guidelines on cooperati on between the Hearing Officer and the 
trade investigation services should be approved during 2010. Thereafter information 
about their content will be made available on the internet site of  the Hearing Officer. 
The discussion about a Commission decisi on on the terms of reference for the 
Hearing Officer of DG Trade will follow s oon.  Such a decision wi ll be based on the 
experience gained during the first years and will provide a formal legal basis which 
will define the status and the mandate of the Hearing Officer. 
8. G ENERAL OVERVIEW OF ANTI -DUMPING AND ANTI -SUBSIDY INVESTIGATIONS AND 
MEASURES  
The number of new investigations initiated  in 2009 increased very slightly over 2008 
levels, 21 compared to 20. The number of definitive measures imposed dropped while the number of provisional measures imposed in 2009 was double the number imposed in 2008.  Below are details on new i nvestigations and review investigations. 
8.1. New investigations 
At the end of 
2009, the EU had 135 anti-dumping measures and 8 countervailing 
measures in force11. The anti-dumping measures covered 69 products and 28 
countries (see Annex O); the countervai ling measures covere d 6 products and 4 
countries (see Annex P). Of the measures, the large majority was in the form of 
duties; however, in a number of cases, undertakings were accepted. 
Of the 135 anti-dumping measures in forc e at the end of 2009 the main countries 
affected were China 54, India, Russia a nd Thailand 8 each,  Taiwan and Ukraine 6 
each, USA, Korea and Indonesia 5 each and Vi etnam and Malaysia 4 each.  Of the 8 
anti-subsidy measures in place the majority concern imports from India – 5 in total, with 1 each for Brazil, Israel and USA.  
Regarding the of anti-dumping measures one has to look at the tr ade volume of the 
products concerned, which varies considerab ly depending on the sector concerned. 
The largest trade volumes are often ge nerated by high tec hnology, such as 
electronics, which are high-value produc ts. It should be noted that in 
2009, only 
                                                 
11 The measures are counted per product and country concerned. 
EN 22   EN 0.6%12 of total imports into the EU was a ffected by anti-dumping or anti-subsidy 
measures. 
Table 1 below provides statistical informati on on the new investigations for the years 
2005 – 2009.  
 
                                                 
12 Source Comext. 
EN 23   EN TABLE 1 
Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy new investigations 
during the period 1 January 2005 - 31 December 200913 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Investigations in progr ess at the beginning of 
the period 31 28 33 20 26 
Investigations initiated during the period 26 36 9 20 21 
Investigations in progress during the period 57 64 42 42 47 
Investigations concluded : 
 - imposition of definitive duty or acceptance of undertakings 
- terminations
14  
 
19 
 
10  
 
13 
 
18  
 
12 
 
10  
 
16 
 
3  
 
11 
 
11 
Total investigations concluded during the 
period 29 31 22 16 22 
Investigations in progress at  the end of period 28 33 20 26 25 
Provisional measures imposed during the 
period 15 13 12 5 10 
Details on the conclusions can be found under heading 9.1.  
8.2. Review investigations 
Anti-dumping measures, including price unde rtakings, may be subject, under the 
basic Regulation, to five different types of reviews: expiry revi ews (Article 11(2)), 
interim reviews (Article 11(3)), newcomer i nvestigations (Article  11(4)), absorption 
investigations (Article 12) and circumve ntion investigations (Article 13).  
                                                 
13 The initiation of a case concerning several countries is  accounted as separate investigations/proceedings 
per country involved. 
14 Investigations might be terminated for reasons  such as the withdraw al of the complaint, de minimis  
dumping or injury, etc. 
EN 24   EN Also anti-subsidy measures may be subjec t, under the basic Regulation, to five 
different types of reviews: expiry reviews (Article 18), interim reviews (Article 19), 
absorption investigations (A rticle 19(3)), accelerated reviews (Article 20) and 
circumvention investigations (Article 23). 
These reviews continue to represent a majo r part of the work of the Commission's 
TDI services. In the period from 2005 to 2009, a total of 190 revi ew investigations 
were initiated. These review investigations  represented 63% of all investigations 
initiated in that period. 
In 2009, 34 reviews were initiated. Of thes e, 11 were expiry reviews, 14 interim 
reviews, 6 newcomer review, 2 other re view and 1 circumvention investigation. 
An overview of the review investigations in 2009 can be found in Annexes F to K. 
Table 2 provides statistical in formation for the years 2005 - 2009. 
TABLE 2 
Reviews of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations  
during the period 1 January 2005 - 31 December 200915 
 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Reviews in progress at the beginning of the 
period 42 63 52 46 32 
Reviews initiated during the period 57 35 41 23 34 
Reviews in progress during the period 99 98     93 69 66 
Total reviews concluded during the period16 36 46 47 37 30 
Reviews in progress at the end of the period 63 52 46 32 33 
Details on the conclusions can be found under heading 9.2. 
                                                 
15 The initiation of a case concerning several countries is  accounted as separate investigations/proceedings 
per country involved. 
16 Investigations which were conducted and concluded under the specific provisions of the Regulation 
imposing the original measures are not counted as there was no publication of the initiation. 
EN 25   EN 9. O VERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN 2009 
9.1. New investigations 
9.1.1. Initiations 
In 2009, 15 new anti-dumping investigations and 6 new anti-subsidy investigations 
were initiated in the peri od. The anti-dumping investiga tions involved 10 different 
products from 9 different countries. The anti-subsidy investigations involve 3 
products 6 different countries. Details of th ese investigations are given in Annex A. 
The country most affected by the anti- dumping investigations  is China with 7 
investigations and 1 investigation each opened concerning India, Iran, Korea, 
Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand and United Arab Emirates.  The main sector concerned by these new cases is chemicals.  
In the five-year period from 2005 to 2009, 112 investigations were initiated on 
imports from 27 countries. The main sector s concerned by the investigations were 
chemical and allied - 29 investigations, iron and steel – 20 investigations, electronics  
- 13 investigations and other metals - 10 investigations. A br eakdown of the product 
sectors is given in Annex B(A). 
The main countries concerned during the period from 2005 to 2009 were the People's 
Republic of China with 39 investigations , Malaysia and Thailand with 7 each, 
Taiwan and USA with 6 each, India with 5, Korea, Russia and Ukraine with 4 each, 
Pakistan and Turkey with 3 each, Bela rus, Hong Kong, Iran, Kazakhstan, Romania 
(prior to accession) and UAE  with 2 each and Armeni a, Bosnia & Herzegovina, 
Brazil, Croatia, Egypt, Guatemala, Ja pan, FYROM, Republic of Moldova, South 
Africa and Vietnam all with 1 each. A table showing all the investigations initiated 
over the last five years broken down by country of export is at Annex B(B). 
The list of cases initiated in 2009 can be f ound below, together with the name of the 
complainant. More information can be obtained from the Official Journal to which 
reference is given in Annex A. 
 
Product  Originating from Complainant 
Cargo scanning systems 
(AD) P.R. China Smiths Detection Group Ltd 
Molybdenum wires (AD) P.R. China European Association of Metals 
(EUROMETAUX) 
Sodium gluconate (AD) P.R. China European Chemical Industry Council 
(CEFIC) 
Aluminium road wheels (AD) P.R. China Association of European Wheel 
Manufacturers (EUWA) 
Stainless steel fasteners 
(AD &AS) India 
Malaysia European Industrial Fasteners 
Institute (EIFI) 
EN 26   EN Polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET) 
(AD & AS) Iran 
Pakistan 
UAE Polyethylene terephthalate committee 
of plastics Europe.  
High tenacity yarn of polyesters (AD) P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Taiwan European man-made fibres 
association (CIRFS) 
Ironing boards (AD)  P.R. China Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co. 
Ltd. 
Continuous filament glass fibre products (AD) P.R. China European Glass Fiber Producers 
Association 
Purified terephthalic acid 
and its salts (AD &AS) Thailand BP Aromatics Limited NV and 
CEPSA Quimica S.A. 
 
9.1.2. Provisional measures 
In 2009, provisional duties were imposed in 9 anti-dumping proceedings and 1 anti-
subsidy proceeding. They involved imports of 6 products coveri ng 5 countries. As 
shown in Table 1 (see point 8.1), this figure compares to 5 in 2008 and 12 in 2007. 
The list of cases where provisional measur es were imposed during 2009 can be found 
below, together with the measure(s) im posed. More information can be obtained 
from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex C. 
Product Originating from Type17 and level of measure 
Aluminium foil Armenia 
Brazil P.R. China AD: 20% 
AD: 27.6% 
AD: 10.7% - 31.9%, Others 
42.9% 
Biodiesel  USA AD: € per tonne Ranging from 
€23.6 – €208.2  
Others €182.4 
Biodiesel  USA AS: € per tonne Ranging from 
€211.2– €237  
Cargo scanning systems P.R. China AD: 36.6% 
Molybdenum wires P.R. China AD: 64.3% 
Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel P.R. China AD: 15.1% - 22.3% 
Others 24.2% 
Wire rod P.R. China AD: 8.6% - 24.3% 
AD: 3.7%  
                                                 
17 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 27   EN Moldova (Rep. of)  
 
9.1.3. Definitive measures 
During 2009, definitive duties were imposed in 10 anti-dumping cases and one anti-
subsidy case. They involved imports from  4 different countries and covered 7 
products. The People’s Republic of China f eatured with 6 measures, followed by 
USA with 2 measures (1 AS and 1 AD)  with Armenia and Brazil each with 1 
measure. 
The list of cases where definitive measures were imposed during 2009 can be found 
below, together with the measure(s) im posed. More information can be obtained 
from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex D.  
Product Originating from Type18 and level of measure  
Fasteners, iron or steel  P.R. China AD: 26.5 % – 79.5% 
Others 85% 
PSC wires and strands  P.R. China AD: 0% - 31.1% 
Others: 85% 
Candles, tapers and the like  P.R. China AD: 0% - 48.4% 
Others: 62.9% 
Biodiesel  USA AD: €68.7 - €198 per tonne 
Others €172.2 
Wire rod  P.R. China AD 7.9% 
Others: 24% 
Aluminium foil  Armenia 
Brazil 
 
P.R. China AD: 13.4% 
AD: 17.6% UT Minimum 
Import price 
AD: 3.4% - 24.2% Others 30% 
Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel  P.R. China AD: 17.7% - 27.2% 
Others : 39.2% 
Biodiesel (AS)  USA €211.2 - €237 per tonee  
Others €237 per tonne 
 
                                                 
18 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 28   EN 9.1.4 Details on individual cases  (in alphabetical order) 
 Certain iron or steel fastener s originating in P.R. China  
The proceeding was initiated on 9 Novemb er 2007, following a complaint lodged by 
The European Industrial Fasteners Institute  (EIFI) on behalf of EU producers.  The 
investigation period ran from 1 Octobe r 2006 to 30 September 2007 and injury was 
considered over the period 1 January 2003 to 30 September 2007.  There were no 
provisional measures imposed. The produc t concerned are certain iron or steel 
fasteners which are used to mechanically jo in two or more elements in construction, 
engineering, etc., and are used  in a wide variety of industrial sector s, as well as by 
consumers.  
Dumping  
Owing to the large number of exporters  who came forward (120) sampling was 
applied. 9 companies or groups were sele cted representing 61% of exports from 
cooperating exporters. All of the companie s in the sample requested both market 
economy treatment (MET) or individual treatme nt (IT).  None of the companies were 
granted MET. While some had provided mi sleading information it was nevertheless 
found that the costs of the ma jor input, steel wire rod, di d not substantially reflect 
market values pointing to significant State interference in the sector.  IT was granted to 5 of the companies in the sample and to 3 companies which had requested 
individual treatment.  
Given that no company had been grante d MET, normal value for the case was 
established on the basis of data from an analogue country, India.  For those 
companies granted IT this normal value was compared to their own export prices and 
individual dumping margins were calculat ed accordingly. For remaining exporters, 
given that the level of cooperation was lo w (53% of total exports from PRC), the 
dumping margin was calculated on the basis of  an average of Eurostat data and the 
highest dumping margins found for co-ope rating exporters. The normal value and 
export prices were compared on an ex-works  basis.  Adjustments had been made to 
take account of such costs as the cost of quality control in India as well as transport, insurance, handling, packing credit etc.  This resulted in margins ranging between 
0% and 105.3% for individual companies and 115.4% for all others.     
Injury  
The injury in this case was reflected in the form of loss of potential sales volume in a 
growing market.  Between 2003 and the IP, the volume of the dumped imports of the product concerned originati ng in the PRC increased ma ssively, by 180% while their 
share of the EU market grew to 26% in th e IP.  The average prices of the dumped 
imports undercut those of the EU industry during the IP by an average of 40%.  
Between 2004 and the IP even though EU  consumption increased by 29%, the 
market share of the EU industry fell by 6,8 percentage points in the same period. 
Production did not increase at the same p ace as EU consumption and capacity 
utilisation remained very lo w at 50% having a negative im pact on profitability. Cash 
flow and return on investment did not reflect  the growing consumption levels.  Injury 
margins ranged between 64.4% and 99%.   
Causation  
EN 29   EN The investigation found that th e lack of improvement in th e injury indicators of the 
EU industry coincided with a sharp increase in dumped im ports and an increase in 
the market share from the PRC at prices which undercut the EU. Imports from other 
countries were found not to have contri buted to the injury suffered by the EU 
industry as these imports were made at pr ices higher than those emanating from the 
and in any event the market share of these imports had decreased.  
The investigation showed that the export performance of the EU industry could not 
have contributed to the injury suffered as there was positive evolution in this regard and therefore did not break the causal link. Other known factors such as an unprecedented increase in raw material prices were also analysed but it was considered that this would have affected all operators in the market and in addition 
the time pattern of the injury  indiactors did not suggest th is was a factor in causing 
injury.   
EU Interest  
The effects f imposing measures or not on  all parties concerned was taken into 
account. While it was not excluded that th e imposition of measures would have a 
negative effect of some impor ters and traders in the EU, it was concluded that there 
would be benefits for both the EU industr y as well as their suppliers such as 
increased production and employment. It was further concluded that  in view of the 
high dumping and injury margins found that no sufficient evidence existed to show that the imposition of measures would be against the EU interest.  
Measures  
Definitive anti-dumping measures ranging be tween 26.5% and 85% were imposed in 
January 2009, some based on the dumping margin and some on injury margins 
whichever was the lower.  A special mon itoring mechanism was also introduced in 
order to minimise the risk of circumven tion given the high variation in duty rates 
among the exporting producers. 
 Candles, tapers and the like originat ing in the People's Republic of China. 
 
 The proceeding was initiated in February 2008, following a complaint lodged by the 
certain EU producers of candles, tapers an d the like represen ting around 60% of the 
total EU production of the product concerne d.  The product concerned is certain 
candles and tapers but excluding memory  lights and other outdoor burners.  The 
product is manufactured from mainly paraffi n wax and stearin.  Provisional measures 
were imposed in November 2008.      
Dumping Owing to the large number of exporters  who came forward (40) sampling was 
applied. 8 companies were se lected representing  73% of exports of the product from 
Chinese cooperating exporters. All of the companies in the sample requested both 
market economy treatment (MET) or indi vidual treatment (IT).  Two companies 
were granted MET and five were granted IT.  
For those companies not granted MET th e Commission had proposed a number of 
countries as the analogue country on which to base normal value, including Brazil. 
EN 30   EN However no co-operation from the exporters  contacted was forthcoming. As a result 
normal value for non-MET companies was established on the basis of prices paid in the EU for the like product, duly adjust ed to include a reasonable profit margin 
(6.5%). For the companies granted MET, nor mal value was based on prices actually 
paid in China while for the other it was constructed as their domestic sales proved not representative. The comp arison between normal value and export price was made 
on an ex-works level with adjustments made  transport, ocean freight, packing costs, 
credit costs and commissions etc. Fo r those companies granted MET and IT 
individual dumping margins were calcul ated ranging between 0% and 48.4%.  The 
dumping margin applicable to the coopera ting exporters not included in the sample 
was the weighted average of those in the sample – 31.8%. For all others, given that 
the level of co-operation was considered low it was decided to set the 'all others' rate 
at a higher level of 62.9%. 
Injury  Imports of candles form the PRC increased by 35% between 2004 and the IP 
resulting in an increase in market share from 28.9% to 34.5%  in the same period. The 
prices of the Chinese exports to the EU were found to undercut the European 
producers by 9% on average.  
During the period used to assess injury, certain  indicators on the situation of the EU 
industry improved including production, produc tion capacity, productivity and sales 
volume.  However indicators regarding th e financial situation declined with a 
negative return on investments in the IP and profitability decreasing from 6.9% in 
2004 to a loss of 0.6% in the IP. Other inju ry indicators also  showed a negative 
development such as drop in capacity utilis ation (4%), employment (13%), and drop 
in market share from 39.8% in 2004 to 36.1% in the IP despite an increase in demand 
of 13%. It was therefore concluded that there was evidence of injury to the EU 
industry.  
Causation The coincidence in time between the increase in dumped imports and the 
deterioration in the situati on of the EU industry was f ound to be a clear indication 
that the injury was caused by the dumped im ports. The effect of other factors was 
examined such as the effect of imports from other third countries, the export performance of the EU producers, imports  of candles by the EU industry (self-
injury), the relocat ion of production by the EU indus try and the effects of the 
existence of a cartel among European paraffin wax(main raw material).  The effect of 
other factors was not found to be a cause of the injury suffered by the EU industry. 
EU Interest The Commission carefully examined the in terests of EU producers, importers, raw 
material suppliers and consumers in order to determine if it was in the interest of the EU to impose measures.  For producers it was considered that there were a large number of companies in the EU which de pend of the candle industry supplying raw 
materials. The industry itself empl oys around 5000; No consumer groups 
participated. Regarding retailers it was found that the profit margins enjoyed on these 
products were every high and would therefore allow the retailer to absorb and 
EN 31   EN dumping margins imposed and not pass the increased price on to the consumers.  It 
was therefore concluded that there were no compelling reasons against the imposition of measures.  
Definitive Measures  Definitive measures were imposed on 11 May 2009, based on the injury elimination 
levels as these were lower than the dump ing margins found.  The duty was applied in 
the form of a fixed amount of euro per tonne of fuel content and ranged between € 
and €367.09 for individual companies with n all other rate of €549.33.  Undertakings 
had been requested by a number of exporte rs. However owing to the difficulties to 
monitor such undertakings they were refused.  
 Biodiesel originating in the USA – Anti-dumping measures
  
