Notice concerning the anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain steel products originating in Bulgaria, South Africa, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, India, Thailand, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Slovakia
Date: 2002-12-11
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: anti-dumping measure, exchange of information, import, iron and steel product, originating product, protective clause, third country

C 308/36

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Official Journal of the European Communities

11.12.2002

Notice concerning the anti-dumping and countervailing measures applicable to imports of certain
steel products originating in Bulgaria, South Africa, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, India,
Thailand, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of
Korea, Russia and Slovakia

(2002/C 308/07)

1. Existing anti-dumping and countervailing measures

to anti-
The following steel products are presently subject
dumping and/or countervailing duties pursuant
to Council
Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (1), as last amended by Council
Regulation (EC) No 1972/2002 (2), Council Regulation (EC)
No 2026/97 (3), Commission Decision No 2277/96/ECSC (4),
No
as
435/2001/ECSC (5)
No
1889/98/ECSC (6):

Commission
Commission

Decision
Decision

amended

and

last

by

— certain flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of a
width of 600 mm or more, not clad, plated or coated, in
coils, not further worked than hot-rolled (currently clas-
7208 25 00,
sifiable
7208 37 10,
7208 26 00,
7208 39 10,
7208 37 90,
the
7208 39 90), originating in Bulgaria, South Africa,
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (7) and India (8); and

under CN codes
7208 27 00,
7208 38 10,

7208 10 00,
7208 36 00,
7208 38 90,

iron or

— certain tube and pipe fittings (other than cast

fittings,
flanges and threaded fittings), of
(not
including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter
not exceeding 609,6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding
or other purposes, currently classifiable under CN codes
7307 93 11 91),
ex 7307 93 11
7307 93 19 91),
ex 7307 93 19
and
code
ex 7307 99 30
ex 7307 99 90 (Taric code 7307 99 90 92) originating in

7307 99 30 92)

(Taric
(Taric

code
code

(Taric

steel

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 305, 7.11.2002, p. 1.
(3) OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 308, 29.11.1996, p. 11. Pursuant to Article 1(1) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 963/2002, as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/2002 (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002), measures adopted under
Decision No 2277/96/ECSC remain in force and are governed by
Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

(5) OJ L 63, 3.3.2001, p. 14.
(6) OJ L 245, 4.9.1998, p. 3. Pursuant to Article 2(1) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 963/2002, as amended by Regulation (EC) No
1310/2002 (OJ L 192, 20.7.2002), measures adopted under
Decision No 1889/98/ECSC remain in force and are governed by
Regulation (EC) No 2026/97.

(7) Commission Decision No 283/2000/ECSC of 4 February 2000 (OJ
amended by Decision No

L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 15),
841/2002/ECSC (OJ L 134, 22.5.2002, p. 11).

last

(8) Commission Decision No 283/2000/ECSC of 4 February 2000 (OJ
L 31, 5.2.2000, p. 15),
amended by Decision No
last
1043/2002/ECSC (OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 45), and Commission
Decision No 284/2000/ECSC of 4 February 2000 (OJ L 31,
5.2.2000, p. 44), last amended by Decision No 1043/2002/ECSC
(OJ L 157, 15.6.2002, p. 45).

Thailand, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (9),
and the Czech Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of Korea,
Russia and Slovakia (10),
(hereinafter referred to as ‘the
products concerned’).

2. Safeguard measures — assessment of combination of

measures

(702) of

By Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002 of 27 September 2002 (11),
the European Commission imposed definitive
safeguard
measures against imports of certain steel products, including
the abovementioned products, in the form of additional duties
payable on imports in excess of the relevant tariff quotas (here-
in
inafter the additional duty). The Commission indicated,
recital
the
combined effect of the safeguard measures and anti-dumping
and/or countervailing measures could lead to the establishment
of a level of protection higher than that which is necessary,
noted the notice (12) published on 30 August 2002 (following
the imposition of provisional safeguard measures on certain
steel products) and stated that it would examine the position
in relation to the products concerned expeditiously.

the aforementioned Regulation,

that

it

to consider whether

The Commission now intends
is
necessary to propose amendments to the level of the existing
anti-dumping or countervailing duties relating to the products
concerned, pursuant to the Treaty establishing the European
Community, and,
in particular, Article 133 thereof, having
regard to Regulation (EC) No 384/96 and Regulation (EC) No
2026/97. In this respect, the Commission considers it appro-
priate to invite all
interested parties, to make known their
views.

