10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/1

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 305/01

Date of adoption of the decision	4.9.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.33997 (11/N)
Member State	Czech Republic
Region	Strední Morava	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Program podpory kultury ve Zlínském kraji
Legal basis	Program podpory kultury ve Zlínském kraji zákon č. 129/2000 Sb., o krajích, v platném znění: §1-2, §14, §35-37 a §59 zákon č. 250/2000 Sb., o rozpočtových pravidlech územních rozpočtů,v platném znění: §10, §22, §27-28, §30 a §34 zákon č. 320/2001 Sb., o finanční kontrole ve veřejné správě a o změně některých zákonů, v platném znění: §1-23 zákon č. 563/1991 Sb., o účetnictví, v platném znění.
Type of measure	Scheme	—
Objective	Culture, Heritage conservation
Form of aid	Other, Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: CZK 1 122 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	5 years from date of adoption
Economic sectors	Arts, entertainment and recreation
Name and address of the granting authority	Zlínský kraj Třída Tomáše Bati 21 761 90 Zlín ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	25.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34586 (12/N)
Member State	Greece
Region	Κρήτη	Article 107(3)(a)
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Επέκταση Αερολιμένα Χανίων
Legal basis	1) Απόφαση ένταξης της πράξης στο ΕΣΠΑ 2007-2013 (Α.Π. 261/Φ.95/8.2.2012). 2) Νόμος 3263/2004 περί ανάθεσης δημοσίων έργων.
Type of measure	Individual aid	Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority, Υπηρεσία Πολιτικής Αεροπορίας (ΥΠΑ)
Objective	Regional development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 77,70 million
Intensity	75 %
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2015
Economic sectors	Air transport
Name and address of the granting authority	Ενδιάμεση Διαχειριστική Αρχή Μεταφορών Αγ. Σοφίας 10 Ν. ΨΥΧΙΚΟ 154 51 Αθήνα/Athens ΕΛΛΑΔΑ/GREECE
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	11.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34645 (12/NN)
Member State	United Kingdom
Region	Comhairle Nan Eilan (Western Isles)	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	HTT (Manufacturing) Ltd rescue loan February 2012
Legal basis	Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990, as amended 1 April 2001 by Scottish Statutory Instrument 2001 No 126
Type of measure	Individual aid	HTT (Manufacturing) Ltd
Objective	Rescuing firms in difficulty
Form of aid	Soft loan
Budget	Overall budget: GBP 0,28 million
Intensity	93,22 %
Duration (period)	22.2.2012-21.8.2012
Economic sectors	Preparation and spinning of textile fibres, Finishing of textiles
Name and address of the granting authority	Highlands & Islands Enterprise Cowan House Inverness Retail & Business Park Inverness Scotland IV2 7GF UNITED KINGDOM
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	30.8.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34809 (12/N)
Member State	Germany
Region	Dingolfing-Landau	Non-assisted areas
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	NGA Breitbandnetz für den Vilstalbereich des Marktes Reisbach/Bayern
Legal basis	Kommunale Haushaltsverordnung Bayern
Type of measure	Ad hoc aid	Telekom Deutschland GmbH
Objective	Regional development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: EUR 0,14 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	31.8.2012-31.7.2013
Economic sectors	Wired telecommunications activities
Name and address of the granting authority	Markt Reisbach Postfach 68 94417 Reisbach DEUTSCHLAND
Other information	—

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10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/5

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Authorisation for State aid pursuant to Articles 107 and 108 of the TFEU