An investigation was initiated  on imports of Biodiesel orig inating in the USA in June 
2008 on the basis of a complaint lodged by th e European Biodiesel Board on behalf 
of European Biodiesel producers representi ng over 25% of the total EU production 
of the product.  The product concerned was defined as fatty-acid monoalkyl esters 
and/or paraffinic gasoils from synthesis and/or hydrotreatment, of non-fossil origin 
(commonly known as ‘biodiesel’), whether in pure form or in a blend, mainly but not 
exclusively used as renewable fuel.  An anti-subsidy proceeding on the product 
originating in the USA was also opened on the same day. Provisional anti-dumping 
measures were imposed in March 2009.   
The investigation period was from 1 Ap ril 2007 to 31 March 2008 with injury 
analysis covering the period from 1 January 2004 to the end of the I.P.    
Dumping Due to the large number of US exporte rs who co-operated in the proceeding 
sampling was used.  Six exporting producers were selected which accounted for 73% 
of the total exports of the co-operating exporters.  Normal value was based on 
domestic sales of the product concerned ex cept for one exporter where normal value 
had to be constructed. Export prices were ba sed on prices actually paid or payable for 
the product concerned.  The comparison betw een normal value and export prices was 
made on an ex-works level with allowan ces being made for certain costs including 
transport, ocean freight and insurance cost s, handling loading and ancillary costs, 
credit costs and commissions  where appropriate.  This resulted in dumping margins 
for the companies included in the sa mple, ranging between 10.4% and 73.4%.  The 
weighted average dumping margin of the sample (33.7%) was applicable to other 
cooperating producers while for all others a dumping margin of 57.3% was applied.  
Injury  
Sampling was also applied to the EU produ cers with 11 companies being selected for 
the sample.  While the period  of assessment for injury c overed Jan 2004 to the end of 
the I.P. the investigation showed that the EU industry was in a start-up phase in 2004 
and therefore the analysis fo r injury was based on information from 2005 to the end 
of the I.P.  
EN 32   EN The volume of imports of biodiesel from  the USA increased from 11,500 tonnes in 
2005 to over 1.1 m tonnes in the IP thereb y increasing their mark et share from 0.4% 
to 17.2%.  Consumption in the EU of th e product concerned more than doubled in 
the same period.  While the price of the imports from the US increased between 2005 
and the IP by 7% nevertheless they underc ut the EU prices by amounts ranging from 
18.9% to 33%.  
Certain injury indicators for the EU industry between 2004 and the IP showed 
positive development such as production, production capacity, sales volume, modest market share increase, employment and investment. However the production volume 
did not follow the market growth hen ce production capacity fell by 9% and 
productivity also.  In addition profitabil ity fell from around 18% in 2005 to 8% in the 
IP and return on investments dropped dramatically. The EU producers also 
experienced a sharp increase in  the cost of raw materials which they were unable to 
pass to their customers due to compe tition from dumped imports.     
Causation  
The coincidence in time between, on the one  hand, the increase of dumped biodiesel 
from the USA, their increase in market share, the undercutting and on the other hand, 
the deterioration of the economic situation of the EU industry led to the conclusion 
that the dumped imports caused the materi al injury suffered by the EU industry. 
Other factors were examined in the context of the causation analysis including, 
imports from other third countries, devel opment of demand, reintroduction of energy 
taxes in Germany for biodiesel, idle produc tion capacity, increasi ng prices of raw 
material for EU producers and the location of the biodiesel plants in the EU.  It was 
concluded that these factors did not break the causal link between the dumped 
imports and the injury suffered 
EU interest  
It was considered that the imposition of  anti-dumping measures on imports of 
biodiesel from the USA would allow the EU industry to grow a nd recover. It was 
also considered that the imposition of measures would impact favourably on the 
suppliers of raw material in the EU. No c onclusions could be reached on the impact 
of measures on importers and users ow ing to poor cooperation from them.   
Anti-dumping measures  
The fact that there was also an anti- subsidy proceeding ongoing was taken into 
account in establishing the levels of the dutie s to be applied. Given that none of the 
subsidies found in the parall el investigation were expor t subsidies and hence not 
affecting the export price, it was consider ed that the anti-dumping duties could be 
imposed along with the countervailing dutie s as long as they did not exceed the 
injury elimination level established. On th is basis anti-dumping duties in the form of 
a fixed duty per tonne were imposed on July 2009 ranging from €0 to €198 and €172.2 for all others. 
EN 33   EN  Biodiesel originating in th e USA – Anti-subsidy measures  
An anti-subsidy investigation was initiated on imports of Biodiesel originating in the 
USA in June 2008 on the basis of a comp laint lodged by the European Biodiesel 
Board on behalf of European Biodiesel pr oducers representing over 25% of the total 
EU production of the product.  The produc t concerned was defined as fatty-acid 
monoalkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoils from synthesis and/or  hydrotreatment, of 
non-fossil origin (commonly known as ‘biodi esel’), whether in pure form or in a 
blend, mainly but not exclusively used  as renewable fuel.  An anti-dumping 
proceeding on the product originating in the USA was also opened on the same day. 
Prior to the initiation of the case consu ltations were held between the Commission 
Services and the US authorities in accord ance with the basic Regulation.  While no 
mutually agreed solution was found info rmation was provided which resulted in 
certain state schemes being excluded from th e scope of the inves tigation. Provisional 
anti-subsidy measures were imposed in March 2009.   
The investigation period was from 1 Ap ril 2007 to 31 March 2008 with injury 
analysis covering the period from 1 January 2004 to the end of the I.P.  
Subsidisation Due to the large number of cooperating companies in the USA sampling was used in 
the case.  Six companies were selected accounting for 50% of total imports of Biodiesel from the US.    Three federal and twelve st ate subsidy schemes were 
investigated. 
Two of the Federal schemes were found to  be countervailable: the Excise Tax/ 
income tax credit scheme and the Small Agri-biodiesel Producer Income tax credit.  Under the U.S. Department of Agricultu re Bioenergy Program it was found that 
incentives were provided to certain biodiesel  producers but that no benefit had been 
received during the IP. 
Of the state schemes investigated, four we re not used by any of  the companies and 
were therefore not analysed.  These were  the North Dakota biodiesel equipment tax 
exemption, Washington State energy fr eedom program, Washington state biofuels 
retail tax exemption and the Washingt on State biofuels tax deduction.  No 
conclusions were drawn in relation to th e Washington State biof uels production tax 
exemption as none of the sampled companie s had benefitted from it.  Two schemes 
were found to be not countervailable – these were the Illinois biodiesel tax 
exemption and the Texas ethanol and biodi esel blend tax exemption. Five schemes 
were found to be countervailable.  However, in three of these sc hemes the benefit to 
the companies was found to be negligible.  Only two schemes were countervailed: the Missouri qualified biodiesel producer in centive fund and the Texas fuel ethanol 
and biodiesel production incentive program.  
The amount of the countervailable subs idies expressed ad valorem for the 
investigated companies ranges between  29.1% and 41.1%. Fo r those cooperating 
companies not included in the sample the we ighted average of these rates was used 
resulting in 36%.  For all others the rate was 81%. 
Injury 
EN 34   EN Imports of biodiesel from the US increased  their share of the EU market from 0.4% 
in 2005 to 17.2% dusing the IP. These price of these imports were found to undercut 
the EU prices by amounts ranging from 18.9% to 33%.   
Sampling was used for the EU industry with  ten companies selected.  Some of the 
injury indicators examined showed pos itive developments in the IP including 
production, production capacity , sales volume, market share, employment and 
investments. However there was an incr ease in demand which was not matched by 
production volume, hence capacity util isation and productivity decreased.  
Profitability also decreased from around 18% in 2005 and 2006 to below 6% during the IP. In addition, owing to competition fr om low priced imports,  the EU industry 
was unable to pass on increas ed costs in production to their customers in the EU 
market.  It was therefore concluded that th e EU industry had suffere d material injury.  
Causality The imports from the US of biodiesel in creased 100 times during the period analysed 
and had an increase in market shre of 16,8 pe rcentage points in just 15 months. Other 
factors were examined in the context of the causation analysis including imports 
from other third countries, development of demand, public policy decisions, idle 
production capacity, price development of mi neral diesel and the location of the 
biodiesel plants in the EU.  It was concluded that thes e factors did not break the 
causal link between the subsidised im ports and the injury suffered.  
EU interest  
It was considered that the imposition of  anti-subsidy measures on imports of 
biodiesel from the USA would allow the EU industry to grow a nd recover. It was 
also considered that the imposition of measures would impact favourably on the 
suppliers of raw material in the EU. No c onclusions could be reached on the impact 
of measures on importers/traders owi ng to poor cooperation from them.  
Anti-subsidy measures 
A number of US companies offered unde rtaking in the case. However it was 
considered that these should be rejected as the method to determine minimum import 
prices was inappropriate and the undertak ings were not at a level which would 
eliminate the injurious effecs of the subsidised imports. Definitive anti-subsidy measures were imposed on imports of bi odiesel from the USA in July 2009 ranging 
from €211.2 per tonne to a resi dual duty of €237 per tonne.  
Seamless pipes or tubes of iron or steel or iginating in the People's Republic of China 
 
An anti-dumping investigation on imports of  seamless pipes and tubes originating in 
the PRC was initiated in July 2008 on the basis of a complaint lodged by the Defence Committee of the Seamless Steel Tube Indus try of the EU representing more than 
50% of the EU production of the product. Provisional anti-dumping measures were 
imposed in April 2009.  The investigation pe riod (IP) covered 1 July 2007 to 30 June 
2009 and injury was assessed over the period 1 January 2005 to the end of the IP.  
Dumping 
EN 35   EN Due to the large number of exporters th at co-operated with the investigation 
sampling was applied. Four groups of expor ting companies were selected for the 
sample representing 70% of the exports of cooperating exporte rs from the PRC.  
Three of these companies requested mark et economy treatment (MET).  However 
none were granted MET as they did not succes sfully meet all the criteria.  However 
one of the companies was granted individual treatment (IT).   Normal value for all Chinese companies was based on data from  an analogue country, in this case the 
USA.   This normal value was compared to  the export prices of  the Chinese products 
to the EU duly adjusted to allow comparison at an ex-works level. This resulted in a 
dumping margin of 64.8% for the one company who received IT and 48.6% for the cooperating companies (being a weighted average of the results of the four 
companies in the sample). Given that th e cooperation level overall was low the 
residual duty was set at 73.1% being the hi ghest margin found for one co-operating 
exporter.  
Injury/Threat of injury Given the large number of EU producers who expressed interest in co-operating with 
the case, sampling was also applied with 5 producers selected representing 62% of 
total EU production.  The inve stigation showed some signs  of injury with the EU 
only increasing its sales by 14%  while consumption grew by  24% resulting in loss of 
market share.  The EU industry did how ever manage to ma intain high capacity 
utilisation and prices ensuring good levels of  profitability of 15% on the IP.  It was 
therefore concluded that there was no materi al injury suffered by the EU industry.  
However it was also noted that the EU i ndustry was emerging from a period where it 
had been subject to injurious dumping with anti-dumping measures having been 
imposed in 2006.  While the industry had part ially recovered largel y due to the maret 
expansion between 2005 and the IP there we re also Chinese dumped products on the 
market place.  It was considered that if th e expansion of the market was to stop then 
the EU industry would be in a vulnerable state.   As a result the threat of injury was 
examined. 
An assessment of information including the likely development of EU consumption, 
imports from the PRC, the situation of th e EU industry after the IP, the development 
of imports, free capacity of e xporters, level of prices of PRC imports and the level of 
inventories was made to examine threat of injury.  It was concluded that the 
historical volume increase of Chinese imports indicated a policy of market 
penetration while their unus ed capacity would allow fo r further volumes to be 
directed to the EU.  This added to th e significant price differences from other 
suppliers lead to the conclusion that the absence of measures against Chinese imports 
would cause material injury to  the vulnerable EU industry.  
Causation The coincidence in time of the increas e in dumped imports from China (26,273 
tonnes in 2005 to 542,840 in th e IP) which undercut EU pri ces to the order of 24% 
on average and the imminent threat of injury  to the EU industry led to the conclusion 
that the dumped imports would be the cause of material injury to the EU industry.  
Other factors were examined including the import/export acti vity of the EU industry, 
imports from other third countries, increas es in costs of raw materials and the 
EN 36   EN economic downturn.  None were found to be  a determining reason for the injury 
likely to be suffered.  
Anti-dumping measures It was concluded that it was in the EU inte rest to impose measures and therefore in 
October 2009, anti-dumping duties on imports  of seamless pipes and tubes from 
China were imposed ranging form 15.1% to 24.2%. 
8.1.5. Investigations terminated without measures In accordance with the provisions of the re spective basic Regulations, investigations 
may be terminated without the imposition of measures if a complaint is withdrawn or 
if measures are unnecessary (i.e. no dumpi ng/no subsidies, no injury resulting there 
from, measures not in th e interest of the EU). 
In 2009, 11 new proceedings (10 anti-dumping and 1 anti-subsidy) were terminated 
without measures, compared to 3 in 2008 and 10 in 2007.  
The alphabetical list of cases which were  terminated without the imposition of 
measures during 2008 can be found below. More information can be obtained from the Official Journal to which re ference is given in Annex E.  
 
Product (type of 
investigation
19) Originating from Main reason for termination 
Flat-rolled products (hot-
dipped metallic-coated iron 
or steel) (AD) P.R. China No material injury - Complaint 
withdrawn 
Stainless steel cold rolled flat products (AD)
 P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Taiwan No causal link between 
dumping and injury - Complaint withdrawn 
Sodium metal (AD) USA Complaint withdrawn 
Wire rod (AD)  Turkey 
Moldova (Rep. of) De minimis  dumping margins 
 
Hollow sections (AD)  Belarus 
Turkey 
Ukraine Complaint withdrawn 
Sodium metal (AS) USA Complaint withdrawn 
                                                 
19 AD = anti-dumping investigation; AS = anti-subsidy investigation, AD + AS = parallel anti-dumping 
and anti-subsidy investigation. 
EN 37   EN 9.1.6. Details on some individual cases 
 Anti-dumping and Anti-subsidy proceedings concerning Sodium Me tal originating in 
the USA   
In July 2008, simultaneous anti-dumping and an ti-subsidy proceedings were initiated 
concerning imports of sodium metal originating in the USA.  Both proceedings were 
opened on the basis of complaints lodge d by Métaux Speciaux, the only producer of 
Sodium Metal in the EU.   In both proceed ings the investigation period was from 1 
July 1005 to 30 June 2008 with  injury trends being examined over a period starting 
from January 2005 to the end of the IP.    
In the anti-subsidy case consultations were held with the USA in order to find a 
mutually agreeable in July 2008. However no solution was found.  
Information regarding dumping, subsidies and injury was collected and verified with 
verification visits taking place at the premises of exporters in the US, the EU producer as well as at EU users. 
On 1 April 2009, the complainant formally withdrew both complaints. According to 
the complainant this was prompted by ch anged circumstances.   The Commission 
considered that the inve stigation had not brought to  light any reasons why 
terminating the proceedings would not be in the EU interest. As a result both proceedings were terminated in June 2009.    
Stainless steel cold-rolled flat  products originating in th e People's Republic of China
 
(PRC), The Republic of Korea and Taiwan.  
In February 2008, the Commission initia ted an anti-dumping investigation 
concerning imports of stainle ss steel cold-rolled flat produc ts originating in the PRC, 
Korea and Taiwan.  This was base d on a complaint lodged by EUROFER 
representing a major proportion of the EU production of the product concerned.  
In order to establish dumping it was necessa ry to use sampling as regards Taiwanese 
exporters owing to the large number of companies which came forward. Regarding 
exporters in the PRC and Taiwan samp ling, though originally foreseen, was not 
necessary.   In November 2008 the Commi ssion disclosed its interim report on the 
case where it set out that dumping was provi sionally established from the countries 
concerned.  However the report did not conclude on the exis tence of a material link 
between the dumped imports and any in jury suffered by the EU industry and 
proposed to continue with the investiga tion without imposing provisional measures. 
In March 2009, EUROFER formally withdrew its complaint stati ng that the market 
situation differed significantly from the situation which existed at the time the complaint had been lodged.  Demand had collapsed which had in turn led to a 
decline in imports. EUROFER considered th at it was preferable to respond to any 
unfair injurious prac tices by way of a new case if warranted.  The Commission 
considered that the economic situation wa s volatile and that the appearance of 
injurious dumping could not be excluded.  It was also considered appropriate to 
monitor imports of the produc t concerned into the EU in order to enable the 
Commission to react quickly to developm ents and open a new investigation if 
EN 38   EN justified.  The monitoring period was for 2 years from the termination of the case 
which took place in April 2009.  
9.2. Review investigations 
9.2.1. Expiry reviews 
Article 11(2) and Article 18 of the basic Regulations provide for the expiry of 
measures after five years, unless an expiry  review demonstrates that they should be 
maintained in their original form. 
In 2009, 3 anti-dumping measures and 1 anti- subsidy measure expired automatically. 
The references for these measur es are set out in Annex N. 
Since the expiry (or "sunset" ) provision of the basic Regu lations came into force in 
1985, a total of 438 measures have been  allowed to expire automatically. 
9.2.1.1. Initiations 
During 2008, 11expiry review i nvestigations were initia ted, 10 anti-dumping and 1 
anti-subsidy. It should be noted that inve stigations initiated after 20 March 2004 are 
under deadline, i.e. conclusions should be  reached within 12 m onths but not later 
than 15 months from the date of initiation. 
The alphabetical list of these cases can be f ound below, together wi th the name of the 
complainant. It should be noted that so me expiry reviews may be carried out in 
parallel with interim reviews, which allow the amendment of the duty rates. In such case, these reviews are marked with an asterisk . More information can be obtained 
from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex F.    
Product (type of 
investigation
20) Originating from Complainant 
Silicon* P.R. China Euroalliages (Liaison 
Committee of the Ferro-Alloy Industry 
Sodium cyclamate P.R. China 
Indonesia Productos Aditivos SA 
Ammonium nitrate Ukraine European Fertilizer 
Manufacturers Association (EFMA) 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) P.R. China Polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET) Committee of PlasticsEurope 
Graphite electrode systems India SGL Carbon, Erftcarbon and 
                                                 
20 A = anti-dumping investigation; AS = anti-subsidy investigation, AD + AS = parallel anti-dumping and 
anti-subsidy investigation. 
EN 39   EN GrafTech 
Graphite electrode systems 
(AS) India SGL Carbon, Erftcarbon and 
GrafTech 
Glyphosate P.R. China European Glyphosate 
Association 
Synthetic fibre ropes P.R. China Liaison Committee of EU 
Twine, Cordage and Netting Industries of Eurocord 
Okoumé plywood*  P.R. China European Federation of the 
Plywood Industry 
Tungsten carbide and fused 
tungsten carbide  P.R. China Eurometaux 
9.2.1.2. Reviews concluded with confirmation of duties 
During 2009, 5 expiry reviews concluded that  there was a need for the duties to 
continue for a further five years.  
The alphabetical list of the cases which were concluded with confirmation of duty 
during 2009, together with the result of the inve stigation, can be found below. More 
information can be obtained from the Official  Journal to which reference is given in 
Annex F.   
Product Originating from Result of the investigation/ Type
21 and 
level of measure 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel P.R. China 
Thailand Confirmation of duty/ AD  
PRC: 58.6%; Thailand: Ranging 0% -
7.4%, All others 58.9% 
 
