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EN    EN  COMMISSION OF THE E UROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 26.10.2009 
SEC(2009) 1413 
  
COMMISSION STAFF WORKING DOCUMENT 
Accompanying document to the  
 
 
27th ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION 
 
TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 
  
ON THE COMMUNITY’S ANTI -DUMPING, ANTI-SUBSIDY  
 
AND SAFEGUARD ACTIVITIES 
 
(2008) 
   
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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 Community legislation.......................................................................................... 7 1.2. Safeguards................................................................................................................ .... 8 
1.2.1. The international framework........................................................................................ 8 1.2.2. The Community 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. Continuation of the TDI review process .................................................................... 16 4. Country-wide market economy status (MES)............................................................ 16 4.1 China ...................................................................................................................... .... 17 
4.2 Vietnam.................................................................................................................... .. 17 
4.3 Armenia.................................................................................................................... .. 17 
4.4 Kazakhstan ................................................................................................................. 18 
4.5 Mongolia ................................................................................................................... . 18 
5. Information and Communication ac tivities / Bilateral contacts................................. 18 
5.1. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) ............................................................ 18 5.2. Seminars.................................................................................................................. ... 18 
6. The Hearing Officer ................................................................................................... 18 
EN 3   EN 7. General overview of anti-dumping and anti -subsidy investigations and measures ... 20 
7.1. New investigations..................................................................................................... 20 7.2. Review investigations ................................................................................................ 21 8. Overview of activities in 2008 ................................................................................... 23 8.1. New investigations..................................................................................................... 23 8.1.1. Initiations ............................................................................................................. ...... 23 
8.1.2. Provisional measures.................................................................................................. 24  
8.1.3. Definitive measures.................................................................................................... 2 4 
8.1.4 Details on individual cases (in alphabetical order) .................................................... 25 
8.1.5. Investigations terminated without measures .............................................................. 32 8.1.6. Details on some individual cases ............................................................................... 32 8.2. Review investigations ................................................................................................ 34 8.2.1. Expiry reviews .......................................................................................................... . 34 
8.2.2. Interim reviews ......................................................................................................... . 40 
8.2.3. “Other” interim reviews ............................................................................................. 49 8.2.4. New exporter reviews ................................................................................................ 50 8.2.5. Absorption investigations .......................................................................................... 50 8.2.6 Circumvention investigations .................................................................................... 51 8.3. Safeguard investigations ............................................................................................ 53 9. Enforcement of anti-dumping/countervailing measures ............................................ 54 9.1. Follow-up of measures............................................................................................... 54 9.2. Monitoring of undertakings ....................................................................................... 54 10. Refunds .................................................................................................................... .. 56 
11. Judicial review: decisions given by the Cour t of Justice / Court of First Instance .... 56 
11.1. Overview of the judicial reviews in 2008 .................................................................. 56 11.2. Cases pending ............................................................................................................ 56 
11.3. New cases................................................................................................................ ... 56 
11.4. Judgments rendered and orders issued  by the Court of First Instance....................... 56 
11.4.1 Ironing boards originating in, inter alia, China – T-206/08 – Foshan Shunde 
Yongjian Housewares & Hardware Co. Lt d. v. Council of the European Union – 
Judgment of 29 January 2008 (OJ C 64 of 08.03.2008, p. 37) .................................. 56 
EN 4   EN 11.4.2 Seamless pipes and tubes - T-429/04 - Trubowest Handel and Makarov v Council 
and Commission - Judgment of 9 July 2008 (OJ C 209 of 15.8.2008, p.43)............. 57 
11.4.3 Ammonium Nitrate originating in Ru ssia – T-384/05 – JSC Kirovo-Chepetsky 
Khimichesky Kombinat v Council of the European Union : Judgment of 10th 
September 2008 (OJ C 272  of 25.10.2008, p.17) ..................................................... 58 
11.4.4 Polyester staple fibres from Korea - T-221/05 - Huvis v Council of the European 
Union: Judgment of the Court of  8 July 2008 (OJ C 209 of 15.8.2008, p.44)........... 58 
11.4.5 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) origin ating in, inter alia , India – T-45/06 – 
Reliance Industries  v. Council of the European Union and Commission of the European Communities  – Judgment of 24 September 2008 (OJ C 285 of 08.11.2008, p. 35 ).......................................................................................................................... 59 
11.4.6 Imports of certain graphite electrode sy stems originating in India- T-462/04 - HEG 
and Graphite India v Council of the Europ ean Union: Judgment of the Court of 17 
December 2008 (OJ C 32 of 7.2.2009, p.25) ............................................................. 60 
11.5. Judgments rendered by the Court of Justice .............................................................. 60 12. Activities in the framework of th e World Trade Orga nization (WTO) ..................... 60 
12.1. Dispute settlement in the field of an ti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards .......... 60 
12.1.1. Overview of the WTO dispute settlement procedure................................................. 60 12.1.2. Dispute settlement procedures against the Community............................................. 61 12.2. Other WTO activities ................................................................................................. 61 13. Conclusion ................................................................................................................. 62 
ANNEX A........................................................................................................................ ........ 65 
ANNEX B ........................................................................................................................ ........ 67 
ANNEX C ........................................................................................................................ ........ 69 
ANNEX D........................................................................................................................ ........ 70 
ANNEX E ........................................................................................................................ ........ 72 
ANNEX F........................................................................................................................ ......... 73 
ANNEX G........................................................................................................................ ........ 75 
A. Court cases pending before the Court of Jus tice and the Court of First Instance of the 
European Communities on 31 December 2008 ....................................................... 131 
B. Judgments, orders and other decisions re ndered by the Court of Justice and the Court 
of First Instance of the European Communities in 2008. ........................................ 132 
 
EN 5   EN EXECUTIVE SUMMARY  
This report is submitted to the European Par liament following its resolution of 16 December 
1981 on the Community’s anti-dumping activities1, and the report of the European 
Parliament’s Committee on industry, exte rnal trade, research and energy2.  
This report, as in previous years, gives an overview of the Community 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 gives 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 2008.  
2008 saw a significant increase in the number of new cases initiated when compared to the 
previous year, 20 as co mpared to only 9 in 2007 (an abno rmally low figure).  It should be 
noted that this number of initiations in 2008 is clos er to the average over the last five years i.e. 
24 per year.  However, for some other activ ities 2008 saw a decrease with a drop in the 
number of provisional measures imposed (5) or new investigati ons terminated in the period 
(3).  
As regards expiry review investig ations, 7 investigations were in itiated. In 9 expiry reviews, 
the investigations were concluded with c onfirmation of the duty and in 5 cases, the 
investigations were concluded by termination of the measures. Regarding interim review 
investigations, 13 were initiate d, 6 were concluded by terminating the measures and 20 were 
concluded with confirmation or amendment of the duty.  
The European Parliament's INTA Committee was regularly informed about developments in 
the EU's trade defence activities. 
There was no new activity in the area of safe guards.  There were no safeguard measures in 
place at the start of 2008 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. During 2008, 6 Judgments and 4 or ders were rendered by the Court of First 
Instance and 2 Judgements and 4 orders  rendered by the C ourt of Justice. 
2008 was the first full year of activity for th e Hearing Officer in DG Trade, who became 
operational in April 2007.  The ma in task of the Hearing Officer  is to guarantee the full 
exercise of rights of defence in trade proceed ings before the European Commission.  In doing 
so the Hearing Officer also contributed to  improved transparency in TDI activities.  
The relevant activities in the framework of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are also 
reported including dispute settlement procedures  initiated against the Community. The report 
                                                 
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 also addresses the continuation of the ne gotiations 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. 
This report is also availa ble to the general public.  
Internet Website http://ec.europa.eu/trade/issu es/respectrules/anti_dum ping/legis/index_en.htm  
 
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 measures can be adopted. The Community played an active role in the negotiation of these relevant criteria which are reflected 
in its own legislation. The Community's ro le is the more so important today as a 
number of new users take action without th e necessary rigor and restraint, affecting 
negatively also EU operators. The role th e Community plays as a prudent user has 
therefore also an exemplary function at WTO level. 
1.1.2. The Community legislation 
The Community’s anti-dumping and anti-subs idy legislation was first enacted in 
1968 and has since been modified seve ral times. The current basic texts , which form 
the legal basis of anti-dum ping and anti-subsidy investig ations in the Community, 
entered into force in March 1996 and Oc tober 1997 respectively. These are in line 
with the Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subs idy Agreements adopted during the 
GATT/WTO negotiations. The basic texts are: 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection 
against dumped imports from countri es not members of the European 
Community
3 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against 
subsidized imports from countries no t members of the European Community4. 
These regulations will overall be referre d to as the "basic Regulation(s)". 
                                                 
3 OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amende d by Council Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005  
(OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). 
4 OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 
(OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12) codified version : Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009, OJ L 188, 
18.07.2009, p. 93. 
EN 8   EN The Community legislation contains a nu mber of provisions aimed at ensuring a 
balanced application of the Community’s  Anti-Dumping and An ti-Subsidy rules on 
all interested parties. These provisions in clude the “Community interest test” and the 
“lesser duty rule”, which go beyond the WTO obligations. 
The Community interest test is a public in terest clause and provides that measures 
can only be taken if they ar e not contrary to the overall interest of the Community. 
This requires an analysis of all the econom ic interests involved, including those of 
the Community industry, users, consumers and traders of the product concerned. The 
Community interest test does not involve wider aspe cts such as foreign or 
development policy considerations. 
The lesser duty rule requires the measur es imposed by the Comm unity to be lower 
than the dumping or subsidy margin, if such lower duty rate is sufficient to remove the injury suffered by the Community industry. Such a “no-injury” ra te is determined 
by using the cost of production of the Co mmunity industry and a reasonable profit 
margin; it reduces the anti-dumping measures  for individual expor ting companies in 
almost half of the cases and is applie d, on a world-wide level, only by the 
Community 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 Community producers 
and d) a causal link between the imports and the injury. WTO Accession Protocols 
may provide for specific requirements. 
EN 9   EN 1.2.2. The Community legislation 
The above-mentioned principles are all reflected in the relevant Community 
regulations, except for the “unforeseen deve lopment requirement” (which is not in 
the Community law but has been confirme d as a self-standing condition by WTO 
jurisprudence). Additionally, the adoption of  measures in the Community requires an 
analysis of all interests concerned, i.e. the impact of the measures on producers, users 
and consumers. In other words, safeguard action can only be taken when it is in the 
Community’s interest to do so. The current Community safeguard instruments are covered by the following regulations: 
– Council Regulation (EC) No 3285/94
5 on the common rules of imports and 
repealing Regulation (EC) No 518/94; 
– 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 Community 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 Community’s anti-dumping 
legislation defines anti-dumping as selli ng a product in the Community at a price 
below its “normal value”. This “normal value” is usually the actual sales price on the domestic market of the exporting country. Th erefore, a country is selling at dumped 
prices if the prices in its home market are 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 Community. Only 
subsidies which are “specific”, i.e. targeted  at individual 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 the Community at dumped or subsidised prices. Measures can only be  taken if these exports cause mate rial injury to 
Community producers. 
EN 11   EN Typical indicators of injury are that the dumped and/or subsidised import volumes 
increase over a certain period and import prices undercut the sales prices of the 
Community 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 try to eliminate viable Community producers by using a predatory, below cost, pricing strategy. In any 
event, the injury analysis requires that al l relevant factors be  taken into account 
before deciding whether the Community in dustry is in fact suffering “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 Community industr y coincides 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 on ly cause of the injury. 
2.1.1.3. Community interest 
Finally, it has to be established whether there are compelling reasons according to 
which measures would be contrary to the overall interest of the Community. In this 
respect, the interest s of all relevant economic operato rs which might be affected by 
the outcome of the investigation must be taken into account. These interests typically include those of the Community industry, users, consumers and traders of the 
product concerned and the analysis assesses the positive impact measures will have on some operators as opposed  to the negative impact on ot hers. 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 published in the Official Journal, and the Community is obliged to  justify its decisions in this publication. Finally, it is ensured 
that each case is decided on its merits  and the Commission does 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 sufficien tly substantiated complaint from the 
Community industry manufacturing the same or  a similar product to the one referred 
to in the complaint. Then, the Commission assesses whether 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 Community, to the Community producers, traders (in 
particular importers) and other interested pa rties, such as users. These questionnaires 
cover all different conditions to be fulfille d, i.e. dumping/subsidy, injury, causation 
and Community interest. The parties are al so informed that they can request a 
hearing and ask for access to the non-confid ential 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 eliminati on level, as well as for the Community 
interest analysis. The re spective calculations and an alysis often involve the 
processing of thousands of transactions, the complex examination of production costs 
and the assessment of the economic situ ation 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 Community 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 Community i ndustry evidencing 
that the expiry of the measur es would lead to continuation or recu rrence of dumping 
and injury. Since the amendment to the ba sic Regulations, expiry  reviews initiated 
after 20 March 2004 are subject to strict deadlines, i.e. they shall normally be 
concluded within 12 months of the date of in itiation 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 Community legislation10 implementing the WTO Safeguards 
Agreement, they can be applied under th e following conditions: safeguard measures 
may be imposed if, as a result of unfor eseen developments, a product is being 
imported into the Community in such increas ed quantities and/or on such terms and 
conditions as to cause, or threaten to cau se, serious injury to Community producers 
of like or directly competitive products. Sa feguard 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 3285/94 on common rules for imports. 
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 Community 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 Community will choose the measures most suitable in order to 
achieve these objectives. These measures coul d consist 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 facilitate ad justments on the part of the 
Community producers, but should not exceed four years, including the duration of 
the provisional measures, if any. Under ce rtain circumstances, 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 meas ures 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. C
ONTINUATION OF THE TDI  REVIEW PROCESS  
In January 2008 the Trade Commissioner concluded that more reflection time is 
needed to seek the right an swers to questions which were raised during the intensive 
and somewhat controversial discussion on the TDI review process ("Green Paper 
discussion"). The objective is that a re inforced consensus among Member States 
regarding the applicat ion of our TDI rules would substa ntially increase the efficiency 
of our system. In the course of the year  2008 – taking into account the approach of 
reflection time – exchanges of views between  all stakeholders concerned took place. 
 
4. C OUNTRY -WIDE MARKET ECONOMY STATUS (MES) 
There are five criteria to determine whether a country can be considered a full market 
economy for the purpose of anti-dumping inve stigations (according to Article 2 (7) 
of the basis antidumping Regula tion). 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); 
EN 17   EN 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.  
2008, saw the continued evaluation of five  requests for country-wide MES by the 
Commission (China, Vietnam, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia).  
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 
five 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. 
The eight meeting of the EU-bilateral ME S Working Group took place in China in 
April 2008. Following on from that the Commission completed a comprehensive 
evaluation of China's progress towards fulf illing the four outstanding criteria for 
MES. The resulting technical assessment report was discussed with Member States 
in September 2008 and got unanimous support.  The report concluded that China had 
the legislation largely in place which is  necessary to obtain MES but that the 
effective implementation of these laws is  necessary before MES can be granted. 
Although none of the four outstanding criteri a have reached the necessary level the 
Commission considered that the progress provided a clear platform for success, 
provided the right targeted measures are ta ken. The results of the report were shared 
with the Chinese at a high le vel meeting in the latter half  of 2008. At th e end of 2008 
China has requested to organise a next meeting of the MES Working Group which is 
scheduled to take pl ace mid-2009. The Commission will continue their evaluation in 
close cooperation with releva nt Chinese's authorities. 
4.2 Vietnam 
The last preliminary assessment report on Vi etnam had been prepared in 2006. Up to 
the end of 2007 several bilateral meeti ngs took place at which Vietnam provided 
comprehensive information and documents relevant for further assessment.  Additional meetings took pl ace in the course of 2008 at which Vietnam's MES 
request were discussed.  At the end of 2008 the Commission started to draft a further 
assessment report which is expected to be ready for discussion with Member States in the second half of 2009.  
4.3 Armenia 
During 2008 a number of bilateral contacts w ith Armenia took place where the MES 
issue was further discussed.  Additional information was provided by the authorities 
EN 18   EN during the year. In addition the first an ti-dumping case was initiated concerning 
Armenia which involved a claim for MET by an Armenian exporter. The information 
gathered in that context was also analysed in the context of the overall assessment of 
Armenia's progress towards ME S which was ongoing during 2008.  
4.4 Kazakhstan 
The Commission had sent to the Kazakh aut horities a number of questions regarding 
their progress in relevant areas at the be ginning of 2007. The final official replies to 
these questions from the Kazakh authoritie s have been received by the Commission 
in May 2008.  Subsequently, the Commi ssion started analysing the information 
which the Kazakh authorities have submitted as well as information from external 
sources. 
4.5 Mongolia 
During 2008, work continued on the assessment of Mongolia's request for  MES.  In 
this context a specific fact-finding MES mission wa s planned to Mongolia for 
October 2008. However Mongolia postponed th e mission.  The mission is scheduled 
to take place in 2009.   
5. I NFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES / BILATERAL CONTACTS  
5.1. Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) 
The Trade Defence Helpdesk for SMEs was se t 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 Trade Defence Helpdesk contact points. In 2008 these contact points received many requests for information, which were all immediately addressed. These requests concer ned both the procedures and content of 
TDI proceedings. 
5.2. Seminars 
In 2008 the TDI Services continued with in formation and training seminars for third 
country government representatives and for economic operators, both within and 
outside the EU.   Regardi ng third countries, seminars on anti-dumping have been 
held for the following: Indonesia, Serbia , Jordan, Ukraine, GCC, Albania and 
Lebanon. In addition a round tabl e discussion was held with India on subsidy issues.  
There were also a number of meetings with key stakeholde r associations and 
companies in 2008, including a number of even ts with Business Europe as well as a 
one-day seminar with the most important industry associations in October 2008.   
6. T
HE HEARING OFFICER  
2008 was the first 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.  
EN 19   EN 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 good administration and 
on any issues arising out of trade proceedings, where appropriate.  
In 2008 the Hearing Officer received 19 requests for hearings in 11 anti-dumping 
proceedings (including one unde rtaking) and held 16 hearings.  In three cases the 
Hearing Officer resolved the issues without holding a heari ng.  Most of the hearings 
were individual hearings chaired by the H earing Officer between an interested party 
and the Commission investigation services.  The Hearing Officer also held two adversarial meetings during which intere sted parties, including the Community 
industry, the exporting producers and the im porters could present their arguments. 
The most frequent reason for interested part ies to refer to the Hearing Officer appears 
to be a need for more detailed explanations provided by the investigation services, in particular when the claims or the argument s of these parties ar e rejected.  A number 
of interested parties also addressed the qua lity of the non-confidential files.  Six of 
the 16 hearings held related to objections to the party being considered non-cooperating pursuant to Article  18 of the basic AD Regulat ion.  The Hearing Officer 
intervened on a number of requests to re view MET/IT conclusions and on arguments 
concerning injury and Community interest.  In two cases the product scope of the 
investigation was put into question.  Until now, the intervention of the Hearing 
Officer with regard to issues pertai ning to dumping calculations is limited. 
In the majority of the cases (about 70%) the Hearing Officer organised a hearing 
within two to five days after the request.  This is partly due to the fact that the 
Hearing Officer’s intervention was requested at the very last moment in the proceeding.  Nevertheless, in most of the cases the intervention of the Hearing Officer helped the parties to identify the main problems and receive additional explanations from the investigation services .  In two cases the c onsideration of some 
additional arguments of the parties led to s ubstantial changes to the situation of the 
parties concerned.  The analysis of the Hearing Officer's interventions, however, 
shows that the latter are more effective if the Hearing Office r is involved at an earlier 
stage of an investigation. 
The Hearing Officer was also associated in  a number of policy di scussions related to 
due process issues undertaken by the TDI se rvices.  He also cooperated with the 
Directorate responsible for the implementa tion of the Trade Barriers Regulation on a 
couple of issues. 
In most cases, the interventions of the Hearing Officer were assessed positively by 
both interested parties and the investigation services. 
EN 20   EN The adoption of a Commission decision on th e terms of reference for the Hearing 
Officer of DG Trade is currently being disc ussed.  Such a decisi on will be based on 
the experience gained during the first two years and will provide a formal legal basis which enhances the role of the Hearing Officer. 
7. G
ENERAL OVERVIEW OF ANTI -DUMPING AND ANTI -SUBSIDY INVESTIGATIONS AND 
MEASURES  
2008 saw a significant increase in the number of new investigations initiated as 
compared to the previous year.  The number of definitive measures imposed showed a slight increase while the number of provi sional measures imposed was less than 
half of the previous year. Below are de tails on new investigations and review 
investigations. 
7.1. New investigations 
At the end of 
2008, the Community had 128 an ti-dumping measures and 8 
countervailing measures in force11. The anti-dumping measures covered 64 products 
and 29 countries (see Annex O); the counter vailing measures covered 6 products and 
3 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 128 anti-dumping measures in forc e at the end of 2008 the main countries 
affected were China 48, Russia and India 8 each,  Thailand 7, Ukraine and Taiwan  6 
each,  Korea and Indonesia – 5 each and Malaysia, USA and Vietnam – 4 each. Of 
the 8 anti-subsidy measures in place the ma jority concern imports from India – 6 in 
total, with 1 each for Brazil and Israel.  
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 2008, only 
0.6%12 of total imports into the Community was affected by anti-dumping or anti-
subsidy measures. 
Table 1 below provides statistical informati on on the new investigations for the years 
2004 – 2008.  
 
