Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the antidumping measures applicable to imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (GOES) originating in the United States of America and Russia
Date: 2006-10-20
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Russia, United States, anti-dumping duty, anti-dumping legislation, import, originating product, plate, steel

C 254/10

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Official Journal of the European Union

20.10.2006

Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the antidumping measures applicable to imports
of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (GOES) originating in the United
States of America and Russia

(2006/C 254/06)

The Commission has decided on its own initiative to initiate a
partial
interim review pursuant to Article 11 (3) of Council
Regulation (EC) No 384/96 on protection against dumped
imports from countries not members of the European Com-
munity (‘the basic Regulation’) (1), as last amended by Council
Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005. The review is limited to the
examination of the product scope as regards the exclusion of
very thin GOES.

1. Product

The product under review is grain oriented flat-rolled products
of silicon-electrical steel originating in the United States of
America and Russia (‘the product concerned’), currently classifi-
able within CN codes 7225 11 00 and 7226 11 00. These CN
codes are given only for information.

2. Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping
duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1371/2005 (2) on
imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-
electrical steel originating in the United States of America and
Russia.

The investigation will assess the need for the amendment of the
scope of the existing measures.

(a) Collection of information and holding of hearings

In order to obtain information and supporting evidence it
deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will
contact the Community industry, the importers, the users,
other known producers in the Community and exporting
producers in Russia and the United States of America.

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views
known, submit
information and to provide supporting
evidence. This information and supporting evidence must
reach the Commission within the time limit set in point
5(a).

Furthermore, the Commission may hear interested parties,
provided that they make a request showing that there are
particular reasons why they should be heard. This request
must be made within the time limit set in point 5(b).

3. Grounds for the review

5. Time limits

The information at the Commission's disposal
indicates that
certain GOES, inter alia due to their high electromagnetic effi-
ciency,
low weight and the low heat development associated
with their use possess properties which are not present in
other types of GOES. As a result the uses of these products
(which typically have a thickness of up to 0,1 mm) are also
different (speciality applications such as aircrafts and medical
engineering). Therefore it is appropriate to review the case as
far as the scope of the product is concerned.

4. Procedure

(a) For parties to make themselves known, and submit any other

information

if

and submit

interested parties,

All
their representations are to be
taken into account during the investigation, must make
themselves known by contacting the Commission, present
their views
information and supporting
evidence within 40 days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless
otherwise specified.. Attention is drawn to the fact that the
exercise of most procedural rights set out in the basic Regu-
lation depends on the party's making itself known within
the aforementioned period.

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee,
that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of a partial
interim review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in
accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited
in scope to the definition of the product concerned

(b) Hearings

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

(EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17.).

(2) OJ L 223, 27.8.2005, p. 1.

All interested parties may also apply to be heard by the
Commission within the same 40-day time limit.

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6. Written submissions, questionnaire replies and cor-

7. Non-co-operation

respondence

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 numbers of the interested party. All written
submissions, including the information requested in this notice,
and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confi-
dential basis shall be labeled as ‘Limited (1)’ and, in accordance
with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompa-
nied by a non-confidential version, which will be labeled ‘FOR
INSPECTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES’.

Commission address for correspondence:
European Commission
Directorate General for Trade
Directorate B
Office: J-79 5/16
B-1049 Brussels
Fax (32-2) 295 65 05

In cases in which any interested party refuses access to or 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, in accordance with Article 18 of the
basic Regulation, of the facts available. If an interested party
does not cooperate or cooperates only partially, and use of
facts available is made, the result may be less favorable to that
party than if it had cooperated.

8. Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 11(5)
of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the
publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European
Union.

(1) This means that

the document

is for internal use only.

is
protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001
of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public
access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents
(OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43). It is a confidential document pursuant
to Article 19 of the basic Regulation and Article 6 of the WTO
Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994
(Anti-dumping Agreement).

It