Commission Regulation (EU) No 653/2012 of 17 July 2012 initiating a 'new exporter' review of Council Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate originating, inter alia, in Taiwan, repealing the duty with regard to imports from one exporter in this country and making these imports subject to registration

A review of Council Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 in order to determine if and to what extent the imports of polyethylene terephthalate having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher, according to ISO standard 1628-5, currently falling within CN code 39076020, originating in Taiwan, produced and sold for export to the Union by Lealea Enterprise Co., Ltd. (TARIC additional code A996) should be subject to the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 192/2007.

The anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 is hereby repealed with regard to the imports identified in Article 1 of the present Regulation.

The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 11(4) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union identified in Article 1 of this Regulation. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

1 Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit a reply to the questionnaire indicated in recital 11 of this Regulation or any information to be taken into account within 37 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

2 Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time-limit.

3 Interested parties are required to make all submissions and requests in electronic format (non-confidential submissions via e-mail, confidential ones on CD-R/DVD), and must indicate their name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers. However, any Powers of Attorney, signed certifications, and any updates thereof, accompanying questionnaire replies must be submitted on paper, i.e. by post or by hand, at the address below. If an interested party cannot provide its submissions and requests in electronic format, it must immediately inform the Commission in compliance with Article 18(2) of the basic Regulation. For further information concerning correspondence with the Commission, interested parties may consult the relevant web page on the website of the Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/trade-defence. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis must be labelled as 'Limited' and, in accordance with Article 19(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, must be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which must be labelled 'For inspection by interested parties'. Commission address for correspondence: European Commission Directorate-General for Trade Directorate H Office: N105 4/92 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel BELGIQUE/BELGIË Fax +32 2295 65 05 E-mail: [email protected]

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.