Notice of initiation of an accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India
Date: 2000-03-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, bar, import, monetary compensatory amount, originating product, steel

3.3.2000

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 61/3

Notice of initiation of an accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a
definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India

(2000/C 61/03)

The Commission received an application for an accelerated
review pursuant
to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No
2026/97 (1) (hereinafter referred to as (cid:145)the basic Regulation(cid:146)),
with regard to imports of stainless steel bars originating in
India, subject to definitive countervailing duties imposed by
Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 (2).

that

after

consultation of

the Advisory
Having determined,
there is sufficient evidence to justify the
Committee,
initiation of an accelerated review for
the
Commission hereby initiates an investigation in accordance
with Article 20 of the Basic Regulation.

this exporter,

1. Request for review

5. Time limit

The application was lodged by Capico Trading Pvt. Ltd. Under
Regulation (EC) No 2450/98, exports of stainless steel bars
originating in India, produced by this company, are subject
to a definitive countervailing duty of 25,5 %. This company
was not individually investigated during the original
investi-
gation which led to the imposition of these duties.

2. Product

Interested parties, provided they can show that they are likely
to be affected by the results of the investigation, must make
their views known in writing and submit supporting evidence
within 40 days of the 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, provided that they can show that there are particular
reasons why they should be heard.

The address for correspondence is:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Attn: Mr A. J. Stewart
DM 5/77
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex: COMEU B 21877.

6. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to, or
otherwise does not provide, necessary information within the
relevant time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation,
findings, affirmative or negative, may be made in accordance
with Article 28 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.

The product concerned is stainless steel bars, and falls within
CN codes
and
7222 20 81. These codes are given for information purposes.

7222 20 21,

7222 20 11,

7222 20 31

3. Grounds for review

it did not export

The applicant alleged that
the product
concerned to the Community during the investigation period
on which the countervailing measures are based (1 July 1996
to 30 June 1997).
It has further alleged that it has begun
exporting the product concerned to the Community after the
end of the investigation period, or intends to do so, and that it
is not related to any other exporters of the product in India.

Community producers known to be concerned have been
informed of the above application and have been given an
opportunity to comment.

4. Initiation of accelerated review

In the light of the above, and on the basis of the evidence
provided, the Commission concludes that this exporter was not
individually investigated in the original countervailing duty
investigation for reasons other than a refusal
to cooperate
with the Commission.

(1) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 304, 14.11.1998, p. 1.