Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Romania
Date: 2003-02-08
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: General Court (EU), Romania, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product, piping, tube

C 30/14

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.2.2003

4. Conclusions

— restrictions on the production and use of feed materials of

The format of the reports provided is not homogeneous and
from the activities carried out it is not possible to draw clear
conclusions on areas
requiring a coordinated action at
Community level.

However, the results regarding controls of heavy metals show a
generally low level of infringements which is not the case for
the investigations on the presence of antibiotics banned as
growth promoters in feedingstuffs, where the number of
non-complying samples was significant according to the data
received.

It is necessary to make progress on the establishment of a
results of
annual
harmonised model
national controls in the field of animal nutrition.

reporting the

for

In the meantime, the Commission considers appropriate to
include the following targeted controls in the recommendation
for a coordinated programme for 2003:

animal origin,

— contamination of

certain industrial by-products with

dioxins as a result of processing,

— presence of antibiotics banned as growth promoters.

These three issues should be subject to increased and coor-
dinated control because they are currently identified as of
particular concern in terms of feed safety. Firstly, it must be
ensured that the restrictions on the production and use of feed
materials of animal origin are effectively applied. Secondly,
feed with dioxins has shown that
recent contamination of
some stages of the production process involve a higher risk,
so that certain feed materials should be targeted for specific
control. Thirdly, it must be ensured that banned antibiotics are
not used as growth promoters in animal nutrition.

Notice concerning anti-dumping measures on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron
or non-alloy steel originating in Romania

(2003/C 30/04)

the Court of

By its judgment of 9 January 2003 in Appeal C-76/00 P,
the European
Communities set aside the judgment of the Court of First Instance of the European Communities
of 15 December 1999 in Joined Cases T-33/98 and T-34/98 Petrotub and Republica v Council. In
it annulled Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 of 17 November 1997 (1)
doing so,
imposing
definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel
originating in Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic, repealing
Regulation (EEC) No 1189/93 and terminating the proceeding in respect of such imports originating in the
Republic of Croatia, in so far as it concerns imports into the European Community manufactured by
the following companies located in Romania:

Justice of

— Petrotub SA,

— Republica SA.

Consequently, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid pursuant to Council Regulation 2320/97 on imports
in to the European Community of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel falling within
CN codes ex 7304 10 10, ex 7304 10 30, 7304 31 99, 7304 39 91 and 7222 39 93 manufactured by the
abovementioned companies (under TARIC additional codes 8468, 8514 for Petrotub and 8469, 8515 for
Republica) should be reimbursed. The reimbursement must be requested from national customs authorities
in accordance with applicable national customs legislation.

As a consequence of the judgment of 9 January 2003, Petrotub SA and Republica SA are no longer subject
to the anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 of 17 November 1997.

(1) OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 1.