Ukraine imposes final anti-dumping duties on reinforcing steel bars and wire rod from the Russian Federation

Kyiv, Ukraine - 1 February 2018. Baker McKenzie assisted ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, in cooperation with Attorneys' Association Gestors, with an anti-dumping investigation into the import of reinforcing steel bars and wire rod from the Russian Federation.
 
The scope of work included assisting with preparing and submitting a complaint to the Ministry of Economy to launch the anti-dumping investigation, completing and submitting a questionnaire and comments to the Ministry of Economy in the course of the anti-dumping investigation, representing the client during public hearings and negotiations, and providing legal assistance during the verification procedures.
 
The anti-dumping investigation was in progress for 10.5 months. As a result of this investigation, Ukraine imposed final anti-dumping duties on reinforcing steel bars and wire rod from the Russian Federation at a rate of 15.21% for a period of five years.
 
The Baker McKenzie team was led by Serhiy Piontkovsky, managing partner, and included Iryna Varanchuk and Nadiia Filozop, associates. Attorneys' Association Gestors was represented by partners Andriy Tsvyetkov and Yaroslav Snigur.

About ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih

Public Joint Stock Company ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is one of the leaders among the largest enterprises of Mining and Steel Complex of Ukraine and part of the international company ArcelorMittal, world steel producer number 1 and one of the largest foreign investors in the country. PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih is a full-cycle steel plant, which consists of the coke and by-product plant, ore mining (open pits and underground ore mining) and steel production which parts are sinter and blast furnace, steel and rolled departments. 
(ukraine.arcelormittal.com)  

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