Furfuryl alcohol P.R. China Confirmation of duty/ AD 
Fixed rate of duty  € per tonne ranging 
from €84 – €160. and all others rate €250 
Footwear with uppers 
of leather  P.R. China 
Vietnam Confirmation of duty/ AD 
PRC: 9.7% and All others : 16.5%  Vietnam: 10% 
                                                 
21 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 40   EN 9.2.1.3  Details on some individual cases  
Footwear with uppers of leat her originating in Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and 
Vietnam  
Anti-dumping measures had been imposed on im ports of footwear originating in the 
People's Republic of China and Vietnam in October 2006 for a period of 2 years.  These measures were later extended to im ports of footwear from the Macau Special 
Administrative Region (SAR) following an  anti-circumvention investigation. In 
October 2008, following a request by the Eu ropean Confederation of the Footwear 
industry (CEC), the Commission in itiated an expiry review.  In this case the identity 
of the complainants was kept confidentia l owing to fears of significant adverse 
effects if their identity was known. 
The review investigation period (RIP) covered 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008, while 
for the purpose of assessing the likelihood of  recurrence of injury  the period covered 
was 1 January 2006 to the 30 June 2008.  
Likelihood of continuation of dumping Owing to the large number of both Ch inese and Vietnamese exporters who 
cooperated in the investigation, sampling ha d to be applied. 7 Chinese companies 
were selected representing 13% of total exports to the EU from PRC and 3 Vietnamese companies were selected represen ting 22% of exports to the EU.    In the 
case of one Chinese exporter, Golden  Step, normal value was based on the 
companies' own data as they had been granted market economy treatment in the 
original investigation.  Given that Gold en Step had had no domestic sales of the 
product concerned, normal value was construc ted.  For all remaining companies, in 
accordance with the rules on non-market ec onomies, normal value was based on data 
from an analogue country, in this case Brazil.  Indonesian exporters had also 
cooperated as analogue country producers.  However Brazil was found to have the 
most representative volume of domestic sales in the RIP.  
Normal values were compared to the expor t prices of the Vietnamese and Chinese 
exporters on a ex-works level with certain adjustments made  to ensure comparability.  
These included adjustments for R&D and design to reflect costs incurred by the Brazilian exporters.   This resulted in  dumping margins ranging between: 5% and 
16% for Golden Step; 35% and 38% for P RC and 43.8% for Vietnam.  The volumes 
and prices of imports from PRC and Vietnam were also ex amined.  It was found that 
imports from PRC had increased significan tly since the original IP from 63,403 
(1000 pairs) to 125,052 (1000 pairs) while im ports from Vietnam had dropped after 
the original IP but rose  again between 2007 and the RIP - from 52,503 (1000 pairs) 
to 68,852 (1000 pairs).  Their combined mark et share in the RIP was 28.7%, higher 
than that of the IP of 23.2%.  Eurostat figur es showed that  the average pr ices of these 
imports rose between the original IP and the 2006, but found after that prices from PRC stabilised and those of Vietnam fell.  It was found that prices from the 
companies included in the sample fell over the period from 2006 to the RIP.  It was 
therefore concluded that a continuation of dumping had taken place regarding the 
product from PRC and Vietnam.  
EN 41   EN The investigation also concluded that if measures were repealed there would be a 
likelihood of a continuation of dumping bot h from the PRC and Vietnam. This was 
based on the attractiveness of the EU market in terms of size and price levels as well as other factors including spare capa cities of the exporting countries.  
Injury Sampling was used for EU producers with 8 companies selected representing 3.1% 
of the total EU production.  Given the highly fragmented nature of the EU industry, it 
was unavoidable that the companies in the sample covered a small proportion of the EU industry.  The sample was selected taking into account geographical spread, 
production types and distributi on as well as representing all major business models. 
The analysis of injury was based on both m acro and micro economic factors.  It was 
found that the measures had allowed the EU industry to redefine their business 
models concentrating on higher added valu e, mid to high end product segment with 
better distribution channels.  It was consid ered that a period of further adjustment 
was needed for the industry to  complete this process. 
Analysis of the injury  indicators showed that EU produc tion as well as sales volume 
decreased in line with EU c onsumption in the same period.  As a result sales, market 
share and employment have remained st able.  There was a slight decrease in 
productivity.   The investigation also showe d, at micro level, an increase in sales 
prices, cash-flow investment and profit.  However it was also found that the industry 
has not been able to recover to normal prof it and investment levels and continue to 
have problems raising capital and in salary development. This indicated that the EU 
situation was still fragile and that injury  had not been totally removed.  The volume 
and prices of the dumped imports were found to adversely affect the EU industry with undercutting levels found of 31.9% for PRC and 38.9% for Vietnam which represent very large increases over the original  IP.   It was also concluded that given 
that the dumped imports were likely to cont inue if the measures were repealed this 
would result in a continuation of the injury to the EU industry. 
Causal link The investigation examined if any other fa ctors were the case of the injury suffered 
by the EU industry. It was found that none of these factors would break the causal 
link in this case. The elements examined included the lack of competition between 
the EU producers shoes and those imported, th e lack of efficiency of EU producers, 
impact of globalisation, imports from othe r countries, changes in consumption and 
consumer preferences and the EU producers export performance.  
EU interest From the point of EU interest it was concl uded that the investigation did not bring to 
light any compelling reasons why the measur es should not be maintained.  It was 
found that the measures had helped EU  producers to improve their situation 
including adapting their business models to face the challenge s of the globalised 
market.  The continuation of the measures would allow this pro cess to go on.  It was 
also found that the impact on the impor ters (who had also been sampled), 
retailers/distributors and consumers was not disproportionate.  It was concluded that, 
assuming consumer demand would weaken further in the wake of the economic 
EN 42   EN crisis, the measures would have a greater impact on these economic operators than in 
the past. However it was assumed that give n the healthy state a nd proven flexibility 
of importers and the general strong market position of retailers/distributors these operators would not suffer disproportionately in the short to medium term.  
Regarding consumers, given that there had been no noticeabl e price-increase 
following the imposition of the original m easures there were no indications that 
prices would increase dispropor tionately in the future.   
Measures In light of the findings it was concluded th at measures should be maintained for a 
further period.  However given that the EU industry was under going significant 
changes and certain parts of industry were adapting their business model and returning to near target prof its it was considered that th ere was a likelihood of injury 
for the short to medium term until the process of adjustment by the industry was 
complete.  It was therefore considered to be inappropriate to propose measures for a 
full period of 5 years and therefore the de finitive measures imposed on imports of 
footwear from PRC, Vietnam and extended to Macau were imposed for a further 
period of 15 months from December 2009.     
 
9.2.1.3. Reviews concluded by termination 
During 2009, 0 expiry reviews were concluded by termination.  
9.2.2. Interim reviews 
Article 11(3) and Article 19 of the basic Regulations provide for the review of 
measures during their period of validity on the initiative of the Commission, at the 
request of a Member State or, provided that  at least one year has elapsed since the 
imposition of the definitive measure, following a request containing sufficient evidence by an exporter, an importer or by the EU producers. In carrying out the 
investigations, it is  being considered, inter alia , whether the circumstances with 
regard to dumping/subsidization and inju ry have changed significantly. Reviews can 
be limited to dumping/subsidiz ation or injury aspects. 
During 2009, a total of 14 interim reviews we re initiated. 13 interim reviews were 
concluded with confirmation or amendm ent of duty and 1 interim review was 
concluded by terminating the measures. The alphabetical list of cases which were concluded during 2009 by confirming or amen ding the duties, together with the 
result of the investigation, can be found belo w. It should be noted  that some interim 
reviews may be carried out in parallel with expiry reviews, which allow the 
amendment of the duty rates. In such case, these reviews are marked  with an asterisk. 
More information can be obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is 
given in Annex G. 
EN 43   EN Product Originating from Result of the investigation/ 
Type22  
Polyethylene terephtalate 
(PET) film (AS)  India Amendment of the AS duty to 
amounts ranging between 5.4% to 19.1% 
(AS)  
Steel ropes and cables India Repeal of measures for 
company UML owing to negative margin found  (AD)  
Polyester staple fibres P.R. China Clarification of the product 
definition (AD)  
Stainless steel fasteners Vietnam Repeal of measures for 
company HPC owing to no dumping found  (AD)  
Tube or pipe fittings of iron 
or steel* P.R. China 
Taiwan Continuation of measures and 
repeal of exemption of measures for Chup Hsin and Niam Hong and residual PRC duty applied (AD)  
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved in kernels)  Thailand Interim review terminated 
without the rejection of all undertaking offers. (AD) 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China No dumping found for BRC  
- dumping dusty applicable to the company changed to 0%.(AD)  
Magnesia bricks P.R. China MET granted to DSRM 
resulting in a drop in the dumping duty applicable to the company from 27.7% to 14.4%(AD) 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts P.R. China Review terminated without 
changing measures as Yale (applicant company) did not meet MET or IT criteria (AD) 
Graphite electrode systems India De minimis dumping found 
for HEG.  Review concluded without change to the measure owing to 0% applicable duty from original investigation.(AD)  
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China Investigation terminated as  
review request withdrawn (AD) 
Polyester filament fabrics 
(finished)  P.R. China Review terminated without 
amending the product scope of the measures.  (AD) 
                                                 
22 AD = anti-dumping, AS = anti-subsidy, UT = undertaking. 
EN 44   EN Ferro-silicon F.Y.R.O.M. Measures repealed owing to 
no more dumping for Silmak (sole FYROM exporter)(AD) 
9.2.2.4 Details on individual cases 
Sweet corn originating in Thailand  
Definitive anti-dumping measures had been imposed on imports of sweet corn 
originating in Thailand in June 2007.  The m easures imposed were in the form of an 
ad valorem duty with undertakings accepted from two exporters. At the time of the 
imposition of the measures the Commission ha d allowed, as an exceptional measure, 
co-operating exporters in Thailand to subm it undertaking offers af ter the date of the 
imposition of the definitive measures.  Ten undertaking offers were made within the 
relevant deadline.  The EU industry opposed the acceptance of undertakings as an appropriate form of measure because of the increasing price of the product 
concerned.  The Commission initiated a pa rtial interim in September 2008 limited in 
scope to the form of th e measure applied to the two exporters from whom 
undertaking had already been accepted as well  as the 10 undertaking offers received.  
The review period of inves tigation (RIP) covered 1 July  2007 – 30 June 2008.     
Results of the investigation Price developments of the product concerne d were examined covering the period 
from the original investigation up to the RIP.  This showed a clear upward trend 
since the original investigation despite a d ecrease during the RIP.  The investigation 
also showed that there were significant variations in price since the original 
investigation. As a result fixed mini mum import prices no longer seemed 
appropriate.  The Commission also examined the possibility of indexation of the minimum import prices on the basis of a corre lation between the cost of the two main 
components (sweet corn and tins) and sale  price of the product concerned.  It was 
found however that this was not feasible ow ing to the absence of a correlation.  As a 
result the Commission decided that undertakin gs were not a suitable measure in this 
case and therefore all the offers  of undertakings were reject ed as well as the existing 
undertakings being withdrawn.  The ad valo rem duties were applied to all exporters 
effective in September 2009.    
Magnesia Bricks originating in People's Republic of China
 
Definitive anti-dumping measures were im posed on imports of magnesia bricks 
originating in the PRC in October 2005.  An ad valorem dumping duty was imposed 
of 39.9% on all imports except for six comp anies who had individual dumping rates 
applied to them.  Following the imposition of definitive measures a Chinese exporter, Bayuquan Refactories Co. Ltd (BRC). Applied for an interim review on the basis that 
it had not cooperated in the original inves tigation and that it met the criteria for 
Market economy treatment (MET) or indi vidual treatment (IT).  The company 
claimed that their level of dumping was substantially lower than the then level of the measure.  The Commission initiated an in terim review in June 2008.  The review 
investigation period covered 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008.   
Results of the investigation 
EN 45   EN The investigation found that th e company did not meet the criteria for MET.  It was 
found that BRC did not have accounts of the required standard for the investigation 
as they showed breaches of IAS and account ing principles.  In addition it was found 
that the company had obtained land use rights for well below market price thus 
showing that they were not free from dist ortions carried over from the former non-
market economy.   The company did howev er meet all the cr iteria for IT.   
As is the norm for imports from non-mark et economy countries, normal value was 
established on the basis of da ta from an analogue country, in this case the USA.  
Export prices of BRC to the EU were made via related importers and these were duly 
adjusted for all costs between importation and resale.  A comp arison of the normal 
value with export price revealed no dumping.  It was considered that  the changes 
which led to the initiation of the review we re of a lasting nature and it was therefore 
decided that the residual duty of 39.9% s hould no longer apply to BRC and this was 
amended by a Council Regulation to 0% in September 2009.  
Graphite electrode system s originating in India  
On the basis of a request from Hindustan Electro Graphite Ltd (HEG), an Indian 
exporter, in July 2008 the Co mmission initiated a partia l interim review of the 
measures in place on graphite electrode syst ems originating in India.   The company 
had alleged that they had increased their expor t prices and that as a result the level of 
anti-dumping duties was no longer warranted.  The investigation period was from 1 
April 2007 to 31 March 2008.   
Results of the investigation Normal value was based on both domestic sell ing prices where these were profitable 
and sold in representative quantities as well as constructed for certain types of the 
product where domestic prices could not be us ed.  The export prices used were those 
of HEG which were all made to independent  customers.   A comparison of normal 
value and export prices revealed a de minimis dumping marg in.  The Commission 
also examined whether the changes in prices were of a lasting nature and it was concluded that this was indeed the case.  This was based on th e fact that import 
prices from HEG were found to have b een high and stable since the review 
investigation period as well as the fact that  HEG's prices to other export market were 
also found to be higher than those prevailing on the domestic market.   
While the original investigation had f ound dumping margins for HEG of 22.4% the 
actual duty in force for the company was 0% owing to the fact that parallel countervailing duties were also in force fo r the product. As a result the de minimus 
finding of the review had no impact on the ac tual measure in force for the company.  
Hence in July 2009 the interim review was concluded without any change to the measures.   
Plastic sacks and bags originating in  the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) 
 
Definitive anti-dumping measures had been imposed on plastic sacks and bags 
originating in the PRC in September 2006.  Individual dumping duty rates ranging 
from 4.3% to 12.8% were imposed.  In July  2008, on the basis of a request from a 
Chinese exporter, CeDo Shanghai Ltd., th e Commission opened a partial interim 
review of the measures in place for that  company. The company claimed that export 
EN 46   EN prices had increased significantly since the original investigation thereby reducing or 
eliminating the dumping.  The review inve stigation period was from 1 July 2007 to 
30 June 2008. 
In March 2009, the company withdrew its request for the interim review.  The 
Commission considered whether or not the termination of the review would affect 
the measures in force or go against the Union interest. This was considered not to be the case and in July 2009 the investigation was terminated without any change to the measure for the company concerned. 
Ferro-silicon originating in former Yugoslav Republic  of Macedonia (F.Y.R.O.M.)
  
