Translation of "Acier de forte section " (French → English) :

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, other than of stainless steel, of circular cross-section, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes 7304 19 90, 7304 29 90, 7304 39 98 and 7304 59 99, is terminated.

For steel containers or liners refer to section 10.4. of ISO 9809-1 or section 10.4. of ISO 9809-2 as appropriate;

For steel containers or liners refer to section 10.2. of ISO 9809-1 or section 10.2. of ISO 9809-2 as appropriate;

For the monitoring of emissions from production of pig iron and steel, the operator may choose to use a mass balance in accordance with Article 25 and section 3 of Annex II, or the standard methodology in accordance with Article 24 and sections 2 and 4 of Annex II, at least for a part of the source streams, avoiding any gaps or double counting of emissions.

Whilst 2007 and the first three quarters of 2008 can be characterised as a robustly booming market for stainless steel tubes, eventually, the financial and economic crisis had a large impact also on this sector.

17. The result of the proposed merger will be that Rheinstahl will cease to exist as an independent supplier of the steel market. On certain submarkets, particularly in the Federal Republic of Germany, the Thyssen/Rheinstahl Group will be in a very strong position. In spite of tendency towards concentration of the present oligopoly situation, there remain sufficient potential competitors on the steel market within the enlarged Community. Seven of these are of the same order of size as Thyssen/Rheinstahl, while the remaining 130 are for the most part undertakings specializing in particular products (e.g. special steels).