98/464/EC: Commission Decision of 20 July 1998 terminating the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of certain woven glass fibre fabric originating in Taiwan (notified under document number C(1998) 2154)
Date: 1998-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Taiwan, anti-dumping legislation, dumping, glass fibre, import, textile product

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Official Journal of the European Communities

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 20 July 1998

terminating the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports
of certain woven glass fibre fabric originating in Taiwan

(notified under document number C(1998) 2154)

(98/464/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of
22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports
from countries
the European
Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
905/98 (2), and in particular Article 9 thereof,

not members

of

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of
6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports
the European
not members
from countries
Community (3), and in particular Article 14 thereof,

of

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

A. PROCEDURE

On 20 October 1997, the Commission received
complaints concerning alleged injurious dumping
and injurious subsidisation in respect of imports of
certain woven glass
fibre fabric originating in
Taiwan.

Both complaints were lodged by Euratex (European
Apparel and Textile Organisation), on behalf of all
producers of certain woven glass fibre fabric in the
Community.

These complaints contained evidence of dumping
and subsidisation, and of material injury resulting
therefrom, considered sufficient to justify the initi-
ation of both an anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy
proceeding.

The Commission, after consultation, accordingly
announced in two separate notices published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities (4)
the initiation of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy

(1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18.
(3) OJ L 288, 21. 10. 1997, p. 1.
(4) OJ C 366, 4. 12. 1997, p. 3 and 4.

proceedings concerning imports of certain woven
glass fibre fabric, currently classifiable under CN
codes ex 7019 52 00 and ex 7019 59 10 and origin-
ating in Taiwan.

The Commission officially advised the exporters,
the importers, the upstream suppliers of glass fibre
fabric, the downstream industrial users of woven
glass fibre fabric known to be concerned,
the
representatives of the exporting country and the
complainant Community producers.
Interested
parties were given the opportunity to make their
views known in writing and to request a hearing
within the time limit set out in the notices of
initiation.

B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND

TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS

By letter of 4 June 1998 to the Commission,
Euratex formally withdrew its anti-dumping and
anti-subsidy complaints concerning imports of
certain woven glass
fibre fabric originating in
Taiwan.

In accordance with Article 9 of Council Regulation
(EC) No 384/96 and Article 14 of Council Regula-
tion No 2026/97, when the complainant withdraws
its complaint the proceeding may be terminated
unless such termination would not be in the
Community interest. The Commission considered
that the present investigations have not brought to
light any considerations of Community interest
which would be against the termination of the
proceedings.

Interested parties were informed that, under these
circumstances, the Commission intended to ter-
minate the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceed-
ings, and were given the opportunity to comment.
None raised any objection.

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

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(9)

Therefore, it was concluded that the anti-dumping and the anti-subsidy proceedings
concerning imports of certain woven glass fibre fabric originating in Taiwan, should
be terminated without the imposition of protective measures,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Sole Article

The anti-dumping and the anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of certain woven
glass fibre fabric originating in Taiwan are hereby terminated.

Done at Brussels, 20 July 1998.

For the Commission

Leon BRITTAN

Vice-President