Definitive anti-dumping measures had been imposed on imports of ferro-silicon 
originating, inter alia, in FYROM in February 2008.  Th e only known exporter of the 
product concerned in FYROM, Silmak Dooel Export Import (Silmak), was subject to 
a duty of 5.4%.  The company requested an interim review claiming that a 
comparison of its constructed normal value and export price saw substantially lower 
than the measures it was subject to.   Th e Commission initiated an interim review in 
April 2009. The investigation period for dumping was 1 January 2008 to 31 
December 2008. 
The Commission constructed normal value for the company as they had no 
representative sales of th e product concerned in FYROM.   In constructing normal 
value the Commission followed the same me thod as had applied in the original 
investigation using SG&A incurred by the Egyptian producers (a lso subject to the 
measure) as well as an amount of 5% for pr ofit.  The export prices of Silmak were 
used for the comparison.  The comparison between normal value and export prices, 
duly adjusted to ensure fair comparison revealed no dumping.   The investigation 
showed that Silmak had changed its pr oduction to higher grade product types 
resulting in higher export prices  to the EU. It was consider ed that these changes were 
of a lasting nature.  Given that Silm ak was the only exporter of the product 
concerned to the EU from FYROM, a fact  verified by data from Eurostat, it was 
decided to terminate the measures as re gards that country. The measures were 
therefore repealed in December 2009. 
9.2.3. “Other” interim reviews 
A number of other reviews, not falling under Article 11(3) or Article 19 of the basic 
Regulations were concluded during 2009.  
A list of the cases concerned is given in  Annex H which shows, in footnotes, the 
main issues concerned. More information can be obtained from the Official Journal 
to which reference is given in the Annex . 
9.2.4. New exporter reviews 
As far as anti-dumping measures are concerne d, Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation 
allows for a review ("newcomer" review) to  be carried out in order to determine 
individual margins of dumpi ng for new exporters located in the exporting country in 
question which did not e xport the product during the investigation period.  
EN 47   EN Such parties have to show that they are ge nuine new exporters, i.e.  that they are not 
related to any of the expor ters or producers in the exporting country, which are 
subject to the anti-dumping measures, and that  they have actually started to export to 
the EU following the investigation period, or that they have entered into an 
irrevocable contractual obligation to e xport a significant qua ntity to the EU. 
When a review for a new exporter is initiate d, the duties are repeal ed with regard to 
that exporter, though its imports are made subject to registration under Article 14(5) 
of the basic Regulation in order to ensu re that, should the review result in a 
determination of dumping in respect of such an exporter, anti-dumping duties may be 
levied retroactively to the date of the initiation of the review. 
As far as anti-subsidy measures are concer ned, Article 20 of the basic Regulation 
allows for a review ("accelerated" review) to be carried out in order to establish 
promptly an individual countervailing dut y. Any exporter whose exports are subject 
to a definitive countervaili ng duty but who was not indivi dually investigated during 
the original investigation for reasons othe r than a refusal to co-operate with the 
Commission can request such review. 
In 2009, 6 new exporter review were initia ted. Since the Commissi on carried out the 
first reviews of this type in 1990, a total of 60 such investigations have been initiated. 
There were 4 new exporter reviews c oncluded during 2008, 3 of which were 
terminated with confirmation of the duty and 1 concluded with amendment of the 
duty.  
More information can be obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is 
given in Annex I. 
9.2.5. Absorption investigations 
Where there is sufficient information showi ng that, after the original investigation 
period and prior to or following the impos ition of measures, export prices have 
decreased or that there has been no or insu fficient movement in the resale prices or 
subsequent selling prices of the imported product in the EU, an "absorption" review 
may be opened to examine whether the measure has had effects on the above-mentioned prices. Dumping margins may as such be recalculated and the duty increased to take account of such lower expor t prices. The possibility of "absorption" 
reviews is included in Articles 12 and 19(3) of basic Regulations.  
In 2009, there were no anti-absorption inve stigations initiate d or concluded.  – 
Annex J.  
9.2.6 Circumvention investigations 
The possibility of investigations being re- opened in circumstances where evidence is 
brought to show that measures are being circumvented was introduced by Article 13 
and Article 23 of the basic Regulations. 
Circumvention is defined as a change in the pattern of trade between third countries 
and the EU which stems from a practice, process or work for which there is insufficient due cause or economic justifica tion other than the imposition of the duty. 
EN 48   EN The duties may be extended to imports from third countries of lik e products, or parts 
thereof, if circumvention is taking place. 
In 2009, 1 anti-circumvention investigation wa s initiated. 1 such investigations was 
concluded with an extension of the duty. Mo re information can be obtained from the 
Official Journal to which refe rence is given in Annex K. 
Hand pallet trucks originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC)  
In July 2005 the Council imposed definitive antidumping duties on hand pallet trucks 
and their essential parts (HPT) originati ng in the People’s Republic of China.  
Following the imposition of measures, evidence  at the disposal of the Commission 
indicated that the measures  were being circumvented by means of assembly 
operation in Thailand.  On the basis of prima facie evidence available, the Commission initiated an anti-circumvention investigation on an ex-officio basis in September 2008. The investigation period (t he ‘IP’) covered 1 September 2007 to 31 
August 2008.  Data was collected from 2005 up to the end of the IP to investigate the 
alleged change in the pattern of trade and other aspects. 
Circumvention  Neither exporters nor the authorities co-operated from Thailand and only one 
Chinese exporter co-operated.  Nine EU importers cooperated and the information 
they provided indicated that there was i ndeed an increase in imports of HPT from 
Thailand and a simultaneous decrease in im ports form China in 2006, the year after 
the imposition of measures. It also show ed that while imports from the PRC 
increased again in the following years the imports from Thailand decreased slightly yet stayed well above the 2005 levels.  Due to the lack  of co-operation by Thai 
exporters findings regarding exports from Thailand were based on best information 
available. 
 Statistics from Member States and comp iled by the Commission showed an increase 
in imports of the product concerned from  Thailand of 868% between  2005 to 2007 
stabilising in 2005 at 564% when compar ed to 2005.   While impots from the PRC 
also showed an increase this was mainly  attributed to the sole Chinese exporter 
which had the lowest duty rate. Informati on available to the Commission indicated a 
significant number of HPT assembly ope rations in Thailand but no genuine 
production of HPPT in the country.    It was concluded that in  the absence of any 
information to the contrary that the change  in the pattern in tr ade stemmed only from 
the imposition of the anti-dumping measures on imports from PRC;   
A dumping test was carried out regarding the exports from Tha iland and it was found 
that when compared to the normal value fr om the original investigation significant 
dumping existed 22.5%. It was also f ound that the imports from Thailand 
undermined the remedial effects of the original measures owing to increased 
quantities and dumped prices significantly below the injury elimination level established for the original  investigation  - 48.9%.  This was further compounded by 
the fact that had imports into the EU orig inated in China it would have been likely 
that the quantities would have  been lower owing to the existence of the duty.    
Extension of the measures 
EN 49   EN The investigation concluded that there wa s clear circumvention of the measures on 
the product concerned from the PRC via assemb ly operations in Thailand. As a result 
the anti-dumping measures imposed by the or iginal definitive Regulation on imports 
of the product concerned or iginating in the PRC were extended to the same product 
consigned from Thailand, whether declared  as originating in Thailand or not. 
9.3. Safeguard investigations 
Safeguard measures have always been and remain an exceptional instrument which 
the Commission would only appl y in truly exceptional ci rcumstances. Indeed, they 
are only used where it is clear that, applying the highest standards, such measures are 
necessary and justified because, due to unf oreseen circumstances, there has been a 
surge in imports and this has caused or thre atens to cause serious damage to the EU 
industry.  
The Commission expects the EU’s commercial partners to follow a similarly strict 
approach. However, more and more countri es are adopting safeguard measures, often 
in circumstances which do not appear to be entirely in line with Article XIX of the GATT 1994, the WTO Agreement on Safeguards and other WTO rules. Consequently, the activities of the Commissi on in relation to safeguards is more and 
more driven towards the defence of the expor t interests of EU producers, if necessary 
at WTO level. 
As regards conventional trade regimes, the Commission has agreed within the 
various bilateral agreements to which it is a party (Europe Agreements, Agreements with Mediterranean countries, Free Trade Agreements with South Africa, Mexico, 
Chili, etc.) to introduce special safeguard cl auses, which apply to cases, which arise 
between the partners. These clauses normally entail rights and ob ligations additional 
to those arising under WTO safeguard rules (in particular special notification and 
consultation procedures). In this regar d, the Commission caref ully monitors any 
cases, which are initiated by partners with which it has a preferential trade 
agreement. 
At the start of 2009 there were no  safe guard measures was in place. During 2009 no 
safeguard investigations we re initiated or ongoing.  
10. E
NFORCEMENT OF ANTI -DUMPING /COUNTERVAILING MEASURES  
Globalisation of trade led to greater possi bilities for circumventing or otherwise 
reducing the effectiveness of anti-dumping and countervailing measures. To address 
this problem, throughout 2009 the TDI services  continued their follow-up activities 
aimed at ensuring that measures were eff ectively enforced. In the framework of an 
integrated approach measures were cons idered in all their forms - duties and 
undertakings – and synergy was sought betw een the TDI services and enforcement-
oriented services (OLAF, DG Taxud and cu stoms authorities in Member States).  
10.1. Follow-up of measures 
The follow-up activities concerning measures in force are centred on four main 
areas: (1) to pre-empt fr aud, by defining risk-relat ed areas, alerting customs 
authorities and assessing the feedback fr om customs and economic operators; (2) to 
EN 50   EN monitor trade flows and market  developments; (3) to improve the effectiveness with 
the appropriate instruments (new investigati on, interim review, newcomer review, 
contact with national administrations) and (4) to react to irregular practices by 
enhancing the co-operation with enforcem ent-related services (OLAF and national 
customs) and by initiating anti-absorpti on or anti-circumvention investigations. 
10.2. Monitoring of undertakings 
Monitoring of undertakings is part of the enforcement activities,  since undertakings 
are a form of anti-dumping or countervai ling measure. They are accepted by the 
Commission if it is satisfied that they can effectively eliminate the injurious effects of dumping or subsidisation. To achieve this  goal, exporters normally pledge to raise 
their prices. The necessary pr ice increase stems from the findings of the investigation 
and directly depends on the level of dumpi ng or subsidisation f ound, or on the injury 
elimination level, whichever is the lower. 
In order to allow the Commission to mon itor whether or not the undertakings are 
being respected, the parties concerned have to submit regular sales reports, normally 
every quarter. They also have to provide the Commission with any other information 
that is considered necessary, and to allow verification of such data and any other relevant information at their premises, even at short notice.  
At the beginning of 2009, there were unde rtakings in force accepted from 46 
companies, covering 11 products origin ating in 10 different countries. 
During 2009, the following changes to the portfolio of undertakings took place: Undertakings of 5 companies came to an end: – two companies were found to breach th eir undertakings and therefore the 
Commission withdrew the acceptance of th eir undertakings and the applicable 
anti-dumping duties became payable (sw eet corn originating in Thailand – 2 
companies); 
– the undertaking of three companies ex pired since the m easures concerning 
those countries expired (Rainbow trout from  the Faeroe Islands -2 companies,  
PET (
Polyethylene terephthalate)  from Australia  -1 company); 
In addition, one offer for an undertaking has been accepted: – in one new proceeding, an undertaking of one company was accepted 
(Aluminium foil originating in Brazil); 
This brings the total number of undertak ings in force at the end of 2009 to 42, 
covering 10 products originating in 8 di fferent countries. Deta ils concerning the 
above can be found in Annex M and an overv iew of all undertakings in force can be 
found in Annex Q. 
As undertakings have to provide the same re medial effect as th e alternative duties 
would do, the examination, adaptation and dr afting of undertaking offers has to be 
based on a double assessment of risk and effect iveness. This has le d to situations in 
which undertakings were not considered to be acceptable, notably where the trading 
EN 51   EN patterns of the company allow too much sc ope for cross-compensation (i.e. the price 
increase charged for products subject to  the undertaking being compensated through 
the granting of rebates on products not subjec t to the undertaking, if  sold to the same 
customer in the Union), where the product concerned was not suitable for a price 
undertaking (i.e. high price fluctuations of the product concerned which cannot be 
explained by the fluctuation in the price of  the raw material and thus does not allow 
to index the minimum import prices) or wh ere the method offered to determine the 
minimum import prices was considered inappropriate. 
11. R EFUNDS  
Articles 11(8) and 21(1) of the basic Regul ations allow importers to request the 
reimbursement of the relevant collected duties where it is shown that the dumping/subsidy margin, on the basis of whic h duties were paid, ha s been eliminated 
or reduced to a level below that of the duty in force. 
During 2009, 39 new refund requests were submitted. At the end of 2009, 7 
investigations were ongoing, covering 25 requests. 5 Commission Decisions were 
adopted: 3 were granting partial refund a nd 2 were rejecting the refund request. 7 
requests were withdrawn. 
12. J
UDICIAL REVIEW : DECISIONS GIVEN BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE / COURT OF FIRST 
INSTANCE  
12.1. Overview of the judicial reviews in 2008 
In 2009, the Court of Justice (COJ) and the General Court (GC) rendered 13 
judgments in total relating to  the areas of anti-dumping or  anti-subsidy. Of these, one 
was a judgment interpre ting another judgment. 
12.2. Cases pending 
A list of the anti-dumping/anti-subsidy cases before the CFI and the Court of Justice 
still pending at the end of 2009 is given in  Annex S (35 before the GC and 9 before 
the COJ). 
12.3. New cases 
17 new cases were lodged in 2009 (compared to 16 in 2008, 10 in 2007 and 19 in 
2006). 10 of these were lodged before the GC and 7 before the COJ. 
12.4. Judgments rendered and orders issued by the General Court 
8 judgments relating to the anti-dumping or  anti-subsidy areas were rendered by the 
GC. Details of some of th e cases are set out below. 
EN 52   EN 12.4.1 Certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originat ing in, inter alia, 
Ukraine – T-249/06 – Interpipe Nikopolsky Seamless Tubes Plant Niko Tube ZAT 
and Interpipe Nizhnedneprovsky Tube Rolli ng Plant VAT v. Council of the European 
Union – Judgment of 10 March 2009 (OJ C 90 of 18.04.2009, p.25)  
The applicants, two related Ukrainian produ cers of seamless tubes and pipes, sought 
the annulment of Regulation (EC) No  954/2006, which imposed  an anti-dumping 
duty on imports of seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in, 
inter alia, Ukraine, applying to the applic ants a duty of  25,1%. The applicants put 
forward six pleas in suppor t of their action. The main findings are set out below. 
The applicants argued, among other, that th e Union producers selected to be in the 
sample did not fully cooperate and the Counc il was thus wrong to use their data for 
the purposes of determining injury. Furtherm ore, on account of this lack of full and 
entire cooperation, there was insufficient support for the complaint and the anti-
dumping proceeding should have been terminated. 
The Court found that although the parties to an anti-dumping proceeding are in 
principle required to lodge a reply to the Commission’s questionnaire, the Basic 
Regulation allows for information presented in another form or in the context of 
another document to be used as long as certain conditions are fulfilled. The Court 
examined the facts in detail for each of  the companies - incl uding looking at what 
data was available and what impact that da ta had on the analysis , and concluded that 
the non-submission of questionnaire replie s by related Union industry companies did 
not distort the calculation of  the injury margin, nor the determination of injury.  
In relation to the level of support for th e complaint, the C ourt found that the 
Commission has an option bu t not an obligation to terminate an anti-dumping 
proceeding in progress where the level of  support for the complaint falls below a 
minimal threshold. In any case, since the sampled Union producers were regarded as 
cooperating, there was no diminution in the degree of support for the complaint. 
In another plea, the applican ts argued that the Council,  in comparing the normal 
value and the export price, should not have  made an adjustment by deducting from 
the sale price of Sepco (a sales compa ny related to the applicants) an amount 
corresponding to the commission which an agent, working on a commission basis, would have charged. The Court applied, by analogy, the case-law concerning the 
calculation of the normal value, to the calcu lation of the export price. According to 
this case-law, the fact that certain activiti es are shared by legally distinct companies 
within a group does not alter the fact that one is dealing with a single economic 
entity. The Court went on to dismiss, in re lation to one of the applicants, the factors 
relied on by the Commission in concludi ng that Sepco carried out functions 
comparable to those of an agent working on a commission basis. The Court held that the fact that the relationshi p between Sepco and one of th e applicants is one of buyer 
and seller is of no relevance in this  regard. The Council had thus committed a 
manifest error of assessment. The claim wa s, however, rejected in relation to the 
other applicant since only an  indirect connection between  that applicant and Sepco 
had been established. In addition, the Court found that there had b een a breach of the 
applicants' rights of defence in the late notification to them of the justification for the above adjustment. 
EN 53   EN The Court thus annulled Article 1 of Regul ation (EC) No 954/2006 in so far as the 
anti-dumping duty fixed for exports by the a pplicants exceeds that which would have 
been applicable had the export price not b een adjusted for a commission when sales 
took place through Sepco. 
The Council and the Commission appealed the judgement. The appeal cases are 
pending before the Court of Justice. 
12.4.2  Certain electronic weighi ng scales (REWS) originati ng in, inter alia, China – T-
299/05 – Shanghai Excell M&E Enterp rise Co. Ltd and Shanghai Adaptech 
Precision Co. Ltd v. Council of the Europe an Union – Judgment of 18 March 2009 
(OJ C 113 of 16.05.2009, p.30)  
The applicants, two related Chinese companie s, sought the annulment of the relevant 
part of Regulation (EC) No 692/2005, whic h was adopted following a new exporter 
review and which amended the original Regulation imposing an anti-dumping duty 
on imports of certain electronic weighing scales (REWS), originating in, inter alia, China, applying to the applicants a duty of   52,6%. The applicants  put forward eight 
pleas on a range of issues. 
The most important findings of the Court can be summarised as follows: - The fact that Chinese companies are not subject under their domestic law to 
certain accounting standards (in this case international accounting standards (IAS) 
does not mean that the accounts of those co mpanies cannot be asse ssed in line with 
those standards. In any event the applicants' accounts were in breach of fundamental accounting concepts and the Council was thus  correct in its assessment that the 
applicants do not fulfil the second cr iterion for being granted market economy 
treatment (MET). 
The three-month deadline for making an MET determination is intended to ensure 
that the question of whether a producer meet s the MET criteria is not decided on the 
basis of its effect on the calculation of th e dumping margin. The practical effect of 
the time-limit is not called in question if, between the expiry of the three months and the actual MET decision, the companies cl aiming MET had made it impossible for 
the Commission to know what effect its MET decision would have on the dumping 
margin. Furthermore, the Commission needs a reasonable time period from the receipt of information to enable it to assess the information correctly and to consult the Advisory Committee and give the Uni on industry an opportunity to comment. 
- The failure to comply with the three-month MET time-limit can only lead to a 
(partial) annulment of the MET determinati on if it is shown that the determination 
might have been substantively different if  the deadline was adhered to – which was 
not the case in this instance. 
- A change of methodology between origin al investigation an d review does not 
breach Article 11(9) of the Basic Regulation if the method used in the original investigation does not comply with the provisions of Article 2 of the Basic Regulation. 
- The adjustment to the export price for commissions (under  Article 2(10)(i)) 
was correctly made. Such adjustments can be made not only for differences in 
EN 54   EN commissions paid in respect of the sale s under consideration, but also for mark-up 
received by traders if they car ry out functions which are similar to those of an agent 
working on a commission basis. 
The Court rejected all eight pleas put fo rward by the applicants and dismissed the 
action.  
12.4.3 Lever arch mechanisms originating in China – T-296/06 – Dongguan Nanzha Leco 
Stationery Mfg. Co., Ltd v. Council of  the European Union – Judgment of 23 
September 2009 (OJ C 267 of 07.11.2009, p.55) 
The applicant, a Chinese manufacturer of lever arch mechanisms (LAMs), sought the 
annulment of Regulation (EC) No 1136/ 2006, which imposed an anti-dumping duty 
on imports of that product originating in China. The applicant was subject to a duty 
27.1%. 
The applicant argued that in making an adjustme nt to the export price for direct sales, 
general and administrative expenses and for profit of the applicant's two related 
companies, the institutions compared the normal value and export price at different 
levels of trade. The Court found that th e comparison of normal value and export 
price had been done at the same level of tr ade – at ex-factory stage. If no deduction 
from the export price of sales costs had been made, an imbalance would have resulted since no sales expenses had been included in the constructed normal value. 
In relation to the applicant's second plea, by which it challenged the institutions' 
change of position from the regulation imposing provisional measures to the 
Regulation imposing definitive measures, the Court stated that an anti-dumping 
investigation is an ongoing process duri ng which many findings are constantly 
revised. Definitive findings may thus  differ from previous findings. 
The Court thus dismissed the action for pa rtial annulment. The applicant appealed. 
The appeal case is pending be fore the Court of Justice. 
12.4.4 Certain footwear with uppers of leather or iginating in, inter alia, China – T-1/07 – 
Apache Footwear Ltd and Apache II Footwe ar Ltd (Qingxin) v. Council of the 
European Union – Judgment of 9 December 2009 (OJ C 24 of 30.01.2010, p.46) 
The applicants, two related footwear produc ing and exporting companies established 
in China, sought the annu lment of Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006, which imposed an 
anti-dumping duty on imports of seamless cer tain footwear with uppers of leather 
originating in, inter alia, China, making the applican ts subject to a duty of 16.5%. 
The applicants made two main claims – they  disputed the institutions' decision not to 
grant them Market Economy Treatment ('M ET') and they asserted that children's 
shoes should have been excluded fr om the scope of the measure. 
The Court found that the additional inform ation relating to the MET assessment, 
which, according to the applicants had been  wrongly rejected by the institutions had 
no evidential value as it did not show that the applicant in questi on pays rent at the 
market price. Furthermore, the Commission had correctly established a link with the 
Chinese state authorities (representation on the Board of Directors of one of the 
EN 55   EN applicants). In view of the above, the Commission could reasonably conclude that 
the third MET criterion had not been satisfied. 
With regard to the second claim, the Court stated that the appli cants have not shown 
that the fact that children need new s hoes more frequently than adults, thus 
potentially offsetting the advantage of thos e shoes being less expe nsive, affects the 
position of consumers to the extent that the definitive duties would be contrary to the 
Union interest. In additi on, the Council's assessmen t was also based on the 
unlikelihood of consumers bearing the fu ll brunt of any measures. The Council had 
explained the reasons for its assessment in the Regulation imposing definitive measures. 
The Court thus dismissed the action for annulment. 
12.5. Judgments rendered by the Court of Justice 
In 2009, the COJ rendered 5 judgments relati ng to the anti-dumping or anti-subsidy 
areas. 
12.5.1 Ironing boards originating in, inter alia, China – C-141/08 P – Foshan Shunde 
Yongjian Housewares & Hardware Co. Ltd. (appellant) Council of the European 
Union (defendant at first instance) – Judgment of 1 October 2009 (OJ C 282 of 
21.11.2009, p.9) 
Foshan Shunde Yongjian (the applicant) , a Chinese exporting producer had sought 
annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No. 452/2007 imposing definitive measures on ironing boards originating in, inter alia , China. The General Court had dismissed 
the action. The applicant appealed. 
The Court of Justice rejected the first ground of appeal. The applicant had claimed 
that the Commission had not granted it M ET because it wrongly considered itself 
prohibited from changing its original decision on this issue. On the basis of evidence 
before it, the General Court concluded that  the final decision of the Commission not 
to grant the applican t MET was based on substantive grounds (non-fulfilment of the 
criteria) and not on a wrong interpretation of the rules as suggested by the applicant. 
The Court of Justice held that the Genera l Court had not distor ted the evidence and 
was entitled to conclude as it did.  
The second ground of appeal con cerned rights of defence. The applicant's request for 
MET had been rejected at the stage of provisional measur es. Thereafter the 
Commission analysed the issue further, also  in light of further information submitted, 
and informed the applicant that it intended to grant it MET and calculate its normal value on the basis of the company's own data. Following comments by the complainants and some Member States, th e Commission reconsidered and confirmed 
the position it had taken at th e provisional stage – i.e. it rejected the applicant's MET 
request.  
The applicant had been given time to comm ent, but the Commission sent its proposal 
for the definitive regulation to the Council prior to the expiry of the 10-day deadline for comments. The General Court had held  that in so doing the Commission had 
breached the Basic Regulation, which stipulates  that parties shall have at least 10 
days to comment on final disclosure. Howe ver, it had found that this breach did not 
EN 56   EN affect the content of the regul ation and thus the applicant's rights of defence - thus it 
could not lead to an annu lment of the regulation.  
The Court of Justice disagreed, stating that it could not be ruled out that the breach 
could affect the content of the regulation, and finding that the appellant's rights of 
defence were in fact adversely affected. 
The Court of Justice thus set aside a part  of the judgment of the General Court and 
annulled the regulation in so far as it impos ed an anti-dumping duty on the applicant. 
 
