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  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/290 of 28 February 2020 terminating the partial interim review of the countervailing duty applicable to imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron originating in India without amending the measures in force",
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  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2020/290\nof 28 February 2020\nterminating the partial interim review of the countervailing duty applicable to imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron originating in India without amending the measures in force\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union, and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,\nAfter informing the Member States,\nWhereas:\n1.\nPROCEDURE\n1.1.\nMeasures in force\n(1)\nBy Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/387 (‘the original Regulation’), the European Commission (‘the Commission’) imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) (‘DCIT’), originating in India (‘the product under review’).\n(2)\nThe product under review is also subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/388 on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) originating in India, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1369.\n1.2.\nRequest for a review\n(3)\nOn 24 July 2018 the Commission received a request for a partial interim review of the countervailing duty in force pursuant to Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 (‘the basic Regulation’) lodged by the exporting producer Electrosteel Castings Limited (‘ECL’).\n(4)\nIn the original investigation, the Commission found a countervailing duty of 9,0 % for ECL.\n1.3.\nInitiation of a partial interim review\n(5)\nThe Commission decided to initiate a partial interim review in accordance with Article 19 of the basic Regulation, limited in scope to the examination of subsidisation for ECL and its related companies in India. On 4 December 2018, the Commission published a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Union (‘the notice of initiation’).\n(6)\nThe review investigation period was 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018.\n1.4.\nInterested parties\n(7)\nIn the notice of initiation, the Commission invited interested parties to make their views known. In addition, the Commission specifically informed the authorities of the country concerned about the review and invited them to participate.\n(8)\nInterested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.\n(9)\nThe Commission held two hearings with ECL representatives on 26 April 2019 and on 8 November 2019. Moreover, the Commission held two joint hearings at the request of Hydro-Mat (Belgium) and Vodoskok (Croatia), and Rekalde (Spain), Aquatubo (Spain), Duna Armatura (Romania), G.M. Tecnorappresentanze (Italy), Termocentro (Italy) and WAPPTech Environmental Technology (Hungary).\n2.\nWITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST\n(10)\nBy e-mail dated 27 September 2019, ECL informed the Commission of the withdrawal of its request for an interim review.\n(11)\nPursuant to Article 14(1) of the basic Regulation, proceedings may be terminated where the request is withdrawn, unless such termination would not be in the Union interest.\n(12)\nThe investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that a termination of the proceeding would not be in the Union interest.\n3.\nCONCLUSION\n(13)\nThe Commission considered that the partial interim review proceeding should be terminated without a formal determination concerning any significant lasting changes and ECL’s subsidisation practice.\n(14)\nThe Commission concluded that the partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of subsidisation as far as ECL is concerned should be terminated without amending the measures in force.\n4.\nDISCLOSURE\n(15)\nAll interested parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations leading to the above conclusions and were granted a period to submit comments subsequent to this disclosure. The submission received was not such as to modify the conclusion.\n(16)\nThis Decision is in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 25(1) of the basic Regulation,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/387 of 17 March 2016 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron), originating in India (OJ L 73, 18.3.2016, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/388 of 17 March 2016 imposing a definitive antidumping duty on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) originating in India (OJ L 73, 18.3.2016, p. 53)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1369 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/388 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) originating in India (OJ L 217, 12.8.2016, p. 4)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "Notice of initiation of a partial interim review of the countervailing measures applicable to imports of tubes and pipes of ductile cast iron (also known as spheroidal graphite cast iron) originating in India (OJ C 437, 4.12.2018, p. 32)."
    }
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