                                                 
11 The measures are counted per product and country concerned. 
12 Source Comext. 
EN 21   EN TABLE 1 
Anti-dumping and anti-subsidy new investigations 
during the period 1 January 2004 - 31 December 2008713 
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 
Investigations in progr ess at the beginning of 
the period 15 31 28 33 42 
Investigations initiated during the period 29 26 36 9 20 
Investigations in progress during the period 44 57 64 42 62 
Investigations concluded : 
 - imposition of definitive duty or acceptance   of undertakings 
- terminations
14  
 
11 
 
2  
 
19 
 
10  
 
13 
 
18  
 
12 
 
10  
 
16 
 
3 
Total investigations concluded during the 
period 13 29 31 22 16 
Investigations in progress at  the end of period 31 28 33 20 46 
Provisional measures imposed during the 
period 6 15 13 12 5 
Details on the conclusions can be found under heading 9.1.  
7.2. 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 22   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 2004 to 2008, a total of 202 revi ew investigations 
were initiated. These review investigations  represented 65% of all investigations 
initiated in that period. 
In 2008, 23 reviews were init iated. Of these, 7were e xpiry reviews, 13 interim 
reviews, 1 newcomer review, 1 other re view and 1 circumvention investigation. 
An overview of the review investigations in 2008 can be found in Annexes F to K. 
Table 2 provides statistical in formation for the years 2004 - 2008. 
TABLE 2 
Reviews of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations  
during the period 1 January 2003 - 31 December 200715 
 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 
Reviews in progress at the beginning of the 
period 53 42 63 52 46 
Reviews initiated during the period 43 57 35 41 23 
Reviews in progress during the period 96 99 98     93 68 
Total reviews concluded during the period16 5417 36 46 47 37 
Reviews in progress at the end of the period 42 63 52 46 31 
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. 
17 Including 7 reviews concerning acceding coun tries which were automatically terminated. 
EN 23   EN 8. O VERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES IN 2008 
8.1. New investigations 
8.1.1. Initiations 
In 2008, 18 new anti-dumping investigations and 2  new anti-subs idy investigations 
were initiated in the peri od. The anti-dumping investiga tions involved 10 different 
products from 11 different countries. The anti-subsidy investigations involve 2 
products both from the USA. Details of th ese investigations are given in Annex A. 
The country most affected by the anti- dumping investigations  is China with 6 
investigations, followed by the Turkey and USA with 2 each and Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Korea, Moldova, Taiwan, Thailand and Ukraine all with 1 each. The main 
sector concerned by these new cases is steel.  
In the five-year period from 2004 to 2008, 120 investigations were initiated on 
imports from 29 countries. The main sector s concerned by the investigations were 
iron and steel with 34 investigations, chemical and allied  with 28 investigations and both electronics and other metals with 12 investigations each. A breakdown of the 
product sectors is given in Annex B(A). 
The main countries concerned during the period from 2004 to 2008 were the People's 
Republic of China with 41 investigations, Taiwan and USA with 8 each, Russia with 
7, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand with 6 each, Ukraine with 5, Vietnam with 4, Belarus, India and Turkey with 3 each and Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Romania with 2 each A table showing all the investig ations initiated over the last five years 
broken down by country of e xport is at Annex B(B). 
The alphabetical list of cases initiated in  2008 can be found 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 
Stainless steel cold rolled 
flat products  - AD P.R. China 
Korea (Rep.of) Taiwan EUROFER 
PSC Wires and strands - 
AD P.R. China Eurostress Informaion Service 
(ESIS) 
Candles, tapers and the like - AD P.R. China Community Producers 
Wire rod - AD P.R. China 
Moldova (Rep.of) 
Turkey EUROFER 
Biodiesel - AD  USA Eur opean Biodiesel Board  
Seamless pipes and tubes of 
iron or steel - AD P.R. China Defence Committee of the seamless 
steel tubes industry of EU.  
Aluminium foil - AD Armenia EUROMETAUX  
EN 24   EN Brazil 
P.R. China  
Sodium metal - AD  USA Métaux Spéciaux 
Hollow sections - AD Belarus 
Turkey Ukraine  Defence Committee of the Welded 
Steel Tubes industry of the EU 
Ring binder mechanisms - 
AD  Thailand Ring Alliance Ringbuchtechnik 
Gmbh 
Biodiesel (AS) USA European Biodiesel Board 
Sodium Metal (AS) USA Métaux Spéciaux 
 
8.1.2. Provisional measures 
In 2008, provisional duties were imposed in 5 anti-dumping proceedings. They 
involved imports of 5 products all from P.R. China. As shown in Table 1 (see point 8.1), this figure compares to 12 in 2007 and 13 in 2006. 
The alphabetical list of cases where provi sional measures were imposed during 2008 
can be found below, together with the meas ure(s) imposed. More information can be 
obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex C. 
Product Originating from Type
18 and level of measure 
Citric Acid P.R. China AD: 13.2% - 49.3% 
 
Monosodium glutamate P.R. China AD: 33.8% - 39.7% 
Citrus Fruits P.R. China 
 AD: €/tonne 330 – 482.2 
 
PSC Wires and Strands P.R. China AD: 2.1% – 52.2% 
Candles, tapers and the like P.R. China 
 AD: €/per tonne of fuel 0-
671.41 
 
8.1.3. Definitive measures 
During 2008, definitive duties were im posed in 16 anti-dumping cases. They 
involved imports from 9 different countri es and covered 10 products. The People’s 
Republic of China featured with 7 meas ures, followed by Russia with 2 measures 
and Belarus, Thailand, South Africa, Egypt, F.Y.R.O.M., India  and Kazakhstan with 
1 measure each. 
The alphabetical list of cases where defi nitive measures were imposed during 2008 
can be found below, together with the meas ure(s) imposed. More information can be 
obtained from the Official Journal to whic h reference is given in Annex D. Annex D 
also gives some additional information on import and consumption volumes. 
                                                 
18 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 25   EN Product Originating from Type19 and level of measure  
Dihydromyrcenol India AD: 3.1% - 7.5% 
Ferro-silicon P.R. China 
Egypt 
Kazakhstan 
F.Y.R.O.M  
Russia AD: 15.6% - 31.2% 
AD: 15.4% - 18% AD: 33.9% AD: 5.4% AD: 17.8% - 22.7% 
Manganese dioxides South Africa AD 17.1% 
Coke of coal in pieces 
with a diameter of more 
than 80 mm P.R. China AD 25.8% 
Compressors P.R. China  
AD: 10.6% - 77.6% 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels)  Thailand  
AD: 3.1% - 14.3% 
Monosodium glutamate P.R. China AD:33.8%-39.7% 
 
Citric acid P.R. China AD: 66% - 42.7% 
 
Welded tubes and pipes, 
of iron or non-alloy steel Belarus 
P.R. China 
Russia AD: 38.1% 
AD: 90.6% AD: 10.1% - 20.5% 
Citrus fruits P.R. China AD: €/tonne 361.4 – 531.2 
 
8.1.4 Details on individual cases  (in alphabetical order) 
 Compressors  originating in P.R. China  
The proceeding was initiated on 21 December 2006, following a complaint lodged by 
Federazione ANIMA/COMPO on behalf  of Community producers.  The 
investigation period ran from 1 Octobe r 2005 to 30 September 2006 and injury was 
considered over a period of 2 years a nd 9 months, from 1 January 2003 to 30 
September 2006.  There were no provisional measures imposed.  
Dumping  
Owing to the large number of exporters  sampling was applied. 6 companies or 
groups were selected. Of those five request ed MET.  It was granted in two cases. 
Three companies were granted IT.     
For those companies who were granted M ET, normal value could not be based on 
their domestic sales given that they had almost non-existent sales on their home market.  Normal value was therefore cons tructed using manufactur ing costs to which 
                                                
 
19 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 26   EN a reasonable amount for selling, general a nd administrative expe nses and profit was 
added.      
For other Chinese companies, normal value was calculated using date from an 
analogue country, i.e. Brazil.  The normal value and export prices were compared on 
an ex-works basis and at the same level of trade. This resulted in margins ranging between 10.6% and 77.6%.    
Injury  
Between 2003 and the IP, the volume of the dumped imports of the product 
concerned originating in the PRC increased massively, by 182 % and their share of the Community market grew by over 35 percenta ge points.  The average prices of the 
dumped imports were considerably lowe r than those of the Community industry 
during the period considered. Moreover, during the IP, the prices of imports from the 
PRC significantly undercut those of the Comm unity industry. On a weighted average 
basis, price undercutting was in the IP, be tween 22 % and 43 %.  Injury margins  
ranged between 61.3% and 160.8%, all hi gher than the dumping margins.  
Causation  
The investigation found that  the coincidence in time between, on the one hand, the 
massive increase in dumped imports from the PRC, the corresponding increase in 
market shares and the undercutting f ound and, on the other hand, caused the 
deterioration in the situation of the Community industry and that the dumped imports caused the material injury suffe red by the Community industry. 
The investigation showed that the expor t performance of the Community industry 
might have contributed, to a limited degree,  to the injury suffered, but not to the 
extent that would break the causal link. Other known factor s were analysed but were 
found not to have contributed to the injury suffered.  
Community Interest  
The investigation found that, in view of the high dumping and injury margins, in this 
particular case, and on the basis of the information submitted there was not enough 
evidence to conclude that the impositio n of measures would be against the 
Community interest. 
Should, however, in spite of the imposition of duties, the situation prevailing prior to 
the imposition of measures (in particular th e 53 % market share of imports from the 
PRC and the relatively small market share of cooperating producers in the 
Community) remain unchanged, the cost of the possible duty to be borne by 
consumers and economic operators in the Community (including importers, traders 
and retailers) might be considered, in the long run, to be greater than the benefit for 
the Community industry. Therefore, the meas ures were imposed for two years with 
certain reporting requests made, in pa rticular, to Community producers. 
Measures  
EN 27   EN Given that the injury margins were be tween 61,3 % and 160,8 % and in all cases 
higher than the respective dumping margins,  measures were imposed in March 2008 
at the level of the dumping dutie s ranging between 10.6% and 77.6%.  
 Ferro-silicon originating in the Peopl e's Republic of China, Egypt, Kazakhstan, 
F.Y.F.O.M. and Russia   
The proceeding was initiated in November 2006, following a complaint lodged by 
the Comité de Liaison des Industries de Ferro-Alliages (Euroallia ges) on behalf of 
producers representing more than 90% of th e total Community production of FeSi.  
FeSi is used in the iron and steel industry as an alloy and deoxidiser. FeSi production 
takes place in electric arc furnaces by means of reducing quartz using carbon-bearing 
products. The investigation period (IP) wa s 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006. 
The examination of trends relevant for the injury assessment covered the period from 
1 January 2003 to 30 September 2006. 
Dumping The People's Republic of China Of the cooperating exporting producers,  three applied for Market Economy 
Treatment (MET), but only one was su ccessful. One of the two cooperating 
exporters, who had failed to fulfil the MET cr iteria, demonstrated that it met all the 
requirements for Individual Treatment (IT). 
As the PRC is an economy in transition, an  appropriate analogue country had to be 
used in order to establish normal value for exporting producers who had not been 
granted MET. Norway was chosen, as it is one of the biggest FeSi producers 
worldwide with a competitive market. 
For the companies granted MET or IT, th e comparison of the weighted average 
normal value of each type of the product c oncerned with the weighted average export 
price of the corres ponding type of the product con cerned yielded margins of 15.6% 
and 29.0%. As cooperation with the inve stigation was low, the country-wide 
dumping margin applicable to all other exporters in the PRC was calculated at 
55.6%. This was set at a level corres ponding to the weight ed average dumping 
margin of the most representative product type with the highes t dumping and injury 
margin on the basis of an assessmen t per cooperating exporting producer.  
Egypt Two exporting producers cooperated with the investigation. The comparison of the 
normal value and export prices on an ex-w orks basis yielded duty margins of 15.4% 
and 24.8%. Given the high level of cooperation, the residual margin applicable to all 
other Egyptian exporters wa s set at the same level as  the highest dumping margin 
established for a cooperati ng producer, i.e., 24.8%. 
Kazakhstan 
EN 28   EN In the absence of cooperation, a countrywi de dumping margin was calculated at 
37.1%. This was based on a comparison be tween export price data provided by 
Eurostat and the normal value in the analogue country. 
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia The cooperating exporting producer is the only known FeSi producer in the country. 
The comparison of the normal value and expor t prices on an ex-wor ks basis yielded a 
duty margin of 5.4%. The residual margin appl icable to all other exporters was set at 
the same level as the dumping margin es tablished for the sole producer, i.e., 5.4%. 
Russia The two cooperating exporting producers ar e the only know FeSi producers in 
Russia. The comparison of the normal value and export prices on an ex-works basis 
yielded duty margins of 22.7% and 17.8%. Gi ven the high level of  cooperation, the 
residual margin applicable to all other Russian exporters was set at the same level as 
the highest dumping margin established for a cooperating producer, i.e., 22.7%. 
Injury  In order to ascertain the existence of mate rial injury to the Co mmunity industry (CI), 
the effects of the imports from the count ries under investigation were assessed 
cumulatively.  
The investigation found clear evidence of inju ry to the Community industry. It was 
found that the volume of dumped imports in creased significantly during the period 
considered, as did their market share to th e detriment of the mark et share of the CI. 
Furthermore, during the IP, the import prices  undercut the prices  of the CI between 
4% and 11% depending on the exporting produ cer concerned, with the exception of a 
Russian, Egyptian and the sole exporting producer in the former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia for which no undercutting was found. Price levels during the IP were found to be unsustainable since the CI was forced to sell below full cost in order to 
stay in the market. 
The analysis of the injury indicators shows a significant deterioration in  the condition 
of the Community industry: production, capacity utilisation and market shares all 
declined. Although some injury indicator s showed positive trends, the overall 
analysis demonstrated that the Community  industry had suffered material injury. 
Causation The coincidence in time between the increase in dumped imports and the 
deterioration in the situation of the Co mmunity industry was found to be a clear 
indication that the injury was caused by th e dumped imports. The effect of other 
factors was examined such as the sharp incr ease in costs, in particular raw materials 
and electricity suffered by the CI. Nevert heless, it was found that the presence of 
low-priced dumped imports did not allow the CI to pass on the full effect of its increases in costs in its sales prices. As su ch, the effect of other factors was not found 
to be a cause of the injury su ffered by the Community industry. 
Community Interest 
EN 29   EN The Commission carefully examined the in terests of importers and users, in 
particular foundries and steel producers. Out of the 500 ques tionnaires sent to users, 
only eight cooperated - representing around 24 % of the total Community 
consumption of FeSi during the IP. Howeve r, it was concluded that the impact of 
anti-dumping duties would ha ve a negligible effect on the overall turnover of the 
importers and steel producers, which in a ny event could be passed on to consumers. 
What is more, the possible price increases would be likely, in any event, limited due 
to the availability of alte rnative sources without any du ties and it was concluded that 
there were no compelling reasons ag ainst the imposition of measures.  
Definitive Measures  Definitive measures were imposed on 28 February 2008, some based on dumping 
margins, some on the injury margins whic hever was lower, on imports from the PRC 
(ranging from 15.6% to 31.2%), Egypt (15.4% to 18%), Kazakhstan (33.9%), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (5.4%)  and Russia (17.8% to 22.7%). 
Undertakings Following disclosure of the definitive findings, four exporters offered price 
undertakings. However, in view of the high volatility in prices for the product concerned, the undertakings offered c ould not be accepted and the undertaking 
offered by the exporting producer in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, 
and accepted at provisional stage, was withdrawn. 
 Welded tubes or pipes, of iron or non-all oy steel originating in the People's Republic 
of China  
An investigation was initiated on imports of  Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-
alloy steel originating in Belarus, PR . China and Russia in September 2007 on the 
basis of a complaint lodged by the Defence Committee of the Welded Steel Tube Industry of the European Union (the Defence Committee).  
The investigation period wa s from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007 with injury analyis 
covering the period from 1 January 2004 to 30 June 2007.    
Dumping  
China.  
Due to the large number of exporters a sa mple of 6 Chinese producers was selected, 
all of which claimed MET or IT (should they fail to meet the criteria for the former). 
None of the companies fulfilled either the MET or the IT criteria.   
Normal value for China was therefore esta blished on the basis an analogue country, 
namely the USA.  
The dumping margin was calculated us ing the export price provided by the 
cooperating exporters in the questionnaire replies, with the exception of one entity 
owing to incomplete information. The country-wide level of dumping was 
established at 130,8 % of the CI F Community frontier price. 
EN 30   EN Russia  
Two exporters co-operated with  the investigation. Normal  value was based on prices 
paid or payable, in the ordinary course of trade, by independent customers in the 
Russian Federation  
Regarding manufacturing costs it was establ ished that the price paid for gas was a 
quarter of the export price of gas from Ru ssia. As a result, for those product types 
where the normal value was constructed, an adjustment for the gas cost was made.   
The export price was based on prices paid or payable by indepe ndent customers in 
the Community. For those cases where expor ts to the Community were made via a 
related importer located in the Community, a cons tructed export price was 
established in accordance with the basi c Regulation. Appropriate adjustments 
concerning credit, transport costs and ancill ary charges were made where they were 
found to be warranted and supported by verified evidence. 
The comparison of normal value and export price showed dumping ranging from 
10.1% to 22.7%. Given the high level of cooperation fro Russian exporters the residual dumping margin was also set at 22.7%.  
Belarus  
Belarus is not considered a market-ec onomy country. Therefore the normal value 
was determined on the basis of data ob tained from a producer in the analogue 
country, i.e. USA.  
The export price had to be constructed for the only know Belorussian exporter. This 
was due to the existence of a tolling agreement with a German importer who 
supplied the exporter with raw materials covering the expenses relating to their 
importation into Belarus as well as transport costs for the final product into the Community all the while remaining the owne r of the product coming from Belarus.  
The export price was constructed on the ba sis of the price of the product concerned 
sold to the first independent customer of the cooperating German importer to which 
certain adjustments had to be made  On this basis the level of dumping was 
established at 92,4 % of the CI F Community frontier price. 
Injury  
Since 2005, import volumes increased consid erably both in absolute and relative 
terms. Together, their market share incr eased from around 6 % in the year 2004 to 
around 10 % in 2005 and from that level to around 19 % in th e IP. Moreover the 
dumped imports from these countries showed  individually a significant level of price 
undercutting. Underselling margins were subs tantial, reflecting the fact that the 
Community industry was incurring losses.   Community industry indicators also 
showed an overall negative evolution during the period under consideration and 
demonstrated that material injury has taken place.   
Causation  
The coincidence in time between, on the one hand, the increase of dumped imports 
from the cumulated countries, their increase in market share, the undercutting and 
EN 31   EN underselling found, and on the other hand, the de terioration of the situation of the 
Community industry led to the conclusion  that the dumped im ports caused the 
material injury suffered by the Community industry. 
Other factors were examined in the contex t of the causation anal ysis including, the 
export performance of the Community industr y, rise in the unit cost of production for 
Community producers as well as the effect of  imports from other third countries.  It 
was concluded that these factors did not  break the causal link between the dumped 
imports and the injury suffered 
Community interest  
It was considered that the imposition of anti-dumping measures on imports from the 
countries concerned would he lp the Community industry to  stop losing market share, 
regain lost sales and return to adequate profitability. It was considered that if anti-dumping measures were not imposed, th e Community industry would likely face 
growing unfair competition problem wh ich would drive certain Community 
producers out of the market.  Certain ne gative effects of the imposition of anti-
dumping measures were al so addressed including a a decrease in the volume 
imported and moderate costs increases for im porters/stockists and users/ consumers, 
due to a higher sales price of the product concerned in the Community. However this 
was not found to outweigh the benefits of measures.  
Anti-dumping measures  
Based on the lesser duty rule, anti-dumping duties were imposed in December 2008  
at the following levels: for Chinese companies 90,6%; for Russian companies 10,1% and for Belarus' companies: 38,1%. Two e xporting producers in Russia and the sole 
in Belarus offered price undertakings but both were rejected owing to the volatile 
nature of the pricing for this product as well as the many different product types 
involved.   
 