Cases where the Commission raises no objections

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 305/02

Date of adoption of the decision	25.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.25611 (12/NN)
Member State	Germany
Region	Nordrhein-Westfalen
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Angebliche Beihilfe in Form der Bereitstellung von Personal durch die Landwirtschaftskammer Nordrhein-Westfalen für die Landwirtschaftliche Unternehmensberatung Nordrhein-Westfalen (LUB) GmbH zu günstigen Bedingungen
Legal basis	—
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	—
Form of aid	—
Budget	—
Intensity	Measure does not constitute aid
Duration (period)	—
Economic sectors	—
Name and address of the granting authority	—
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	8.5.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.32063 (11/NN)
Member State	Poland
Region	Kujawsko-Pomorskie
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	LIP-Mondi Świecie
Legal basis	Ustawa z dnia 20 października 1994 r. o specjalnych strefach ekonomicznych (Dz.U. z 2007 r. nr 42, poz. 274); art. 7 ust. 3 ustawy z dnia 12 stycznia 1991 r. o podatkach i opłatach lokalnych (Dz.U. z 2006 r. nr 121, poz. 844 ze zm.); rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej z dnia 21 listopada 2005 r. w sprawie szczegółowych warunków i trybu dokonywania refundacji ze środków Funduszu Pracy (…) (Dz.U. nr 236, poz. 2002)
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	Regional development, Employment
Form of aid	Tax allowance, Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: PLN 301,14 million
Intensity	22,66 %
Duration (period)	20.12.2007-31.12.2020
Economic sectors	Manufacturing industry
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministerstwo Gospodarki Burmistrz Świecia Powiat Świecki – Powiatowy Urząd Pracy Pl. 3 Krzyży 3/5 00-507 Warszawa POLSKA/POLAND
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	11.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.33845 (11/N)
Member State	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Prolongation du régime d'aide au service expérimental d'autoroute ferroviaire alpine
Legal basis	Convention du 28 juillet 2003 relative au financement d'un service expérimental d'autoroute ferroviaire alpine entre Bourgneuf-Aiton, en France et Orbassano, en Italie
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Sectoral development, Environmental protection
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 4,6-5,4 million   Overall budget: EUR 6,9-8,1 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	Until 30.6.2013
Economic sectors	Railways
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministère de l'écologie, de l'énergie, du développement durable et de la mer Mission intermodalité fret Arche Sud 92055 La Défense Cedex FRANCE
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	5.6.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34050 (12/N)
Member State	Romania
Region	Județul Cluj, Regiunea de dezvoltare Nord-Vest
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Regia autonomă Aeroportul Cluj-Napoca – Noi destinații
Legal basis	Ordinul Ministrului Transporturilor și Infrastructurii nr. 744/23 septembrie 2011; Proiect de Hotărâre a Consiliului Județean Cluj privind ajutorul financiar la inființare pentru deschiderea de noi rute și/sau frecvențe de operare la Regia Autonoma Aeroportul Cluj-Napoca (Monitorul Oficial al Romaniei nr. 708/7 octombrie 2011)
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Sectoral development, Regional development
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Overall budget: RON 22,9 million
Intensity	40 %
Duration (period)	1.6.2012-31.12.2016
Economic sectors	Air transport
Name and address of the granting authority	Consiliul Județean Cluj Cluj-Napoca Calea Dorobanților nr. 106 400609 Cluj ROMÂNIA
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	11.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34146 (11/N)
Member State	Italy
Region	Piemonte
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Proroga del regime di aiuto al servizio sperimentale di autostrada ferroviaria alpina
Legal basis	Articolo 38, c. 7 Legge 1.8.2002, n. 166; Decreto Presidente della Repubblica n. 340 del 22.12.2004; articolo 1, c. 1121 della L. 27.12.2006, n. 296, Legge Finanziaria per il 2007 recante l'istituzione del «Fondo per la mobilità sostenibile»; articolo 27 c. 1-novies del Decreto legge n. 207 del 30.12.2008 convertito con L. n. 14 del 27.2.2009; L. 24.12.2007, n. 244 (Finanziaria anno 2008); decisione della Commissione europea n. 11/2008 del 10.9.2008; articolo 32, comma 9 D.L. 6.7.2011, n. 98.e
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Sectoral development, Environmental protection
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 4,6-5,4 million   Overall budget: EUR 6,9-8,1 million
Intensity	100 %
Duration (period)	Until 30.6.2013
Economic sectors	Railways
Name and address of the granting authority	Ministero delle infrastrutture e dei trasporti Via Caraci 36 00158 Roma RM ITALIA
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	4.4.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34547 (12/N)
Member State	France
Region	—
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Reprise des actifs du groupe Sernam dans le cadre de son redressement judiciaire
Legal basis	Code de commerce
Type of measure	Individual aid
Objective	The objective of this sui generis decision is to conclude that there is no economic continuity between the companies of the Sernam group and the potential bidders, so that these latters could not be asked to reimburse the illegal aid granted to the Sernam group
Form of aid	—
Budget	—
Intensity	—
Duration (period)	—
Economic sectors	Transport
Name and address of the granting authority	—
Other information	—

