On May 30, 2014, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (the "MOFCOM") issued Announcement No. 32 of 2014, deciding to levy anti-dumping duty on imports of tetrachloroethylene (PCE) originating in the EU and the United States for five years from May 31, 2014.
On March 29, 2019, the MOFCOM received a formal application for expiry review on anti-dumping measures officially submitted by Ningbo Juhua Chemical & Science Co., Ltd and Befar Group Co., Ltd. on behalf of PCE industry in China. The applicants claimed that, if the anti-dumping measures against imports of PCE originating in the EU and the United States are terminated, the dumping behavior and injury to the industry in China might continue or reoccur, and requested the MOFCOM to maintain the anti-dumping measures against imports of PCE originating in the EU and the United States.
In accordance with the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the MOFCOM reviewed the qualifications of the applicants, the products under investigation, similar domestic products, the imports of the product under investigation during the implementation of the anti-dumping measures, the possibility of continuity or re-occurrence of dumping, the possibility of continuity or re-occurrence of damages or related evidence. Current evidence shows that the applicants meet the provisions specified in Article 11, Article 13 and Article 17 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China on industry and industry representativeness, and therefore, they are eligible to apply on behalf of Chinese PCE industry. The investigation authority believes that the applicants' claims and the prima facie evidence submitted are in conformity with the requirements for an expiry review.
According to Article 48 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the MOFCOM decides to conduct an expiry review investigation into the anti-dumping measures imposed on the imports of PCE originating in the EU and the United States as of May 31, 2019. Relevant matters are hereby announced as follows:
I. Maintain the Anti-dumping Measures
As suggested by the MOFCOM and decided by the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council, during the expiry review investigation of the anti-dumping measures, the imports of PCE originating in the EU and the United States will still be subject to anti-dumping duties at the scope and rate released in MOFCOM Announcement No. 32 of 2014.
II. Review Investigation Period
The anti-dumping investigation period for this review is from January 01, 2018 to December 31, 2018, and the investigation period for industrial damages is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018.
III. Products subject to the Review
Products covered by the review are those to which the anti-dumping measures apply and the same as the products released in the MOFCOM Announcement No. 32 of 2014.
IV. Review Objective
This review aims to make clear whether dumping and injury may continue or occur again in the case of the termination of the anti-dumping measures imposed on the imports of PCE originating in the EU and the United States.
V. Registering for Participating in the Investigation
Any interested party may register with the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce for participating in this anti-dumping expiry review within 20 days as of the date of release hereof. Interested parties participating in the investigation are required to provide basic information, quantity and amount of the products under investigation exported to or importing from China, quantity and amount of similar products produced and sold and relationship during the dumping investigation period and other illustrative materials based on the Reference Format of the Registration to Participate in the Investigation, which can be downloaded from the Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau sub-website of the MOFCOM website (http://trb.mofcom.gov.cn).
For the purposes hereof, the interested parties are individuals and organizations as defined in Article 19 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China.
VI. Access to Public Information
The interested parties can download the published version of the application submitted by the applicants through the above-mentioned websites, or search, read, transcribe and copy the same in the MOFCOM Trade Relief Public Information Office. During the investigation, the interested parties can search, read, transcribe and copy public information about the case through the relevant websites, or in the MOFCOM Trade Relief Public Information Office (Tel.: 0086-10-65197878).
VII. Comments
If any interested party has any comments on the product scope and category, the qualification of the applicants, countries (regions) covered by the investigation regarding this investigation and other related questions, it may submit its opinions in written form to Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce within 20 days as of the date of release hereof.
VIII. Investigation Methods
In accordance with Article 20 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, the MOFCOM may get to know the related situation and conduct investigation via questionnaire, sampling, hearing, site investigation and other manners from the interested parties.
In order to obtain the information required for the investigation of this case, the MOFCOM usually issues questionnaires within 10 working days from the deadline for registering for participating in the investigation as prescribed herein, to overseas exporters or producers and domestic manufacturers and importers. In the meantime, MOFCOM will post the questionnaire on the aforementioned website.
Other interested parties who have not registered to participate in the investigation can download directly from the foregoing websites or request the questionnaires from Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce and fill in the same as required.
All interested parties are required to submit complete and accurate answers within the time as specified by the MOFCOM. The reply shall contain all information required in the questionnaire.
IX. Submission and Processing of Confidential Information
Where it is necessary to keep confidential the information submitted by the interested parties, the interested parties may request the MOFCOM to make confidential treatments and explain the reasons and at the same time provide non-confidential summary of that confidential information. Non-confidential summary shall contain sufficiently meaningful information to make other interested parties have a reasonable understanding of the confidential information.
X. Non-cooperation Consequences
In accordance with Article 21 of the Anti-dumping Regulations of the People's Republic of China, when the MOFCOM makes an investigation, an interested party shall faithfully reflect situations and provide relevant materials. If an interested party fails to do so, fails to provide necessary information within a reasonable time, or seriously impedes an investigation in any other way, the MOFCOM may give a ruling according to facts already obtained and the best information available.
XI. Investigation Period
This investigation starts from May 31, 2018 and ends prior to May 30, 2020.
XII. Contact Information
No. 5 Import Investigation Office, Trade Remedy and Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Commerce
Address: No. 2 Dong Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China
Postal code: 100731
Tel.: 010-65197589, 65198409
Fax: 010-65197579
(All information published in this website is authentic in Chinese. English is provided for reference only. )
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