EN 32   EN  
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 dump ing/no subsidies, no injury resulting 
therefrom, measures not in th e interest of the Community). 
In 2008, 3 new anti-dumping proceedings (n o anti-subsidy proceedings terminated 
without measures) were concluded without measures, compared to 10 in 2007 and 18 
in 2006.  
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
20) Originating from Main reason for termination 
Polyvinyl alcohol P.R. China 
Taiwan P.R. China: Lack of causal link 
Taiwan: De minimis dumping 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Bosnia & 
herzegovina De minimis dumping 
8.1.6. Details on some individual cases 
 Polyvinyl alcohol originating in the People's Republic of China and Taiwan  
The proceeding was initiated in December 2006 based on a complaint lodged in 
November 2006 by Kuraray Specialties Eur ope GmbH representing the Community 
industry.  The investigation period covered 1 October to 30 September with injury 
trends analysed over the period Janua ry 2003 to September 2006. Provisional 
measures were imposed on imports from PRC in September 2007 with no provisional measures imposed on imports from Taiwan.  
Product concerned is defined as certain c opolymeric polyvinyl alcohols (PVA) based 
on a homopolymeric polymerisation with a vi scosity (measured in 4 % solution) of 3 
mPas or more but not exceeding 61 mPas  and a degree of hydrolysis of 84,0 mol % 
or more but not exceeding 99,9 mol % declared within CN code ex 3905 30 00. 
Dumping Taiwan The sole cooperating Taiwanese compa ny, Chang Chun Petrochemical Co. Ltd. 
(CCP) was the only exporting producer of  the product concerned in Taiwan, 
                                                
 
20 AD = anti-dumping investigation; AS = anti-subsidy investigation, AD + AS = parallel anti-dumping 
and anti-subsidy investigation. 
EN 33   EN accounting for 100 % of the Taiwanese exports to the EC during the I.P.   Normal 
value was based on domestic sales in Taiwan.   Export prices were based on prices to 
the Community for the product concerne d. The comparison revealed a dumping 
margin of less than 2%. Given the de mini mis margin the investigation concerning 
Taiwanese imports was terminated.   
People's Republic of China (PRC) One company applied for MET or IT if th e former was not successful. However they 
failed on both counts.  As the PRC is an  economy in transition, an appropriate 
analogue country had to be used in order to  establish normal value.  In this case 
Taiwan was chosen and normal value based on  prices paid on their domestic market. 
Export prices were based on those of the cooperating exporter s to the Community 
with the data cross-checked with that of  Eurostat.   The comparison between the 
normal value and the export price re vealed a dumping margin of 10%. 
Injury As the dumping margin found for Taiwan was de  minimis, imports originating in that 
country were excluded from the injury assessment.  
Between 2003 and the IP, a number of inju ry indicators developed positively: the 
Community industry managed to increase its sales volumes and market share, and it 
invested significantly in additional pr oduction capacity. However, its financial 
indicators developed dramatically: the r easonable profit margin achieved in 2003 
decreased very rapidly and continuously as from 2004 to the end of the IP. Return of 
investment and cash flow situation devel oped exponentially nega tive. This was due 
to the steep increase in raw material prices  which could not be re flected in the sales 
prices of the like product. During the IP, the prices of the imports from the PRC undercut those of the Community industry, on a weighted averag e basis by 3,3%.  It 
was therefore concluded that the Commun ity industry suffered material injury. 
Causation 
The investigation confirmed that the dumped  imports did not have a material impact 
on the injury of the Community industry. Given the relatively limited and only slightly increasing market share of the dumped imports from the PRC (from 11,3 % 
to 12,9 %) and the much more important a nd slightly increasing market share of 
Community industry sales (duri ng the IP more than threefold the market share of the 
PRC) and the limited undercutting of the im ports from the PRC, it was concluded 
that the low prices on the Community market  in a context of in creasing raw material 
prices, strongly contributed to the injury suffered by th e Community industry and it 
could not be attributed to the dumped imports from the P RC. The causal link 
between the dumped imports from the PRC and the material injury suffered by the 
Community industry could therefore not be sufficiently established. 
Termination of the proceeding Given the dumping margin determined for Taiwan was de minimis the lack of 
evidence for a casual link between dumping a nd injury for imports  from the PRC the 
proceeding was terminated in March 2008. 
EN 34   EN  
8.2. Review investigations 
8.2.1. 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 2008, 2 anti-dumping measures were al lowed to expire automatically. The 
references for these measures 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 434 measures have been  allowed to expire automatically. 
8.2.1.1. Initiations 
During 2008, 7 expiry review i nvestigations were initiated. It should be noted that 
investigations initiated af ter 20 March 2004 are under d eadline, i.e. conclusions 
should be reached within 12 months 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
21) Originating from Complainant 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron 
or steel * P.R. China 
Thailand Defence Committee of the 
steel butt-welding fittings industry of the EU.  
Footwear with uppers of leather P.R. China 
Vietnam European Confederation of 
the Footwear Industry 
 
Ethanolamines USA Community Producers 
Furfuryl alcohol P.R. China International Furan 
Chemicals BV  
                                                 
21 A = anti-dumping investigation; AS = anti-subsidy investigation, AD + AS = parallel anti-dumping and 
anti-subsidy investigation. 
EN 35   EN Ring binder mechanisms  P.R. China Ring Alliance  
Ringbuchtechnik GmbH  
8.2.1.2. Reviews concluded with confirmation of duties 
During 2008, 9  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 2008, 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
22 and 
level of measure 
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) P.R. China Confirmation of duty/ AD 
Level of duty 38.6% 
Coumarin P.R. China Confirmation of duty/ AD 
Level of duty €3479 per tonne 
Ammonium nitrate Russia Confir mation of duty/ AD fixed rate 
of duty depending on product and also supplier ranging from €28.88 to €47.07 per tonne 
Sulphanilic acid P.R. China 
India Confirmation of duty/ China:AD 
33.7% India:AD 18.3%   
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel Korea (Rep. of) 
Malaysia Confirmation of duty/ AD  
Korea: 44%  Malaysia:59.2% to 75%  
Sulphanilic acid (AS) India Confirmation of duty / 
AS/  4.7% 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel Thailand 
Ukraine Confirmation of duty/ AD  
Thailand: 21.7%  - 35.2% Ukraine:10.7% to 44.1%  
8.2.1.3  Details on some individual cases  
Ammonium nitrate (AN) originating in Russia  
The expiry review was initiated in Apr il 2007, following  a request lodged by the 
European Fertiliser Manufact urers Association (EFMA), on behalf of producers 
representing more than 50% of the tota l Community production of AN. The expiry 
review was combined with a partial interi m review limited in scope to dumping with 
                                                 
22 AD = anti-dumping duty, CVD = countervailing duty, UT = undertaking. 
EN 36   EN regard to one exporting producer.   The produc t concerned is solid fertilisers with an 
ammonium nitrate content exceeding 80% by weight. 
The investigation period for the expiry re view (RIP) covered the period from 1 April 
2006 to 31 March 2007. The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood or a continuation or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 
January 2003 to 31 March 2007 (period considered).  
Dumping Only three Russian exporting producers/distributors replie d to the questionnaires. In 
view of the large number of Commun ity producers, sampling was applied in 
accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. 
The comparison of the weighted average e xport prices with a weighted average 
normal value showed dumping margins fo r the three Russian companies of over 
54%, 74% and 92% respectivel y. There was thus strong  evidence of continued 
dumping at significant levels. 
Likelihood of continuation of dumping The Community market was found to be a very attractive market for Russian 
exporters given the fact that  the price level in the Comm unity was higher than in 
third countries; that Russian exporters ha d well-established dist ribution channels and 
that the Community market is  closely located to Russia. In addition, spare capacity of 
known Russian exporters was almost one-four th of total Community consumption of 
AN, which meant that there might be a like lihood of substantial increase of quantities 
exported to the EU. It was also found that Russian exporters had previously tried to 
increase their exports to the Community in different ways. 
Therefore, it was concluded that should an ti-dumping measures in force be lifted, 
there would be likelihood of dumping and of  substantial increas e of the quantities 
exported to the Community. 
Situation on the Community market  
The investigation revealed that the Community industry' s (CI) situation had been 
improving to a large degree due to the anti-dumping measures imposed. Nevertheless, this improvement was nuance d. Market share increased not because of 
sales (which decreased) but  due to a decrease in c onsumption. Although unit sales 
prices increased, this was due to a large exte nt to an increase in input cost. The CI 
was able to pass on this increase in co sts only because the anti-dumping measures 
showed some effect. Alt hough profitability had also improved, there was still a 
certain underlying fragility in  this respect given that 2006 and the RIP had shown a 
decrease. 
Furthermore, imports from Russia were unde rcutting the prices of the CI by more 
than 30% (not counting the duty in place) and by more than 7% (adding the duty) 
during the RIP. The decrease in consumption in the Community market resulted into 
a doubling of the level of closing stocks  of the sampled producers between 2003 and 
the IP.  
EN 37   EN Likelihood of continuation of injury 
As it was outlined above, the Community market was very attractive for Russian 
exporters. If measures were allowed to lapse, it woul d be likely that Russian 
exporters would increase their market share by selling at a low price. Given that 
undercutting already existed, this would all the more increase due to the drop in prices. Profits would also str ongly decrease as prices for this commodity were highly 
volatile. Under these conditions, the CI w ould most likely have  to significantly 
decrease its sales prices to  maintain its customers.  
Therefore, it was concluded that should th e measures be repealed, it would be likely 
that increased imports at dumped prices w ould occur thereby causi ng injury to the 
Community industry by exerting a downward pressure on the sales prices which 
would endanger its currently positive financ ial situation. 
Community interest It was established that there were no compelling reasons against the maintenance of 
the current anti-dumping measures and th at it would have no major impact on 
importers and users. However, if the meas ures were to be re pealed, the Community 
industry would be injured. 
Measures In light of the above, it was concluded th at the anti-dumping measures applicable to 
imports of AN originating in Russia shoul d be maintained in order to prevent a 
recurrence of injury being caused to th e Community industry by the dumped imports. 
8.2.1.3. Reviews concluded by termination 
During 2008, 5 expiry reviews were concl uded by termination. It should be noted 
that some expiry reviews may be carried ou t in parallel with interim reviews. These 
reviews are marked with an asterisk. 
The alphabetical list of cases which we re concluded by termination during 2008, 
together with the result of the investig ation, can be found below. More information 
can be obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex F.
   
Product (type of 
investigation
23) Originating from Main reason for 
termination 
Urea  Belarus  
Croatia Libya Ukraine No continuation of material 
injury or risk of recurrence of either dumping or injury.  
Welded tubes and pipes, of Turk ey No likelihood of recurrence 
                                                 
23 AD = anti-dumping investigation; AS = anti-subsidy investigation; AD + AS = parallel anti-dumping 
and anti-subsidy investigation 
EN 38   EN iron or non-alloy steel  of dumping. 
 
