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22.5.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
131/7
COMMISSION DECISION
of 21 May 2012
terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass
fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China
(2012/265/EU)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
proceeding. Interested parties were given the opportunity
to make their views known in writing and to request a
hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
initiation.
Union,
(5) All
interested
parties
who
so
requested
and
showed
that
there were particular reasons why they should be heard
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of
were granted a hearing.
30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports
from countries not members of the European Community ( 1 )
(‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9 thereof,
B. WITHDRAWAL OF THE COMPLAINT AND
TERMINATION OF THE PROCEEDING
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
(6) By
a
letter
of
12
March
2012
to
the
Commission,
the
complainant formally withdrew its complaint.
Whereas:
(7) In
accordance
with
Article
9(1)
of
the
basic
Regulation,
the proceeding may be terminated where the complaint
is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in
A. PROCEDURE
the Union interest.
(1) On
16
June
2011,
the
European
Commission
(‘Commis
sion’) received a complaint concerning the alleged
injurious dumping of certain woven and/or stitched
(8)
The investigation had not brought to light any consider
glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic
ations showing that such termination would be against
of China (‘PRC’), lodged pursuant to Article 5 of the
the Union interest. Therefore the Commission considered
basic Regulation by the Glass Fibre Fabrics Defence
that the present proceeding should be terminated.
Coalition (‘GFFDC’ or ‘the complainant’) on behalf of
Interested parties were informed accordingly and were
producers representing a major proportion, in this case
given the opportunity to comment. Comments were
more than 25 %, of the total Union production of certain
received from one interested party. However, these
woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics.
comments did not alter the finding that the termination
of the proceeding would not be against the Union
interest.
(2) The
complaint
contained
prima
facie
evidence
of
the
existence of dumping and of material injury resulting
therefrom, which was considered sufficient to justify
(9) The
Commission
therefore
concludes
that
the
anti-
the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding.
dumping proceeding concerning imports into the
Union of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre
fabrics originating in the PRC should be terminated,
(3) On
28
July
2011,
the
Commission,
after
consultation
of
the Advisory Committee, announced, by a notice
published in the Official Journal of the European
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Union ( 2 ), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding
concerning imports into the Union of certain woven
and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the PRC.
Article 1
The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of fabrics of
woven or stitched or woven and stitched continuous filament
(4) The
Commission
officially
advised
the
exporters/pro
glass fibre rovings, excluding products which are impregnated
ducers in the PRC, importers, users and any associations
or pre-impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics
known to be concerned, the authorities of the PRC and
with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm both in length and
all known Union producers of the initiation of the
in width and weighing more than 35 g/m 2 originating in the
People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes
( 1 ) OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.
ex 7019 39 00, ex 7019 40 00 and ex 7019 90 00, is hereby
( 2 ) OJ C 222, 28.7.2011, p. 12.
terminated.

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Official Journal of the European Union
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Article 2
This Decision shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
European Union.
Done at Brussels, 21 May 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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