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Date of adoption of the decision	4.7.2012
Reference number of State Aid	SA.34845 (12/N)
Member State	Germany
Region	Thüringen
Title (and/or name of the beneficiary)	Breitbandinfrastrukturausbau Thüringen (Änderung)
Legal basis	1. Thüringer Landeshaushaltsordnung einschl. der hierzu erlassenen Verwaltungsvorschriften; 2. Thüringer Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz; 3. die für Subventionen allgemein geltenden Rechtsvorschriften (z. B. Strafgesetzbuch, Thüringer Subventionsgesetz)
Type of measure	Aid scheme
Objective	Regional development, Employment
Form of aid	Direct grant
Budget	Annual budget: EUR 3,44 million   Overall budget: EUR 17,2 million
Intensity	90 %
Duration (period)	Until 31.12.2015
Economic sectors	Post and telecommunications
Name and address of the granting authority	Thüringer Aufbaubank Gorkistraβe 9 99084 Erfurt DEUTSCHLAND
Other information	—

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10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/12

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Non-opposition to a notified concentration

(Case COMP/M.6668 — Mondi/Nordenia)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2012/C 305/03

On 29 August 2012, the Commission decided not to oppose the above notified concentration and to declare it compatible with the common market. This decision is based on Article 6(1)(b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004. The full text of the decision is available only in English and will be made public after it is cleared of any business secrets it may contain. It will be available:

—	in the merger section of the Competition website of the Commission (http://ec.europa.eu/competition/mergers/cases/). This website provides various facilities to help locate individual merger decisions, including company, case number, date and sectoral indexes,

—	in electronic form on the EUR-Lex website (http://eur-lex.europa.eu/en/index.htm) under document number 32012M6668. EUR-Lex is the on-line access to the European law.

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10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/13

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Euro exchange rates (1)

9 October 2012

2012/C 305/04

1 euro =

	Currency	Exchange rate
USD	US dollar	1,2953
JPY	Japanese yen	101,35
DKK	Danish krone	7,4575
GBP	Pound sterling	0,80790
SEK	Swedish krona	8,6117
CHF	Swiss franc	1,2111
ISK	Iceland króna
NOK	Norwegian krone	7,4050
BGN	Bulgarian lev	1,9558
CZK	Czech koruna	24,936
HUF	Hungarian forint	283,40
LTL	Lithuanian litas	3,4528
LVL	Latvian lats	0,6963
PLN	Polish zloty	4,0777
RON	Romanian leu	4,5675
TRY	Turkish lira	2,3490
AUD	Australian dollar	1,2663
CAD	Canadian dollar	1,2632
HKD	Hong Kong dollar	10,0422
NZD	New Zealand dollar	1,5770
SGD	Singapore dollar	1,5913
KRW	South Korean won	1 439,28
ZAR	South African rand	11,3321
CNY	Chinese yuan renminbi	8,1465
HRK	Croatian kuna	7,4865
IDR	Indonesian rupiah	12 445,44
MYR	Malaysian ringgit	3,9805
PHP	Philippine peso	53,646
RUB	Russian rouble	40,2740
THB	Thai baht	39,701
BRL	Brazilian real	2,6289
MXN	Mexican peso	16,5661
INR	Indian rupee	68,2779

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(1)  Source: reference exchange rate published by the ECB.

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10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/14

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Call for proposals under the 2013 ‘Ideas’ work programme of the seventh EC framework programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities

2012/C 305/05

Notice is hereby given of the launch of a call for proposals under the 2013 ‘Ideas’ work programme of the seventh framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013).

Proposals are invited for the following call. The call deadline and budget are given in the call text, which is published on the Participant Portal website.

‘Ideas’ work programme

Call title	ERC Synergy Grant
Call identifier	ERC-2013-SyG

This call for proposals relates to the work programme adopted by Commission Decision C(2011) 4562 of 9 July 2012.

