Announcement No.88, 2005 of Ministry of Commerce, on Starting New Exporter Review on Imported Phenol
China import & export Policy 2005-12-13 09:33:03
The Ministry of Commerce issued Announcement No.2 of 2004 on February 1, 2004 to start levying anti-dumping duties on imported Phenol (hereinafter referred to as investigated product) originating in Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S. and Taiwan region.
LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd., on October 25, 2005, submit application on new exporter review on Phenol to the Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports, petitioning to Ministry of Commerce for fixing a specific anti-dumping duty rate.
In respond to the application, Ministry of Commerce made an examination on related issues and decided to start a new exporter review, as of the date when this announcement is issued, on the anti-dumping measures implemented on the investigated product from the LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd. during a per iod from April 1, 2005 to September 30, 2005.
The investigated products are listed under No. 29071110 in Import and Export Tariffs of the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China.
Interested parties can apply in written forms to respond to charges in the new exporter review within 20 days as of the date the Announcement is issued.
To get the necessary information for the investigation, Ministry of Commerce will send out questionnaire to the interested parties accordingly, the answer sheet of which shall be submitted within 37 days as of the date of issuance of the questionnaire.
The interested parties could raise written petition for holding a hearing, which could also be held initiatively by Ministry of Commerce when necessary.
Ministry of Commerce could, when necessary, send out staff to relate countries for field examination and verification, before which the countries and enterprises will get notice in advance.
This new exporter review shall last less than 9 months as of the date of starting the investigation, namely finish before September 5, 2006.
Any form of obstruction against the investigation may result in an arbitration based on the available facts and information.
As of the date of promulgation of the announcement, importers in mainland shall, while importing Phenol products from LG Petrochemical Co., Ltd, submit deposit in security in accordance with the anti-dumping rate for Other ROK Companies in the original anti-dumping arbitration.
Address: No. 2, DongChangAn St., Beijing Postcode: 100731 Bureau of Fair Trade for Imports and Exports, Ministry of Commerce: Please contact: Chen Guihua, Jiang Chengsen, Liang Jie Tel: 010-65198197，65198439，65198915 Fax: 010-65198915，65198172
