Council Regulation (EC) No 1256/2008 of 16 December 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Belarus, the People's Republic of China and Russia following a proceeding pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, originating in Thailand following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the same Regulation, originating in Ukraine following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) and an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the same Regulation, and terminating the proceedings in respect of imports of the same product originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey

• CELEX: Regulation (EC) No 1256/2008
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel, of circular cross-section and of an external diameter not exceeding 168,3 mm, excluding line pipe of a kind used for oil or gas pipelines, casing and tubing of a kind used in drilling for oil or gas, precision tubes and tubes and pipes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft, falling within CN codes ex 7306 30 41 , ex 7306 30 49 , ex 7306 30 72 and ex 7306 30 77 (TARIC codes 7306 30 41 20, 7306 30 49 20, 7306 30 72 80 and 7306 30 77 80) and originating in Belarus, the People's Republic of China, Russia, Thailand and Ukraine.

2.   The rate of the definitive antidumping duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, for the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies below shall be as follows:

Country

Company

Anti-dumping duty %

TARIC additional code

Thailand

Saha Thai Steel Pipe Co. Ltd

21,7

A405

All other companies

35,2

A999

Ukraine

OJSC Interpipe Nihnedeneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant and OJSC Interpipe Novomoskovsk Pipe Production Plant

10,7

A345

All other companies

44,1

A999

The PRC

All companies

90,6

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Russia

(365)

TMK Group (Seversky Pipe Plant Open Joint Stock Company and Joint Stock Company Taganrog Metallurgical Works)

16,8

A892

OMK Group (Open Joint Stock Company Vyksa Steel Works and Joint Stock Company Almetjvesk Pipe Plant)

10,1

A893

All other companies

20,5

A999

Belarus

All companies

38,1

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3.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of the product concerned originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina is hereby terminated

Article 3

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of the product concerned originating in Turkey is hereby terminated

Article 4

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