Council Regulation (EC) No 598/2009 of 7 July 2009 imposing a definitive countervailing duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of biodiesel originating in the United States of America
1. A definitive countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin, commonly known as ‘biodiesel’, in pure form or in a blend containing by weight more than 20 % of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin, currently falling within CN codes ex 1516 20 98 (TARIC code 1516 20 98 20), ex 1518 00 91 (TARIC code 1518 00 91 20), ex 1518 00 99 (TARIC code 1518 00 99 20), ex 2710 19 41 (TARIC code 2710 19 41 20), 3824 90 91 , ex 3824 90 97 (TARIC code 3824 90 97 87), and originating in the United States of America.
2. The rate of the definitive countervailing duty applicable to the products described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies below shall be:
Company
Countervailing duty rate Euro per tonne net
TARIC additional code
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur
237,0
A933
Cargill Inc., Wayzata
213,8
A934
Green Earth Fuels of Houston LLC, Houston
213,4
A935
Imperium Renewables Inc., Seattle
216,8
A936
Peter Cremer North America LP, Cincinnati
211,2
A937
Vinmar Overseas Limited, Houston
211,2
A938
World Energy Alternatives LLC, Boston
211,2
A939
Companies listed in the Annex
219,4
see Annex
All other companies
237,0
A999
The countervailing duty on blends shall be applicable in proportion in the blend, by weight, of the total content of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and of paraffinic gasoils obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin (biodiesel content).
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Amounts secured by way of provisional countervailing duties pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 194/2009 on imports of biodiesel falling within CN codes ex 1516 20 98 (TARIC code 1516 20 98 20), ex 1518 00 91 (TARIC code 1518 00 91 20), ex 1518 00 99 (TARIC code 1518 00 99 20), ex 2710 19 41 (TARIC code 2710 19 41 20), 3824 90 91 , ex 3824 90 97 (TARIC code 3824 90 97 87), and originating in the United States of America shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the amount of the definitive countervailing duties shall be released. Where the definitive duties are higher than the provisional duties, only the amounts secured at the level of the provisional duties shall be definitively collected.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
US co-operating exporting producers not sampled
Company Name
City
TARIC additional code
AC & S Inc.
Nitro
A941
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Inc.
Birmingham
A940
American Made Fuels, Inc.
Canton
A940
Arkansas SoyEnergy Group
DeWitt
A940
Arlington Energy, LLC
Mansfield
A940
Athens Biodiesel, LLC
Athens
A940
Beacon Energy
Cleburne
A940
Biodiesel of Texas, Inc.
Denton
A940
BioDiesel One Ltd
Southington
A940
BioPur Inc.
Bethlehem
A941
Buffalo Biodiesel, Inc
Tonawanda
A940
BullDog BioDiesel
Ellenwood
A940
Carbon Neutral Solutions, LLC
Mauldin
A940
Central Iowa Energy LLC
Newton
A940
Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corp.
Ridgeway
A940
Community Fuels
Stockton
A940
Delta BioFuels Inc.
Natchez
A940
Diamond Biofuels
Mazon
A940
Direct Fuels
Euless
A940
Eagle Creek Fuel Services, LLC
Baltimore
A940
Earl Fisher Bio Fuels
Chester
A940
East Fork Biodiesel LLC
Algona
A940
ECO Solutions, LLC
Chatsworth
A940
Ecogy Biofuels LLC
Tulsa
A940
ED&F Man Biofuels Inc.
New Orleans
A940
Freedom Biofuels Inc.
Madison
A940
Freedom Fuels LLC
Mason City
A941
Fuel & Lube, LLC
Richmond
A940
Fuel Bio
Elizabeth
A940
FUMPA Bio Fuels
Redwood Falls
A940
Galveston Bay Biodiesel LP (BioSelect Fuels)
Houston
A940
GeoGreen Fuels LLC
Houston
A940
Georgia Biofuels Corp.
Loganville
A940
Green River Biodiesel, Inc.
Moundville
A940
Griffin Industries Inc.
Cold Spring
A940
High Plains Bioenergy
Guymon
A940
Huish Detergents Inc.
Salt Lake City
A940
Incobrasa Industries Ltd.
Gilman
A940
Independence Renewable Energy Corp.
Perdue Hill
A940
Indiana Flex Fuels
LaPorte
A940
Innovation Fuels Inc.
Newark
A940
Integrity Biofuels
Morristown
A941
Iowa Renewable Energy LLC
Washington
A940
Johann Haltermann Ltd.
Houston
A940
Lake Erie Biofuels LLC
Erie
A940
Leland Organic Corporation
Leland
A940
Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries LLC
Claypool
A940
Louis Dreyfus Claypool Holdings LLC
Claypool
A940
Middle Georgia Biofuels
East Dublin
A940
Middletown Biofuels LLC
Blairsville
A940
Musket Corporation
Oklahoma City
A940
Natural Biodiesel Plant LLC
Hayti
A941
New Fuel Company
Dallas
A940
North Mississippi Biodiesel
New Albany
A940
Northern Biodiesel, Inc.
Ontario
A940
Northwest Missouri Biofuels, LLC
St. Joseph
A940
Nova Biofuels Clinton County LLC
Clinton
A940
Nova Biosource
Senaca
A940
Organic Fuels Ltd.
Houston
A940
Owensboro Grain Company LLC
Owensboro
A940
Paseo Cargill Energy, LLC
Kansas City
A940
Peach State Labs Inc.
Rome
A940
Perihelion Global, Inc.
Opp
A940
Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel Inc.
Philadelphia
A940
Piedmont Biofuels Industrial LLC
Pittsboro
A941
Pinnacle Biofuels, Inc.
Crossett
A940
PK Biodiesel
Woodstock
A940
Pleasant Valley Biofuels, LLC
American Falls
A940
Prairie Pride
Deerfield
A941
RBF Port Neches LLC
Houston
A940
Red Birch Energy, Inc.
Bassett
A940
Red River Biodiesel Ltd.
New Boston
A940
REG Ralston LLC
Ralston
A940
Renewable Energy Products, LLC
Santa Fe Springs
A940
Riksch BioFuels LLC
Crawfordsville
A940
Safe Renewable Corp.
Conroe
A940
Sanimax Energy Inc.
DeForest
A940
Seminole Biodiesel
Bainbridge
A940
Southeast BioDiesel LLC
Charlotte
A941
Soy Solutions
Milford
A940
SoyMor Biodiesel LLC
Albert Lea
A940
Stepan Company
Northfield
A941
Sunshine BioFuels, LLC
Camilla
A940
TPA Inc.
Warren
A940
Trafigura AG
Stamford
A940
U.S. Biofuels Inc.
Rome
A940
United Oil Company
Pittsburgh
A940
Valco Bioenergy
Harlingen
A940
Vanguard Synfuels, LLC
Pollock
A940
Vitol Inc.
Houston
A940
Walsh Bio Diesel, LLC
Mauston
A940
Western Dubque Biodiesel LLC
Farley
A940
Western Iowa Energy LLC
Wall Lake
A940
Western Petroleum Company
Eden Prairie
A940
Yokaya Biofuels Inc.
Ukiah
A941
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