13. A CTIVITIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) 
13.1. Dispute settlement in the field of an ti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards 
13.1.1. Overview of the WTO di spute settlement procedure 
The WTO provides for a rigorous procedure fo r the settlement of disputes between 
WTO Members concerning the application of the WTO agreements. The procedure 
is divided into two main stages. The first stage, at the level of the WTO Members concerned, consists of a b ilateral consultation. Upon failure of the consultation, the 
second stage can be opened by requestin g the WTO Dispute Settlement Body to 
establish a panel. WTO Members, other th an the complaining and defending party, 
with an interest in a given case, can interven e as "third parties" before the panel. The 
panel issues a report, which can be appeal ed before the Appellate Body (AB) (each 
appeal being heard by three members of a permanent seven-member body set up by 
the Dispute Settlement Understanding). Both the panel report an d the report by the 
Appellate Body are adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB ) unless the latter 
rejects the report by unanimity. 
The findings of a panel or Appellate Body report have to be implemented by the 
WTO Member whose measures have been found to be inconsistent with the relevant 
WTO Agreements. If the complaining WTO Member is not satisfied with the way 
the reports are implemented, it can ask for the establishment of a so-called 
“implementation panel”. Here too, appeal  against the findings  of the panel is 
possible. 
It should be noted that the anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards measures are 
among the most popular subject matters  in WTO dispute settlement.  
13.1.2. Dispute settlement procedures against the Union 
.  India  - Polyethylene terephthala te (PET) – Request for consultations
 
In December 2008 India had lodged a request in the WTO for consultations with the 
EU regarding the AD and AS measures in place on Polyethylene terephthalate (PET).  
The request covered issues such as the allege dly late initiation of the expiry reviews, 
the cumulation of imports and rights of defence issues. C onsultations were  held on 3 
April 2009.  
EN 57   EN China - certain iron or steel fasteners  
By Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009, the Council imposed anti-dumping 
measures on imports of certain iron or st eel fasteners originating in the People's 
Republic of China. In July 2009, China subm itted a request for consultations with the 
European Union on the above Regulation. Cons ultations were held  on 14 September 
2009. China then requested the establishment of a panel. The panel was established on 23 October 2009 and its members were elected on 9 December 2009.  
13.2. Other WTO activities 
In 2009, the DDA Negotiating Group on rules me t regularly to discuss the revised 
Chair's draft text which was circulated in  December 2008 and the fisheries subsidies 
"roadmap". In this revised version, most c ontentious issues were  taken out from the 
anti-dumping and subsidies texts and were replaced by "placeholders" which summarised the points of contenti on among Members on each issue.  
No progress could be achieved on any of  these issues in the anti-dumping and 
horizontal subsidies areas. In fisheries, the group conducted intensive discussions on 
the basis of the questions contained in th e Chair's roadmap. While this allowed the 
views of Members to be clar ified on key issues, it did not help positions to converge. 
In parallel to these activities, participati on by the Commission serv ices in the regular 
work of the Anti-dumping, Subsidie s and Countervailing and Safeguards 
Committees continued. The Committees met twice in regular se ssions to review 
notifications and raise issu es of special interest. 
14. C
ONCLUSION  
The level of activity  in 2009 over 2008 changed very little when based on the 
initiation of new cases – 21 as compar ed to 20.   2009 did however show a 
significant increase in the number of anti-su bsidy cases initiated – up from 2 in 2008 
to 6 in 2009. There was a significant decrease in the number of definitive measures 
imposed – this is related to the low number of initiations in 2007. There was a 
considerable increase in the number of investigations terminated without the 
imposition of measures (from 3 to 11 between  the two years) and a doubling of the 
number provisional measures imposed (10) over the previous year.  2009 also saw 
the number of reviews initiated increase si gnificantly while the number of reviews 
terminated dropped considerably over 2008 figures.  
In 2009 a number of initiatives to impr ove the transparency of trade defence 
investigations began. The actions which include a revamp of the TDI website, as well as specific assistance for SMEs and improved disclosure in cases were some of the elements agreed with Member States  In 2009 a study regarding the needs of SMEs in TDI was launched and results are expect ed during 2010.   The TDI services also 
continued their information role through organising seminars aimed at third country 
officials and held a number of bila teral contacts w ith industry.   
EN 58   EN LIST OF ANNEXES  
ANNEXES : SUMMARY 
ANNEX A New investigations initiated during the period 1 January - 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX B New investigations initiated  
A. by product sector during the period 2005 – 2009 (31 December) 
B. by country of export during the period 2005 – 2009 (31 December) 
ANNEX C New investigations concluded by the imposition of provisional duties during the 
period 1 January - 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX D New investigations concluded by the impos ition of definitive duties during the period 
1 January - 31 December 2009 A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX E New investigations terminated without imposition of measures during the period 
1 January - 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX F Expiry reviews initiated or concluded dur ing the period 1 January – 31 December 
2009 
ANNEX G Interim reviews initiated or concluded dur ing the period 1 January – 31 December 
2009 
ANNEX H Other reviews concluded during the period 1 January - 31 December 2009 
ANNEX I New exporter reviews initiated or concl uded during the period 1 January – 31 
December 2009  A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B.  Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX J Anti-absorption investigations initiated or concluded during the period 1 January - 31 
December 2009 
ANNEX K Anti-circumvention investigations initiated or concluded during the period 1 January 
- 31 December 2009 
ANNEX L Safeguard investigations initiated or c oncluded during the period 1 January - 31 
December 2009 
ANNEX M Undertakings accepted or repealed during th e period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
ANNEX N Measures which expired during the period 1 January - 31 December 2009 
ANNEX O Definitive anti-dumping measures in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
ANNEX P Definitive anti-subsidy measures in force on 31 December 2009 
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
EN 59   EN  
ANNEX Q Undertakings in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
ANNEX R Anti-dumping & anti-subsidy investigations pending on 31 December 2009 : 
A. New investigations (ranked by product) 
B. Review investigations (ranked by product) 
C. Ranked by country (new & review investigations) 
ANNEX S Court cases  
A. Court cases pending before the Court of Justice and the General Court (formely 
Court of First Instance of the European Communities) on 31 December 2009 
B. Judgments, orders and ot her decisions rendered by the Court of Justice and the 
General Court (formely Court of First Instance of the Eur opean Communities) 
during 2009 
ANNEX T Safeguard and surveillance measures in force on 31 December 2009 
EN 60   ENANNEX A  
New investigations initiated 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of origin OJ Reference 
Cargo scanning systems P.R. China C 63 
18.03.2009, p. 20 
Molybdenum wires P.R. China C 84 
08.04.2009, p. 5 
Sodium gluconate P.R. China C 188 
11.08.2009, p. 24 
Aluminium road wheels P.R. China C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 22 
Stainless steel fasteners India 
Malaysia C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 27 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Iran 
Pakistan 
UAE C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 12 
High tenacity yarn of polyesters P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Taiwan C 213 
08.09.2009, p. 16 
Ironing boards (Since Hardware) P.R. China C 237 
02.10.2009, p. 5 
Continuous filament glass fibre products  P.R. China C 307 
17.12.2009, p. 39 
Purified terephthalic acid and its salts  Thailand C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 17 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of origin OJ Reference 
Stainless steel fasteners (AS) India 
Malaysia C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 32 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (AS) Iran 
Pakistan 
UAE C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 7 
Purified terephthalic acid and its salts (AS)  Thailand C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 22 
EN 61   ENANNEX B  
A) New investigations in itiated by product sector  during the period 2005 – 2009 
(31 December)  
Product 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Chemical and allied 3 13 2 2 9 
Textiles and allied 1 2 - - 3 
Wood and paper - - - - - 
Electronics 7 5 - - 1 
Other mechanical engineering 2 2 - - - 
Iron and Steel 4 - 6 6 4 
Others metal - 9 - - 1 
Other 9 5 1 1 3 
 26 36 9 20 21 
Of which anti-dumping 24 35 9 18 15 
anti-subsidy 2 1 0 2 6 
 
EN 62   ENB) New investigations initiated by co untry of export during the period 2005 –
2009 (31 December) 
Country of origin 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 
Armenia - - - 1 - 
Australia - - - - - 
Belarus - - 1 1 - 
Bosnia & Herzegovina - - 1 - - 
Brazil - - - 1 - 
China (People's Republic of) 8 12 6 6 7 
Croatia 1 - - - - 
Egypt - 1 - - - 
Guatemala 1 - - - - 
Hong Kong 2 - - - - 
India 1 2 - - 2 
Indonesia - - - - - 
Iran - - - - 2 
Japan - 1 - - - 
Kazakhstan - 2 - - - 
Korea (Rep. of) 1 1 - 1 1 
F.Y.R.O.M. - 1 - - - 
Malaysia 3 2 - - 2 
Moldova (Rep. of) - - - 1 - 
Norway - - - - - 
Pakistan 1 - - - 2 
Philippines - - - - - 
Romania 2 - - - - 
Russia 1 2 1 - - 
South Africa - 1 - - - 
Taiwan 1 3 - 1 1 
Thailand 2 2 - 1 2 
Turkey - 1 - 2 - 
Ukraine - 3 - 1 - 
UAE - - - - 2 
USA - 2 - 4 - 
Vietnam 1 - - - - 
 26 36 9 20 21 
EN 63   EN 
ANNEX C  
New investigations concluded by th e imposition of provisional duties 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Wire rod P.R. China 
Moldova (Rep. of) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 112/2009 
06.02.2009 L 38 
07.02.2009  
p. 3 
Biodiesel USA Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2009 
11.03.2009 L 67 
12.03.2009  
p. 22 
Aluminium foil Armenia 
Brazil 
P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 287/2009 
07.04.2009 L 94 
08.04.2009  
p. 17 
Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 289/2009 
07.04.2009 L 94 
08.04.2009  
p. 48 
Cargo scanning systems P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1242/2009 
16.12.2009 L 332 
17.12.2009  
p. 60 
Molybdenum wires P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1247/2009 
17.12.2009 L 336 
18.12.2009  
p. 16 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Biodiesel (AS) USA Council Reg. 
(EC) No 194/2009 
11.03.2009 L 67 
12.03.2009  
p. 50 
EN 64   ENANNEX D  
New investigations concluded by the imposition of definitive duties 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Fasteners, iron or steel  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 91/2009 
26.01.2009 L 29 
31.01.2009 
p. 1 
PSC wires and strands  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 383/2009 
05.05.2009 L 118 
13.05.2009 
p. 1 
Candles, tapers and the like  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 393/2009 
11.05.2009 L 119 
14.05.2009 
p. 1 
Biodiesel  USA Council Reg. 
(EC) No 599/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 26 
Wire rod  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 703/2009 
27.07.2009 L 203 
05.08.2009 
p. 1 
Aluminium foil  Armenia 
Brazil P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 925/2009 
24.09.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 1 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron 
or steel  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 926/2009 
24.09.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 19 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Biodiesel (AS)  USA Council Reg. 
(EC) No 598/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 1 
 
EN 65   ENANNEX E  
New investigations terminated wi thout the imposition of measures 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Decision N° OJ Reference 
Flat-rolled products (hot-dipped 
metallic-coated iron or steel) P.R. China Commission Dec. 
No 2009/106/EC 
06.02.2009 L 38 
07.02.2009 
p. 34 
Stainless steel cold rolled flat 
products  P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Taiwan Commission Dec. 
No 2009/327/EC 
16.04.2009 L 98 
17.04.2009 
p. 39 
Sodium metal USA Commission Dec. 
No 2009/453/EC 
11.06.2009 L 149 
12.06.2009 
p. 76 
Wire rod  Turkey 
Moldova (Rep. of) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 703/2009 
27.07.2009 L 203 
05.08.2009 
p. 1 
Hollow sections  Belarus 
Turkey 
Ukraine Commission Dec. 
No 2009/698/EC 
04.09.2009 L 237 
09.09.2009 
p. 34 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Decision N° OJ Reference 
Sodium metal (AS) USA Commission Dec. 
No 2009/452/EC 
11.06.2009 L 149 
12.06.2009 
p. 74 
EN 66   ENANNEX F  
Expiry reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009  
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Silicon P.R. China  C 51 
04.03.2009 
p. 17 
Sodium cyclamate P.R. China 
Indonesia  C 56 
10.03.2009 
p. 42 
Ammonium nitrate Ukraine  C 94 
23.04.2009 
p. 15 
Polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET) P.R. China  C 194 
18.08.2009 
p. 9 
Graphite electrode systems India  C 224 
17.09.2009 
p. 20 
Graphite electrode systems 
(AS) India  C 224 
17.09.2009 
p. 24 
Glyphosate P.R. China  C 234 
29.09.2009 
p. 9 
Synthetic fibre ropes P.R. China  C 240 
07.10.2009 
p. 6 
Okoumé plywood  P.R. China  C 270 
11.11.2009 
p. 24 
Tungsten carbide and fused 
tungsten carbide  P.R. China  C 322 
30.12.2009 
p. 23 
 
EN 67   EN 
Concluded : confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel P.R. China 
Thailand Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
Furfuryl alcohol P.R. China Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1202/2009 
07.12.2009 L 323 
10.12.2009 
p. 48 
Footwear with uppers of leather  P.R. China 
Vietnam Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1294/2009 
22.12.2009 L 352 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
 
Concluded : termination and repeal of the measures 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
EN 68   ENANNEX G  
Interim reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Ironing boards P.R. China  C 3 
08.01.2009 
p. 14 
Silicon P.R. China  C 51 
04.03.2009 
p. 17 
Ironing boards Ukraine  C 85 
09.04.2009 
p. 28 
Ferro-silicon F.Y.R.O.M.  C 93 
22.04.2009 
p. 22 
Castings P.R. China  C 131 
10.06.2009 
p. 18 
Polyester staple fibres Korea (Rep. of)  C 142 
23.06.2009 
p. 4 
Trichloroisocyanuric ac id P.R. China  C 150 
02.07.2009 
p. 14 
Ammonium nitrtate  Russia  C 152 
03.07.2009 
p. 40 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 
film India  C 215 
09.09.2009 
p. 17 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 
film India  C 215 
09.09.2009 
p. 19 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 
film (AS)  India  C 215 
09.09.2009 
p. 19 
EN 69   EN 
Okoumé plywood  P.R. China  C 270 
11.11.2009 
p. 24 
Polyester staple fibres Korea (Rep. of)  C 284 
25.11.2009 
p. 30 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 
film India  C 291 
01.12.2009 
p. 28 
 
Concluded : confirmation/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) 
film (AS)  India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
Steel ropes and cables India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 283/2009 
06.04.2009 L 94 
08.04.2009 
p. 5 
Polyester staple fibres P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 500/2009 
11.06.2009 L 151 
16.06.2009 
p. 6 
Stainless steel fasteners Vietnam Council Reg. 
(EC) No 768/2009 
17.08.2009 L 221 
25.08.2009 
p. 1 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel P.R. China 
Taiwan Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved in kernels)  Thailand Council Reg. 
(EC) No 847/2009 
15.09.2009 L 246 
18.09.2009 
p. 1 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 825/2009 
07.09.2009 L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 1 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 826/2009 
07.09.2009 L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 7 
 
EN 70   EN 
Concluded by termination of  review/confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 188/2009 
09.03.2009 L 67 
12.03.2009 
p. 1 
Graphite electrode syst ems India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 626/2009 
13.07.2009 L 185 
17.07.2009 
p. 16 
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 682/2009 
27.07.2009 L 197 
29.07.2009 
p. 20 
Polyester filament fabrics 
(finished)  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 862/2009 
15.09.2009 L 248 
22.09.2009 
p. 1 
 
 
Concluded : termination of measures 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Ferro-silicon F.Y.R.O.M. Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1297/2009 
22.12.2009 L 351 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
 
EN 71   EN 
ANNEX H  
Other reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Ammonium nitrate 23 Russia  Commission Notice 
2009/C 229/07 
 C 229 
23.09.2009 
p. 30 
Ironing boards 24 P.R. China Commission Notice 
2009/C 308/12 
 C 308 
18.12.2009 
p. 44 
 
Concluded : confirmation/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Plastic sacks and bags25 P.R. China 
Thailand Council Reg. 
(EC) No 189/2009 
09.03.2009 L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
Castings 26 P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 282/2009 
06.04.2009 L 94 
08.04.2009 
p. 1 
Salmon (farmed) 27 Norway Council Reg. 
(EC) No 319/2009 
16.04.2009 L 101 
21.04.2009 
p. 1 
Polyester staple fibres 28 Korea (Rep. of)  Council Reg. 
(EC) No 412/2009 
18.05.2009 L 125 
21.05.2009 
p. 1 
Ammonium nitrate 29 Russia  Council Reg. 
(EC) No 989/2009 
19.10.2009 L 278 
23.10.2009 
p. 1 
                                                 