Information on the modalities of the call, the work programme, and guidance for applicants on how to submit proposals is available through the relevant European Commission website:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/ideas

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10.10.2012

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 305/15

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Notice of initiation of an expiry review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of peroxosulphates (persulphates) originating in the People's Republic of China

2012/C 305/06

Following the publication of a notice of impeding expiry (1) of the anti-dumping measures in force on the imports of peroxosulphates originating in the People's Republic of China, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) has received a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (2) (‘the basic Regulation’).

1.   Request for review

The request was lodged on 29 June 2012 by RheinPerChemie GmbH & Co. KG and United Initiators GmbH & Co. KG (‘the applicants’) on behalf of producers representing 100 % of the total Union production of peroxosulphates.

2.   Product under review

The product subject to this review is peroxosulphates (persulphates), including potassium peroxymonosulphate (‘the product under review’), currently falling within CN codes 2833 40 00 and ex 2842 90 80 (TARIC code 2842908020).

3.   Existing measures

The measures currently in force are a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1184/2007 (3).

4.   Grounds for the review

The request is based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in recurrence of dumping and injury to the Union industry.

4.1.    Allegation of likelihood of recurrence of dumping

Since, in view of the provisions of Article 2(7) of the basic Regulation, the People's Republic of China (‘PRC’) is considered to be a non-market economy country, the applicants established normal value for the exporting producers from the PRC which were not granted market economy treatment during the investigation leading to the measures in force on the basis of a constructed normal value (manufacturing costs, selling, general and administrative costs (SG&A) and profit) in a market economy third country, namely Turkey. For those companies which were granted market economy treatment during the investigation leading to the measures in force, normal value has been established on the basis of domestic price in the PRC. The allegation of likelihood of recurrence of dumping is based on a comparison of the normal value, as set out in preceding sentences, with the export price (at ex-works level) of the product under review when sold for export to other countries, in view of the current absence of significant import volumes from the PRC to the Union.

On the basis of the above comparison, which shows dumping, the applicants allege that there is a likelihood of recurrence of dumping from the country concerned.

4.2.    Allegation of likelihood of recurrence of injury

The applicants allege the likelihood of recurrence of injury. In this respect the applicants have provided evidence that, should measures be allowed to lapse, the current import level of the product under review from the country concerned to the Union is likely to increase due to the existence of significant unused capacity in the PRC.

The applicants finally allege that the removal of injury has been mainly due to the existence of measures and that any recurrence of substantial imports at dumped prices from the country concerned would likely lead to a recurrence of injury to the Union industry should measures be allowed to lapse.

5.   Procedure

Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence exists to justify the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission hereby initiates a review in accordance with Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation.

Exporting producers (4) of the product under review from the country concerned, including those that did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures in force, are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

5.1.    Investigating exporting producers

In view of the potentially large number of exporting producers in the PRC involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit the exporting producers to be investigated to a reasonable number by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary, and if so, to select a sample, all exporting producers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties have to do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex A to this notice.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of exporting producers, the Commission will also contact the authorities of the PRC and may contact any known associations of exporting producers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the exporting producers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of exports to the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known exporting producers, the authorities of the country concerned and associations of exporting producers will be notified by the Commission, via the authorities of the country concerned if appropriate, of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to exporting producers, the Commission will send questionnaires to the exporting producers selected to be in the sample, to any known association of exporting producers and to the authorities of the PRC.

All exporting producers selected to be in the sample, any known association of exporting producers and the authorities of the PRC will have to submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of the exporting producer's company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review, the cost of production, the sales of the product under review on the domestic market of the country concerned and the sales of the product under review to the Union.

Without prejudice to the possible application of Article 18 of the basic Regulation, companies that have agreed to their possible inclusion in the sample but are not selected to be in the sample will be considered to be cooperating (‘non-sampled cooperating exporting producers’).

5.2.    Selection of a market economy third country

Subject to the provisions of Article 2(7)(a) of the basic Regulation, in the case of imports from the PRC, normal value will be determined on the basis of the price or constructed value in a market economy third country.

