Council Regulation (EC) No 818/2008 of 13 August 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China and terminating the investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation by imports of certain ring binder mechanisms consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 818/2008
• Articles: 5

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 shall be amended as follows:

1.

Article 1(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms currently classifiable within CN code ex 8305 10 00 originating in the People’s Republic of China.

For the purpose of this Regulation, ring binder mechanisms shall consist of two steel sheets or wires with at least four half-rings made of steel wire fixed on them and which are kept together by a steel cover. They can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism.’;

2.

In Article 1(2)(a), TARIC code ‘8305 10 00 35’ shall be added to the TARIC codes between brackets;

3.

In Article 1(2)(b), TARIC code ‘8305 10 00 34’ shall be added to the TARIC codes between brackets.

Article 2

The duty shall be collected on imports registered in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1434/2007 and Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of ring binder mechanisms which consist of two steel sheets or wires with at least four half-rings made of steel wire fixed on them and kept together by a steel cover, and which can be opened either by pulling the half rings or with a small steel trigger mechanism fixed to the ring binder mechanism, other than those identified in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) 2074/2004, and falling within CN code ex 8305 10 00 (TARIC codes applicable until 20 August 2008: ex 8305 10 00 32 and ex 8305 10 00 39) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

Article 3

The investigation initiated by Regulation (EC) No 1434/2007 concerning the possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain ring binder mechanisms consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not, and making such imports subject to registration is hereby terminated.

Article 4

Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1434/2007.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .