Notice of initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of polyester textured filament yarn (PTY) originating, inter alia, in Thailand
Date: 2000-06-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Thailand, anti-dumping legislation, plastics, textile fibre

C 170/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

20.6.2000

Notice of initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of
polyester textured filament yarn (PTY) originating, inter alia, in Thailand

(2000/C 170/03)

The Commission has received a request for a partial interim
review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2160/96 (1) imposing a
definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester textured
filament yarn (PTY) originating, inter alia, in Thailand.

review, the Commission hereby initiates a review pursuant to
Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited in scope to the
examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its
investigation, the Commission will send a questionnaire to the
applicant. The time limit for the reply to this questionnaire is
specified in paragraph 6 of this notice.

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views
known in writing and provide supporting evidence.

the Commission may hear

Furthermore,
interested parties,
provided that they make a request in writing to the address
mentioned below and should indicate the name, address, e-mail
address, fax and/or telephone number of the interested parties.

6. Time limit

Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into
account during the review, must make themselves known,
present their views in writing and submit information 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 within the same time limit.

The address for correspondence is:

European Commission,
Directorate-General for Trade,
Directorate C,
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 case in which any interested party refuses access to or does
not provide the necessary information within the time limit, 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 facts available.

1. Request for review

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation
(EC) No 384/96 (2)
(hereinafter referred to as the (cid:145)the basic
Regulation(cid:146)) was made by Sunflag (Thailand) Ltd (hereinafter
referred to as (cid:145)the applicant(cid:146)), a Thai exporting producer of
polyester yarn subject to the anti-dumping measures in force.
The request is limited in scope to the examination of dumping
as far as the applicant is concerned.

2. Product

The product concerned is textured synthetic filament yarn of
polyesters
classifiable within CN code
5402 33 00. This CN code is only given for information.

currently

(PTY),

3. Existing measures

By Council Regulation (EC) No 2160/96 a definitive anti-
dumping duty has been imposed on imports of polyester
textured filament yarn (PTY) as described in paragraph 2 orig-
inating in Thailand.

4. Grounds for the review

The applicant’s request is based on the grounds that a review of
the measures would be likely to result in a repeal of the current
anti-dumping duty applicable to it.

The applicant submitted sufficient prima facie evidence showing
that the circumstances on the basis of which the measures in
force were established have changed and that these changes are
of a lasting nature. The applicant alleges that costs and normal
values have decreased substantially because of a number of
factors such as increased capacity utilisation and efficiency
while at the same time export prices have remained constant
so that the continued imposition of the measures to it is no
longer necessary to counteract dumping.

5. Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
that sufficient evidence exists for the initiation of an interim

(1) OJ L 289, 12.11.1996, p. 14.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1 (Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18)).