In the previous investigation Turkey was used as a market economy third country for the purpose of establishing normal value in respect of the PRC. For the purpose of the current investigation, the Commission envisages using again Turkey. Interested parties are hereby invited to comment on the appropriateness of this choice within 10 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.3.    Investigating unrelated importers  (5)  (6)

Unrelated importers of the product under review from the PRC to the Union are invited to participate in this investigation.

In view of the potentially large number of unrelated importers involved in this expiry review and in order to complete the investigation within the statutory time limits, the Commission may limit to a reasonable number the unrelated importers that will be investigated by selecting a sample (this process is also referred to as ‘sampling’). The sampling will be carried out in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation.

In order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling is necessary and, if so, to select a sample, all unrelated importers, or representatives acting on their behalf, including the ones who did not cooperate in the investigation leading to the measures subject to the present review, are hereby requested to make themselves known to the Commission. These parties must do so within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, by providing the Commission with the information on their company(ies) requested in Annex B to this notice.

In order to obtain information it deems necessary for the selection of the sample of unrelated importers, the Commission may also contact any known associations of importers.

All interested parties wishing to submit any other relevant information regarding the selection of the sample, excluding the information requested above, must do so within 21 days of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

If a sample is necessary, the importers may be selected based on the largest representative volume of sales of the product under review in the Union which can reasonably be investigated within the time available. All known unrelated importers and associations of importers will be notified by the Commission of the companies selected to be in the sample.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation, the Commission will send questionnaires to the sampled unrelated importers and to any known association of importers. These parties must submit a completed questionnaire within 37 days from the date of the notification of the sample selection, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies), the activities of the company(ies) in relation to the product under review and the sales of the product under review.

5.4.    Procedure for the determination of recurrence of injury

In order to establish whether there is a likelihood of recurrence of injury to the Union industry, Union producers of the product under review are invited to participate in the Commission investigation.

In order to obtain the information it deems necessary for its investigation with regard to Union producers the Commission will send questionnaires to known Union producers or representative Union producers and to any known association of Union producers.

Union producers and the associations of Union producers must submit the completed questionnaire within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.

The questionnaire will request information on, inter alia, the structure of their company(ies) and the financial and economic situation of the company(ies).

Any Union producer and association of Union producers is invited to contact the Commission, preferably by e-mail, immediately but no later than 15 days after the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified, in order to make itself known and request a questionnaire.

5.5.    Procedure for the assessment of Union interest

Should the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury be confirmed, a decision will be reached, pursuant to Article 21 of the basic Regulation, as to whether maintaining the anti-dumping measures would not be against the Union interest. Union producers, importers and their representative associations, users and their representative associations, and representative consumer organisations are invited to make themselves known within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. In order to participate in the investigation, the representative consumer organisations have to demonstrate, within the same deadline, that there is an objective link between their activities and the product under review.

Parties that make themselves known within the above deadline may provide the Commission with information on the Union interest within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified. This information may be provided either in a free format or by completing a questionnaire prepared by the Commission. In any case, information submitted pursuant to Article 21 will only be taken into account if supported by factual evidence at the time of submission.

5.6.    Other written submissions

Subject to the provisions of this notice, all interested parties are hereby invited to make their views known, submit information and provide supporting evidence. Unless otherwise specified, this information and supporting evidence must reach the Commission within 37 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

5.7.    Possibility to be heard by the Commission investigation services

All interested parties may request to be heard by the Commission investigation services. Any request to be heard must be made in writing and must specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within the specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

5.8.    Instructions for making written submissions and sending completed questionnaires and correspondence

All written submissions, including the information requested in this notice, completed questionnaires and correspondence provided by interested parties for which confidential treatment is requested shall be labelled ‘Limited’ (7).

Interested parties providing ‘Limited’ information are required to furnish non-confidential summaries of it pursuant to Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’. These summaries must be sufficiently detailed to permit a reasonable understanding of the substance of the information submitted in confidence. If an interested party providing confidential information does not furnish a non-confidential summary of it in the requested format and quality, such information may be disregarded.

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 contact 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

Commission address for correspondence:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate H

Office: N105 08/020

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

Contact for dumping:

E-mail: trade-persulphates-dumping@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22996117

Contact for injury:

E-mail: trade-persulphates-injury@ec.europa.eu

Fax +32 22992565

6.   Non-cooperation

In cases where any interested party refuses access to or does not provide the necessary information within the time limits, or significantly impedes the investigation, findings, affirmative or negative, may be made on the basis of facts available, in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation.

