Anti-dumping duties on the import of flat glass in Ukraine

30.4.2013

Question for written answer E-004887-13
to the Commission
Rule 117
Konrad Szymański (ECR)

Further to the Commission’s answer of 8 June 2012 (E-004630/2012) regarding Ukraine’s imposition of anti‐dumping duties on imported flat glass (‘float’), I should like to put the following questions:

Does the Commission intend to make renewed representations following the suspension of float glass production in Lysychansk?

Anti‐dumping duties were introduced in order to protect Ukrainian production, specifically the factory in Lysychansk, which was the only factory producing float glass in Ukraine. In April 2013, this factory shut down production.

The measures taken by Ukraine in the past year failed because the shortfalls in the sales of Polish glass were compensated for by glass imports from Romania and Hungary, which are not subject to anti‐dumping duties.

Since these measures were unsuccessful, their continued application appears to be unwarranted.

Given that interested parties may formally demand that decisions be revised 12 months after they have entered into force, which in this case is May 2013, does the Commission intend to intervene in this matter?

What resources can the Commission use to help remove restrictions on accessing the Ukrainian market and to remove the anti‐dumping duties on the import of flat glass that Ukraine imposes on selected EU Member States, including Poland?

OJ C 80 E, 19/03/2014