Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the antidumping measures applicable to imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in Thailand
Date: 2007-03-22
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Thailand, anti-dumping legislation, anti-dumping measure, dumping, electric cable, import, originating product

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Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the antidumping measures applicable to imports
of certain iron or steel ropes and cables originating in Thailand

(2007/C 66/06)

The Commission has received a request for a partial
interim
review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No
384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped
imports from countries not members of the European Com-
munity (‘the basic Regulation’) (1).

A notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping
measures applicable to imports of the product concerned origin-
in Thailand was published on 3 August
ating,
2006 (3). This review is still on-going.

inter alia,

1. Request for review

4. Grounds for the review

The request was lodged by Usha Siam Steel Industries Public
Company Limited (‘the applicant’), an exporter from Thailand.

The request is limited in scope to the examination of dumping
as far as the applicant is concerned.

2. Product

The product under review is iron or steel ropes and cables,
including locked coil ropes, excluding ropes and cables of stain-
less steel, with a maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeding
3 mm, with fittings attached or not originating in Thailand (‘the
product concerned’), currently classifiable within CN codes
7312 10 81, 7312 10 83, 7312 10 85 and 7312 10 89 and
7312 10 98. These CN codes are given only for information.

3. Existing measures

The measures currently in force are definitive anti-dumping
duties imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1601/2001 (2)
on imports of certain iron or steel ropes and cables origin-
ating in Thailand.

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

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

(2) OJ L 211, 4.8.2001, p. 1.

The request pursuant to Article 11(3) is based on the prima
facie evidence, provided by the applicant, that the circumstances
on the basis of which measures were established have changed
and that these changes are of a lasting nature.

The applicant alleges and provides prima facie evidence that a
comparison between its own costs and domestic prices and its
export prices would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly
below the level of the current measures. The applicant alleges
that this has led to a reduction or elimination of dumping.
Therefore the continued imposition of measures at the existing
levels, which were based on the level of injury previously estab-
lished is no longer necessary to offset dumping.

5. Procedure for the determination of dumping

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.

The investigation will assess the need for the continuation,
removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of
the applicant.

(3) OJ C 181, 3.8.2006, p. 15.

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it

is determined that measures

should be removed or
If
amended for the applicant, it may be necessary to amend the
the product
rate of duty currently applicable to imports of
concerned from other exporting producers of
the product
concerned as set out
in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No
1601/2001.

(a) Questionnaires

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its
investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to
the applicant and to the authorities of
the exporting
country
information and supporting
evidence should reach the Commission within the time limit
set in point 6(a).

concerned. This

(b) Collection of information and holding of hearings

All interested parties are hereby invited to make their views
known, submit information other than questionnaire replies
and to provide supporting evidence. This information and
supporting evidence must reach the Commission within the
time limit set in point 6(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 6(b).

6. Time limits

(a) For parties to make themselves known, to submit questionnaire

replies and any other information

All interested parties, if their representations are to be taken
into account during the investigation, must make themselves
known by contacting the Commission, present their views
and submit questionnaire replies or any other information
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 Regulation
depends on the party's making itself known within the
aforementioned period.

7. Written submissions, questionnaire replies and cor-

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,
questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested
parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ (1)
and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation,
shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will
be labelled ‘FOR INSPECTION BY INTERESTED PARTIES’.

Commission address for correspondence:

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

8. Non-co-operation

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 favourable to that party
than if it had cooperated.

9. Schedule of the investigation

(b) Hearings

interested parties may also apply to be heard by the

All
Commission within the same 40-day time limit.

The investigation will be concluded, according to Article 6(9) of
the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publi-
cation of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

(1) This means that the document is for internal use only. It is protected
pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the Euro-
pean Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2001 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).