23 Notice following GC (ex-CFI) judgement 
24 Partial reopening of the anti-dumping investigation 
25 Amendment following new exporters' request 
26 Amendment following new exporters' request 
27 Clarification of the scope of measures 
28 Amendment following GC (ex-CFI) judgement 
29 Amendment following GC (ex-CFI) judgement 
EN 72   EN 
ANNEX I  
New exporter reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication)  
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin Regulation/Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 52/2009 
21.01.2009 L 17 
22.01.2009 
p. 19 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions  Russia Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 241/2009 
20.03.2009 L 75 
21.03.2009 
p. 5 
Ironing boards  P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 356/2009 
29.04.2009 L 109 
30.04.2009 
p. 6 
Furfuryl alcohol  P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 512/2009 
16.06.2009 L 153 
17.06.2009 
p. 6 
Chamois leather  P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 573/2009 
29.06.2009 L 172 
02.07.2009 
p. 3 
Tube and pipe fittings  Malaysia Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 692/2009 
30.07.2009 L 199 
31.07.2009 
p. 9 
EN 73   EN 
Concluded : imposition/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions  Russia Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1251/2009 
18.12.2009 L 338 
19.12.2009 
p. 5 
 
Concluded : termination of the review / confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET) Malaysia Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 681/2009 
27.07.2009 L 197 
29.07.2009 
p. 18 
Hand pallet trucks P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 913/2009 
24.09.2009 L 258 
01.10.2009 
p. 1 
Chamois leather P.R. China Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1252/2009 
18.12.2009 L 338 
19.12.2009 
p. 12 
 
EN 74   ENB. Anti-subsidy investigations ("accelerated" investigations) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin Regulation/Decision 
No (if applicable) OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Concluded : imposition/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Concluded : termination 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
EN 75   ENANNEX J  
Anti-absorption investigations  initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
None -  - 
 
Concluded with increase of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Concluded without increase of duty / termination 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation/ 
Decision No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
EN 76   ENANNEX K  
Anti-circumvention investigati ons initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Steel ropes and cables P.R. China Council Reg. (EC)  
No 734/2009 
11.08.2009 L 208 
12.08.2009 
p. 7 
 
Concluded with extension of duty 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts P.R. China 
(Thailand) Council Reg. (EC)  
No 499/2009 
11.06.2009 L 151 
16.06.2009 
p. 1 
 
Concluded without extension of duty / termination 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Exemptions granted and/or rejected 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
Bicycle parts P.R. China Commission Dec. 
No 2009/48/EC 
22.01.2009 L 19 
19.01.2009 
p. 62 
EN 77   ENANNEX L  
Safeguard investigations initiated and concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009  
(chronological by date of publication) 
New investigations initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
None -  - 
 
New investigations terminated without imposition of measures 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Issue of licences 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Safeguard measures which expired 
Product Country of origin  Date of expiry 
None -  - 
 
EN 78   ENANNEX M  
Undertakings accepted or repealed 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Undertakings accepted 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Aluminium foil Brazil Commission Dec. 
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 50 
 
Undertakings withdrawn or repealed 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels)  Thailand Commission Dec. 
No 2009/708/EC 
19.09.2009 L 246 
18.09.2009 
p. 29 
 
Undertakings which expired/lapsed 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure(s) 
& OJ Reference OJ Reference 
Trout (large rainbow)  Faroe Islands Council Reg. 
(EC) No 437/2004 
(OJ L 72, 11.03.2004, p. 
23) C 57 
11.03.2009 
p. 7 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)  Australia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
(OJ L 271, 19.08.2004, 
p. 1) C 181 
04.08.2009 
p. 41 
EN 79   ENANNEX N  
Measures which expired / lapsed 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 
(chronological by date of publication) 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
Bedlinen (cotton-type)  Pakistan Council Reg. 
(EC) No 397/2004 
(OJ L 66, 4.03.2004, 
p. 1) C 52 
05.03.2009 
p. 25 
Trout (large rainbow)  Faroe Islands Council Reg. 
(EC) No 437/2004 
(OJ L 72, 11.03.2004, 
p. 23) C 57 
11.03.2009 
p. 7 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)  Australia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
(OJ L 271, 
19.08.2004, p. 1) C 181 
04.08.2009 
p. 41 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS)  India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
(OJ L 12, 17.01.2004, 
p. 1) C 4 
09.01.2009 
p. 4 
 
 
EN 80   ENANNEX O  
Definitive anti-dumping measures in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Ranked by product (alphabetical) 
Product Origin Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Ammonium nitrate  Russia Duties 
    
 
    
 
    
 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 658/2002 
15.04.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 945/2005 
21.06.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 661/2008 
08.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 989/2009 
19.10.2009 
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 L 102 
18.04.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 160 
23.06.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2008 
p. 1 
    
L 278 
23.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2007 
p. 43 
 Ukraine Duties 
(2 years) 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 442/2007 
19.04.2007  
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 L 106 
24.04.2007 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2007 
p. 43 
Aluminium foil Armenia 
Brazil 
P.R. China  Duties 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 925/2009 
24.09.2009 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 50 
 
EN 81   EN 
Barium carbonate P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1175/2005 
18.07.2005 
corrected by 
L 181, 04.07.2006,  
p. 111 L 189 
21.07.2005 
p. 15 
Bicycles P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1524/2000 
10.07.2000 
and extended to 
bicycle parts by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 71/97 
10.01.97 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 171/2008 
25.02.2008 L 175 
14.07.2000 
p. 39 
 
 
L 16 
18.01.97 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
14.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 1 
 Vietnam Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 L 183 
14.07.2005 
p. 1 
Bicycle parts (extension to bicycles) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 71/97 
10.01.97 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 171/2008 
25.02.2008 L 16 
18.01.97 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
14.07.05 
p. 1 
 
L 55 
28.02.08 
p. 1 
Biodiesel USA Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 599/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 26 
Candles, tapers and the like P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 393/2009 
11.05.2009 L 119 
14.05.2009 
p. 1 
EN 82   EN 
Castings P.R. China Duties 
  
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1212/2005 
25.07.2005 
corrected by L 26, 
30.01.2009, p. 6 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 426/2008 
14.05.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/109/EC 
19.01.2006 
corrected by L 95, 
04.04.2006, p. 12 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/437/EC 
11.06.2008 L 199 
29.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
  
L 129 
17.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 47 
17.02.2006 
p. 59 
 
 
 
L 153 
12.06.2008 
p. 37 
Citric acid P.R. China Duties 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1193/2008 
01.12.2008 L 323 
03.12.2008 
p. 1 
Citrus fruits P.R. China Duties 
 Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1355/2008 
18.12.2008 L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 35 
Chamois leather P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1338/2006 
08.09.2006 L 251 
14.09.2006 
p. 1 
Coke of coal in pieces with a diameter of more than 80 mm P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 239/2008 
17.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 22 
Compressors P.R. China Duties 
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 261/2008 
17.03.2008 
corrected by L 97, 
16.04.2009, p. 27 
& corrected by L 166, 
27.06.2009, p. 79 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 1 
EN 83   EN 
Coumarin P.R. China 
India (ext.) Thailand (ext.) 
Indonesia (ext.) 
Malaysia (ext.)     
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
  India Duties 
  
 
     
 
    
 
    
 
     
 
  
Undertaking Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/3/EC 
03.01.2005 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
 
    
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 1 
04.01.2005 
p. 15 
Dicyandiamide P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1331/2007 
13.11.2007 L 296 
15.11.2007 
p. 1 
Dihydromyrcenol India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 63/2008 
21.01.2008 L 23 
26.01.2008 
p. 1 
Ethanolamines USA Duties  
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1583/2006 
23.10.2006 L 294 
25.10.2006 
p. 2 
Fasteners, iron or steel P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 91/2009 
26.01.2009 L 29 
31.01.2009 
p. 1 
Ferro-silicon P.R. China 
Egypt 
Kazakhstan 
F.Y.R.O.M. Russia Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
EN 84   EN 
Footwear with uppers of 
leather P.R. China 
Macau (SAR) (ext.)Vietnam Duties 
(15 months) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1472/2006 
05.10.2006 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Macau (SAR) by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 388/2008 
29.04.2008 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1294/2009 
22.12.2009 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 352 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
Furfuraldehyde P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 639/2005 
25.04.2005 L 107 
28.04.2005 
p. 1 
Furfuryl alcohol P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1905/2003 
27.10.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1202/2009 
07.12.2009 L 283 
31.10.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 323 
10.12.2009 
p. 48 
Glyphosate P.R. China 
Malaysia (ext) 
Taiwan (ext) Duties 
(suspended 
until 
16.02.2010) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 383/2009 
14.05.2009 L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
   
L 120 
15.05.2009 
p. 20 
Grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (small + big) USA 
  
 
     
 
  USA Duties 
  
 
     
 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1371/2005 
19.07.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2008 
22.05.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/622/EC 
05.08.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/384/EC 
21.05.2008 L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 42 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 20 
EN 85   EN 
Granular polytetrafluoro-
ethylene (PTFE) P.R. China 
Russia Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1987/2005 
02.12.2005 L 320 
08.12.2005 
p. 1 
Graphite electrode systems India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1629/2004 
13.09.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1354/2008 
18.12.2008 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 10 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 24 
Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts P.R. China 
Thailand (ext) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1174/2005 
18.07.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 684/2008 
17.07.2008 
and extended to such 
imports consigned 
from Thailand  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 499/2009 
11.06.2009 L 189 
21.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 192 
19.07.2008 
p. 1 
  
 
L 151 
16.06.2009 
p. 1 
Ironing boards P.R. China 
Ukraine Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 452/2007 
23.04.2007 
corrected in PL by 
L 353, 31.12.2009,  
p. 70 L 109 
26.04.2007 
p. 12 
Lever arch mechanisms P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1136/2006 
24.07.2006 L 205 
27.07.2006 
p. 1 
Lighters (non-refillable and refillable) P.R. China 
Taiwan Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1458/2007 
12.12.2007 L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 1 
Magnesia (deadburned) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 716/2006 
05.05.2006 L 125 
12.05.2006 
p. 1 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1659/2005 
06.10.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 906/2008 
15.09.2008, 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 825/2009 
07.09.2009 
and by Council Reg.  
(EC) No 826/2009 
07.09.2009 L 267 
12.10.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 251 
19.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 1 
L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 7 
Magnesium oxide (caustic magnesite) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2005 
25.05.2005 L 131 
25.05.2005 
p. 1 
EN 86   ENManganese dioxides South Africa Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 221/2008 
10.03.2008 L 69 
13.03.2008 
p. 1 
Monosodium glutamate  P.R. China  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1187/2008 
27.11.2008  L 322 
02.12.2008 
p. 1 
Okoumé plywood P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1942/2004 
02.11.2004 L 336 
12.11.2004 
p. 4 
Peroxosulphates P.R. China 
Taiwan 
USA Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1184/2007 
09.10.2007 L 265 
11.10.2007 
p. 1 
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China 
Thailand Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1425/2006 
25.09.2006 
corrected by 
L 49, 18.02.2007,  
p. 36 and by 
L 233, 05.09.2007,  
p. 7 
as last amended by 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 249/2008 
17.03.2008 
and 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 189/2009 
09.03.2009 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
    
 
 
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
 
L 67 
12.03.2009 
p. 5 
Polyester filament fabrics (finished) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1487/2005 
12.09.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1087/2007 
18.09.2007 L 240 
16.09.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 246 
21.09.2007 
p. 1 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) India 
Indonesia Korea (Rep. of) 
Malaysia 
Taiwan Thailand  India Indonesia Duties 
  
 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 P.R. China 
 
 
 Duties 
 
 
    Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
13.08.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2167/2005 
20.12.2005 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 345 
28.12.2005 
p. 11 
EN 87   EN 
PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) film India 
Brazil (ext.) Israel (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1292/2007 
30.10.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by the same 
Regulation 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
 
    
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
Polyester staple fibres Korea (Rep. of) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2852/2000 
22.12.2000 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
17.03.2005 
and 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 412/2009 
18.05.2009 L 332 
28.12.2000 
p. 17 
 
L 71 
17.03.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 125 
21.05.2009 
p. 1 
 P.R. China 
Saudi Arabia Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
10.03.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1333/2005 
09.08.2005 L 71 
17.03.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 211 
13.08.2005 
p. 1 
Potassium chloride Belarus 
Russia    Russia Duties 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1050/2006 
11.07.2006 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/802/EC 
17.10.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/557/EC 
08.08.2006 L 191 
12.07.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 79 
 
L 218 
09.08.2006 
p. 22 
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1011/2002 
10.06.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 931/2003 
26.05.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 649/2008 
08.07.2008 L 155 
14.06.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 133 
29.05.2003 
p. 36 
 
L 181 
10.07.2008 
p. 1 
Refrigerators (side-by-side) Korea (Rep. of) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1289/2006 
25.08.2006 L 236 
31.08.2006 
p. 11 
Ring binder mechanisms P.R. China Duties Council Reg. L 359 
EN 88   ENVietnam (ext.) 
Laos (ext.) (4 years) (EC) No 2074/2004 
29.11.2004 
extended to imports 
from Vietnam 
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1208/2004 
28.06.2004 
and extended to 
imports from Laos  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 33/2006 
09.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 818/2008 
13.08.2008 04.12.2004 
p. 11 
 
 
L 232 
01.07.2004 
p. 1 
  
L 7 
12.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 221 
19.08.2008 
p. 1 
PSC wires and strands P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 383/2009 
05.05.2009 L 118 
13.05.2009 
p. 1 
Saddles P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 691/2007 
18.06.2007 L 160 
21.06.2007 
p. 1 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel Croatia  
Russia Ukraine Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2006 
27.06.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 812/2008 
11.08.2008 L 175 
29.06.2006 
p. 4 
 
L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 1 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 926/2009 
24.09.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 19 
Silico-manganese P.R. China 
Kazakhstan Duties 
(suspended 
until 
06.09.2009) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1420/2007 
04.12.2007 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 865/2008 
27.08.2008 L 317 
05.12.2007 
p. 5 
Silicon carbide P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1264/2006 
21.08.2006 L 232 
25.08.2006 
p. 1 
EN 89   EN 
Silicon P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 398/2004 
02.03.2004 
extended to imports of 
silicon consigned 
from Korea (Rep. of) 
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 42/2007 
15.01.2007 L 66 
04.03.2004 
p. 15 
  
 
L 13 
19.01.2007 
p. 1 
Sodium cyclamate P.R. China 
Indonesia Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2004 
08.03.2004 L 72 
11.03.2004 
p. 1 
Stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof P.R. China 
Indonesia 
Taiwan 
Thailand Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
 Vietnam Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 768/2009 
17.08.2009 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
 
 
L 221 
25.08.2009 
p. 1 
Steel ropes and cables P.R. China  
India 
South Africa 
Ukraine Moldova (Rep. of) (ext.) Morocco (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
 
 
  
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
     
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
 Russia Duties  Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1279/2007 
30.10.2007 
corrected by L 96, 
15.04.2009, p. 39 L 285 
31.10.2007 
p. 1 
Strawberries (frozen) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 407/2007 
16.04.2007 L 100 
17.04.2007 
p. 1 
EN 90   ENSulphanilic acid P.R. China 
India  
 
     
 
  India Duties 
  
 
     
 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1000/2008 
13.10.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Sweet corn (prepared or preserved, in kernels) Thailand Duties 
   
 
    
 
    Council Reg. 
(EC) No 682/3007 
18.06.2007 
corrected by 
L 252 of 27.09.2007, 
p. 7 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2008 
25.09.2008 
and by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 847/2009 
15.09.2009 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 14 
 
 
 
L 260 
30.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
 
L 246 
18.09.2009 
p. 1 
Synthetic fibre ropes India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1736/2004 
08.10.2004 L 311 
08.10.2004 
p. 1 
Tartaric acid P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 130/2006 
23.01.2006 
as last amended by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 150/2008 
18.02.2008 L 23 
27.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 48 
22.02.2008 
p. 1 
Trichloroisocyanuric ac id P.R. China 
USA Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1631/2005 
03.10.2005 L 261 
07.10.2005 
p. 1 
EN 91   EN 
P.R. China 
Thailand Taiwan (ext.) 
Indonesia (ext.) 
Sri Lanka (ext.) Philippines (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
  
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
   
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 Tube and pipe fitting, of iron or steel 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Malaysia  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1514/2002 
19.08.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2003 
06.05.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1001/2008 
13.10.2008 L 228 
24.08.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 114 
08.05.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 18 
Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2268/2004 
22.12.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1275/2005 
25.07.2005 L 395 
31.12.2004 
p. 56 
 
L 202 
03.08.2005 
p. 1 
Tungsten electrodes P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 260/2007 
09.03.2007 L 72 
13.03.2007 
p. 1 
EN 92   EN 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Algeria 
Belarus  Russia 
Ukraine 
     
 
  Algeria  
 
 Russia Duties 
  
 
     
 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1911/2006 
19.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 
and  
Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1251/2009 
18.12.2009 
 
Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 617/2000 
16.03.2000 
 
Commission Decision 
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 
L 338 
19.12.2009 
p. 5 
 
L 75 
24.03.2000 
p. 3 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 39 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel Thailand 
Ukraine Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1697/2002 
23.09.2002 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
19.12.2008 L 259 
27.09.2002 
p. 8 
 
L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel Belarus 
P.R. China Russia
 Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Wire rod P.R. China 
 Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 703/2009 
27.07.2009 L 203 
05.08.2009 
p. 1 
 
B. Ranked by country (alphabetical) 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Algeria Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Duties 
 
    
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1911/2006 
19.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 
 
Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 617/2000 
16.03.2000 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 
L 75 
24.03.2000 
p. 3 
EN 93   EN 
Armenia 
 Aluminium foil Duties 
  
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 925/2009 
24.09.2009 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 50 
 
Belarus Potassium chloride Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1050/2006 
11.07.2006 L 191 
12.07.2006 
p. 1 
 Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1911/2006 
19.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Brazil Aluminium foil Duties 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 925/2009 
24.09.2009 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 50 
 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) film (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1292/2007 
30.10.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by the same 
Regulation 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
    
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
P.R. China Aluminium foil Duties 
 
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 925/2009 
24.09.2009 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 50 
 
EN 94   EN 
 Barium carbonate Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1175/2005 
18.07.2005 
corrected by 
L 181, 04.07.2006,  
p. 111 L 189 
21.07.2005 
p. 15 
 Bicycles Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1524/2000 
10.07.2000 
and extended to 
bicycle parts by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 71/97 
10.01.97 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 171/2008 
25.02.2008 L 175 
14.07.2000 
p. 39 
 
 
L 16 
18.01.97 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
14.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 1 
 Bicycle parts Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 71/97 
10.01.97 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 171/2008 
25.02.2008 L 16 
18.01.97 
p. 1 
 Candles, tapers and the like Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 393/2009 
11.05.2009 L 119 
14.05.2009 
p. 1 
EN 95   EN 
 Castings Duties 
  
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1212/2005 
25.07.2005 
corrected by L 26, 
30.01.2009, p. 6 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 426/2008 
14.05.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/109/EC 
19.01.2006 
corrected by L 95, 
04.04.2006, p. 12 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/437/EC 
11.06.2008 L 199 
29.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
  
