Proposal for a Council Regulation terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of peroxodisulphates originating in the People's Republic of China
Date: 2002-03-19
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: China, anti-dumping legislation, chemical product, originating product, trade agreement (EU)

25.6.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

C 151 E/305

Proposal for a Council Regulation terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of
peroxodisulphates originating in the People's Republic of China

(2002/C 151 E/26)

COM(2002) 150 final

(Submitted by the Commission on 19 March 2002)

to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the
notice of initiation.

B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST AND TERMINATION OF THE
PROCEEDING

(6) By a letter of 25 January 2002 to the Commission, CEFIC
request concerning imports of

formally withdrew its
peroxodisulphates originating in the PRC.

(7) In accordance with Articles 9(1) and 11(2) of the Basic
Regulation, the proceeding may be terminated where the
request is withdrawn, unless such termination would not
be in the Community interest.

(8) It was considered that the present proceeding should be
terminated since the investigation had not brought
to
light any considerations showing that such termination
would not be in the Community interest.
Interested
parties were informed accordingly and were given the
opportunity to comment. However, no comments were
received from any party. Consequently, there is no indi-
cation that the termination of the measures would not be
in the Community interest.

(9) It was

therefore

concluded

anti-dumping
proceeding concerning imports into the Community of
peroxodisulphates originating in the PRC should be
terminated and that
should be
allowed to expire,

the existing measures

that

the

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The anti-dumping measures concerning imports of peroxodi-
sulphates, currently classifiable within CN code ex 2833 40 00
and originating in the People's Republic of China, are hereby
repealed and the proceeding concerning these imports is
terminated.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that
of
the European
Communities.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly
applicable in all Member States.

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22
December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from
countries not members of the European Community (1), and in
particular Articles 9 and 11(2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission
after consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A. PROCEDURE

(1) Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry
the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of
of
peroxodisulphates originating in the People's Republic of
on 20
China
September 2000 a request
to review these measures
pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No
384/96 (‘Basic Regulation’).

the Commission received

(‘PRC’) (2),

(2) The request was lodged by the European Chemical Industry
Council (‘CEFIC’) on behalf of Community producers repre-
senting the total Community production of peroxodi-
sulphates.

(3) The request contained prima facie evidence showing that
there would be a continuation or recurrence of injurious
dumping should measures be allowed to lapse, which was
considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an expiry
review.

(4) Accordingly,

the Commission, after consultation of

the
Advisory Committee,
initiated by a notice published in
the European Communities (3) an
the Official
expiry review concerning imports into the Community of
peroxodisulphates, currently classifiable within CN code
ex 2833 40 00 and originating in the PRC.

Journal of

(5) The Commission officially advised the exporting producers,
importers known to be concerned, the representatives of
the exporting country,
the representative users and the
Community producers.
Interested parties were given the
opportunity to make their views known in writing and

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation

(EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).

(2) OJ C 167, 16.6.2000, p. 4.
(3) OJ C 366, 20.12.2000, p. 5.