1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, of circular cross section, of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm with a Carbon Equivalent Value (CEV) not exceeding 0,86 according to the International Institute of Welding (IIW) formula and chemical analysis ( 9 ) , currently falling within CN codes ex 7304 19 10 , ex 7304 19 30 , ex 7304 23 00 , ex 7304 29 10 , ex 7304 29 30 , ex 7304 31 20 , ex 7304 31 80 , ex 7304 39 10 , ex 7304 39 52 , ex 7304 39 58 , ex 7304 39 92 , ex 7304 39 93 , ex 7304 51 81 , ex 7304 51 89 , ex 7304 59 10 , ex 7304 59 92 and ex 7304 59 93 ( 10 ) (TARIC codes 7304 19 10 20, 7304 19 30 20, 7304 23 00 20, 7304 29 10 20, 7304 29 30 20, 7304 31 20 20, 7304 31 80 30, 7304 39 10 10, 7304 39 52 20, 7304 39 58 30, 7304 39 92 30, 7304 39 93 20, 7304 51 81 20, 7304 51 89 30, 7304 59 10 10, 7304 59 92 30 and 7304 59 93 20) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies below shall be as follows:
Company
Anti-Dumping duty (%)
TARIC Additional Code
Shandong Luxing Steel Pipe Co., Ltd, Qingzhou City, PRC
17,7
A949
Other cooperating companies listed in the Annex
27,2
A950
All other companies
39,2
A999
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
The amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duty pursuant to Commission Regulation (EC) No 289/2009 on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China shall be definitively collected at the rate of the provisional duty.
Where any new exporting producer in the People’s Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:
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it did not export to the Community the product described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008),
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it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the People’s Republic of China which are subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation,
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it has actually exported to the Community the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community,
the Council, acting by simple majority on a proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, may amend Article 1(2) by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty rate of 27,2 %.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
List of cooperating producers referred to in Article 1(2) under TARIC additional code A950
Company Name
City
Handan Precise Seamless Steel Pipes Co., Ltd
Handan
Hengyang Valin MPM Co., Ltd
Hengyang
Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co., Ltd
Hengyang
Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd
Huangshi
Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Group Co., Ltd
Zhangjiagang
Jiangyin City Seamless Steel Tube Factory
Jiangyin
Jiangyin Metal Tube Making Factory
Jiangyin
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd
Chengdu
Shenyang Xinda Co., Ltd
Shenyang
Suzhou Seamless Steel Tube Works
Suzhou
Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation (TPCO)
Tianjin
Wuxi Dexin Steel Tube Co., Ltd
Wuxi
Wuxi Dongwu Pipe Industry Co., Ltd
Wuxi
Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd
Wuxi
Zhangjiagang City Yiyang Pipe Producing Co., Ltd
Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang Yichen Steel Tube Co., Ltd
Zhangjiagang