Where it is found that any interested party has supplied false or misleading information, the information may be disregarded and use may be made of facts available.

If an interested party does not cooperate or cooperates only partially and findings are therefore based on facts available in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation, the result may be less favourable to that party than if it had cooperated.

7.   Hearing Officer

Interested parties may request the intervention of the Hearing Officer for the Directorate-General for Trade. The Hearing Officer acts as an interface between the interested parties and the Commission investigation services. The Hearing Officer reviews requests for access to the file, disputes regarding the confidentiality of documents, requests for extension of time limits and requests by third parties to be heard. The Hearing Officer may organise a hearing with an individual interested party and mediate to ensure that the interested parties' rights of defence are being fully exercised.

A request for a hearing with the Hearing Officer should be made in writing and should specify the reasons for the request. For hearings on issues pertaining to the initial stage of the investigation the request must be submitted within 15 days of the date of publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union. Thereafter, a request to be heard must be submitted within specific deadlines set by the Commission in its communication with the parties.

The Hearing Officer will also provide opportunities for a hearing involving parties to take place which would allow different views to be presented and rebuttal arguments offered on issues pertaining, among other things, to the likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury, causal link and Union interest.

For further information and contact details interested parties may consult the Hearing Officer's web pages on DG Trade's website: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/tackling-unfair-trade/hearing-officer/index_en.htm

8.   Schedule of the investigation

The investigation will be concluded, pursuant to Article 11(5) of the basic Regulation within 15 months of the date of the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union.

9.   Possibility to request a review under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation

As this expiry review is initiated in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the findings thereof will not lead to the level of the existing measures being amended but will lead to those measures being repealed or maintained in accordance with Article 11(6) of the basic Regulation.

If any interested party considers that a review of the level of the measures is warranted so as to allow for the possibility to amend (i.e. increase or decrease) the level of the measures, that party may request a review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation.

Parties wishing to request such a review, which would be carried out independently of the expiry review mentioned in this notice, may contact the Commission at the address given above.

10.   Processing of personal data

Any personal data collected in this investigation will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (8).

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(1)  OJ C 356, 6.12.2011, p. 17.

(2)  OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51.

(3)  OJ L 265, 11.10.2007, p. 1.

(4)  An exporting producer is any company in the country concerned which produces and exports the product under investigation to the Union market, either directly or via third party, including any of its related companies involved in the production, domestic sales or exports of the product concerned.

(5)  Only importers not related to exporting producers can be sampled. Importers that are related to exporting producers have to fill in Annex 1 to the questionnaire for these exporting producers. In accordance with Article 143 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2454/93 concerning the implementation of the Community Customs Code, persons shall be deemed to be related only if: (a) they are officers or directors of one another's businesses; (b) they are legally recognised partners in business; (c) they are employer and employee; (d) any person directly or indirectly owns, controls or holds 5 % or more of the outstanding voting stock or shares of both of them; (e) one of them directly or indirectly controls the other; (f) both of them are directly or indirectly controlled by a third person; (g) together they directly or indirectly control a third person; or (h) they are members of the same family. Persons shall be deemed to be members of the same family only if they stand in any of the following relationships to one another: (i) husband and wife; (ii) parent and child; (iii) brother and sister (whether by whole or half blood); (iv) grandparent and grandchild; (v) uncle or aunt and nephew or niece; (vi) parent-in-law and son-in-law or daughter-in-law; (vii) brother-in-law and sister-in-law (OJ L 253, 11.10.1993, p. 1). In this context, ‘person’ means any natural or legal person.

(6)  The data provided by unrelated importers may also be used in relation to aspects of this investigation other than the determination of dumping.

(7)  A ‘Limited’ document is a document which is considered confidential pursuant to Article 19 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51) and Article 6 of the WTO Agreement on Implementation of Article VI of the GATT 1994 (Anti-Dumping Agreement). It is also a document protected pursuant to Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 145, 31.5.2001, p. 43).

(8)  OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.

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