8.2.1.4 Details on individual cases 
Urea originating in Belarus, Croatia, Libya and Ukraine  
 An expiry review was initiated in December 2006, following  a request lodged by 
the European Fertiliser Manufacturers A ssociation (EFMA.. The product concerned 
is solid urea, whether or not in aqueous  solution. The investigation period for the 
expiry review (RIP) covered 1 Octobe r 2005 to 30 September 2006 with injury 
trends assessed over the peri od October 2002 to September 2006.  
Dumping Craotia:  The dumping margin in respect of Croatia was determined on the basis of a 
comparison of a weighted average normal value with a weighted average export 
price from the sole exporter, which led to a dumping margin in excess of 20%.  
Belarus, Libya and Ukraine: As Belaru s is considered a non-market economy, 
normal value was based on information from  an analogue country, in this case the 
USA. Normal value for Libya was based on the cost of producti on plus a reasonable 
amount for selling, general and administrative  costs and profits (8%).  This approach 
also applied for three of the four coope rating companies in Ukraine with domestic 
prices being used for the remaining comp any's normal value. It was found that the 
quantities exported were of such low levels  that the export pr ices would not be 
sufficiently reliable, in isolation, to esta blish a finding regarding the continuance of 
dumping. Therefore the normal values were  compared to export prices from the 
countries concerned to other third countries. It was cons idered in all cases that 
dumping behaviour was evident.  In add ition the normal values were compared to 
what the export prices would be  if exports were made at prices pertaining in the EU 
market at the time and it was also found that this would result in dumping.   
Likelihood of continuation of dumping The extra capacities in the countries concer ned were also examined to evaluate the 
development of imports should measures be  repealed. While all countries had spare 
capacity it was considered that while it wa s possible these increased quantities could 
be exported to the EU it wa s unlikely given that other export markets could yield 
prices equal to, if not highe r than, those to the Communit y.  It was also considered 
that given trends for large scale agricultura l production in other regions of the world, 
exports of this spare capacity could be made  to other third countries.   For Croatia it 
was found that the anti-dumping measures ha d not prevented exports of urea to the 
EU and they could have already increased the quantities if wished but had not done 
so.  
On the basis of the analysis it was concl uded that dumping of si gnificant quantities 
of urea would be unlikely to continue in th e case of Croatia, nor to recur in the case 
of the other countries concerned sh ould measures be repealed.   
Situation on the Community market  
EN 39   EN Between 2002 and the RIP, th e market share of the Co mmunity industry decreased 
slightly, together with sales volume on th e Community market. However, the overall 
situation of the Community indus try improved during the period . 
Most  other injury indicators, with the exception of the increase of stock volumes, 
developed positively: production volume an d unit sales prices of the Community 
industry increased and profitability was, after 2002, significantly above the level of 
profit set as a target  profit in the origin al investigation. Return on investment and 
cash flow evolved positively, wages deve loped moderately and the Community 
industry continued to invest. Productivity increased also substantially reflecting the 
positive evolution of production and the e fforts of the Community industry to 
improve it through investments. 
The applicant claimed that the long-term pr ofitability requirements, measured as a 
return on sales, for the urea industry should be at the leve l of 25 % after tax (in the 
original investigation a profit margin of  8 % was established as reasonable).  
However they failed to show how  this higher level of retu rn could be achieved in the 
absence of the dumped imports.  It was therefore concluded that there was no 
continuation of material inju ry to the Community industry. 
Likelihood of recurrence of injury The analysis then focused on the likeli hood of recurrence of injury by examining 
possible export volumes and prices of the countries concerned and their effect on the 
Community industry.  The analysis was do ne in a general market context of 
continuing high prices and profits not only in the Community but across the world, 
due to a large extent, to demand outstripp ing supply. There was nothing to indicate 
that this situation would change significantly in th e short to medium term. 
It was considered that export volumes fr om Ukraine, Libya and Belarus would not 
increase significantly should measures expi re. For Croatia it wa s considered unlikely 
that exports would increase signif icantly from their current level. 
Regarding export prices to the Community the analysis concl uded that, given the 
likely development of key cost drivers such  as gas, export pri ces would remain high 
and as a result it was unlikely that underc utting and/or underselling the Community 
industry’s prices or costs would occur. . 
The urea market is forecast to grow si gnificantly in the comi ng years both in the 
Community and worldwide, mainly due to  increased agricultu ral production (for 
biofuel applications) and also  due to expanding in dustrial use for AdBlue (trade mark 
for an aqueous urea solution).  It was concluded that there was no likelihood of recurrence of injury to the Community indus try if existing measures to be repealed. 
Termination of Measures In light of the above, it was concluded th at the anti-dumping measures applicable to 
imports of Urea originating in Ukraine, Croatia, Belarus and Libya should be 
repealed and the proceeding was terminated in March 2008.   
EN 40   EN 8.2.2. 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 Community producer s. 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 2008, a total of 13 interim reviews we re initiated. 20 interim reviews were 
concluded with confirmation or amendmen t of duty and 6 investigations were 
concluded by terminating the measures. The alphabetical list of cases which were concluded during 2008 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. 
Product Originating from Result of the investigation/ 
Type
24  
Grain oriented flat-rolled 
products of silicon-electrical 
steel (GOES) Russia 
USA Product scope redefined/ AD 
Tartaric acid P.R. China Product scope redefined/ AD 
Bicycle parts P.R. China Anti-circumvention measure 
maintained/AD 
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China MET granted to Xinhui Alida 
resulting in revised duty of 4.3%/AD 
Seamless pipes and tubes Russia Revised level of duty for 
TMK of 27.2% 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) India* Level of duty revised from 
7.1% to 4.7%/AS 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) (AS) India Revised duty rate for 1 co-
operating exporter down from 30.3% to 11.9%/AS 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) (AS) India Amendment of fixed duty 
rate EUR/Tonne AS: Individual €0-106.5 Residual €69.4 AD: Individual €87.5 – €200.9 Residual €153.6 
 
                                                 
24 AD = anti-dumping, AS = anti-subsidy, UT = undertaking. 
EN 41   EN Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) India Amendment of duty rate /AS 
Individual: 5.2% - 9.7%; 
Cooperating 7.7%; Residual 9.7% 
Graphite electrode systems (AS) 
 India Amendment of duties/ 
AS: Individual 6.3% - 7%, Residual 7.2% AD:  Individual 0% - 9.4% Residual 8.5% 
Okoumé plywood P.R. China Termination of review owing 
to withdrawal of review request – no change to measures/AD 
Ammonium nitrate Russia* Termination of review 
without amending measures/AD 
Ammonium nitrate Ukraine Termination of review 
without amending measures/AD 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Russia Termination of review 
without amending measures/AD 
Polyester staple fibres Belarus 
P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Saudi Arabia Termination of review 
without amending measures/AD 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Ukraine* Lowering of dumping margin 
for one company, INterpipe to 107% - Residual duty remained unchanged  
8.2.2.4 Details on individual cases 
Grain oriented flat-rolled products of silic on-electrical steel (GOES) originating in 
the United States of America and Russia  
The Commission decided, on its own initiative, to initiate a partial interim review in 
October 2006 limited in scope to the definition of the product. The product concerned is grain oriented flat-rolled produc ts of silicon-electrical steel. The review 
concerned the exclusion of very thin GOES us ed typically in the aircraft and medical 
engineering industries. 
Results of the investigation The investigation showed that there wa s no known production in the Community of 
very thin GOES. Consequently, no Commun ity producer had a direct interest and 
none of them objected to a possible exclusi on of thin GOES from the scope of the 
measures.  
EN 42   EN It was examined whether the product c oncerned could be distinguished from 
'ordinary' GOES on the basis of technica l characteristics. It was found that the 
product concerned had to be re-rolled, re-annealed  and re-coated which 
fundamentally altered the tech nical specifications of the product. Furthermore, the 
thin GOES had very specific end-uses in  the aircraft industry and were not 
interchangeable with other GOES.  
As a result, it was concl uded that thin GOES had di fferent basic physical and 
technical characteristics and end-uses than other GOES.  
Measures In light of the above, it was considered ap propriate to exempt imports of GOES of a 
thickness of maximum 0.16 mm from the anti -dumping measures in force and the  
original definitive Regulation was amended accordingly, with retroactive effect to 
the date of the original measures. . 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel (SPT) originating, inter alia, in Russia
 
The Commission decided on its own initiative to initiate a partial interim review in 
June 2007 in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited in scope 
to the level of dumping as far as one group of exporting producers (OAO TMK 
(TMK)) is concerned.  
The product concerned is the same as that in  the original investigation, i.e., certain 
seamless pipes and tubes of iron or st eel originating in Russia. The review 
investigation period (RIP) for dumping c overed the period from 1 April 2006 to 31 
March 2007.  
Results of the investigation The company had not cooperated fully in the original investigati on and therefore its 
dumping margin had been calculated on the ba sis of facts availabl e. Nevertheless, the 
company managed to show that the insu fficient cooperation wa s caused mainly by 
significant and lasting internal changes within the group which had begun to take 
place during the original investigation. It wa s due to these exceptional circumstances, 
which had an impact on the corporate gov ernance of the group as well as on its 
accounting and auditing practices , that TMK could not provide  adequate evidence of 
its prices and costs during th e original investigation.  
However, TMK did cooperate fully in the review investigation. Since the group 
provided reliable data, the dumping margin  could be calculated on the basis of its 
own data. 
Dumping The comparison of the weighted average normal value by type with the weighted 
average export price of the corresponding type of the product concerned showed the 
existence of dumping. TMK's dumping margin expressed as a percentage of the net, 
free-at-Community-frontier price, duty unpaid, was found to be 27.2%.  
Measures 
EN 43   EN In light of the above, it was considered  appropriate to amend the anti-dumping 
measures applicable to imports of the product concerned from TMK to 27.2% since 
the level of the dumping margin found was lo wer than the injury margin established 
in the original investigation. 
Solutions of urea and ammonium n itrate (UAN) originating in Russia  
The partial interim review was initia ted in December 2006, following a request 
lodged by Novomoskovskiy Azot and Nevinno myssky Azot, members of Joint Stock 
Company ‘Mineral and Chemical Compa ny Eurochem’, exporting producers from 
Russia. The scope of the review was limited to dumping as far as the applicant was concerned.  
The product concerned is a solution of ur ea and ammonium nitrate (UAN), a liquid 
fertiliser commonly used in agriculture.Th e review investigati on period (RIP) for 
dumping covered the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006.  
Results of the investigation Dumping Due to the fact that the a pplicant did not sell representa tive quantities of UAN on the 
domestic market, normal value was constr ucted on the basis of the manufacturing 
costs incurred by the applicant plus a reasonable amount for selling, general and 
administrative costs and for profits. It wa s established that dur ing this period the 
applicant did not have export sales of UAN to the European Community. As a result, 
it was considered appropriate to calculat e the dumping margin during the RIP by 
comparing the normal value with export sale s prices of the applicant to a third 
country, the USA. However, since export sales of the a pplicant to the USA during 
the RIP were made via a related trader, th e export price was constructed on the basis 
of prices actually paid or payable to th e applicant by the first independent customer 
in the USA. 
This comparison showed a dumping margin of 33.95% expressed as a percentage of 
the cif North American frontier price, duty unpaid. This dumping margin was found 
to be higher than the one in th e original investigation period . 
The definitive duty in the original investig ation was established at the level of the 
injury margin found, which was lower than the dumping margin as it was deemed 
that such a lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Community 
industry. 
Measures Although the circumstances on the basis of which the determination of dumping was 
based changed since the imposition of the definitive duties, the lesser duty rule applied and therefore it wa s concluded that the level of the anti-dumping duty in 
force should remain the same i.e. at the level of the injury margin. Therefore the 
review was terminated without amending the anti-dumping measures in force.  
 
EN 44   EN Bicycle Parts  
Anti-dumping measures on bicycle parts or iginating in China were imposed in 
January 1997.  This followed an anti-circum vention investigation into measures on 
bicycles which had been imposed in September 1993. In June 1997, the Commission 
authorised the exemption of Community as semblers not circumventing from the duty 
on bicycle parts. 
Since the extension of the measures to imports of certain bicycle parts, the 
Commission had granted exemption from th e anti-circumvention measure to a large 
number of companies based in the Co mmunity. The Commission also received 
exemption requests and the number of parties requesting an exemption had 
significantly increased. At the same time, th ere had been no apparent indications of 
circumvention practices by companies havi ng been granted an exemption.  In 
addition the Commission had at its disposal sufficient prima facie evidence that if the 
anti-circumvention measure was removed, there would be no continuation or recurrence of circumvention practices.  In addition, the anti-circumvention measure 
has been in force for 10 years and it had never been reviewed since its introduction. 
On this basis the  Commission initiated a review of the anti-circumvention measure 
in 28 November 2006. The investigation cove red the period from 1 October 2005 to 
30 September 2006 (review investigation period or RIP) with trends relevant for the 
assessment of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of circumvention covering 
the period from 2003 up to the end of  the RIP (period considered). 
Findings and conclusion of the review  
Owing to the large number of Community a ssemblers a sample of 8 companies was 
selected (all were exempted from the anti-circumvention duties).  
The investigation found that th e proportion of imports of Chinese origin of bicycle 
parts was far below the 60% threshold i.e. 37% among the sampled companies. 
However it was concluded that Chinese bi cycle assemblers would have a strong 
incentive to import more Chinese bicycl e parts (and exceed the 60% threshold) 
owing to their low price if the anti -circumvention measure was repealed. 
With regard to the value-added rule it was found that on average the Community 
assemblers' value added was 22% during the RIP.  It was considered that if the 
assemblers were, owing to the lack of measures, to exceed the 60% threshold on the value of imports, it would be unlikely that  they would add more than 25% value in 
the process. 
With regard to undermining th e remedial effects of the duty it was impossible to 
carry out a reasonable anal ysis owing to the then market conditions (anti-
circumvention measure and exemption scheme).   In the absence of data in the RIP, 
the findings of the anti-circumvention inves tigation were found to remain valid i.e. 
the remedial effects of the duty were unde rmined in terms of sales prices and 
existence of dumping.  
While it was concluded that no circumven tion was taking place it was nevertheless 
decided that the anti-circumvention measure should be maintained, in order to ensure 
that the principal measure, i.e. the anti- dumping duty on bicycles, remained effective 
EN 45   EN and not undermined by circumvention in th e form of assembly operations in the 
Community. 
Polyester staple fibres originating in Belarus, the People's Republic of China, Saudi 
Arabia and Korea  
On 3O August 2007 the Commission initiated, on its own initiative,  a partial interim 
review of the measure applicable to impor ts of  polyestef st aple fibres (PSF) 
originating in Belarus, Korea, Saudi Ar abia and the People's Republic of China 
(PRC). The review was limited to whether or not the continued imposition of measures is not against the Community interest, Since the anti-dumping measures imposed on imports originating in Bela rus lapsed on 11 October 2007, the review 
concerning this country has been discontinued. 
Likelihood of a Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping 
Spare capacities and the world wide PSF market  were analysed in order to determine 
if dumping would continue or recur should the anti-dumping measures be repealed, 
Spare capacity in the PRC and Korea was found to be around 3 million and 114 000 tonnes respectively. There was no data available for Saudi Arabia and for Belarus the review was terminated owing to the AD m easures having lapsed in October 2007. It 
was considered the spare ca pacity of these c ountries could be directed to the 
Community should measures be repealed.  This would also be likely given that some 
of the other large export markets for PSF in the world are protected by anti-dumping 
duties for imports of PSF originating in th e PRC. It was therefore concluded that 
there was a liklihood that significant quantit ies will be exported  to the Community, 
should the anti-dumping measures in force be lifted. 
 Continuation or recurrence of injury Despite efforts in terms of expansi on and investments by the Community, in 
particular by the appearance of new industr y in Poland and Romania and the foreseen 
expansion in Bulgaria, it was found that th e situation of the Co mmunity industry in 
terms of profitability was still precarious . If the measures were lifted large import 
volumes at dumped prices would lead to  additional price pressure on Community 
industry, reduced profit margins and prof itability and increased losses. It was 
considered that this could result in likely cancellation of further investment, a decline 
in innovation, the erosion of the competitive position of in tegrated industry, cutbacks 
and closures. Therefore it was concluded that  the repeal of the measures would be 
against the interest of Community industry. 
Community interest aspects Although most of the users that participated in the investigation considered that the 
maintenance of duties was against their inte rest, the investigation showed that the 
continuation of measures would not have a significantly negative effect on their 
economic and financial situation. Although most of the asked the Commission to 
repeal the antidumping duties, among those which cooperated in the investigation 
there was also a significant number that were against the termination of duties. 
Conclusion 
EN 46   EN It was therefore concluded that the anti-dumping duties on imports of PSF 
originating in the People's Republic of Ch ina, Saudi Arabia and Korea should be 
maintained and a Regulation to that effect was published in September 2008. 
Termination of the CVD measures in pl ace on imports of Dynamic Random Access 
Memories (DRAMs) originating in the Republic of Korea  
Definitive countervailing duties of 34,8 % on imports of certain electronic 
microcircuits known as Dynamic Random A ccess Memories (DRAMs) originating in 
the Republic of Korea were imposed in  August 2003 . In April 2006, following a 
report adopted by the Dispute Settlement B ody of the World Trade Organisation, the 
Council implemented the recommendations ma de by the Panel Report also lowering 
the definitive counter vailing duty to 32,9%. 
Prima facie evidence was received by the Commission from the Community 
producers Micron Europe Ltd and Qi monda AG indicating that Hynix 
Semiconductor Inc. (Hynix) was in receipt of additional subsidies in the period 
following the investigation period of the or iginal investigati on. In addition, Hynix 
submitted a request for a partia l interim review alleging th at the subsidies found to be 
countervailable in the original  investigation had ceased to exist.  In view of these 
submissions, in March 2006 the Commission initi ated,  ex officio, a partial interim 
review limited in scope to the examinati on of subsidisation of Hynix, in order to 
assess the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures. 
The investigation period ran from 1 Ja nuary 2005 to 31 December 2005 (IP) and the 
product concerned was the same as that covered in the orig inal investigation, i.e. 
certain electronic microcircuits known as Dynamic Random Access Memories (DRAMs) of all types.  
Information was received from Hynix, the Government of Korea and a number of 
Korean banks, as well as Deutsche Ba nk AG.  The Commission verified the 
information received including  verification visit at premises of  various co-operating 
parties.   
The investigation On the basis of the information availabl e to the Commission at  initiation and the 
replies received the following were investigated: a rescue package approved by the Hynix Creditors' and Financial Institu tions Council (CFIC) in December 2002 (the 
new restructuring);  alleged preferential financing provided by Korean banks to 
Beijing Orient Electronics (BOE) to facilitate the purchase of Hydis, a Hynix operation; alleged preferential financi ng provided by Korean banks to CVC to 
facilitate the purchas e of System IC, a Hynix operati on, including the transfer of 
Hynix debt to another entity at a disc ount; a discounted cash buyout of the Hynix 
debt; preferential tax treatme nt allegedly given to Hyni x by GOK and a refinancing 
of Hynix debt in July 2005. 
Financial contribution The investigation showed that GOK had a k een interest in Hyni x. In fact, Hynix's 
"structural adjustment" was cited as a main  policy issue for the second half of 2002 
in a report by the Ministry of Finance and Economy. 
EN 47   EN Various meetings took place between GOK an d Hynix's creditors regarding Hynix. 
However, evidence on the record suggests that the GOK, mindful of the previous 
investigations in its involvement in H ynix by the European Communities and the 
United States, directed that  any communication relating to Hynix should be made 
orally to avoid being traceable. 
The GOK, in the meetings of April 2002, communicated its official position to 
Hynix's creditors, which was either to sell H ynix or to rescue it to  buffer the shock to 
the economy. Although the GOK insisted that  the decision of whether liquidation 
was on the table or not was left to the creditors, its statements regarding the 
importance of rescuing Hynix (by a restruct uring or a sale) in order to restore 
confidence in the Korean markets belied such  insistence.  The various press articles 
and reports on record also demonstrated clearly that the GOK w ould not allow Hynix 
to fail.  
The investigation also showed that GOK is  a major shareholder in a large number of 
Hynix creditor banks. The information on the record provided by the banks, Hynix and the GOK shows that the GOK has at leas t a significant share holding (> 20 %) in 
creditor banks/financial inst itutions holding at least 75 % of the voting rights in the 
CFIC. The GOK's involvement in the deci sions taken by the Creditors' Council could 
not be doubted.  Another example of GOK i nvolvement in the Hynix creditor banks 
was the appointment of a former Minister of Industry and Commerce as Chairman of 
the Restructuring Committee of Hynix's CFIC, by the Steering Committee of that 
body, only for him to be re-appointed Minister  a few months later.   In addition the 
evidence also indicated that the creditors institutions' decision to approve the restructuring plan in December 2002 did not ap pear to be consistent with a market 
oriented approach given Hynix poor rating.  Furthermore one of the wholly-owned 
GOK banks purchased Hynix debt from th e other creditors to ease the financial 
burden on the banks that had b een entrusted to save Hynix. 
The evidence on the record regarding th e GOK's policy as regards Hynix and its 
involvement in the decision-making proces s of Hynix's creditors, as well as the 
evidence relating to the dire state of H ynix and the market's unwillingness to advance 
capital, as well as the lack of evidence th at the existing creditor s acted in accordance 
with a market benchmark, itself undistorted by subsidies led to the conclusion that 
the GOK entrusted and directed Hynix's cr editors to rescue Hynix by approving a 
new restructuring in December 2002. This c onstituted a financial contribution within 
the meaning of Article 2(1) of the basic Regulation. 
Benefit Hynix claimed that the new restructuring was market-based, as it was devised by 
external advisors after months of due diligence and was based on a Deutsche Bank (DB Report) report which recommended the course of action wh ich was eventually 
followed. However in general terms, the re levant standard is whether or not a 
market-oriented investor with or without an existing exposure to  Hynix, would have 
assessed the proposed investment in H ynix as one worth making. The DB report 
contained no evidence that outside private i nvestors would have had any interest in 
putting money into Hynix.  In any event, th e financial situation of Hynix at the time 
of the new restructuring was dire and it was evident that  Hynix was not in a position 
to service its liabilities. The express purpose of the new restructuring was to re-
EN 48   EN finance Hynix and it could not be divorced  from the initial 2001 bail-out.  It was 
therefore considered that the new restruct uring conferred a bene fit to the company, 
within the meaning of Article 2(2) of the basic Regulation. 
Specificity As the measures comprising the new restruct uring were taken excl usively for Hynix, 
the debt rollover, the principalisation of interest and a debt-to-equity swap were 
considered to be specific within the mean ing of Article 3 of the basic Regulation. 
Other alleged subsidy schemes investigated A number of other alleged subsidy schemes we re also investigated but these were not 
considered to constitute a subsidy in the context of the meaning of Article 2 of the 
basic Regulation. These included funding to a company to purchase Hynix assets and 
a discounted debt transfer to  Magnachip, a company formed to buy System IC assets 
from Hynix – in both cases there was no evid ence that the benef it passed through to 
Hynix.  The investigation also addressed a cash buyout  plan but there was no 
evidence suggesting that the participati ng creditors' behaviour was commercially 
unreasonable and finally a preferential tax treatment of Hynix which was found not 
to constitute a subsidy in accordance with the regulation.  A refinancing of Hynix in 
July 2005 was also investigated but there was no evidence to show that this was not done on commercial terms.   
Measures The benefit from the subsidies counterva iled in the original investigation was 
deemed to have been received on 1 January 2001 and was allocated over a period of five years, which corresponded to the normal depreciation period of the assets in the 
semiconductor industry. 
The measures imposed in the original inve stigation related to one-off, non-recurring 
subsidies, allocated over a set period of tim e and as such allocation period is deemed 
to begin at the time the benefit was actua lly received, it was considered that the 
measures imposed by the definitive dut y Regulation expired on 1 January 2006. As 
the debt rollover and the principalised inte rest of December 2002 ceased to confer a 
benefit on Hynix on 13 July 2005 and as the debt-to-equity swap of December 2002 
expired on 31 December 2007, it was consid ered that the measures should be 
repealed with effect from 31 December 2007 and the proceeding terminated. It was 
also decided that any duties paid on DR AMS since that date up to April 2008 (the 
date of the regulation terminating the proceeding) should be repaid.  
Termination of measures on Sa lmon originating in Norway.
 