L 129 
17.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 47 
17.02.2006 
p. 59 
 
 
 
L 153 
12.06.2008 
p. 37 
 Citric acid Duties 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1193/2008 
01.12.2008 L 323 
03.12.2008 
p. 1 
 Citrus fruits Duties 
 Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1355/2008 
18.12.2008 L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 35 
 Chamois leather Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1338/2006 
08.09.2006 L 251 
14.09.2006 
p. 1 
 Coke of coal in pieces with a 
diameter of more than 80 mm Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 239/2008 
17.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 22 
 Compressors Duties  
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 261/2008 
17.03.2008 
corrected by L 97, 
16.04.2009, p. 27 
& corrected by L 166, 
27.06.2009, p. 79 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 1 
EN 96   EN 
 Coumarin Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
 
    
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
 Dicyandiamide Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1331/2007 
13.11.2007 L 296 
15.11.2007 
p. 1 
 Fasteners, iron or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 91/2009 
26.01.2009 L 29 
31.01.2009 
p. 1 
 Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
EN 97   EN 
 Footwear with uppers of 
leather Duties 
(15 months) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1472/2006 
05.10.2006 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Macau (SAR) by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 388/2008 
29.04.2008 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1294/2009 
22.12.2009 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 352 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
 Furfuraldehyde Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 639/2005 
25.04.2005 L 107 
28.04.2005 
p. 1 
 Furfuryl alcohol Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1905/2003 
27.10.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1202/2009 
07.12.2009 L 283 
31.10.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 323 
10.12.2009 
p. 48 
 Glyphosate Duties 
(suspended 
until 
16.02.2010) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2009 
14.05.2009 L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
   
L 120 
15.05.2009 
p. 20 
 Granular polytetrafluoro-
ethylene (PTFE) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1987/2005 
02.12.2005 L 320 
08.12.2005 
p. 1 
 Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1174/2005 
18.07.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 684/2008 
17.07.2008 L 189 
21.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 192 
19.07.2005 
p. 1 
 Ironing boards Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 452/2007 
23.04.2007 
corrected in PL by 
L 353, 31.12.2009,  
p. 70 L 109 
26.04.2007 
p. 12 
EN 98   EN 
 Lever arch mechanisms Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1136/2006 
24.07.2006 L 205 
27.07.2006 
p. 1 
 Lighters (non-refillable and 
refillable) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1458/2007 
12.12.2007 L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 1 
 Magnesia (deadburned) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 716/2006 
05.05.2006 L 125 
12.05.2006 
p. 1 
 Magnesia bricks Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1659/2005 
06.10.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 906/2008 
15.09.2008, 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 825/2009 
07.09.2009 
and by Council Reg.  
(EC) No 826/2009 
07.09.2009 L 267 
12.10.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 251 
19.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 1 
L 240 
11.09.2009 
p. 7 
 Magnesium oxide (caustic 
magnesite) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2005 
25.05.2005 L 131 
25.05.2005 
p. 1 
 Monosodium glutamate  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1187/2008 
27.11.2008  L 322 
02.12.2008 
p. 1 
 Okoumé plywood Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1942/2004 
02.11.2004 L 336 
12.11.2004 
p. 4 
 Peroxosulphates Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1184/2007 
09.10.2007 L 265 
11.10.2007 
p. 1 
 Plastic sacks and bags Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1425/2006 
25.09.2006 
corrected by 
L 49, 18.02.2007,  
p. 36 and by 
L 233, 05.09.2007,  
p. 7 
as last amended by 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 249/2008 
17.03.2008 
and 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 189/2009 
09.03.2009 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
 
     
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
 
L 67 
12.03.2009 
p. 5 
 Polyester filament fabrics 
(finished) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1487/2005 
12.09.2005 
as last amended by L 240 
16.09.2005 
p. 1 
 
EN 99   ENCouncil Reg. 
(EC) No 1087/2007 
18.09.2007 L 246 
21.09.2007 
p. 1 
 Polyester staple fibres Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
10.03.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1333/2005 
09.08.2005 L 71 
17.03.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 211 
13.08.2005 
p. 1 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties  Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
13.08.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2167/2005 
20.12.2005 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 345 
28.12.2005 
p. 11 
 Powdered activated carbon 
(PAC) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1011/2002 
10.06.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 931/2003 
26.05.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 649/2008 
08.07.2008 L 155 
14.06.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 133 
29.05.2003 
p. 36 
 
L 181 
10.07.2008 
p. 1 
 Ring binder mechanisms Duties 
(4 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2074/2004 
29.11.2004 
extended to imports 
from Vietnam 
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1208/2004 
28.06.2004 
and extended to 
imports from Laos  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 33/2006 
09.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 818/2008 
13.08.2008 L 359 
04.12.2004 
p. 11 
 
 
L 232 
01.07.2004 
p. 1 
  
L 7 
12.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 221 
19.08.2008 
p. 1 
 PSC wires and strands Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 383/2009 
05.05.2009 L 118 
13.05.2009 
p. 1 
EN 100   EN 
 Saddles Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 691/2007 
18.06.2007 L 160 
21.06.2007 
p. 1 
 Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 926/2009 
24.09.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009 
p. 19 
 Silico-manganese Duties 
(suspended 
until 
06.09.2009) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1420/2007 
04.12.2007 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 865/2008 
27.08.2008 L 317 
05.12.2007 
p. 5 
 Silicon carbide Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1264/2006 
21.08.2006 L 232 
25.08.2006 
p. 1 
 Silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 398/2004 
02.03.2004 
extended to imports of 
silicon consigned 
from the Republic of 
Korea by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 42/2007 
15.01.2007 L 66 
04.03.2004 
p. 15 
  
 
 
L 13 
19.01.2007 
p. 1 
 Sodium cyclamate Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2004 
08.03.2004 L 72 
11.03.2004 
p. 1 
 Stainless steel fasteners and 
parts thereof Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
EN 101   EN 
 Steel ropes and cables Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
  
 
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
 
    
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
 Strawberries (frozen) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 407/2007 
16.04.2007 L 100 
17.04.2007 
p. 1 
 Sulphanilic acid Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1000/2008 
13.10.2008 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 1 
 Tartaric acid Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 130/2006 
23.01.2006 
as last amended by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 150/2008 
18.02.2008 L 23 
27.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 48 
22.02.2008 
p. 1 
 Trichloroisocyanuric ac id Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1631/2005 
03.10.2005 L 261 
07.10.2005 
p. 1 
EN 102   EN 
 Tube and pipe fitting, of iron 
or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
  
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
   
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
 Tungsten carbide and fused 
tungsten carbide Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2268/2004 
22.12.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1275/2005 
25.07.2005 L 395 
31.12.2004 
p. 56 
 
L 202 
03.08.2005 
p. 1 
 Tungsten electrodes Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 260/2007 
09.03.2007 L 72 
13.03.2007 
p. 1 
 Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 Wire rod Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 703/2009 
27.07.2009 L 203 
05.08.2009 
p. 1 
Croatia Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2006 
27.06.2006 L 175 
29.06.2006 
p. 4 
EN 103   EN 
Egypt Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
India Coumarin (ext.) Duties 
 
 
    
 
     
 
    
 
     
 
   
Undertaking Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/3/EC 
03.01.2005 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
 
   
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
    
 
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 1 
04.01.2005 
p. 15 
 Dihydromyrcenol Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 63/2008 
21.01.2008 L 23 
26.01.2008 
p. 1 
 Graphite electrode systems Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1629/2004 
13.09.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1354/2008 
18.12.2008 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 10 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 24 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
EN 104   EN 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) film Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1292/2007 
30.10.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by the same 
Regulation 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
 
    
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
 Steel ropes and cables Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
  
 
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
 
 
   
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
 Sulphanilic acid Duties 
    
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1000/2008 
13.10.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
 Synthetic fibre ropes Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1736/2004 
04.10.2004 L 311 
08.10.2004 
p. 1 
EN 105   EN 
Indonesia Coumarin (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
 
    
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 Sodium cyclamate Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2004 
08.03.2004 L 72 
11.03.2004 
p. 1 
 Stainless steel fasteners and 
parts thereof Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
EN 106   EN 
 Tube and pipe fitting, of iron 
or steel Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
  
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
   
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
Israel PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) film (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1292/2007 
30.10.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by the same 
Regulation 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
   
 
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
Kazakhstan Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
EN 107   EN 
 Silico-manganese Duties 
(suspended 
until 
06.09.2009) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1420/2007 
04.12.2007 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 865/2008 
27.08.2008 L 317 
05.12.2007 
p. 5 
Korea (Rep. of) PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 Polyester staple fibres Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2852/2000 
22.12.2000 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
17.03.2005 
and 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 412/2009 
18.05.2009 L 332 
28.12.2000 
p. 17 
 
L 71 
17.03.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 125 
21.05.2009 
p. 1 
 Refrigerators (side-by-side) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1289/2006 
25.08.2006 L 236 
31.08.2006 
p. 11 
 Silicon Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 398/2004 
02.03.2004 
extended to imports of 
silicon consigned 
from the Republic of 
Korea by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 42/2007 
15.01.2007 L 66 
04.03.2004 
p. 15 
  
 
 
L 13 
19.01.2007 
p. 1 
 Tube and pipe fittings, of iron 
or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1514/2002 
19.08.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2003 
06.05.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1001/2008 
13.10.2008 L 228 
24.08.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 114 
08.05.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 18 
EN 108   EN 
Laos Ring binder mechanisms 
(extension from same imports from China) Duties 
(4 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2074/2004 
29.11.2004 
extended to imports 
from Vietnam 
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1208/2004 
28.06.2004 
and extended to 
imports from Laos  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 33/2006 
09.01.2006 L 359 
04.12.2004 
p. 11 
 
 
L 232 
01.07.2004 
p. 1 
 
 
L 7 
12.01.2006 
p. 1 
Macau (SAR) Footwear with uppers of 
leather (ext.) Duties 
(15 months) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1472/2006 
05.10.2006 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Macau (SAR) by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 388/2008 
29.04.2008 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1294/2009 
22.12.2009 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 352 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
F.Y.R.O.M Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
EN 109   EN 
Malaysia Coumarin (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
 
    
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
 Glyphosate Duties 
(suspended 
until 
16.02.2010) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2009 
14.05.2009 L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
L 120 
15.05.2009 
p. 20 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
EN 110   EN 
 Tube and pipe fittings, of iron 
or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1514/2002 
19.08.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2003 
06.05.2003 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1001/2008 
13.10.2008 L 228 
24.08.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 114 
08.05.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 18 
Moldova (Rep. of) Steel ropes and cables Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
   
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
  
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
EN 111   EN 
Morocco Steel ropes and cables Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
  
 
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
 
    
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
Philippines Tube or pipe fittings, of iron or 
steel Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
   
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
 
 
 
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
EN 112   EN 
Russia Ammonium nitrate  Duties 
  
 
     
 
    
 
    
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 658/2002 
15.04.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 945/2005 
21.06.2005 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 661/2008 
08.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 989/2009 
19.10.2009 
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 L 102 
18.04.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 160 
23.06.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2008 
p. 1 
   
 
L 278 
23.10.2009 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2007 
p. 43 
 Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
 Granular polytetrafluoro-
ethylene (PTFE) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1987/2005 
02.12.2005 L 320 
08.12.2005 
p. 1 
 Potassium chloride Duties 
 
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1050/2006 
11.07.2006 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/802/EC 
17.10.2005 
as last amendec by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/557/EC 
08.08.2006 L 191 
12.07.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 79 
 
L 218 
09.08.2006 
p. 22 
 Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2006 
27.06.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 812/2008 
11.08.2008 L 175 
29.06.2006 
p. 4 
 
L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 1 
EN 113   EN 
 Steel ropes and cables Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1279/2007 
30.10.2007 
corrected by L 96, 
15.04.2009, p. 39 L 285 
31.10.2007 
p. 1 
 Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Duties 
    
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1911/2006 
19.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 
and 
Council Impl. Reg. 
(EU) No 1251/2009 
18.12.2009 
 
Commission Decision 
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 
L 338 
19.12.2009 
p. 5 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 39 
 Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Saudi Arabia Polyester staple fibres Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
10.03.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1333/2005 
09.08.2005 L 71 
17.03.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 211 
13.08.2005 
p. 1 
South Africa Manganese dioxides Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 221/2008 
10.03.2008 L 69 
13.03.2008 
p. 1 
EN 114   EN 
 Steel ropes and cables Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
  
 
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
 
    
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
Sri Lanka Tube and pipe fitting, of iron 
or steel Duties (ext.) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
   
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
 
 
 
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
Taiwan Glyphosate Duties 
(suspended 
until Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
EN 115   EN16.02.2010) to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2009 
14.05.2009  
  
L 120 
15.05.2009 
p. 20 
 Lighters (non-refillable and 
refillable) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1458/2007 
12.12.2007 L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 1 
 Peroxosulphates Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1184/2007 
09.10.2007 L 265 
11.10.2007 
p. 1 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 Stainless steel fasteners and 
parts thereof Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
EN 116   EN 
 Tube and pipe fitting, of iron 
or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
  
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
   
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
EN 117   EN 
Thailand Coumarin (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 769/2002 
07.05.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1854/2003 
20.10.2003 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from India and 
Thailand by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2272/2004 
22.12.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia and 
Malaysia by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1650/2006 
07.11.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 L 123 
09.05.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 272 
23.10.2003 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 396 
31.12.2004 
p. 18 
 
    
 
L 311 
10.11.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
 Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1174/2005 
18.07.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) No 684/2008 
17.07.2008 
extended to such 
imports consigned 
from Thailand  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 499/2009 
11.06.2009 L 189 
21.07.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 192 
19.07.2008 
p. 1 
   
L 151 
16.06.2009 
p. 1 
EN 118   EN 
 Plastic sacks and bags Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1425/2006 
25.09.2006 
corrected by 
L 49, 18.02.2007,  
p. 36 and by 
L 233, 05.09.2007,  
p. 7 
as last amended by 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 249/2008 
17.03.2008 
and 
Council Regulation 
(EC) No 189/2009 
09.03.2009 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
 
     
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
 
L 67 
12.03.2009 
p. 5 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate)  Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by 
L 215, 18.08.2007, p. 
27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 Stainless steel fasteners and 
parts thereof Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
 Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels) Duties 
  
 
     
 
   
 Council Reg. 
(EC) No 682/3007 
18.06.2007 
corrected by 
L 252 of 27.09.2007, 
p. 7 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2008 
25.09.2008 
and by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 847/2009 
15.09.2009 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 14 
 
  
L 260 
30.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
 
L 246 
18.09.2009 
p. 1 
EN 119   EN 
 Tube and pipe fitting, of iron 
or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 964/2003 
02.06.2003  
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1496/2004 
18.08.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Indonesia by 
Council Reg.  
(EC) 2052/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from Sri 
Lanka by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2053/2004 
22.11.2004 
and to imports 
consigned from the 
Philippines by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 655/2006 
27.04.2006 
and  
maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 803/2009 
27.08.2009 L 139 
06.06.2003 
p. 1 
 
L 275 
25.08.2004 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 4 
 
  
L 355 
01.12.2004 
p. 9 
   
L 116 
29.04.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 233 
04.09.2009 
p. 1 
 Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1697/2002 
23.09.2002 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
19.12.2008 L 259 
27.09.2002 
p. 8 
 
L 343 
19.12.2008   
p. 1 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate Duties 
(2 years) 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 442/2007 
19.04.2007  
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by 
L 339, 22.12.2009,  
p. 59 L 106 
24.04.2007 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2007 
p. 43 
 Ironing boards Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 452/2007 
23.04.2007 L 109 
26.04.2007 
p. 12 
 Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2006 
27.06.2006 L 175 
29.06.2006 
p. 4 
EN 120   EN Steel ropes and cables Duties 
 Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1858/2005 
08.11.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1459/2007 
10.12.2007 
extended as concerns 
Ukraine to such 
imports consigned 
from Moldova (Rep. 
of) by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 760/2004 
22.04.2004 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
such imports 
consigned from 
Morocco by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1886/2004 
25.10.2004 L 299 
16.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 326 
12.12.2007 
p. 18 
  
 
 
L 120 
24.04.2004 
p. 1 
 
    
L 328 
30.10.2004 
p. 1 
 Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1911/2006 
19.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1697/2002 
23.09.2002 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 259 
27.09.2002 
p. 8 
 
L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
USA Biodiesel Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 599/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 26 
 Ethanolamines Duties 
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1583/2006 
23.10.2006 L 294 
25.10.2006 
p. 2 
EN 121   EN 
 Grain oriented flat-rolled 
products of silicon-electrical steel (small + big) Duties 
  
 
     
 
  
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1371/2005 
19.07.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2008 
22.05.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2005/622/EC 
05.08.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/384/EC 
21.05.2008 L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 42 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 20 
 Peroxosulphates Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1184/2007 
09.10.2007 L 265 
11.10.2007 
p. 1 
 Trichloroisocyanuric ac id Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1631/2005 
03.10.2005 L 261 
07.10.2005 
p. 1 
Vietnam Bicycles Duties Council Reg.  
(EC) No 1095/2005 
12.07.2005 L 183 
14.07.2005 
p. 1 
 Footwear with uppers of 
leather Duties 
(15 months) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1472/2006 
05.10.2006 
and extended as 
concerns China to 
imports consigned 
from Macau (SAR) by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 388/2008 
29.04.2008 
and maintained by 
Council Impl.Reg. 
(EU) No 1294/2009 
22.12.2009 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 352 
30.12.2009 
p. 1 
 Ring binder mechanisms 
(extension from same imports 
from China) Duties 
(4 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2074/2004 
29.11.2004 
extended to imports 
from Vietnam 
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1208/2004 
28.06.2004 
and extended to 
imports from Laos  
by Council Reg. 
(EC) No 33/2006 
09.01.2006 L 359 
04.12.2004 
p. 11 
  
L 232 
01.07.2004 
p. 1 
  
L 7 
12.01.2006 
p. 1 
EN 122   EN 
 Stainless steel fasteners and 
parts thereof Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1890/2005 
14.11.2005 
corrected by L 256, 
02.10.2007, p. 31 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 768/2009 
17.08.2009 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 1 
 
  
L 221 
25.08.2009 
p. 1 
 
EN 123   ENANNEX P  
Definitive anti-subsidy measures in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Ranked by product (alphabetical) 
Product Origin Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) 
(AS) India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 713/2005 
10.05.2005 
as amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1176/2008 
29.11.2008 L 121 
13.05.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 319 
29.11.2008 
p. 1 
Biodiesel (AS) USA Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 598/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 1 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1628/2004 
13.09.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1354/2008 
18.12.2008 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 4 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 24 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) India Duties 
   
 
   
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1286/2008 
16.12.2008 
 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by L 215, 
18.08.2007, p. 27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
 
L 340 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
 
EN 124   EN 
PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) India 
Brazil (ext.) Israel (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) India Duties 
    
 
    
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1338/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1010/2008 
13.10.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 276 
17.10.2008 
p. 3 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
 
