Notice of initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of unwrought unalloyed magnesium originating in the People's Republic of China (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, magnesium, originating product

C 35/12

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Official Journal of the European Communities

8.2.2000

Notice of initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of
unwrought unalloyed magnesium originating in the People’s Republic of China

(2000/C 35/08)

(Text with EEA relevance)

The Commission has received a request for a partial interim
review of the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by
Council Regulation (EC) No 2402/98 (1)
(hereinafter referred
to as (cid:145)the Regulation(cid:146)) on imports of unwrought unalloyed
magnesium originating in the People’s Republic of China.

1. Request for review

The request, pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 384/96 (2), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
905/98 (3)
(hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the Basic Regulation(cid:146)),
was lodged by two Italian importers, Pro.cat Scarl and De
Stefani Luigi. The request is limited in scope to the clarification
of the product coverage of the anti-dumping measures.

2. Product

The product concerned by the review is unwrought unalloyed
magnesium originating in the People’s Republic of China,
falling within CN codes 8104 11 00 and ex 8104 19 00.

The Regulation defined unwrought unalloyed magnesium as:

(cid:151) unwrought magnesium unintentionally containing small

amounts of other elements as impurities, and

(cid:151) unwrought magnesium,

containing intentionally added
elements such as aluminium and zinc, which does not
correspond to one of the alloys described in an Annex to
the Regulation.

CEN) or equivalent international
which has been annexed to the Regulation.

industry standards a list of

listed in the Annex to the Regulation,

According to the review request, certain types of magnesium
not
in particular
magnesium alloys for anode castings, meet CEN standards
and should consequently not be covered by the measures.

5. Procedure for the determination of the product scope

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
that sufficient evidence exists for the initiation of a partial
interim review, the Commission hereby initiates an investi-
gation pursuant
the Basic Regulation
limited in scope to the clarification of the product coverage
of the anti-dumping measures.

to Article 11(3) of

The Commission will send copies of this notice and of the
non-confidential
to the
Community producer, exporting producers and importers
who participated in the investigation having led to the
existing measures.

review request

version of

the

All other interested parties, provided that they can show that
they are likely to be affected by the results of the investigation,
are hereby invited to make their views known and to provide
supporting evidence.

the Commission may hear

Furthermore,
interested parties,
provided they make a request in writing and show that there
are particular reasons why they should be heard.

3. Existing measures

The measures currently in force on unwrought unalloyed
magnesium originating in the People’s Republic of China
consist of a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by the Regu-
lation.

Any submissions or requests for a hearing must be made in
writing to the address mentioned below and should indicate
the name, address, email, fax and/or telephone numbers of the
interested parties.

4. Grounds for the review

6. Time limit

As mentioned above,
cover
unwrought unalloyed magnesium. They do not cover alloyed
magnesium. The latter has been defined in the Regulation by
reference to European (ComitØ europØen de normalisation (cid:151)

anti-dumping measures

the

(1) OJ L 298, 7.11.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18.

Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into
account during the investigation, must make themselves
known, present their views in writing and submit information
within 40 days of the date of publication of this notice in the
Official Journal of the European Communities. Interested parties
may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the
same time limit. This time limit applies to all
interested
parties, including parties unknown to the Commission, and it

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is consequently in the interest of these parties to contact the
Commission without delay at the following address:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorates C and E
(DM 24 (cid:151) 8/38)
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877

7. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or
otherwise does not provide necessary information within the
time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings,
affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance with
Article 18 of the Basic Regulation on the basis of the facts
available.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or
misleading information, the information shall be disregarded
and use may be made of the facts available.