2001/460/EC: Commission Decision of 15 June 2001 terminating the review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless steel bars originating in India (notified under document number C(2001) 1612)
Date: 2001-06-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: India, anti-dumping duty, bar, import, originating product, steel

16.6.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 161/45

COMMISSION DECISION

of 15 June 2001

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

(notified under document number C(2001) 1612)

(2001/460/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6
October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from
countries not members of the European Community (1), and in
particular Article 20 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

(A) PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(1)

(2)

falling within

By Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 (2), the Council imposed
a definitive countervailing duty on imports of stainless
steel bars (hereinafter referred to as ‘the product concer-
ned’)
ex 7222 20 11,
7222 20 21, 7222 20 31, 7222 20 81, originating in
India. The measures took the form of ad valorem duties
of between 0 % and 25,5 % on individual exporters, with
a residual duty of 25,5 %.

CN codes

(B) CURRENT PROCEDURE

1. Request for review

Subsequent to the imposition of definitive measures, the
Commission received a request for the initiation of an
accelerated review of Regulation (EC) No 2450/98,
pursuant to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the basic Regulation’), from
one Indian producer, CAPICO Trading Private Limited in
Bombay. The company concerned claimed that it was
not
the product
concerned in India and that it had not exported the
product concerned during the original period of invest-
igation (1 October 1996 to 30 June 1997). The
company stated that it intended to begin exporting the
product concerned to the Community in the near future.

related to any other exporters of

2. Initiation of an accelerated review

(3)

The Commission examined the evidence submitted by
the Indian exporting producer concerned and considered
it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accord-

of

ance with the provisions of Article 20 of the basic
Regulation. After
the Advisory
consultation
Committee and after the Community industry concerned
had been given the opportunity to comment,
the
Commission initiated, by a notice in the Official Journal
of the European Communities (3), an accelerated review of
Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 with regard to the
company concerned and commenced its investigation.

3. Product concerned

(4)

The product covered by the current review is the same
product as that under consideration in Regulation (EC)
No 2450/98, namely stainless steel bars.

4. Parties concerned

(5)

(6)

the

advised

the procedure. Furthermore,

The Commission officially
company
concerned and the Government of India of the initiation
it gave other parties
of
directly concerned the opportunity to make their views
known in writing and to request a hearing. However, no
such views nor any request for a hearing was received by
the Commission.

The Commission sent a questionnaire to the company
concerned and received a full reply within the required
deadline. The Commission sought and verified all infor-
mation it deemed necessary for the purpose of
the
investigation and carried out a verification visit to the
premises of the company concerned.

(C) WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST FOR REVIEW

On 20 July 2000, CAPICO Trading Private Limited
reported to the Commission that it was withdrawing its
request for review. The company based this on the fact
which was verified in the investigation, that it had not
exported the product concerned to the Community and
its intention to export to the Community had not been
realised. The Commission therefore considers it appro-
priate to terminate this review,

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

(3) OJ C 61, 3.3.2000, p. 3.

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EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

16.6.2001

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Sole Article

The accelerated review of Council Regulation (EC) No 2450/98 concerning imports of stainless steel bars
originating in India is hereby terminated.

Done at Brussels, 15 June 2001.

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission