CELEX: 51994PC0675
Language: en
Date: 1994-12-21
Title: Proposal for a COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten ores and concentrates, tungstic oxide, tungstic acid, tungsten carbide and fused tungsten carbide originating in the People's Republic of China

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                       COM(94) 675 final
                                       Brussels, 21.12.1994
                          Proposal for a
                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
       extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports
          of tungsten ores and concentrates, tungstic oxide,
          tungstic acid, tungsten carbide and fused tungsten
        carbide originating in the People's Republic of China
                  (presented by the Commission)
 ---pagebreak---  ---pagebreak---                           Explanatory memorandum
1. Commission Regulation (EC) No 2286/94 imposed a provisional         anti-
   dumping  duty on    imports of  tungsten products originating     in the
   People's Republic of China.
2. Since the examination of the facts in this case has not yet been
   completed,   the Commission   informed the exporters concerned of     its
   intention   to    propose  an   extension   of  the  validity    of   the
   provisional    duty.  The  exporters   raised  no  objections   to   this
   proposal.
3. Accordingly, pursuant to Article 11 (5) of Council Regulation (EEC)
   No 2423/88, the Commission hereby submits a proposal for a Council
   Regulation extending    the validity of the provisional     anti-dumping
   duty on   imports of tungsten products originating      in the People's
   Republic of China, for a further period of two months.
                                     A
 ---pagebreak---                     COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No        /94
                               of         1994
         extending the provisional anti-dumping duty on imports
           of tungsten ores and concentrates, tungstic oxide,
           tungstic acid, tungsten carbide and fused tungsten
         carbide originating in the People's Republic of China
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on
protection  against   dumped  or   subsidized  imports  from countries   not
members  of  the  European   Economic   community(!)   as  last  amended  by
                                 2
Regulation   (EC) No.    522/94( ),   and  in  particular   Article  11  (5)
thereof,
Having regard to the Commission proposal,
Whereas Commission Regulation (EC) No 2286/94 of 21 September 1994(3)
imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of tungsten ores and
concentrates, tungstic oxide, tungstic acid, tungsten carbide and fused
tungsten carbide originating in the People's Republic of China;
Whereas examination of the facts has not yet been completed and the
Commission has informed the exporters known to be concerned of its
intention to propose an extension of the validity of the provisional
duty for an additional period of two months;
(1) OJ No L 209, 2.8.1988, p. 1.
(2) OJ No L 66, 10.3.1994, p.10.
(3) OJ No L 248, 23.9.1994, p.8.
 ---pagebreak--- Whereas the exporters have raised no objections,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
The provisional   anti-dumping   duty  on imports  of tungsten ores  and
concentrates, tungstic oxide, tungstic acid, tungsten carbide and fused
tungsten carbide originating in the People's Republic of China imposed
by Regulation (EC) No 22 86/94 is hereby extended for a period of two
months until 24 March 199 5. It shall cease to apply if, before that
date, the Council    adopts  definitive measures   or the proceeding  is
terminated under Article 9 of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its
publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.
This  Regulation   shall  be   binding   in its   entirety  and directly
applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels,                               For the Council
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