Definitive anti-dumping duties, in the form  of a minimum import price (MIP),were 
imposed on imports of farmed salmon or iginating in Norway in January 2006.  
On the basis of a request received from a number of Member States alleging that 
there was a reduction in the level of dump ing, the Commission initiated a partial 
interim review in April 2007 limited in scope to dumping. 
EN 49   EN The investigation covered the period fr om 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006 
(review investigation period or RIP). The product under review was the same as in 
the original investigation, i.e.  farmed (other than wild) salmon.  In view of the large 
number of exporting companies who res ponded to the requests for information, 
sampling had to be applied.  
Dumping The comparison between normal value and e xport prices was made on an ex-works 
basis adjusted for differences in discounts,  rebate, transport, insurance, handling, 
loading and ancillary costs, p acking, credit and import duties. 
For the exporting producers which were included in the sample, an individual 
dumping margin was calculated. For expor ters not included in the sample it was 
found that, for the bulk of thei r sales, their export  prices were generally in line with 
those of the sampled exporters and theref ore the sampling results were considered 
representative for all other exporters.  Given almost 100% coope ration, it was also 
concluded that the dumping margins f ound for the sampled cooperating exporting 
producers were representati ve for Norway.  Calcula tion of the dumping margins 
revealed that dumping during the RIP was at de minimis levels. 
Likelihood of recurrence of dumping.  Since the dumping found duri ng the RIP was de minimis,  it was examined whether 
there was a likelihood of recurrence of dumping should measures lapse.   
The investigation revealed that there were  no reasons to believe that the production 
volume in Norway would increase above the traditional growth rate and thus lead to significantly increased e xport volumes from Norway to the Community. The 
investigation also established that the risk  of a significant decrease in Norwegian 
export prices to dumped levels was limited in the foreseeable future, mainly due to the fact that a significant over-production in  Norway, possibly the main trigger for a 
decline in prices, was not expected. Finally, it was considered that the changed 
situation of the Norwegian aquaculture s ector which has beco me highly profitable 
and the shares of which are traded at the stock exchange, as well as the important presence of Norwegian owned production in  the Community, made the recurrence of 
dumping practices in the future unlikel y. It was therefore concluded that the 
likelihood of recurrence of dumping was low and did not warrant the continued 
imposition of the anti-dumping measures in force. 
Consequently the measures on salmon we re repealed on 17 July 2008. A monitoring 
mechanism was put in place until the origin al foreseen expiry of the definitive 
measures i.e. to January 2011, given a certa in unpredictability of market conditions 
mainly due to the nature of the product (p erishable goods). If market conditions seem 
to change significantly consideration will be given to the initiation of an investigation on an ex officio basis,  should it be deemed necessary.   
8.2.3. “Other” interim reviews 
A number of other reviews, not falling under Article 11(3) or Article 19 of the basic 
Regulations were concluded during 2008.  
EN 50   EN 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 . 
8.2.4. 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.  
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 Community following the investigation peri od, or that they have entered into an 
irrevocable contractual obligation to expor t a significant quantity  to the Community. 
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 2008, 1 new exporter review was initia ted. Since the Commission carried out the 
first reviews of this type in 1990, a total of 54 investigations have been initiated. 
There were 3 new exporter reviews c oncluded during 2008, 2 of which were 
terminated and 1 (anti-subsidy) was conc luded with the imposition of measures.  
More information can be obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is 
given in Annex I. 
8.2.5. 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 Community, 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 2008, there were no anti-absorption inve stigations initiate d or concluded.  – 
Annex J.  
EN 51   EN 8.2.6 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 Community which stems from a practi ce, process or work for which there is 
insufficient due cause or economic justifica tion other than the imposition of the duty. 
The duties may be extended to imports from third countries of lik e products, or parts 
thereof, if circumvention is taking place. 
In 2008, 1 anti-circumvention investigation wa s initiated. 2 such investigations were 
concluded, 1 with an extension of the dut y and 1 without. More information can be 
obtained from the Official Journal to which reference is given in Annex K. 
Footwear originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC)  
In 2006 the Council imposed definitive antidumping duties ranging from 9.7% to 
16.5 % on imports of footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s 
Republic of China.  The Commission monitore d imports to detect any changes in the 
pattern of trade which could indicate circum vention of the measures.  On the basis of 
evidence collected, the Commission initiate d an anti-circumvention investigation on 
an ex-officio basis in September 2007. The i nvestigation period (the ‘IP’) covered 1 
July 2006 to 30 June 2007. Data was collected  from 2004 up to the end of the IP to 
investigate the alleged change in the pattern of trade and other aspects. 
Circumvention  The investigation revealed that imports of footwear from China diminished after the 
imposition of provisional measures in the orig inal investigation (April 2006) while in 
contrast, imports from the Macao SAR increased enormously, constituting a change in the pattern of trade . It was also found that circumvention vi a assembly operations 
in Macao SAR also existed.  For 8 exporters in Macao SAR, it was found that more 
than 60% of their materials were provided by Chinese companies and that the value added in the assembly operation to the part s brought in did not exceed 25% of the 
value of the cost of manufacturing. Furtherm ore there was a massive increase in the 
manufacturing of footwear in Macao SAR following the imposition of the measures 
on imports from China. This was caused by new companies being formed and pre-
existing companies increasing and/or restar ting production. There was also evidence 
of transhipment of footw ear via Macao for which no ju stification could be found 
other than avoiding the measures.   
A dumping test was carried out regarding the exports from Macao and it was found 
that when compared to the normal value fr om the original investigation significant 
dumping existed ranging from 8% to57%. It  was also found that the imports from 
Macao SAR undermined the remedial effect s of the original measures owing to 
increased quantities and dumped prices significantly below the injury elimination level established for the original investigation.  
Extension of the measures 
EN 52   EN The investigation concluded that there wa s clear circumvention of the measures on 
the product concerned from the PRC within vi a the Macao SAR. As a result the anti-
dumping measures imposed by the original definitive Regulation on imports of the 
product concerned originating in the P RC were extended to the same product 
consigned from the Macao SAR,  whether declared as originating in the Macao SAR 
or not. 
 Ring binder mechanisms (RBMs) origina ting in the People's Republic of China 
(PRC) and RBMs consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in 
Thailand or not   
The anti-circumvention investigation was initiated in December 2007, following a 
complaint lodged by Ring Alliance Ringbuc htechnik GmbH, a Community producer 
of certain ring binder mechanisms. 
The product concerned by the possible ci rcumvention is certain ring binder 
mechanisms (RBM) originating in the PRC. For the purpose of the investigation, certain ring binder mechanisms  consisted of two rectangul ar steel sheets  or wires 
with at least four ha lf rings made of steel wire fi xed on it and which were kept 
together by a steel cover. They could be opened either by pulling the half rings or 
with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism. 
The products under investigation were cert ain ring binder mechanisms which were 
slightly modified originating in the Pe ople's Republic of China and certain ring 
binder mechanisms, whether slightly modifi ed or not, consigned from Thailand (the 
products under investigation). 
The investigation covered the period from  1 October 2006 to 30 September 2007 (the 
IP). Data was collected from 2004 to the e nd of the IP in orde r to investigate the 
change in the pattern of trad e (the period investigated). 
Slightly modified RBMs from PRC 
Essential characteristics 
The investigation established that one of the two cooperating Chinese exporting 
producers was producing slightly modified  RBMs. The modification consisted in 
changing the rectangular shape of the sheets so that the classification of these product 
types would fall under codes not subject to the measures. Nevertheless, it was found 
that the modification did not alter the essential characteristics of the product so as to exclude it from the scope of  the product concerned.  
Change in pattern of trade This type of RBM was designed at the requ est of an operator in the Community and 
their import into the Community started in  2003, after the initiation of the expiry 
review investigation of the measures applicable to imports of RBMs originating in the PRC. As such, it was considered that th ere was a change in the pattern of trade 
between the exporting producer and the Co mmunity stemming from the practice of 
slightly modifying the product concerned.  
Insufficient due cause or economic justification 
EN 53   EN Since the modifications were very minor and all sales of the slightly modified 
product were only to the operator in the Community upon whose request they were 
designed, it was concluded that there was no economic justification, other than the 
imposition of anti-dumping duties, for the change in the pattern of trade.  
Dumping  The comparison of the weighted average normal value as established in the review 
investigation and the weighted average export price established during the IP 
revealed dumping above the de minimis threshold.  
Undermining the remedial effects of the duty On the basis of the above, it was concluded th at the change in trade flows, together 
with the abnormally low export price of the slightly modified products, had undermined the remedial effects of the anti-dumping measures  in terms of both 
quantities and prices of the like products. 
Alleged transhipment via Thailand  Thai Stationery Industry Co. Ltd. (TSI), th e sole exporter of RBMs in Thailand, was 
established in 1998, i.e. one year after the imposition of anti-dumping duties on 
certain RBMs from the PRC. TSI was a s ubsidiary of a Hong-Kong-based company 
that also owned a RBMs production plant in the PRC. 
Nevertheless the investigation showed that , during the period investigated, TSI was 
producing RBMs and that the quantity of raw materials imported by the company 
was sufficient to produce the quantity  of RBMs exported to the Community. 
Therefore, it was considered that TSI wa s a genuine producer of certain RBMs.  
Moreover, the investigation did not reveal  that any slightly modified RBMs were 
produced and exported by TSI to  the Community during the IP. 
Thus, it was concluded that transhipment of RBMs via Thailand had not taken place 
in the IP.  
Measures  
As regards the possible circumvention by im ports of slightly modified RBMs from 
the PRC, it was concluded that the existing anti-dumping measures on imports of the product concerned originati ng in the PRC should be ex tended to the slightly 
modified RBMs originating in the same country. Furthermore, the definition of the product concerned should be amended so as  to extend the anti-dumping measures to 
certain slightly modified RBMs.  
As regards the possible circumventi on by imports of RBMs consigned from 
Thailand, it was concluded that the invest igation should be terminated and that 
registration of imports should 
8.3. 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 
EN 54   EN 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 th reatens to cause serious damage to the 
Community industry.  
The Commission expects the Community’s commercial partners to follow a similarly 
strict approach. However, more and more countries 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 Sa feguards 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 e xport interests of Community 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 2008 there were no  safe guard measures was in place. During 2008 no 
safeguard investigations we re initiated or ongoing.  
9. 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 2008 the TDI services  continued their fo llow-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).  
9.1. 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 
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. 
9.2. Monitoring of undertakings 
Monitoring of undertakings forms part  of the enforcement activities, since 
undertakings are a form of anti-dumping or countervailing measure. They are 
EN 55   EN accepted by the Commission if it is satisfied  that they can effectively eliminate the 
injurious effects of dumping or subsidis ation. To achieve this goal, exporters 
normally pledge to raise their prices. Th e necessary price increase stems from the 
findings of the investigation and direc tly depends on the level of dumping or 
subsidisation found, 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 2008, there were unde rtakings in force accepted from 38 
companies, covering 13 products origin ating in 11 different countries. 
During 2008, the following changes to the portfolio of undertakings took place: Undertakings of 3 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 (f erro silicon originating in Former 
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia – 1 comp any; castings originating in the 
People's Republic of China – 1 company); 
– the undertaking of one company was repealed since the measures concerning 
that country were repealed as a result of a interim review (grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical st eel originating in Russia– 1 company); 
In addition, 11offers for undertakings have been accepted: – in three new proceedings, undertaki ngs of 11 companies were accepted 
(ammonium nitrate originating in Ru ssia - 2 companies and Ukraine – 1 
company; urea ammonium nitrate originat ing in Russia – 1 co mpany and citric 
acid originating in China – 7 companies); 
This brings the total number of undertak ings in force at the end of 2008 to 46, 
covering 11 products originating in 10 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 
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 Community) or where the product concerned was not suitable for a 
price undertaking (i.e. high price fluctuati ons of the product concerned which cannot 
be explained by the fluctuati on in the price of the raw material and thus does not 
allow to index the minimum import prices) . 
EN 56   EN 10. 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 2008, 25 new refund requests were l odged (covering 55 subm issions). 9 cases 
were closed, no full or partial refunds were  granted, 3 refund requests were rejected 
and 6 requests were withdrawn. 
11. J
UDICIAL REVIEW : DECISIONS GIVEN BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE / COURT OF FIRST 
INSTANCE  
11.1. Overview of the judicial reviews in 2008 
In 2008, the Court of Justice (CoJ) and the Court of First Instance (CFI) rendered 8 
judgments and issued 10 orders in total re lating to the areas of anti-dumping or anti-
subsidy.  
11.2. 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 2008 is given in Annex S (33 before the CFI and 7 before the CoJ). 
11.3. New cases 
16 new cases were lodged in 2008 (compare d to 10 in 2007 and 19 in 2006). 10 of 
these were lodged before the CFI and 6 before the CoJ. 
11.4. Judgments rendered and orders issu ed by the Court of First Instance 
6 judgments relating to the anti-dumping or  anti-subsidy areas were rendered by the 
Court of First Instance (CFI).  The CFI also issued 6 orders dismissing the application 
for leave to intervene, deciding there is no need to adjudicate on the action, 
dismissing the action as manifestly inadmissi ble or removing cases from the register 
due for example to the proceedings being discontinued by the applicant. Details of 
some of the cases are set out below. 
11.4.1 Ironing boards originati ng in, inter alia, China – T-206/08 – Foshan Shunde 
Yongjian Housewares & Hardware Co. Ltd. v. Council of the European Union – Judgment of 29 January 2008 (OJ C 64 of 08.03.2008, p. 37) 
Foshan Shunde Yongjian (the applicant) , a Chinese expor ting producer sought 
annulment of Council Regulation (EC) No. 452/2007 imposing definitive measures on ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and Ukraine. The 
applicant based its claim on two pleas allegi ng that (i) the institutions committed an 
error of law in the application of Article 2(7)(c) of the Basic AD Regulation relating 
to market economy treatment (MET) and (ii)  that its rights of defence had been 
violated. 
EN 57   EN The applicant's request for MET had been  rejected at the stage of provisional 
measures. 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 a nd some Member Stat es, the Commission 
reconsidered and confirmed th e position it had taken at the pr ovisional stage – i.e. it 
rejected the applicant's MET request. 
In its first plea, the applicant alleged that the institutions had based its final rejection 
of its MET request on an incorrect interp retation of case-law concerning MET. That 
case-law did not permit a reassessment of old facts.  
The Court examined the facts and allegations  and found that the institutions had in 
fact based their rejection of  the applicant's MET request on the non-fulfilment of the 
substantive criteria and not on a prohibition of reassessment of old facts. It thus 
dismissed the applicant's claims. 
On the second plea the appl icant alleged that  by sending the proposal for the 
Regulation to the Council six days after sendi ng the revised final disclosure to the 
applicant (and four days prior to the deadline for the applicant to submit comments), the Commission violated the applicant's rights of defence. 
The Court found that the Commission had breached the provision of the Basic AD 
Regulation requiring that parties have at least 10 days to submit their comments. 
However, such a breach could only result in the annulment of the regulation in 
question, if there was a possibility that due  to that irregularity, the administrative 
procedure could have resulted in a different  outcome, thus affecting the applicant's 
rights of defence. That was not the case here. The applicant had already had the 
opportunity to give its view on the posit ion set out again in  the revised final 
disclosure. The applicant had not put forw ard any new arguments that could have 
affected the outcome of the investigation. 
The Court rejected both pleas and dismissed the action. The applicant appealed. The appeal case is  pending before the Court of Justice. 
11.4.2 Seamless pipes and tubes - T-429/04 - Trubowest Handel and Makarov v Council 
and Commission - Judgment of 9 July 2008 (OJ C 209 of 15.8.2008, p.43) 
The applicants, an importer of seamless pi pes and tubes in the European Community 
and its managing director, requested to be compensated for the damage they 
allegedly suffered as a result of the adoption of Regulation 2320/97 imposing 
definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originat ing in Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, 
Romania and the Slovak Republic. 
The applicants argued that in the context of proceedings under Article 81 EC, a fine 
was imposed on several community produc ers of seamless pipes and tubes. 
According to the applicants, it is very li kely, if not certain, that the anti-competitive 
conduct of the seamless pipes and tubes produc ers affected the injury and causality 
analysis of the anti-dumping proceedings, gi ven the overlap in th e product scope, in 
the companies involved and in the periods of investigation of the competition and 
EN 58   EN anti-dumping proceedings. Nevertheless, the applicants contend, the Commission 
entirely failed to take into account that  anti-competitive conduct when determining 
the injury caused by the allegedly dump ed imports, as required by Regulation 
384/1996. 
In its analysis the Court concentrated on whether a sufficiently direct causal link 
existed between the alleged wrongful conduct of the Council and Commission and the alleged damage. It considered that that  causal could not be regarded as having 
been sufficiently direct.Consequently, the C ourt dismissed the applicants’ claims for 
compensation as unfounded.  
As the conditions for establishing non-c ontractual liability on the part of the 
Community are cumulative, the Court consid ered that there was no need to examine 
whether the other conditions laid down by the case-law had been satisfied. The 
decision on the appeal lodged by the applic ants against this judgement is still 
pending. 
11.4.3 Ammonium Nitrate originating in Ru ssia – T-384/05 – JSC Kirovo-Chepetsky 
Khimichesky Kombinat v Council of th e European Union : Judgment of 10th 
September 2008 (OJ C 272  of 25.10.2008, p.17) 
In 2002 measures were imposed against impor ts of ammonium nitrate originating in 
Russia. The product concerned was defined as "ammonium nitrate other than in 
aqueous solution and mixtures of ammonium  nitrate with calcium carbonate or other 
inorganic non-fertilising substances, with  a nitrogen content exceeding 28% by 
weight…" In 2005, following a partial interi m review limited to 'scope' under Article 
11(3) of the basic Regulation, the conteste d Regulation amended the product scope to 
"solid fertilisers with an ammonium nitr ate content exceeding 80% by weight." The 
applicant, a Russian exporter, challenged the extension of the duty to solid fertilisers.  
The Court found that the Council does not ha ve the power, in an interim review, to 
extend measures to non products concerne d, even if the duty is applied only in 
proportion of the amount of product con cerned incorporated in the non product 
concerned. Therefore it annulled the contested regulation as it  concerns the applicant.  
11.4.4 Polyester staple fibres from Korea - T-221/05 - Huvis v Council of the European 
Union: Judgment of the Court of 8 July 2008 (OJ C 209 of 15.8.2008, p.44) 
The applicant, a Korean-based company sp ecialising in the production of polyester 
filament yarn, polyester staple fibre a nd polyethylene tere phthalate requested 
annulment of Council Regulation (E C) No 428/20051, by which the Council 
imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 5.7%  on imports of polyester staple fibre 
manufactured by the applicant and originating in Korea. 
The judgement deals mainly with two issues: The change between the review  and the initial investigat ion of the method used to 
calculate the adjustment made under the dut y drawback scheme for import charges 
and indirect taxes and  
The rejection of a credit cost adjustment  claim based on the so-called "open account 
system" used in South Korea. 
EN 59   EN Concerning the first issue, th e Court stated that using the same method in the context 
of a review as the method used  in the initial  investigation which led to the duty being 
imposed is a general rule set by Article 11(9). The exception to this rule must be interpreted strictly:  it is for the instituti ons to demonstrate that the circumstances 
have changed. The Court considered that the in stitutions failed to do so in the present 
case. Therefore, it annulled the contested re gulation to the extent to which the anti-
dumping duty imposed exceeds that which woul d be applicable if the method used in 
the original investigation, ha d been used to calculate the adjustment to the normal 
value.   
As to the second issue, the Court upheld th e Institutions' decision to reject the credit 
costs adjustment. It confirme d that 'it is for the party claiming an adjustment under 
Article 2(10)(g) of the basic regulation to demonstrate, first, that a credit has been granted and, second, that it affects the prices and their comparability'. This means, 
inter alia, that the party claiming for an ad justment must show that the credit terms 
were known at the time the price was agreed  with the customer and that the credit 
terms influenced the price.   
11.4.5 Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) orig inating in, inter alia, India – T-45/06 – 
Reliance Industries  v. Council of the European Union and Commission of the 
European Communities  – Judgment of 24 September 2008 (OJ C 285 of 08.11.2008, p. 35 ) 
The applicant, an Indian company, sought the annulment of 
– Commission Notices of initiation of 1 December 2005 of expiry reviews of (i) 
countervailing measures (OJ 2005 C 304, p. 4) and (ii) anti-dumping measures 
(OJ 2005 C 304, p. 9) applicable  to imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate 
(PET) originating in, inter alia, India; 
– Council Regulations (EC) No 2603/ 2000 and (EC) No 2604/2000 imposing 
definitive countervailing and anti-dumping duties on PET originating in, inter alia, 
India, and Commission decision 2000/745/EC  accepting undertakings in relation 
to those proceedings, - in so far as t hose measures purported to apply to the 
applicant after 1 December 2005; 
or, alternatively, Article 11(2) of the Ba sic AD Regulation and Ar ticle 18(1) of the 
Basic AS Regulation (i.e. the provis ions relating to expiry reviews). 
The Court first ruled on admissibility and held that the action for annulment was 
admissible only in so far as it sought annulme nt of the Notices of initiation and in so 
far as it was directed against the Co mmission. The plea of illegality was held 
admissible only in so far as it related to the lawfulness of the specified articles of the Basic Regulations. 
The Court then examined the substance. Th e single plea relied upon by the applicant 
related to the belated initiation of the expiry reviews of the definitive anti-dumping and countervailing measures (and undertak ings) on PET.  The Court found that a 
review which is initiated before midnight on  the last day of the normal period for the 
application of measures must be regarded as being in conformity with Article 11.3 of 
the WTO Anti-Dumping Agreement and Article 21.3 of the WTO Anti-Subsidy 
Agreement. The expiry reviews in the pres ent case were thus initiated within the 
EN 60   EN time-limits prescribed by the Basic Regulations, interpreted in light of the WTO 
Agreements. The Court also found those pr ovisions sufficiently legally certain and 
ruled that the Commission did not breach the principle of sound administration.  
The Court thus dismissed the action and or dered the applicant to pay the costs. 
No appeal was made to the European Court of Justice. However,  at the end of 2008, 
in the context of WTO dispute settlement, India requested consultations with the EC 
pertaining to the measures on PET – see Para 12.1.2.  
11.4.6 Imports of certain graphite electrode sy stems originating in India- T-462/04 - HEG 
and Graphite India v Council of the European Union: Judgment of the Court of 17 
December 2008 (OJ C 32 of 7.2.2009, p.25) 
The applicants were two Indian compan ies which manufacture and export certain 
graphite electrode systems to the European Community. 
The Court rejected the application in its en tirety. The most important findings of the 
Court can be summarised as follows: 
– Failure to open an investigation agains t other potential source s of dumping cannot 
be considered as a breach  of the principle of non-di scrimination set in Article 
9(5).  
– The applicants cannot claim their rights of  defence were infringed if they have 
failed to sufficiently alert the Commission and then the Council about the difficulties caused by the alleged defective nature of the non-confidential version of the complaint.  
11.5. Judgments rendered by the Court of Justice 
In 2008, the Court of Justice (CoJ) rendered 2 judgments relating to the anti-dumping 
or anti-subsidy areas and issued 4 orders dismissing the appeal against the Court of 
First Instance order dismi ssing the party's application for leave to intervene. 
12. A
CTIVITIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION (WTO) 
12.1. Dispute settlement in the field of an ti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguards 
12.1.1. 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 
EN 61   EN 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.  
12.1.2. Dispute settlement procedures against the Community 
. Norway – farmed salmon
 
