Announcement No. Seventeenth Of 2014 Issued By Ministry Of Commerce On Anti-Dumping Investigation Of Imported Optical Fiber Prefabricated Rods Originating In Japan And The United States

< p > > People's Republic of China a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > Ministry of Commerce < /a > in January 22, 2014, we received the anti-dumping investigation application submitted by Long Fei optical fiber and cable Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Hengtong Au Optronics Co and Fortis Group Co., Ltd. on behalf of the domestic optical fiber prefabrication industry. The applicant requested anti-dumping investigations on imported optical fiber prefabricated rods originating in Japan and the United States.

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< p > the Ministry of Commerce, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the anti dumping regulations of the People's Republic of China, has examined the qualifications of the applicant, the relevant conditions of the application for investigation of products, the situation of similar products in China, the impact of the product on the domestic industry, and the state of the application for investigation.

At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce has reviewed the evidence concerning dumping, damage and the causal relationship between dumping and damage.

The preliminary evidence provided by the applicant indicates that the output of optical fiber preform produced by the applicant and the Jiangsu Electronics Company Limited, beacon Telecom Polytron Technologies Inc and Zhongtian science and Technology Precision Material Co., Ltd. in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 accounted for more than 50% of the total output of similar products in China over the same period, which accords with the eleventh, thirteenth and seventeenth provisions of the People's Republic of China anti-dumping regulations on anti-dumping investigations filed by domestic industries.

At the same time, the application includes the contents and relevant evidence required by the fourteenth antidumping rules of the People's Republic of China and the fifteenth anti-dumping investigations.

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< p > according to the above examination results and the sixteenth provision of the anti dumping regulations of the People's Republic of China, the Ministry of Commerce decided to initiate an anti-dumping investigation on imported optical fiber prefabricated rods originating in Japan and the United States since March 19, 2014.

The relevant matters are hereby announced as follows: < /p >

< p > < strong > 1. Filing investigation and investigation period < /strong > < /p >

< p > since the announcement of this announcement, the Ministry of Commerce has made anti-dumping investigations on imported optical fiber preforms originating in Japan and the United States. The dumping investigation period identified in this survey is from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013, and the industrial injury investigation period is from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2013.

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< p > < strong > two, the product under investigation and the scope of investigation < /strong > < /p >

< p > scope of investigation: imported optical fiber prefabricated rods originating in Japan and the United States < /p >

< p > Product Name: optical fiber preform, English Name: Optical Fiber Preform or Fiber Preform.

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< p > Description: optical fiber preform is a quartz glass rod with specific refractive index profile and used for manufacturing optical fiber.

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< p > main application: it is mainly used for manufacturing optical fiber.

The optical fiber is used for optical fiber pmission of all kinds of optical cable structures.

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< p > the product is classified in the People's Republic of China import and export tariff code: 70022010.

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< p > < strong > three, registration respondent < /strong > < /p >

< p > on dumping investigation, any interested party may, within 20 days from the date of promulgation of this notice, apply to the Ministry of Commerce for import and Export Fair < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > trade < /a > to apply for participation in the complaint. The exporters or producers involved in the complaint shall also provide the quantity and amount of the products being investigated to China for export to China from January 1, 2013 to December 2013 31.

The reference format for dumping investigation registration can be downloaded from the announcement website of the fair trade website of the Ministry of Commerce of People's Republic of China (http://gpj.mofcom.gov.cn).

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< p > in respect of the industrial injury investigation, the interested party may register with the Ministry of Commerce's industrial injury investigation bureau within 20 days from the date of promulgation of this announcement. Meanwhile, it should provide the production capacity, output, inventory, plan for construction and expansion, and the quantity and amount of the products to be exported to China during the period of industrial injury investigation.

The application form for industrial injury investigation in the optical fiber prefabricated rod anti-dumping case can be downloaded from the China trade remedy information network (http://www.cacs.gov.cn) case and measures - Import investigation - dynamic work - register of complaints.

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< p > < strong > four, the rights of interested parties < /strong > /p >

< p > the interested parties may download the unclassified text of the application submitted by the applicant in the "case dynamics" column of the fair trade website of the Ministry of Commerce, or consult the office of the Ministry of Commerce's trade relief information disclosure (Tel: 86-10-65197878).

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< p > If an interested party has any objection to the scope of the product, the qualification of the applicant, the country under investigation and other related issues, he may submit his written comments to the Ministry of Commerce within the period of registration.

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< p > < strong > five, investigation method < /strong > < /p >

< p > investigation organs can use questionnaires, sampling, hearings, on-site verification and other means to understand and investigate the interested parties.

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< p > the relevant information on the investigation of industrial injury in this case can be found in China's trade relief information network.

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< p > < strong > six, questionnaire survey < /strong > < /p >

< p > (1) dumping questionnaire on optical fiber prefabricated rod anti-dumping case.

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< p > > the Ministry of commerce issues a questionnaire to the registered respondent company and other companies listed in the application within 10 working days after the deadline for registration.

The questionnaire included the organization and operation of the company, the products under investigation, export sales to China (mainland), domestic (regional) sales, export sales to China (mainland), other countries (regions), production costs and related costs, estimated dumping margins and checklists.

The dumping questionnaire for optical fiber prefabricated rods can be downloaded in the "case dynamics" column of the fair website of the Ministry of Commerce's website.

Other companies that have not yet registered can directly download or request the questionnaire from the Ministry of Commerce, and fill in the questionnaires as required.

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All companies mentioned above should submit a complete and accurate answer within the specified time limit. P

The answer should include all the information requested by the questionnaire.

All written answers should be sent to the Ministry of Commerce within 37 days from the date of issuance of the questionnaire.

If the respondent company has justified reasons for failing to complete the answer before the expiration date of the written reply, it shall submit a written application for the extension of the written reply to the MOFCOM 7 days before the deadline for submission of the written reply, and state the reasons for the extension and the reason for extension.

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< p > if the respondent company fails to submit a written reply within the prescribed time limit, or fails to provide a complete and accurate answer to the requirements, or does not allow the Ministry of Commerce to carry out verification, or otherwise seriously obstruct the investigation, the Ministry of Commerce may, in accordance with the provisions of the twenty-first provision of the People's Republic of China anti-dumping regulations, make a ruling on the basis of the facts and the best information available.

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< p > (two) optical fiber prefabricated rod anti-dumping case Industrial Injury Questionnaire.

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< p > the relevant notice on the industry injury survey questionnaire can be querying in China's < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/ > > trade < /a > relief information network.

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< p > seven. Since March 19, 2014, the survey should normally be completed before March 19, 2015, and can be extended to September 19, 2015 under special circumstances.

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