3. Procedure and time limits

In order to have all interested parties views on the above, the
any
contact
Commission will
association of producers in the Community,
the exporters/
producers
in the countries concerned, any association of
exporters/producers in the countries concerned, the importers,
importers which cooperated in the
and any association of

the Community industry,

(9) Council Regulation (EC) No 584/96 (OJ L 84, 3.4.1996, p. 1),
extended by Regulation (EC) No 763/2000 (OJ L 94, 14.4.2000,
p. 1) as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2314/2000 (OJ L 267,
and amended by Regulation (EC) No
20.10.2000, p. 15)
1592/2000 (OJ L 182, 21.7.2000, p. 1).

(10) Council Regulation (EC) No 1514/2002 (OJ L 228, 24.8.2002,

p. 1).

(11) OJ L 261, 28.9.2002, p. 1.
(12) OJ C 206, 30.8.2002, p. 7.

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investigation leading to the anti-dumping and countervailing
duty measures above mentioned, and the relevant authorities
of the countries concerned.

4. Written submissions and correspondence

relevant

information is

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

telephone and fax, and/or

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views
known, submit information and provide supporting evidence
within 40 days of the publication of this Notice in the Official
Journal of the European Communities.

The Commission address for correspondence is:

Views, information and evidence already submitted by parties
in response to the notice published on 30 August 2002 will
also be taken into account by the Commission.

European Commission
Directorate-General for Trade
Directorate B
J-79 5/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05
Telex COMEU B 21877.

Notice of extension of the time limit of safeguard investigations concerning imports of certain
steel products

(2002/C 308/08)

1. Background

On 28 March 2002, the Commission initiated an investigation
relating to serious injury or threat thereof to the Community
producers of products like or directly competing with certain
imported steel products. The 21 steel products covered by the
investigation were (1) non-alloy hot-rolled coils, (2) non-alloy
hot-rolled sheets and plates,
(3) non-alloy hot-rolled narrow
strip, (4) alloy hot-rolled flat products, (5) cold-rolled sheets,
(7) metallic coated
(6) electrical sheets (other than GOES),
sheets,
(10)
(8) organic coated sheets,
quarto plates, (11) wide flats, (12) non alloy merchant bars
and light
(13) alloy merchant bars and light
sections, (14) rebars, (15) stainless bars and light shapes, (16)
stainless wire rod,
fittings
stainless
(< 609,6 mm), (19) flanges (other than of stainless steel), (20)
gas pipes and (21) hollow sections.

(9) tin mill products,

steel wire,

sections,

(18)

(17)

On the same day, on the basis of information gathered and
verified prior
to the initiation, provisional measures were
imposed on 15 of the steel products covered by the investi-
gation. These are the product numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10,
11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18 and 19 referred to in recital 1.

On 27 September 2002, definitive safeguard measures were
imposed on seven of the steel products covered by the inves-
tigation. These are the product numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 18 and
19. On the same day,
the Commission terminated the
safeguard investigations in relation to product numbers 6, 7,
8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21.

The safeguard investigations in relation to product numbers 9,
10 and 14 have not yet been concluded. In the context of
consultations with the Member States pursuant to Article 4
of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 (1) and Regulation (EC) No
519/94 (2), the Member States have informed the Commission
of the new evolution of imports of product numbers 9, 10 and
14 (the products concerned) and of
impact on the
situation of the Community producers concerned.

their

2. Exceptional circumstances

Article 7 of Regulation (EC) No 3285/94 and Article 6 of
Regulation (EC) No 519/94 provide that if the Commission
considers that surveillance or safeguard measures are necessary,
it shall take the necessary decisions no later than nine months
from the initiation of the investigation, but that, in exceptional
circumstances, that time limit may be extended by a further
maximum period of two months.

The Commission has already determined that, in relation to,
inter alia, the products concerned, it is in the interests of the
Community to establish a system of retrospective surveillance,
and in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No
3285/94 and Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 519/94, such a
system has
by Regulation (EC) No
1695/2002 (3).

established

been

(1) OJ L 349, 31.12.1994, p. 53, last amended by Council Regulation

(EC) No 2474/2000 (OJ L 286, 11.11.2000, p. 1).

(2) OJ L 67, 10.3.1994, p. 89, last amended by Regulation (EC) No

1138/98 (OJ L 159, 3.6.1998, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 261, 28.9.2002, p. 124.