In January 2008 the WTO adopted a panel report in a dispute brought by Norway 
against the EU's AD measures on farmed salmon.  The panel report had been issued 
in November 2007. Norway had challenged the EU measure in extraordinarily 
numerous claims pertaining to all aspects of the investigation and covering most of 
the provisions of the Anti-Dumping Agreement.  
The EC won on a number of points that are important for its anti -dumping policy and 
practice – including, for example, the confir mation that sampling is permissible in 
the context of the injury analysis. A furt her significant victory for the EC was the 
panel's rejection of Norway's request fo r the EC to withdraw the measures. In 
contrast, most of the points on which the EC lost are of a technical nature or specific 
to certain Norwegian companies, alt hough certain minor changes regarding the 
methodology for calculating dumping, for example, may be required. 
After the adoption of the panel report, the EU began the process of implementing the 
findings i.e. putting the measure into confor mity with the Panel ruling. However, the 
process was terminated owing to the repeal  of the measure in July 2008 following an 
unrelated interim review.   
.  India  - Polyethylene terephthala te (PET) – Request for consultations  
In December 2008 India lodged a request in the WTO for consulta tions with the EU 
regarding the AD and AS measures in pla ce on Polyethylene terephthalate (PET).  
The request covered issues such as the allege dly late initiation of the expiry reviews, 
the cumulation of imports and ri ghts of defence issues.   
12.2. Other WTO activities 
In 2008, the DDA Negotiating Group on rules met in the first half of the year to 
discuss the first Chair's draft text whic h was circulated in November 2007. A vast 
majority of the WTO membership, including the EU, stressed the unba lance of the text 
overall. This was particularly the case of th e anti-dumping and fisheries subsidies draft 
texts. Many called for the Chair to issue a new, more balanced, text at the earliest 
possible time.   
EN 62   EN As an interim step, the Chair tabled in May 2008 a working document covering anti-
dumping, horizontal subsidie s and fisheries subsidies  (WTO document 
TN/RL/W/232).  The working document purpor ted to convey the full spectrum and 
intensity of the reactions to the Chair's first draft texts and to identify the many suggested changes put forward by Members.   
In the Ministerial Conference of July 2008, the Chair announced th at he intended to 
issue revised draft texts on anti-dumping and horizontal subsidies (WTO document 
TN/RL/22). In fisheries subsidies however, the Chair considered that the Members' 
views still diverged too widely to allow him to produce a new draft text. Instead, he 
announced a list of issues ("roadmap") that the Group will have to address in 2009. 
In December 2008, the Chair circulated a re vised draft text on anti-dumping, subsidies 
and fisheries subsidies (WTO document TN/R L/W/236). Most contentious issues were 
taken out from the anti-dumping and subs idies texts and were replaced by 
"placeholders" which summarised the point s of contention among Members on each 
issue. The Chair also attached his fisheries subsidies "roadmap". 
In parallel to these activities, participat ion by the Commission services in the regular 
work of the Anti-dumping, Subsidies and Countervailing and Safeguards Committees 
continued. The Committees met twice in regul ar sessions to revi ew notifications and 
raise issues of special interest. On An ti-dumping a new common format for the semi-
annual reporting of Anti-dumping actions was agreed in the committee. On Subsidies 
the EC's 2007 New and Full Subsidy notifi cation was being dealt with in the 
committee and numerous replies were  provided to Members' questions. 
13. C
ONCLUSION  
2008 saw a significant increase in the numbe r of new cases initiated while the  
number of investigations terminated w ithout the imposition of measures dropped. 
The number of definitive measures imposed, increased in comparison to the previous 
year while the number of provisional measur es was less than half  compared to 2007. 
Regarding reviews, there was a drop in initiations in 2008 compared to  the previous year.  
EN 63   EN LIST OF ANNEXES 
ANNEXES : SUMMARY 
ANNEX A New investigations initiated during the period 1 January - 31 December 2008 
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX B New investigations initiated  
A. by product sector during the period 2004 – 2008 (31 December) 
B. by country of export during the period 2004 – 2008 (31 December) 
ANNEX C New investigations concluded by the imposition of provisional duties during the 
period 1 January - 31 December 2008 
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 2008 A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX E New investigations terminated without imposition of measures during the period 
1 January - 31 December 2008 
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX F Expiry reviews initiated or concluded dur ing the period 1 January – 31 December 
2008 
ANNEX G Interim reviews initiated or concluded dur ing the period 1 January – 31 December 
2008 
ANNEX H Other reviews concluded during the period 1 January - 31 December 2008 
ANNEX I New exporter reviews initiated or concl uded during the period 1 January – 31 
December 2008  A. Anti-dumping investigations 
B.  Anti-subsidy investigations 
ANNEX J Anti-absorption investigations initiated or concluded during the period 1 January - 31 
December 2008 
ANNEX K Anti-circumvention investigations initiated or concluded during the period 1 January 
- 31 December 2008 
ANNEX L Safeguard investigations initiated or c oncluded during the period 1 January - 31 
December 2008 
ANNEX M Undertakings accepted or repealed during th e period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
ANNEX N Measures which expired during the period 1 January - 31 December 2008 
ANNEX O Definitive anti-dumping measures in force on 31 December 2008  
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
ANNEX P Definitive anti-subsidy measures in force on 31 December 2008 
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
EN 64   EN  
ANNEX Q Undertakings in force on 31 December 2008  
A. Ranked by product 
B. Ranked by country 
ANNEX R Anti-dumping & anti-subsidy investigations pending on 31 December 2008 : 
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 Ju stice and the Court of First Instance of 
the European Communities on 31 December 2008 
B. Judgments, orders and ot her decisions rendered by the Court of Justice and the 
Court of First Instance of the European Communities during 2008 
ANNEX T Safeguard and surveillance measures in force on 31 December 2008 
EN 65   ENANNEX A  
New investigations initiated 
during the period 1 January – 31 December  
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of origin OJ Reference 
Stainless steel cold rolled  flat products P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Taiwan C 29 
01.02.2008, p. 13 
PSC wires and strands P.R. China C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 9 
Candles, tapers and the like P.R. China C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 14 
Wire rod P.R. China 
Moldova (Rep. of) 
Turkey C 133 
08.05.2008, p. 20 corrected by C 145 
11.06.2008, p. 14 
Biodiesel USA C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 5 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel P.R. China C 174 
09.07.2008, p. 7 
Aluminium foil Armenia 
Brazil 
P.R. China C 177 
12.07.2008, p. 13 
Sodium metal USA C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 32 
Hollow sections Belarus 
Turkey Ukraine C 290 
13.11.2008, p. 13 
Ring binder mechanisms Thailand C 322 
17.12.2008, p. 13 
 
EN 66   EN 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of origin OJ Reference 
Biodiesel (AS) USA C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 10 
Sodium metal (AS) USA C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 35 
EN 67   ENANNEX B  
A) New investigations in itiated by product sector  during the period 2004 – 2008 
(31 December )  
Product 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 
Chemical and allied 8 3 13 2 2 
Textiles and allied 4 1 2 - - 
Wood and paper - - - - - 
Electronics - 7 5 - - 
Other mechanical engineering 2 2 2 - 1 
Iron and Steel 13 4 - 6 11 
Others metal - - 9 - 3 
Other 2 9 5 1 3 
 29 26 36 9 20 
Of which anti-dumping 29 24 35 9 18 
anti-subsidy 0 2 1 0 2 
 
