Antidumping investigations: Significant increase

During March, 2009, the Under-secretary of Industry, Commerce and Small and Medium Size Companies (“SICPyME”) started four investigations to determine the existence of dumping in export to Argentina of certain products:

(i)          On March 2, the SICPyME issued Resolution No 46/2009 by which it started an investigation for alleged dumping in exports to Argentina of iron wheels from the People’s Republic of China.

(ii)         On March 20, the SICPyME issued Resolution No 83/2009 starting an investigation for alleged dumping in exports to Argentina of knifes from the People’s Republic of China and Brazil.

(iii)        On March 25, the SICPyME issued Resolution No 86/2009 starting an investigation for alleged dumping in exports to Argentina of denim fabric from the People’s Republic of China.

(iv)         On the same day, the SICPyME issued Resolution No 87/2009 starting an investigation for alleged dumping in exports to Argentina of recordable compact disks (CD-R) from Paraguay.

Producers, importers and exporters involved in the commerce of the products under investigation may require information about proceeding, and, potentially, take part in it as interested parties.

Besides, in the framework of antidumping investigations, the Minister of Production announced several resolutions establishing the following provisional antidumping measures:

(i)          On April 1, through Resolution No 107/2009, it established a minimum FOB value for the export to Argentina of dinnerware from the People’s Republic of China.

(ii)         On the same day, by Resolution No 108/2009 established a minimum FOB value for the export to Argentina of certain kind of chains from the People’s Republic of China.

(iii)         On April 6, issued Resolution No 111/2009 applying ad valorem antidumping duties for the export to Argentina of acrylic fabric threads from Indonesia.

Finally, on the April 14, the Minister of Production issued Resolution No 122/2009 by which a price undertaking offered on exports to Argentine of acrylic fabric threads from Brazil was accepted.