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Anti-Dumping Complaints

Volume 978: debated on Tuesday 12 February 1980

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asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the number of anti-dumping complaints made to the European Commission by United Kingdom organisations for the current and each of the last five years, respectively, giving the result in each case.

The European Commission did not assume responsibility for taking anti-dumping action on behalf of United Kingdom industry until July 1977. Details of cases with a United Kingdom interest subsequently opened for investigation, excluding cases involving iron and steel goods subject to the special ECSC anti-crisis measures, are as follows:

Case opened

Commodity

Country of origin

Result

1977 (first half)Housed bearingsJapanPrice undertaking from exporter.
Piezo electric quartz crystalsJapanPrice undertaking from exporter.
Unalloyed wrought titaniumJapanClosed through changed circumstances.
Kraft liner (paper)USA, Sweden, Finland, Canada, Portugal Australia and USSRDuty against USA; price undertakings from all other exporters.
Hole punching machinesJapanPrice undertaking from exporter.
1978Chemical wood pulpCanada, USA, Finland and SwedenClosed through changed circumstances
Polyamide and polyester high tenacity yarnUSAPrice undertaking from exporter.
PlywoodSouth KoreaNo dumping found.
Styrene butadiene rubberGerman Democratic Republic Poland and RomaniaNo case found for action.
RosinSwedenPrice undertaking from exporter.
Vinyl acetateUSAClosed through changed circumstances.
Electric light bulbsHungry, Poland, German Democratic Republic and Czechoslovakia.Investigation proceeding
Sodium carbonateBulgaria, German Democratic Republic Poland, Romania and USSR.Duty imposed against USSR; price undertakings received from all other exporters.
Fire building board (hardboard)Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, USSR, Spain, Sweden, Norway and Finland.Investigation proceeding
Herbicide (DINOSEB)RomaniaDuty imposed.

Case opened

Commodity

Country of origin

Result

1979Gas tubesSpain and RomaniaUndertaking from Spain; case still open against Romania.
Integral horsepower electric motorsCzechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Hungary, Poland, USSR, Bulgaria and Romania.Investigation proceeding.
Steel flangesSpainPrice undertaking from exporter.
Motor car tyresCzechoslovakia, German Democratic Republic, Poland, Romania and Yugoslavia.Investigation proceeding.
Dressed bovine leather(countervailing/subsidisation).BrazilPrice undertaking from exporter.
ChipboardSweden and spainPrice undertaking from exporters.
Cotton yarnTurkeyInvestigation proceeding.
SaccharinJapan China USAInvestigation proceeding.
Stereo cassette player headsJapanInvestigation proceeding.
Mechanical alarm clocksGerman Democratic Republic, USSR, Czechoslovakia, China and Hong Kong.Investigation proceeding.
Cold formed steel sectionsRomaniaInvestigation proceeding.
Ball bearingsJapan, USSR, Poland and RomaniaInvestigation proceeding.
Seamless steel tubesSpainInvestigation proceeding.
Acrylic fibreUSA, Japan, Spain, Turkey and GreeceDuty imposed against USA; undertaking from Spanish exporter; Turkey and Greece—no dumping

case still open against Japan.

Anchor chainsSweden and spainInvestigation proceeding.
Stainless steel barBrazilInvestigation proceeding.