EN 68   ENB) New investigations initiated by co untry of export during the period 2004 –
2008 ( 31 December ) 
Country of origin 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 
Armenia - - - - 1 
Australia - - - - - 
Belarus 1 - - 1 1 
Bosnia & Herzegovina - - - 1 - 
Brazil - - - - 1 
China (People's Republic of) 9 8 12 6 6 
Croatia - 1 - - - 
Egypt - - 1 - - 
Guatemala - 1 - - - 
Hong Kong - 2 - - - 
India - 1 2 - - 
Indonesia 1 - - - - 
Japan - - 1 - - 
Kazakhstan - - 2 - - 
Korea (Rep. of) 3 1 1 - 1 
F.Y.R.O.M - - 1 - - 
Malaysia 1 3 2 - - 
Moldova (Rep. of) - - - - 1 
Norway 1 - - - - 
Pakistan - 1 - - - 
Philippines 1 - - - - 
Romania - 2 - - - 
Russia 3 1 2 1 - 
South Africa - - 1 - - 
Taiwan 3 1 3 - 1 
Thailand 1 2 2 - 1 
Turkey - - 1 - 2 
Ukraine - - 3 - 1 
USA 2 - 2 - 4 
Vietnam 3 1 - - - 
 29 26 36 9 20 
EN 69   EN 
ANNEX C  
New investigations concluded by th e imposition of provisional duties 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008  
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Citric acid P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 488/2008 
02.06.2008 L 143 
03.06.2008 
p. 13 
Monosodium glutamate P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 492/2008 
03.06.2008 L 144 
04.06.2008 
p. 14 
Citrus fruits P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 642/2008 
04.07.2008 
Corrigendum in all 
languages 
 L 178 
05.07.2008 
p. 19 
L 258 
26.09.2008 
p. 74 
PSC wires and strands  P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1129/2008 
14.11.2008 L 306 
15.11.2008 
p. 5 
Candles, tapers and the like  P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1130/2008 
14.11.2008 L 306 
15.11.2008 
p. 22 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
None - - - 
EN 70   ENANNEX D  
New investigations concluded by the imposition of definitive duties 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008  
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Dihydromyrcenol India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 63/2008 
21.01.2008 L 23 
26.01.2008 
p. 1 
Ferro-silicon P.R. China 
Egypt 
Kazakhstan 
F.Y.R.O.M  
Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
Manganese dioxides South Africa Council Reg. 
(EC) No 221/2008 
10.03.2008 L 69 
13.03.2008 
p. 1 
Coke of coal in pieces with a diameter of more than 80 mm P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 239/2008 
17.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 22 
Compressors P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 261/2008 
17.03.2008 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 1 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels)  Thailand Council Reg. 
(EC) No 954/2008 
25.09.2008 L 260 
30.09.2008 
p. 1 
Monosodium glutamate P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1187/2008 
27.11.2008 L 322 
02.12.2008 
p. 1 
Citric acid P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1193/2008 
01.12.2008 L 323 
03.12.2008 
p. 1 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Belarus 
P.R. China 
Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Citrus fruits P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1355/2008 
18.12.2008 L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 35 
 
EN 71   ENB. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
None - - - 
EN 72   ENANNEX E  
New investigations terminated wi thout the imposition of measures 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008  
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Decision N° OJ Reference 
Polyvinyl alcohol P.R. China 
Taiwan Commission Dec. 
No 2008/227/EC 
17.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 66 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Bosnia & 
Herzegovina Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Decision N° OJ Reference 
None - - - 
EN 73   ENANNEX F  
Expiry reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel P.R. China 
Thailand  C 138 
05.06.2008 
p. 42 
Footwear with uppers of 
leather P.R. China 
Vietnam  C 251 
03.10.2008 
p. 21 
Ethanolamines USA  C 270 
25.10.2008 
p. 26 
Furfuryl alcohol P.R. China  C 275 
30.10.2008 
p. 21 
Ring binder mechanisms  P.R. China  C 310 
05.12.2008 
p. 15 
 
Concluded : confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Powdered activated carbon 
(PAC) P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 649/2008 
08.07.2008 L 181 
10.07.2008 
p. 1 
Coumarin P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 654/2008 
29.04.2008 L 183 
11.07.2008 
p. 1 
Ammonium nitrate Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 661/2008 
08.07.2008 L 185 
12.07.2008 
p. 1 
Sulphanilic acid P.R. China 
India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1000/2008 
13.10.2008 L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 1 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel Korea (Rep. of) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1001/2008 
13.10.2008 L 275 
16.10.2008 
p. 18 
EN 74   EN 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1010/2008 
13.10.2008 L 276 
17.10.2008 
p. 3 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Thailand 
Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
Concluded : termination and repeal of the measures 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Urea Belarus 
Croatia 
Libya 
Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 240/2008 
17.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 33 
Welded tubes and pipes, of 
iron or non-alloy steel Turkey Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
EN 75   ENANNEX G  
Interim reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Steel ropes and cables India  C 4 
09.01.2008 
p. 22 
Welded tubes and pipes Ukraine  C 17 
24.01.2008 
p. 14 
Castings P.R. China  C 74 
20.03.2008 
p. 66 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or 
steel P.R. China 
Taiwan  C 138 
05.06.2008 
p. 42 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China  C 146 
12.06.2008 
p. 27 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China  C 146 
12.06.2008 
p. 30 
Finished polyester filament 
fabrics P.R. China  C 163 
26.06.2008 
p. 38 
Graphite electrodes India  C 164 
27.06.2008 
p. 15 
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China C 176 
11.07.2008 
p. 9 
Salmon (farmed) Norway C 181 
18.07.2008 
p. 25 
Stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof Vietnam C 206 
13.08.2008 
p. 12 
Sweet corn (prepared or preserved in kernels) Thailand C 237 
16.09.2008 
p. 18 
EN 76   EN 
Tungsten electrodes P.R. China C 309 
04.12.2008 
p. 11 
 
Concluded : confirmation/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Grain oriented flat-rolled 
products of silicon-electrical 
steel (GOES) Russia 
USA Council Reg. 
(EC) No 41/2008 
14.01.2008 L 16 
19.01.2008 
p. 1 
Tartaric acid P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 150/2008 
18.02.2008 L 48 
22.02.2008 
p. 1 
Bicycle parts P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 171/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 1 
Plastic sacks and bags P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 249/2008 
17.03.2008 L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
Seamless pipes and tubes  Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 812/2008 
11.08.2008 L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 1 
Sulphanilic acid (AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1010/2008 
13.10.2008 L 276 
17.10.2008 
p. 3 
Antibiotics (broad spectrum) 
(AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1176/2008 
27.11.2008 L 319 
29.11.2008 
p. 1 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) 
(AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1286/2008 
16.12.2008 L 340 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1353/2008 
18.12.2008 L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 1 
Graphite electrode systems (AS)  
 India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1354/2008 
18.12.2008 L 350 
30.12.2008 
p. 24 
 
   
EN 77   ENConcluded by termination of  review/confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Okoumé plywood P.R. China Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 138/2008 
15.02.2008 L 42 
16.02.2008 
p. 9 
Ammonium nitrate Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 236/2008 
10.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 1 
Ammonium nitrate Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 237/2008 
10.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 8 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 
solutions Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 238/2008 
10.03.2008 L 75 
18.03.2008 
p. 14 
Polyester staple fibres Belarus 
P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of) 
Saudi Arabia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 893/2008 
10.09.2008 L 247 
16.09.2008 
p. 1 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron 
or non-alloy steel Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
Concluded : termination of measures 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Ferro molybdenum P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 83/2008 
21.01.2008 L 26 
30.01.2008 
p. 1 
DRAMs (AS) Korea (Rep. of) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 320/2008 
07.04.2008 L 96 
09.04.2008 
p. 1 
Grain oriented flat-rolled 
products of silicon-electrical 
steel (small + big) Russia Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 435/2008 
22.05.2008 L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 1 
Salmon (farmed) Norway Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 685/2008 
17.07.2008 L 192 
19.07.2008 
p. 5 
Trout (large rainbow) Norway Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 805/2008 
07.08.2008 L 217 
13.08.2008 
p. 1 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel Turkey Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1256/2008 
16.12.2008 L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
EN 78   EN 
ANNEX H  
Other reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin  OJ Reference 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved in kernels)25 Thailand  C 7 
12.01.2008 
p. 21 
 
Concluded : confirmation/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Bed linen26 Pakistan Council Reg. 
(EC) No 396/2008 
29.04.2008 L 118 
06.05.2008 
p. 1 
Castings27 P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 426/2008 
14.05.2008 L 129 
17.05.2008 
p. 1 
Salmon28 Norway Notice C 127 
24.05.2008 
p. 32 
Ammonium nitrate29 Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 662/2008 
08.07.2008 L 185 
12.07.2008 
p. 35 
                                                 
25 Partial reopening of the investigation limited in  scope to the examination of dumping as far as 
one exporting producer is concerned 
26 Amendment following new exporters' request 
27 Amendment following new exporters' request 
28 Notice following report adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO 
29 Amendment setting up the conditions for the effective monitoring of the undertaking 
EN 79   EN 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts 30 P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 684/2008 
17.07.2008 L 192 
19.07.2008 
p. 1 
Urea and ammonium nitrate 31 Algeria 
Belarus Russia Ukraine Council Reg. 
(EC) No 789/2008 
24.07.2008 L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
Silico-manganese 32 P.R. China 
Kazakhstan Council Reg. 
(EC) No 865/2008 
27.08.2008 L 237 
04.09.2008 
p. 1 
Salmon33 Norway Notice C 298 
21.11.2008 
p. 7 
Bicycle parts (extension to 
bicycles)34 P.R. China 
 Notice C 310 
05.12.2008 
p. 19 
                                                 
30 Clarification of the scope of measures 
31 Amendment following an expiry review 
32 Extension of suspension of measures 
33 Notice regarding the termination of the process concerning the implementation of the Panel 
report adopted by the Dispute Settlement Body of the WTO 
34 Notice updating the list of parties under examination for exemption from extended duties 
EN 80   EN 
ANNEX I  
New exporter reviews initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication)  
A. Anti-dumping investigations 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin Regulation/Decision 
No OJ Reference 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate)  Malaysia Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 1082/2008 
04.11.2008 L 296 
05.11.2008 
p. 5 
 
Concluded : imposition/amendment of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
Concluded : termination of the review / confirmation of duty 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Tartaric acid P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 727/2008 
24.07.2008 L 200 
29.07.2008 
p. 1 
Magnesia bricks P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 906/2008 
15.09.2008 L 251 
19.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
EN 81   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 
Bed linen (AS)  India Council Reg. 
(EC) No 813/2008 
11.08.2008 L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 6 
 
Concluded : termination 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
EN 82   ENANNEX J  
Anti-absorption investigations  initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(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 83   ENANNEX K  
Anti-circumvention investigati ons initiated or concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Initiated 
Product Country of origin Regulation/ Decision 
No OJ Reference 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts  P.R. China  
(Thailand) Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 923/2008 
12.09.2008 L 252 
20.09.2008 
p. 3 
 
Concluded with extension of duty 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
Footwear with uppers of leather P.R. China  
(Macau SAR) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 388/2008 
29.04.2008 L 117 
01.05.2008 
p. 1 
 
Concluded without extension of duty / termination 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
Ring binder mechanisms  P.R. China  
(Thailand) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 818/2008 
13.08.2008 L 221 
19.08.2008 
p. 1 
 
Exemptions granted and/or rejected 
Product Country of 
consignment Regulation No OJ Reference 
Bicycle parts P.R. China Commission Dec. 
No 2008/260/EC 
18.03.2008 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 73 
EN 84   ENANNEX L  
Safeguard investigations initiated and concluded 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008  
(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 85   ENANNEX M  
Undertakings accepted or repealed 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
Undertakings accepted 
Product Country of origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Ammonium nitrate Russia 
Ukraine Commission Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 L 185 
12.07.2008 
p. 43 
Urea and ammonium nitrate solutions Russia Commission Decision 
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 
Corrigendum in all 
languages L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 39 
L 249 
18.09.2008 
p. 47 
 
Undertakings withdrawn or repealed 
Product Country of origin Regulation N° OJ Reference 
Ferro-silicon F.Y.R.O.M Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 174/2008 
27.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 23 
Grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (small + big) Russia Commission Decision 
No 2008/384/EC 
21.05.2008 L 132 
22.05.2008 
p. 20 
Castings P.R. China Commission Decision 
No 2008/437/EC 
11.06.2008 L 153 
12.06.2008 
p. 37 
 
Undertakings which expired/lapsed 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure(s) 
& OJ Reference OJ Reference 
None - - - 
 
EN 86   ENANNEX N  
Measures which expired / lapsed 
during the period 1 January – 31 December 2008 
(chronological by date of publication) 
A. Anti-dumping investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
Salmon (farmed)  Norway Council Reg. 
(EC) No 85/2006 
(OJ L 15, 20.01.2006, 
p. 1) L 192 
19.07.2008 
p. 5 
Lamps (integrated electronic 
compact fluorescent)  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1205/2007 
(OJ L 272, 
17.10.2007, p. 1) C 258 
10.10.2008 
p. 8 
Para-cresol  P.R. China Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1656/2003 
(OJ L 234, 
20.09.2003, p. 1) C 264 
17.10.2008 
p. 15 
Silicon Russia Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2229/2003 
(OJ L 339, 
24.12.2003, p. 3) C 320 
16.12.2008 
p. 15 
Welded tubes and pipes, of iron 
or non-alloy steel  Turkey Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1697/2002 
23.09.2002 
(OJ L 259, 
27.09.2002, p. 8) L 343 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 
B. Anti-subsidy investigations (chr onological by date of publication) 
Product Country of 
origin Original measure 
&  
OJ Reference Publication 
None - - - 
 
EN 87   ENANNEX O  
Definitive anti-dumping measures in force on 31 December  
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 
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008  L 102 
18.04.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 160 
23.06.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2008 
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  L 106 
24.04.2007 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2007 
p. 43 
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 
Bed linen (cotton-type) Pakistan Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 397/2004 
02.03.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 396/2008 
29.04.2008 L 66 
04.03.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 118 
06.05.2008 
p. 1 
EN 88   EN 
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 
Castings P.R. China Duties 
     
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1212/2005 
25.07.2005 
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 
EN 89   EN 
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 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 1 
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 
EN 90   EN 
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 
Footwear with uppers of leather P.R. China 
Macau (SAR) (ext.)Vietnam Duties 
(2 years) 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 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
  
 
 
L 117 
01.05.2008 
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 L 283 
31.10.2003 
p. 1 
Glyphosate P.R. China 
Malaysia (ext) Taiwan (ext) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
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 
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 
EN 91   EN 
Hand pallet trucks and their 
essential parts P.R. China 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 
19.07.2008 
p. 1 
Ironing boards P.R. China 
Ukraine Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 452/2007 
23.04.2007 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 L 267 
12.10.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 251 
19.09.2008 
p. 1 
Magnesium oxide (caustic magnesite) P.R. China Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 778/2005 
25.05.2005 L 131 
25.05.2005 
p. 1 
Manganese 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 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
 
    
 
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
EN 92   EN 
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 
 Australia 
P.R. China 
    
 
 Australia Duties 
 
    
 
 
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
13.08.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2167/2005 
20.12.2005 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2004/600/EC 
04.08.2004 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 345 
28.12.2005 
p. 11 
 
L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 38 
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 L 288 
06.11.2007 
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 L 332 
28.12.2000 
p. 17 
 
L 71 
17.03.2005 
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 
EN 93   EN 
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 
Vietnam (ext.) Laos (ext.) 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 
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 
EN 94   EN 
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 
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 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 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 
Vietnam 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 
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 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 95   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 
   
 
    
 
 
Undertakings 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 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2007/424/EC 
18.06.2007 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 14 
 
 
 
L 260 
30.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
 
L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 42 
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 
Trout (large rainbow) Faeroe Islands 
 Duties 
  
 
    
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 437/2004 
08.03.2004 
as last amended by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 805/2008 
13.08.2008 
 
Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 117/2004 
23.01.2004 L 72 
11.03.2004 
p. 23 
 
L 217 
13.08.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 17 
24.01.2004 
p. 4 
EN 96   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 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 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 97   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 
 
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 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 
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 
Australia Polyethylene terephthalate Duties 
 
 
     
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1467/2004 
13.08.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2167/2005 
20.12.2005 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2004/600/EC 
04.08.2004 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 345 
28.12.2005 
p. 11 
 
L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 38 
EN 98   EN 
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 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 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
P.R. China 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 
 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 
EN 99   EN 
 Castings Duties 
  
 
    
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1212/2005 
25.07.2005 
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 L 81 
20.03.2008 
p. 1 
EN 100   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 
 Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
 Footwear with uppers of 
leather Duties 
(2 years) 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 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
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 L 283 
31.10.2003 
p. 1 
 Glyphosate Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
EN 101   EN 
 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 L 109 
26.04.2007 
p. 12 
 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 L 267 
12.10.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 251 
19.09.2008 
p. 1 
 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 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
 
    
 
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
EN 102   EN 
 Polyester filament fabrics 
(finished) 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 
 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 1286/2008 
16.12.2008 L 340 
19.12.2008 
p. 1 
 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 
 Saddles Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 691/2007 
18.06.2007 L 160 
21.06.2007 
p. 1 
 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 
EN 103   EN 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 
 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 
EN 104   EN 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 
 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 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 
 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 
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 
Egypt Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
EN 105   EN 
Faeroe Islands Trout (large rainbow) Duties 
  
 
    
Undertakings Council Reg. 
(EC) No 437/2004 
08.03.2004 
as last amended by  
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 805/2008 
13.08.2008 
 
Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 117/2004 
23.01.2004 L 72 
11.03.2004 
p. 23 
 
L 217 
13.08.2008 
p. 1 
 
L 17 
24.01.2004 
p. 4 
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 
EN 106   EN 
 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 
 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 L 288 
06.11.2007 
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 
EN 107   EN 
 Synthetic fibre ropes Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1736/2004 
04.10.2004 L 311 
08.10.2004 
p. 1 
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 108   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 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 
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 L 288 
06.11.2007 
p. 1 
Kazakhstan Ferro-silicon Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 172/2008 
25.02.2008 L 55 
28.02.2008 
p. 6 
 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 
EN 109   EN 
 Polyester staple fibres Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 2852/2000 
22.12.2000 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 428/2005 
10.03.2005 L 332 
28.12.2000 
p. 17 
 
L 71 
17.03.2005 
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 
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 
EN 110   EN 
Macau (SAR) Footwear with uppers of 
leather (ext.) Duties 
(2 years) 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 L 275 
06.10.2006 
p. 1 
 
   
L 117 
01.05.2008 
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 
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 Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  L 303 
30.09.2004 
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 
EN 111   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 
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 
EN 112   EN 
Pakistan Bed linen (cotton-type) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 397/2004 
02.03.2004 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 396/2008 
29.04.2008 L 66 
04.03.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 118 
06.05.2008 
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 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 
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 
 
Commission 
Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008  L 102 
18.04.2002 
p. 1 
 
L 160 
23.06.2005 
p. 1 
 
L 185 
12.07.2008 
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 
EN 113   EN 
 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 
 Steel ropes and cables Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1279/2007 
30.10.2007 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 
 
Commission Decision 
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 365 
21.12.2006 
p. 26 
 
L 213 
08.08.2008 
p. 14 
 
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 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 
EN 115   EN 
Taiwan Glyphosate Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1683/2004 
24.09.2004 extended 
to such imports 
consigned from 
Malaysia & Taiwan  L 303 
30.09.2004 
p. 1 
 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 
 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 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 
EN 116   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 
 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 L 270 
29.09.2006 
p. 4 
  
 
   
L 76 
19.03.2008 
p. 8 
 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 117   EN 
 Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels) Duties 
  
 
     
 
 
Undertakings 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 
 
Commission Dec. 
No 2007/424/EC 
18.06.2007 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 14 
 
  
L 260 
30.09.2008 
p. 1 
 
 
L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 42 
 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 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 
 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 
EN 118   EN 
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  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 
 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 
EN 119   EN 
USA Ethanolamines Duties 
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1583/2006 
23.10.2006 L 294 
25.10.2006 
p. 2 
 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 
(2 years) Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1472/2006 
05.10.2006 L 275 
06.10.2006 
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 
 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 120   ENANNEX P  
Definitive anti-subsidy measures in force on 31 December  
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 
Bed linen (cotton-type) (AS) India Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
13.01.2004 
as amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1840/2006 
11.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 813/2008 
11.08.2008 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1353/2008 
18.12.2008 L 12 
17.01.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 355 
15.12.2006 
p. 4 
 
L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 6 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
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 121   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 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 
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 
B. 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 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 
EN 122   EN 
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 
 Bedlinen (cotton-type) (AS) Duties Council Reg. 
(EC) No 74/2004 
13.01.2004 
as amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1840/2006 
11.12.2006 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 813/2008 
11.08.2008 
as last amended by 
Council Reg. 
(EC) No 1353/2008 
18.12.2008 L 12 
17.01.2004 
p. 1 
 
L 355 
15.12.2006 
p. 4 
 
L 220 
15.08.2008 
p. 6 
 
L 350 
30.12.2008 
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 123   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 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 
 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 
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 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 
EN 124   ENANNEX Q  
Undertakings in force on 31 December 2008  
A. Ranked by product (alphabetical) 
Product Origin Measure Regulation N° Publication 
Ammonium nitrate Russia 
Ukraine Undertakings Commission Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 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 
 Australia Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2004/600/EC 
04.08.2004 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 38 
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 amendec by 
Commission Dec. 
No 2006/557/EC 
08.08.2006 L 302 
19.11.2005 
p. 79 
 
L 218 
09.08.2006 
p. 22 
Sulphanilic acid (AD + AS) India Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2006/37/EC 
05.12.2006 L 22 
26.01.2006 
p. 52 
Sweet corn (prepared or preserved, in kernels) Thailand Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2007/424/EC 
18.06.2007 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 42 
EN 125   ENTrout (large rainbow) Faeroe Islands Undertakings  Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 117/2004 
23.01.2004 L 17 
24.01.2004 
p. 4 
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 Decision 
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 
Australia PET (polyethylene 
terephthalate) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2004/600/EC 
04.08.2004 L 271 
19.08.2004 
p. 38 
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 
Faeroe Islands Trout (large rainbow) Undertakings Commission Reg. 
(EC) No 117/2004 
23.01.2004 L 17 
24.01.2004 
p. 4 
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 
Russia Ammonium nitrate Undertakings Commission Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 L 185 
12.07.2008   
p. 43 
EN 126   EN 
 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 Decision 
No 2008/649/EC 
03.07.2008 L 213 
08.08.20008 
p. 39 
Thailand Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved, in kernels) Undertakings Commission Dec. 
No 2007/424/EC 
18.06.2007 L 159 
20.06.2007 
p. 42 
Ukraine Ammonium nitrate Undertakings Commission Decision 
No 2008/577/EC 
04.07.2008 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 127   ENANNEX R  
Anti-dumping & anti-subsidy investigations pending 
on 31 December 2008  
A. New investigations (ranked by product - in alphabetical order)  
Product AD/AS Origin Type Publication 
Aluminium foil AD.534 Armenia 
Brazil P.R. China Initiation C 177 
12.07.2008, p. 13 
Biodiesel AD.531 USA Initiation C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 5 
Biodiesel (AS) AS.532 USA Initiation C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 10 
Candles, tapers and the like AD.528 P.R. China Initiation 
 
 
Prov. duty C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 14 
 L 306 15.11.2008, p. 22 
Fasteners, iron or steel AD.525 P.R. China Initiation C 267 
09.11.2007, p. 31 
Flat-rolled products (hot-dipped metallic-coated iron or steel) AD.526 P.R. China Initiation C 302 
14.12.2007, p. 24 
Hollow sections AD. 537 Belarus 
Turkey Ukraine Initiation C 290 
13.11.2008, p. 13 
PSC wires and strands AD.529 P.R. China Initiation 
  Prov. duty C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 9  L 306 15.11.2008, p. 5 
Ring binder mechanisms  AD.538 Thailand Initiation C 322 
17.12.2008, p. 13 
Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or 
steel  AD.533 P.R. China Initiation C 174 
09.07.2008, p. 7 
Stainless steel cold rolled flat products AD.527 P.R. China 
Korea (Rep. of)
Taiwan Initiation C 29 
01.02.2008, p. 13 
Wire rod AD.530 P.R. China Moldova (Rep. 
of) Turkey Initiation C 133 
08.05.2008, p. 20 
Sodium metal AD.531 USA Initiation C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 32 
Sodium metal (AS) AS.532 USA Initiation C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 35 
 
EN 128   ENB. Review investigations (ranked by product - in al phabetical order) 
Product R. No Origin Type of review Publication 
Castings R.448 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 74 
20.03.2008, p. 66 
Ethanolamines  R.460 USA Expiry review C 270 
25.10.2008, p. 26 
Footwear with uppers of leather R.459 P.R. China 
Vietnam Expiry review C 251 
03.10.2008, p. 21 
Furfuryl alcohol R.461 P.R. China Expiry review C 275 
30.10.2008, p. 11 
Graphite electrode systems R.449 India Partial interim 
review C 164 
27.06.2008, p. 15 
Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts R.444 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 308 
19.12.2007, p. 15 
Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts R.458 P.R. China Anti-Circumvention 
investigation L 252 
20.09.2008, p. 3 
Magnesia bricks R. 452 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 146 
12.06.2008, p. 27 
Magnesia bricks R. 453 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 146 
12.06.2008, p. 30 
Plastic sacks and bags R. 450 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 176 
11.07.2008, p. 9 
Polyester filament fabrics 
(finished) R. 454 P.R. China Partial interim 
review C 163 
26.06.2008, p. 38 
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) R. 462 Malaysia  Newcomer review L 296 
05.11.2008, p. 5 
Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) R.441 India Partial interim 
review C 240 
12.10.2007, p. 6 
Ring binder mechanisms R. 463 P.R. China  Expiry review C 310 
05.12.2008, p. 15 
Salmon (farmed) R.455 Norway Partial interim 
review C 181 
18.07.2008, p. 25 
Stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof R. 457 Vietnam Partial interim 
review C 206 
13.08.2008, p. 12 
Steel ropes and cables R.446 India Partial interim 
review C 4 
09.01.2008, p. 22 
Sweet corn (prepared or 
preserved in kernels) R.456 Thailand Partial interim 
review C 237 
16.09.2008, p. 18 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel R.451 P.R. China 
Thailand Expiry review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
Tube or pipe fittings of iron or steel R.451 P.R. China 
Taiwan Partial interim 
review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
Tungsten electrodes  R. 464 P.R. China  Partial interim 
review C 309 
04.12.2008, p. 11 
 
EN 129   ENC. Ranked by country (new and revi ew investigations) (alphabetical) 
Origin Product Type Publication 
Armenia Aluminium foil New investigation C 177 
12.07.2008, p. 13 
Belarus Hollow sections New investigation C 290 
13.11.2008, p. 13 
Brazil Aluminium foil New investigation C 177 
12.07.2008, p. 13 
P.R. China Aluminium foil New investigation C 177 
12.07.2008, p. 13 
 Candles, tapers and the like New investigation 
  
Prov. duty C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 14 L 306 
15.11.2008, p. 22 
 Castings Partial interim 
review C 74 
20.03.2008, p. 66 
 Fasteners, iron or steel New investigation C 267 
09.11.2007, p. 31 
 Flat-rolled products (hot-dipped metallic-
coated iron or steel) New investigation C 302 
14.12.2007, p. 24 
 Footwear with uppers of leather Expiry review C 251 
03.10.2008, p. 21 
 Furfuryl alcohol Expiry review C 275 
30.10.2008, p. 21 
 Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts Partial interim 
review C 308 
19.12.2007, p. 15 
 Hand pallet trucks and their essential parts Anti-
Circumvention 
investigation L 252 
20.09.2008, p. 3 
 Magnesia bricks Partial interim 
review C 146 
12.06.2008, p. 27 
 Magnesia bricks Partial interim 
review C 146 
12.06.2008, p. 30 
 Plastic sacks and bags Partial interim 
review C 176 
11.07.2008, p. 9 
 Polyester filament fabrics (finished) Partial interim 
review C 163 
26.06.2008, p. 38 
 PSC wires and strands New investigation 
  
Prov. duty C 43 
16.02.2008, p. 9 L 306 
15.11.2008, p. 5 
 Ring binder mechanisms  Expiry review C 310 
05.12.2008, p. 15 
 Seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel  New investigation C 174 
09.07.2008, p. 7 
 Stainless steel cold rolled flat products New investigation C 29 
01.02.2008, p. 13 
 Tube or pipe fittings or iron or steel Expiry review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
 Tube or pipe fittings or iron or steel Partial interim 
review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
EN 130   EN 
 Tungsten electrodes  Partial interim 
review C 309 
04.12.2008, p. 11 
 Wire rod New investigation C 133 
08.05.2008, p. 20  
India Graphite electrode systems Partial interim 
review C 164 
27.06.2008, p. 15 
 Polyethylene terephtalate (PET) film (AS) Partial interim 
review C 240 
12.10.2007, p. 6 
 Steel ropes and cables Partial interim 
review C 4 
09.01.2008, p. 22 
Korea (Rep. of) Stainless steel cold rolled flat products New investigation C 29 
01.02.2008, p. 13 
Malaysia  PET (polyethylene terephthala te) Newcomer review L 296 
05.11.2008, p. 5 
Moldova (Rep. of) Wire rod New investigation C 133 
08.05.2008, p. 20 
Norway Salmon (farmed) Partial interim 
review C 181 
18.07.2008, p. 25 
Taiwan Stainless steel cold rolled flat products New investigation C 29 
01.02.2008, p. 13 
 Tube or pipe fittings or iron or steel Partial interim 
review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
Thailand Ring binder mechanisms New investigation C 322 
17.12.2008, p. 13 
 Sweet corn (prepared or preserved in 
kernels) Partial interim 
review C 237 
16.09.2008, p. 18 
 Tube or pipe fittings or iron or steel Expiry review C 138 
05.06.2008, p. 42 
Turkey Hollow sections New investigation C 290 
13.11.2008, p. 13 
 Wire rod New investigation C 133 
08.05.2008, p. 20  
Ukraine Hollow sections New investigation C 290 
13.11.2008, p. 13 
USA Biodiesel New investigation C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 5 
 Biodiesel (AS) New investigation C 147 
13.06.2008, p. 10 
 Ethanolamines  Expiry review C 270 
25.10.2008, p. 26 
 Sodium metal New investigation  C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 32 
 Sodium metal (AS) New investigation  C 186 
23.07.2008, p. 35 
Vietnam Footwear with uppers of leather Expiry review C 251 
03.10.2008, p. 21 
 Stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof Partial interim 
review C 206 
13.08.2008, p. 12 
EN 131   EN ANNEX S  
Court cases  
A. Court cases pending before the Court of Ju stice and the Court of First Instance of the 
European Communities on 31 December 2008  
Court of Justice  
Case C-535/06 Moser Baer 
Case C-56/08 Pärlitigu OÜ 
Case C-141/08 P Foshan Shunde Yongjia n Housewares & Hardware v. Council 
Case C-158/08 Agenzia Dogane Ufficio delle D ogane Trieste (Trieste Customs
Authority) 
Case C-260/08 HEKO Industrieerzeugnisse GmbH 
Case C-373/08 Hoesch Metals and Alloys GmbH 
Case C-419/08 P Trubowest  
Court of First Instance 
Case T-199/04 Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-498/04 Zheijiang Chemical v. Council 
Case T-299/05 Shangai Excel & Shanghai Adeptech 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-143/06 MTZ Polyfilms Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-249/06 Niko Tube & Nyzhniodniprovskyi v. Council 
Case T-314/06 Whirlpool v. Commission 
Case T-296/06 Dongguan Nanzha Leco Stationery Mfg. v. Council 
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 
Case T-410/06 Foshan City Nanhai Golden Step Industrial Co. Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-1/07 Apache Footwear Ltd. & Apache II Footwear Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-84/07 Eurochem v. Council 
EN 132   EN Case T-167/07 Far Eastern Textile Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-225/07 Thomson Sales Europe v. Commission 
Case T-274/07 Zhejiang Harmonic Hardware Products v. Council 
Case T-330/07 Kuiburi 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-108/07 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 
 
  B. Judgments, orders and other decisions re ndered by the Court of Justice and the Court 
of First Instance of the European Communities in 2008. 
Court of Justice  
Case C-461/07 P(I)∗ Provincia di Ascoli Picen o, Comune di Monte Urano, 
(Sun Sang Kong Yuen Shoes Factory (Hui Yang) Corp., Ltd, Council of the European Union) 
Case C-462/07 P(I)*  Provincia di Ascoli Picen o, Comune di Monte Urano, 
(Zhejiang Aokang Shoes Co., Lt d, Council of the European 
                                                 
∗  appeal against Court of First Instance order dismissing right to intervene 
EN 133   EN Union) 
Case C-463/07 P(I)*  Provincia di Ascoli Piceno, Comune di Monte Urano, 
(Wenzhou Taima Shoes Co., Ltd, Council of the European Union) 
Case C-464/07 P(I)* Provincia di Ascoli Picen o, Comune di Monte Urano, 
(Apache Footwear Ltd,  Apach e II Footwear Ltd, Council of 
the European Union) 
Case C-398/05 AGST Draht- und Biegetechnik 
Case C-263/06 Carboni e Derivati 
Court of First Instance 
Case T-314/06** Whirlpool (CECED) v. Council (LG Electronics) [Electrolux 
application for leave to intervene] 
Case T-151/06 Aluminium Silicon Mi ll Products GmbH v. Commission 
Case T-206/07 Foshan Shunde Yongjian Housewares & Hardware v. Council 
Case T-429/04 Trubowest Handel and Makarov v. Council 
Case T-348/05 JSC Kirovo-Chepetsky v. Council 
Case T-466/07  Osram v Council 
Case T-221/05 Huvis Corporation v. Council 
Case T-364/06 Xinhui Alida Polythene Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-301/06 Lemaître Sécurité SAS v. Commission 
Case T-45/06 Reliance Industries Ltd. v. Council 
Case T-383/03 Hynix v. Council 
Case T-462/04 Heg Ltd. and Gr aphite India Ltd. v. Council 
                                                 
** application for leave to intervene 
EN 134   EN ANNEX T  
Safeguard and surveillance measures in force on 31 December 2008  
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 
 
EN 135   EN ANNEX U  
Refunds during the period 1 January - 31 December 2008 
LODGED  
PRODUCT  ORIGIN  REFERENCE  
PET Malaysia RF 39/02 
FPFAF PR China RF 41/04 
FPFAF PR China  RF 41/05 
Castings PR China  RF 42/03 
Castings PR China RF 42/04 
Shoes PR China RF 47/05 
Plastic Sacs and bags PR China RF 49/03 
Plastic Sacs and bags PR China  RF 49/04 
Ironing boards PR China  RF 51/08 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/01 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/02 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/03 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/04 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/05 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/06 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/07 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/09 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/10 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/11 
Ironing boards Ukraine  RF 51/12 
Ferro Silicon FYROM RF 52/01 
Ferro Silicon FYROM RF 52/02 
Ferro Silicon FYROM RF 52/03 
EN 136   EN Ferro Silicon FYROM RF 52/04 
Compressors PR China RF 53/01 
ONGOING ANALYSES  
PRODUCT  ORIGIN  REFERENCE  
Hand pallet trucks PR China RF 37/04 
Hand pallet trucks PR China RF 37/05 
Castings PR China RF 42/01 
Magnesia Bricks PR China RF 45/01 
Tungsten electrodes PR China RF 50/01 
Plastic sacs and bags PR China RF 49/02 
DRAMs South Korea RF 40/01 
DRAMs South Korea RF 40/02 
Shoes PR China RF 47/03 
DECISIONS ADOPTED  
PRODUCT  ORIGIN  DECISION  REFERENCE  
Bed linen Pakistan C (2008) 
1067 RF 33/07 
Bed linen Pakistan C (2008) 
1066 RF 33/08 
Bed linen Pakistan C (2008) 
1068 RF 33/09