Proposal for a Council Regulation imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards originating in the People’s Republic of China, and repealing the anti-dumping measures on imports of ironing boards originating in Ukraine following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) and a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009

This proposal concerns the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (‘the basic Regulation’) in the expiry review investigation concerning the anti-dumping duty in force in respect of imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China the PRC and Ukraine and in the partial interim review investigation concerning the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in Ukraine.

This proposal is made in the context of the implementation of the basic Regulation and is the result of the investigations which were carried out in line with the substantive and procedural requirements laid out in the basic Regulation.

On 25 April 2012, the Commission announced the initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and Ukraine. The review was initiated following a substantiated request by three Union producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 40%, of the Union production of ironing boards. In parallel, on 12 June 2012, the Commission announced the initiation of a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in Ukraine for the sole exporting producer of ironing boards in Ukraine.

The expiry review investigation found continuation of dumped imports from the People's Republic of China and likelihood of recurrence of injury. Neither dumping nor likelihood of recurrence of dumping was found in respect of the imports of the product concerned from Ukraine. It was further established that the continuation of measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in the People's Republic of China and repeal of the measures applicable to imports of ironing boards originating in Ukraine was not against the interest of the Union. The partial interim review investigation did not show the existence of dumping in respect of the imports of the product concerned from the Ukrainian exporting producer concerned, which was found representative for the whole country.

Therefore, it is suggested that the Council adopts the attached proposal for a Regulation in order to prolong the existing measures with regard to imports of the product concerned from the People's Republic of China and to terminate the existing measures with regard to imports of the product concerned from Ukraine.

EUR-Lex: COM(2013)444: Follow the progress of this proposal through the decision-making procedure http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/HIS/?uri=COM:2013:444:FIN

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