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5.4.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
99/33
DECISIONS
COMMISSION DECISION
of 4 April 2012
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium cyclamate originating in
the People’s Republic of China, limited to two Chinese exporting producers Fang Da Food Additive
(Shen Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan) Limited
(2012/185/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(4) The
Commission
sent
questionnaires
to
the
complainant,
to the Fang Da group and to known importers and users.
Interested parties were given the opportunity to make
their views known in writing and to request a hearing
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation.
Union,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of
(5) All
interested
parties
who
so
requested
and
showed
that
30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports
there were particular reasons why they should be heard
from countries not members of the European Community (
were granted a hearing.

1 )
(‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Article 9 thereof,
B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
(6) By
a
letter
of
17
January
2012
to
the
Commission,
the
complainant formally withdrew its complaint.
Whereas:
(7) In
accordance
with
Article
9(1)
of
the
basic
Regulation,
A. PROCEDURE
the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint
(1) On
3
January
2011,
the
European
Commission
(‘Com
is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in
mission’) received a complaint pursuant to Article 5 of
the Union interest.
the Basic Regulation, alleging that imports of sodium
cyclamate, originating in the People’s Republic of China
(‘PRC’) and produced by Fang Da Food Additive (Shen
Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive (Yang Quan)
(8)
It is considered that the present proceeding should be
Limited (‘the Fang Da group’) are being dumped and are
terminated since the investigation had not brought to
thereby contributing to the material injury to the Union
light any considerations showing that such termination
industry.
would not be in the Union interest. Interested parties
were informed accordingly and were given the oppor
tunity to comment. No comments were received indi
cating that such termination would not be in the
(2) The
complaint
was
lodged
by
Productos
Aditivos
SA
(‘the
Union interest.
complainant’), the sole producer in the Union of sodium
cyclamate, representing 100 % of the Union production
thereof.
(9) The
Commission
therefore
concludes
that
the
anti-
dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium
(3) On
17
February
2011,
after
consultation
of
the
Advisory
cyclamate originating in the PRC, limited to the Fang
Committee, the Commission announced by a notice
Da group should be terminated.
published in the Official Journal of the European
Union ( 2 ), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding
concerning imports of sodium cyclamate originating in
the PRC, limited to the Fang Da group.
(10) The
review
based
on
Article
2(3)
of
Council
Regulation
(EC) No 1515/2001 ( 3 ) can therefore also be terminated,
( 1 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
( 2 ) OJ C 50, 17.2.2011, p. 9.
( 3 ) OJ L 201, 26.7.2001, p. 10.

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L 99/34
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
5.4.2012
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of
Article 1
its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of sodium
cyclamate originating in the People’s Republic of China,
limited to two Chinese exporting producers Fang Da Food
Additive (Shen Zhen) Limited and Fang Da Food Additive
Done at Brussels, 4 April 2012.
(Yang Quan) Limited, is hereby terminated.
Article 2
For the Commission
The review based on Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No
The President
1515/2001 is hereby terminated.
José Manuel BARROSO

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