Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of polysulphide polymers originating in the United States of America
Date: 2001-10-04
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: United States, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, polymer, synthetic rubber

4.10.2001

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 280/5

Notice concerning the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of polysulphide polymers
originating in the United States of America

(2001/C 280/03)

the Commission with information together with supporting
evidence.

the Commission may hear
they make a request showing that

Furthermore,
interested parties,
there are
provided that
particular reasons why they should be heard. This request
must be made within the aforementioned time limit.

All submissions and requests made by interested parties must
be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise
specified), and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address,
telephone and fax, and/or telex numbers of the interested party.

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorates B and C
TERV (cid:151) 0/13
Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 200
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex COMEU B 21877.

4. Non-cooperation

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or
otherwise does not provide the 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.

On 20 July 2001, Akcros Chemicals GmbH & Co. KG,
the
Germany
Community
only
complainant
led to the existing
measures, formally withdrew its complaint and requested to
repeal the measures in force.

(the
of
in the proceeding that

(cid:145)applicant(cid:146))
polysulphide

sole
polymers

producer
and

the

the

in

1. Product and existing measures

The product concerned is polysulphide polymers originating in
the United States of America, currently classifiable within CN
code
is given only for
information.

ex 4002 99 90. This CN code

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping
duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1965/98 (1).

2. Recent developments

The applicant claims that the existing measures are no longer
necessary due to the fact that the sole exporting producer in
the United States of America will close down its production
facilities of polysulphide polymers and, therefore, the measures
should be terminated.

3. Procedure

In accordance with Article 21 and Article 9(1) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (2) ((cid:145)basic Regulation(cid:146)) a decision
the anti-dumping
will be reached as to whether to repeal
measures would not be against the Community interest. For
this reason, interested parties may, within 40 days of the date
of publication of
the
European Communities, make themselves known and provide

this notice in the Official

Journal of

(1) OJ L 255, 17.9.1998, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No

2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).