Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of refractory chamottes originating in the People' s Republic of China
Date: 1995-11-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, dumping, earths and stones, import, restriction on competition

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COMMISSION  OF THE EUROPEAN  COMMUNITIES 

Brussels,  15.11.1995 
COM(95)  532  final 

Proposal  for  a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

extending  the  provisional  anti-dumping  duty  on  imports  of  refractory  chamottes 
originating  in  the  People's  Republic  of  China 

(presented  by  the  Commission) 

EXPLANATORY  MEMORANDUM 

1. 

Commission  Regulation  (EC) No  1878/95 imposed a provisional  anti-dumping  duty on 
imports of  refractory  chamottes  originating  in the People's Republic  of  China. 

2. 

The  examination  of  the facts  has not yet  been  completed. 

3. 

4. 

The  Commission  has informed  the  Chinese Mission  to the European  Communities, in 
the absence of the cooperation of any producer/exporter  in the exporting country, of its 
intention  to  extend  the  validity  of  the  provisional  duty  for  another  two  months.  The 
Mission  has raised  no  objections. 

Accordingly, pursuant  to  Article  11(5) of  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2423/88, the 
Commission  submits  to  the  Council  a  proposal  for  extension  of  the  validity  of  the 
provisional  anti-dumping  duty  on  imports  of  refractory  chamottes  originating  in  the 
People's Republic  of  China for  an  additional  period  of  two months. 

Proposal  for  a 
COUNCIL  REGULATION  (EC) 

extending  the  provisional  anti-dumping  duty  on  imports of  refractory  chamottes 
originating  in  the  People's  Republic  of  China 

THE COUNCIL  OF THE  EUROPEAN  UNION, 

Having  regard  to the Treaty  establishing  the  European  Community, 

Having  regard  to Council  Regulation  (EC)  No 3283/94  of  22  December  1994 on  protection 
against  dumped  imports  from  countries  not  members  of  the European  Community0}, as last 
amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1251/95(2), and  in  particular  Article  23 thereof, 

Having  regard  to  Council  Regulation  (EEC)  No  2423/88  of  11  July  1988  on  protection 
against  dumped  or 
the 
European  Economic  Community(3), as last amended by Regulation  (EC) No 522/94(4), and in 
particular  Article  11(6) thereof, 

countries  not  members  of 

subsidized 

imports 

from 

Having  regard  to the proposal  from  the  Commission, 

Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 1878/95(5) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty 
on  imports  of  refractory  chamottes  originating  in the  People's  Republic  of  China; 

Whereas  examination  of  the  facts  has  not  yet  been  completed  and  the  Commission  has 
informed  the  Chinese  Mission  to  the  European  Communities,  in  the  absence  of  the 
cooperation  of any  producer/exporter  in the exporting  country, of  its intention  to propose an 
extension  of  the validity  of  the provisional  duty  for  an  additional  period  of two  months; 

Whereas the  Chinese  Mission  to  the European  Communities  has  raised  no  objections, 

HAS  ADOPTED  THIS  REGULATION: 

Article 1 

The  validity  of  the  provisional  anti-dumping  duty  on  imports  of  refractory  chamottes 
originating  in  the  People's  Republic  of  China  imposed  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1878/95  is 
hereby  extended  for  a period  of  two  months  and  shall  expire  on  30 January  1996.  It  shall 
cease to apply if,  before this date, the Council adopts definitive  measures or if the proceeding 
is terminated  pursuant  to Article  9 of Regulation  (EEC) No 2423/88. 

0) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

(5) 

OJNoL349,  31.12.1994, p. 1. 
O J N oL  122, 2.6.1995, p. 1. 
OJNoL209,  2.8.1988, p. 1. 
OJNo  L 66,  10.3.1994, p.  10. 
O J N oL  179, 29.7.1995, p. 56. 

Article 2 

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

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

Done at Brussels, 

For the Council 
The President 

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