EN 125   ENB. Ranked by country (alphabetical) 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Brazil PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
   
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
India Antibiotics (broad spectrum) 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 713/2005 
10.05.2005 
as amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1176/2008 
29.11.2008 L 121 
13.05.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 319 
29.11.2008 
p. 1 
 Graphite electrode systems 
(AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1628/2004 
13.09.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1354/2008 
18.12.2008 L 295 
18.09.2004 
p. 4 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 24 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Duties 
 
     
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1286/2008 
19.12.2008 
 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by L 215, 
18.08.2007, p. 27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
 
L 340 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
EN 126   EN 
 PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
 Sulphanilic acid (AS) Duties 
    
 
    
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1339/2002 
22.07.2002 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 123/2006 
23.01.2006 
and maintained by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1010/2008 
13.10.2008 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2005 L 196 
25.07.2002 
p. 11 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 5 
 
L 276 
17.10.2008 
p. 3 
 
L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
EN 127   EN 
Israel PET film (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) (ext.) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 367/2006 
27.02.2005 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1124/2007 
28.09.2007 
and extended to 
imports consigned 
from Brazil and from 
Israel by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1976/2004 
15.11.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 101/2006 
20.01.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 15/2009 
08.01.2009 L 68 
08.03.2006 
p. 15 
 
L 255 
29.09.2007 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 342 
18.11.2004 
p. 8 
 
L 17 
21.01.2006 
p. 1 
 
L 6 
10.01.2009 
p. 1 
USA Biodiesel (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 598/2009 
07.07.2009 L 179 
10.07.2009 
p. 1 
EN 128   ENANNEX Q  
Undertakings in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Ranked by product (alphabetical) 
Product Origin Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Aluminium foil Brazil Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009   
p. 50 
Ammonium nitrate Russia 
Ukraine Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by L 339, 
22.12.2009, p. 59 L 185 
12.07.2008   
p. 43 
Castings P.R. China Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/109/EC 
19.01.2006 
corrected by L 95, 
04.04.2006, p. 12  
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/437/EC 
11.06.2008 L 47 
17.02.2006 
p. 59 
 
 
L 153 
12.06.2008 
p. 37 
Citric acid P.R. China Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2008/899/EC 
02.12.2008 L 323 
03.12.2008 
p. 62 
Coumarin India Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/3/EC 
03.01.2005 L 1 
04.01.2005 
p. 15 
Grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (small + big) USA Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/622/EC 
05.08.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/384/EC 
21.05.2008 L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 42 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 20 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) India 
Indonesia Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) India Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by L 215, 
18.08.2007, p. 27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
Potassium chloride Russia Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/802/EC 
17.10.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/557/EC 
08.08.2006 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 79 
 
L 218 
09.08.2006 
p. 22 
EN 129   EN 
Sulphanilic acid (AD + AS) India Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2006 L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions Algeria Undertakings Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 617/2000 
16.03.2000 L 75 
24.03.2000 
p. 3 
 Russia Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 213 
08.08.20008 
p. 39 
 
B. Ranked by country (alphabetical) 
Origin Product Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Algeria Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Undertakings Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 617/2000 
16.03.2000 L 75 
24.03.2000 
p. 3 
Brazil Aluminium foil Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2009/736/EC 
05.10.2009 L 262 
06.10.2009   
p. 50 
P.R. China Castings Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/109/EC 
19.01.2006 
corrected by L 95, 
04.04.2006, p. 12 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/437/EC 
11.06.2008 L 47 
17.02.2006 
p. 59 
 
  
L 153 
12.06.2008 
p. 37 
 Citric acid Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2008/899/EC 
02.12.2008 L 323 
03.12.2008 
p. 62 
India Coumarin Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/3/EC 
03.01.2005 L 1 
04.01.2005 
p. 15 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
 PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) (AS) Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 193/2007 
22.02.2007 
corrected by L 215, 
18.08.2007, p. 27 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 34 
 Sulphanilic acid (AD + AS) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2006 L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Indonesia PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 192/2007 
22.02.2007 L 59 
27.02.2007 
p. 1 
EN 130   EN 
Russia Ammonium nitrate Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by L 339, 
22.12.2009, p. 59 L 185 
12.07.2008   
p. 43 
 Potassium chloride Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/802/EC 
17.10.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/557/EC 
08.08.2006 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 79 
 
L 218 
09.08.2006 
p. 22 
 Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 213 
08.08.20008 
p. 39 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate Undertakings Commission Dec.  
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 
corrected by L 339, 
22.12.2009, p. 59 L 185 
12.07.2008   
p. 43 
USA Grain oriented flat-rolled 
products of silicon-electrical steel (small + big) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2005/622/EC 
05.08.2005 
as last amended by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2008/384/EC 
21.05.2008 L 223 
27.08.2005 
p. 42 
 
L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 20 
 
EN 131   ENANNEX R  
Anti-dumping & anti-subsidy investigations pending 
on 31 December 2009  
A. New investigations (ranked by product - in alphabetical order)  
Product AD/AS Origin Type Publication 
Aluminium road wheels AD.541 P.R. China Initiation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 22 
Cargo scanning systems AD.539 P.R. China Initiation 
 
 
Prov. Duty C 63 
18.03.2009, p. 20 
 L 332 17.12.2009, p. 60 
Continuous filament glass fibre products AD.549 P.R. China Initiation C 307 
17.12.2009, p. 39 
High tenacity yarn of polyesters AD.547 P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) Taiwan Initiation C 213 
08.09.2009, p. 16 
Ironing boards (Since Hardware) AD.548 P.R. China Initiation C 237 
02.10.2009, p. 5 
Molybdenum wires  AD.540 P.R. China Initiation 
  
Prov. Duty C 84 
08.04.2009, p. 5  L 336 18.12.2009, p. 16 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) AD.545 Iran 
Pakistan UAE Initiation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 12 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) (AS) AS.546 Iran 
Pakistan 
UAE Initiation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 7 
Purified terephthalic acid and its  salts AD.550 Thailand Initiation C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 17 
Purified terephthalic acid and its sa lts (AS) AS.551 Thailand Initiation C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 22 
Ring binder mechanisms  AD.538 Thailand Initiation C 322 
17.12.2008, p. 13 
Sodium gluconate  AD.544 P.R. China Initiation C 188 
11.08.2009, p. 24 
Stainless steel fasteners  AD.542 India 
Malaysia Initiation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 27 
Stainless steel fasteners (AS)  AD.542 India 
Malaysia Initiation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 32 
 
  
B. Review investigations (ranked by product - in al phabetical order) 
Product R. No Origin Type of review Publication 
EN 132   ENAmmonium nitrate R.472 Ukraine Expiry review C 94 
23.04.2009, p. 15 
Ammonium nitrate R.479 Russia Partial interim 
review C 152 
03.07.2009, p. 40 
Castings R.474 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 131 
10.06.2009, p. 18 
Ethanolamines  R.460 USA Expiry review C 270 
25.10.2008, p. 26 
Furfuryl alcohol R.475 P.R. China Newcomer review L 153 
17.06.2009, p. 6 
Glyphosate R.487 P.R. China  Expiry review C 234 
29.09.2009, p. 9 
Graphite electrode systems R.485 India Expiry review C 224 
17.09.2009, p. 20 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) R.486 India Expiry review C 224 
17.09.2009, p. 24 
Ironing boards  R.465 P.R. China  Partial interim 
review C 3 
08.01.2009, p. 14 
Ironing boards  R.470 Ukraine Partial interim 
review C 85 
09.04.2009, p. 28 
Ironing boards  R.473 P.R. China  Newcomer review L 109 
30.04.2009, p. 6 
Okoumé plywood R.489 P.R. China  Expiry review C 270 
11.11.2009, p. 24 
Okoumé plywood R.489 P.R. China  Partial interim 
review C 270 
11.11.2009, p. 24 
Polyester staple fibres R.476 Korea (Rep. of) Partial interim 
review C 142 
23.06.2009, p. 4 
Polyester staple fibres R.490 Korea (Rep. of) Partial interim 
review C 248 
25.11.2009, p. 30 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) R.481 P.R. China  Expiry review C 194 
18.08.2009, p. 9 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film R.483 
India  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 17 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film R.484 
India  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 19 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film (AS) R.484 
India  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 19 
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film R.491 
India  Partial interim 
review C 291 
01.12.2009, p. 28 
Ring binder mechanisms R. 463 P.R. China  Expiry review C 310 
05.12.2008, p. 15 
Silicon R.467 P.R. China  Expiry review C 51 
04.03.2009, p. 17 
Silicon R.467 P.R. China  Partial interim 
review C 51 
04.03.2009, p. 17 
Sodium cyclamate R.468 P.R. China 
Indonesia Expiry review C 56 
10.03.2009, p. 42 
Steel ropes and cables R.482 P.R. China Anti-circumvention 
investigation L 208 
12.08.2009, p. 7 
Synthetic fibre ropes R.488 India  Expiry review C 240 
07.10.2009, p. 6 corrected by L 266, 07.11.2009, p. 20 
Trichloroisocyanuric ac id R.478 P.R. China Partial interim C 150 
EN 133   ENreview 02.07.2009, p. 14 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel R.480 Malaysia Partial interim 
review L 199 
31.07.2009, p. 9 
Tungsten electrodes  R. 464 P.R. China  Partial interim 
review C 309 
04.12.2008, p. 11 
Tungsten carbide and fused 
tungsten carbide  R.493 P.R. China Expiry review C 322 
30.12.2009, p. 23 
 
C. Ranked by country (new and revi ew investigations) (alphabetical) 
Origin Product Type Publication 
P.R. China Aluminium road wheels New investigation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 22 
 Cargo scanning systems New investigation 
 
 
Prov. Duty C 63 
18.03.2009, p. 20 
 
L 332 17.12.2009, p. 60 
 Castings Partial interim 
review C 131 
10.06.2009, p. 18 
 Continuous filament glass fibre products New investigation 
 C 307 
17.12.2009, p. 39 
 Furfuryl alcohol Newcomer review L 153 
17.06.2009, p. 6 
 Glyphosate Expiry review C 234 
29.09.2009, p. 9 
 High tenacity yarn of polyesters  New investigation C 213 
08.09.2009, p. 16 
 Ironing boards  Partial interim 
review C 3 
08.01.2009, p. 14 
 Ironing boards  Newcomer review L 109 
30.04.2009, p. 6 
 Ironing boards (Since Hardware)  New investigation C 237 
02.10.2009, p. 5 
 Molybdenum wires  New investigation 
 
Prov. Duty C 84 
08.04.2009, p. 5  L 336 18.12.2009, p. 16 
 Okoumé plywood Expiry review C 270 
11.11.2009, p. 24 
 Okoumé plywood Partial interim 
review C 270 
11.11.2009, p. 24 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) Expiry review C 194 
18.08.2009, p. 9 
 Ring binder mechanisms  Expiry review C 310 
05.12.2008, p. 15 
 Silicon Expiry review C 51 
04.03.2009, p. 17 
 Silicon Partial interim 
review C 51 
04.03.2009, p. 17 
 Sodium cyclamate Expiry review C 56 
10.03.2009, p. 42 
 Sodium gluconate New investigation C 188 
EN 134   EN11.08.2009, p. 24 
 Steel ropes and cables Anti-circumvention 
investigation L 208 
12.08.2009, p. 7 
 Trichloroisocyanuric ac id Partial interim 
review C 150 
02.07.2009, p. 14 
 Tungsten electrodes  Partial interim 
review C 309 
04.12.2008, p. 11 
 Tungsten carbide and fused tungsten 
carbide  Expiry review C 322 
30.12.2009, p. 23 
India Graphite electrode systems Expiry review C 224 
17.09.2009, p. 20 
 Graphite electrode systems (AS) Expiry review C 224 
17.09.2009, p. 24 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 17 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 19 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film (AS)  Partial interim 
review C 215 
09.09.2009, p. 19 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film  Partial interim 
review C 291 
01.12.2009, p. 28 
 Stainless steel fasteners  New investigation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 27 
 Stainless steel fasteners (AS)  New investigation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 32 
 Synthetic fibre ropes Expiry review C 240 
07.10.2009, p. 6 corrected by L 266, 07.11.2009, 
p. 20 
Indonesia Sodium cyclamate Expiry review C 56 
10.03.2009, p. 42 
Iran Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 12 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)  (AS) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 7 
Korea (Rep. of)  High tenacity yarn of polyesters  New investigation C 213 
08.09.2009, p. 16 
 Polyester staple fibres Partial interim 
review C 142 
23.06.2009, p. 4 
 Polyester staple fibres Partial interim 
review C 248 
25.11.2009, p. 30 
Malaysia  Stainless steel fasteners  New investigation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 27 
 Stainless steel fasteners (AS)  New investigation C 190 
13.08.2009, p. 32 
 Tube or pipe fittings or iron or steel Partial interim 
review L 199 
31.07.2009, p. 9 
Pakistan Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 12 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)  (AS) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 7 
Russia Ammonium nitrate Partial interim 
review C 152 
03.07.2009, p. 40 
Taiwan  High tenacity yarn of polyesters  New investigation C 213 
08.09.2009, p. 16 
EN 135   ENThailand Ring binder mechanisms New investigation C 322 
17.12.2008, p. 13 
 Purified terephthalic acid and its salts New investigation  C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 17 
 Purified terephthalic acid and its salts (AS) New investigation  C 313 
22.12.2009, p. 22 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate Expiry review C 94 
23.04.2009, p. 15 
 Ironing boards Partial interim 
review C 85 
09.04.2009, p. 28 
UAE Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 12 
 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)  (AS) New investigation C 208 
03.09.2009, p. 7 
USA Ethanolamines  Expiry review C 270 
25.10.2008, p. 26 
EN 136   EN ANNEX S  
Court cases  
A. Court cases pending before the Court of  Justice and the General Court (formely 
Court of First Instance of the European Communities) on 31 December 2009 
Court of Justice  
  
Case C-373/08 Hoesch Metals and Alloys GmbH 
Case C-419/08 P Trubowest Handel and Makarov (v. Council and Commission) 
(appeal against judgement in case T-429/04) 
Case C-191/09 P Council (v. Interpipe Niko. Tube  & Interpipe NTRP) (appeal 
against judgement in case T-249/06)  
Case C-200/09 P Commission (v. Interpipe Niko. Tube & Interpipe NTRP) 
(appeal against judgement in case T-249/06)  
Case C-337/09 P Council (v. Zheijiang Chemical) (appeal against judgement in 
case T-498/04)  
Case C-371/09 Isaac International (Ref erence for a preliminary ruling)  
Case C-382/09 Stils Met (Referen ce for a preliminary ruling)  
Case C-511/09 P Dongguan Nanzha Leco St ationery Mfg. (v. Council) (appeal 
against judgement in case T-296/06)  
C-498/09 P Thomson Sales Europe (v. Commission) (appeal against 
judgement in case T-225/07) 
 
General Court 
Case T-199/04 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-113/06 Fjord Seafood Norway AS et al v. Council 
Case T-115/06 Fiskeri og Havbruks naeringens et al v. Council 
Case T-119/06 Usha Martin Ltd. v. Council and Commission 
Case T-314/06 Whirlpool v. Commission 
Case T-401/06 Brossman Footwear (HK) and others v. Council 
Case T-407/06 Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-408/06 Wenzhou Taima Shoes Co. Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-409/06 Sun Sang Kong Yuen Shoes Factory v. Council 
EN 137   EN Case T-410/06 Foshan City Nanhai Golden Step Industrial Co. Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-84/07 Eurochem v. Council 
Case T-167/07 Far Eastern Textile Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-274/07 Zhejiang Harmonic Hardware Products v. Council 
Case T-469/07  Philips Lighting Poland SA  and Philips Lighting BV v Council 
Case T-459/07 Hangzhou Duralamp Electronics Co,. Ltd v Council 
Case T-107/08 TNC Kazchrome and ENRC Marketing AG v Council and 
Commission 
Case T-190/08 Chelyabinskij electr ometalurgicheskij kombinat and 
Kuznetskie Ferrosplavy v. Council and Commission 
Case T-192/08 TNK Kazchrome and ENRC Marketing v. Council 
Case T-234/08 EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company OAO (EuroChem 
MCC) v. Council 
Case T-235/08 Acron OAO and Dorogobuzh OAO v. Council 
Case T-259/08 Global Digital Disc GmbH & Co. KG v. Commission  
Case T-369/08 EWRIA and others vs. Commission 
Case T-459/08 EuroChem Mineral and Chemical Company OAO (EuroChem 
MCC) v. Council 
Case T-536/08 Huvis v. Council 
Case T-537/08 Cixi Jiangnan Chem ical Fiber and others v. Council 
Case T-122/09 Zhejiang Xinshiji Foods and Hubei Xinshiji Foods v. Council  
Case T-150/09 Ningbo Yonghong Fasteners v. Council 
Case T-162/09 Würth and Fast eners (Shenyang) v. Council  
Case T-170/09 Shanghai Biaowu High-Te nsile Fastener a nd Shanghai Prime 
Machinery v. Council  
Case T-172/09 Gem-Year and Jinn-Well Au to-Parts (Zhejiang) v. Council  
Case T-191/09 HIT Trading and Berk man Forwarding v. Commission  
Case T-210/09 Fermenti Seleco SpA v. Commission 
Case T-423/09 Dashiqiao Sanqiang Re fractory Materials v. Council  
Case T-512/09 Rusal Armenal v. Council 
EN 138   EN B. Judgments, orders and other decisions rendered by the Court of Justice and the 
General Court (formely Court of First In stance of the European Communities) during 
the period 1 January – 31 December 2009 . 
 
Court of Justice  
Case C-158/08 Agenzia Dogane Ufficio delle D ogane Trieste (Trieste Customs
Authority) 
Case C-56/08 Pärlitigu OÜ 
Case C-535/06 P Moser Baer 
Case C-141/08 P Foshan Shunde Yongjia n Housewares & Hardware v. Council 
Case C-260/08 HEKO Industrieerzeugnisse GmbH 
 
General Court 
Case T-299/05 Shanghai Excel & Shanghai Adeptech v. Council 
Case T-249/06 Interpipe Niko. Tube  & Interpipe NTRP v. Council 
Case T-498/04 Zheijiang Chemical v. Council 
Case T-348/05 INTP JSC Kirovo-Chepetsky v. Council 
Case T-296/06 Dongguan Nanzha Leco Stationery Mfg. v. Council 
Case T-225/07 Thomson Sales Europe v. Commission 
Case T-143/06 MTZ Polyfilms Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-1/07 Apache Footwear Ltd. & Apache II Footwear Ltd. v. Council 
 
EN 139   EN ANNEX T  
Safeguard and surveillance measures in force on 31 December 2009  
A. Safeguard measures 
List of safeguard measures in force 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 B. Surveillance measures 
List of surveillance measures in force 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Footwear products 
(surveillance) P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 117/2005 
26.01.2005 L 24 
27.01.2005 
p. 8 
Steel products (surveillance)  Erga omnes Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 469/2005 
23.03.2005 L 78 
24.03.2005 
p. 12