Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and Turkey
Date: 2002-12-09
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Türkiye, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import (EU), piping, tube

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 9.12.2002
COM(2002) 698 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and
definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain
iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and
Turkey

(presented by the Commission)

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

On 5 May 2000, an anti-dumping proceeding was initiated by the Commission which led to
the  imposition  of  a  definitive  anti-dumping  duty  on  certain  iron  or  steel  ropes  and  cables
originating, inter alia, in Turkey by Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001.1

Exemptions to the duty were granted, however, inter alia for imports produced and sold for
export to the Community by one Turkish exporter from  which the  Commission  accepted  an
undertaking  (cf  Commission  Regulation  No  230/20012).  This  company  is  listed  in  the
aforementioned Regulation.

The Turkish company advised the Commission that they wished to withdraw the undertaking.

The  purpose  of  the  present  proposal  is  therefore  to  propose  to  the  Council  to  amend
Regulation (EC) 1601/2001 with a view to imposing forthwith a definitive anti-dumping duty
on imports from the company concerned. In parallel, acceptance of the relevant undertaking
will be withdrawn and Commission Regulation No 230/2001 amended accordingly.

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OJ L 211, 4.8.2001, p.1.
OJ L 34, 3.2.2001, p.4.

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

amending Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and
definitively collecting the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of certain
iron or steel ropes and cables originating in the Czech Republic, Russia, Thailand and
Turkey

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  Community3,  and  in
particular Article 8 thereof,

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

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

On  5  May  2000,  an  anti-dumping  proceeding  was  initiated  by  the  Commission4  on
imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables ("the product concerned") originating,
inter alia, in Turkey.

This  proceeding  resulted  in  an  anti-dumping  duty  being  imposed  by  Council
Regulation  (EC)  No  1601/20015  in  August  2001  in  order  to  eliminate  the  injurious
effects of dumping.

Provisional  measures  were  imposed  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No  230/20016.
In parallel, the Commission accepted, inter alia, a price undertaking from the Turkish
exporting  producer  Celik  Halat  ve  Tel  Sanayii  A.S.  by  Article  2(1).  Imports  of
products  produced  and  directly  exported  by  that  company  were  exempted  from  the
anti-dumping duty by Article 2(2).

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OJ  L  56,  6.3.1996,  p.  1,  Regulation  as  last  amended  by  Regulation  (EC)  No  1972/2002  (OJ  L  305,
7.11.2002, p. 1).
OJ C 127, 5.5.2000 p. 12.
OJ L 211, 4.8.2001, p. 1.
OJ L 34, 3.2.2001, p. 4.

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(4) 

(5) 

B. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL OF THE JOINT UNDERTAKING

Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayii A.S advised the Commission that they wished to withdraw
this  undertaking.  Accordingly,  by  Commission  Regulation  (EC)  No.  xxx/2002,  the
name  of  this  company  has  been  deleted  from  the  list  of  companies  from  which
undertakings are accepted in Article 2 (1) of Commission Regulation No 230/2001.

C. AMENDMENT OF REGULATION (EC) No 1601/2001

In  view  of  the  above  and  pursuant  to  Article  8(9)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)
No 384/96,  Article  2(1)  of  Regulation  (EC)  No  1601/2001  should  be  amended
accordingly,  and  goods  manufactured  by  Celik  Halat  ve  Tel  Sanayii  A.S  should  be
subject  to  the  appropriate  rate  of  anti-dumping  duty  for  that  company  as  set  in
Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (31,0%).

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The  table  in  Article  2(1)  of  Council  Regulation  (EC)  No  1601/2001  is  replaced  by  the
following table:

Country

Manufacturer

Taric additional code

Czech Republic

Russia

Thailand

Turkey

ŽDB a.s.
Bezručova 300, 73593 Bohumín
Czech Republic

Open Joint Stock Company
Cherepovetsky
Staleprokanty Zavod, Russia, 162600
Cherepovets, Vologda Region, ul. 50-
letia Oktiabria, 1/33

Usha  Siam  Steel  Ind.  Public  Company
Limited
888/116  Mahatun  Plaza  Building,
Ploenchit  Road,  Bangkok  10330,
Thailand

Has Çelik ve Halat Sanayi Ticaret A.S.
Kayseri
Hacilar 
Turkiye

8.Km 

Yolu 

A216

A217

A218

A220

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This  Regulation  shall  enter  into  force  on  the  day  following  that  of  its  publication  in  the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 2

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

Done at Brussels,

For the Council
The President

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