1. The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union of high fatigue performance iron or steel concrete reinforcing bars and rods made of iron, non-alloy steel or alloy steel (but excluding of stainless steel, high-speed steel and silico-manganese steel), not further worked than hot-rolled, but including those twisted after rolling; these bars and rods contain indentations, ribs, grooves or other deformations produced during the rolling process or are twisted after rolling; the key characteristic of high fatigue performance is the ability to endure repeated stress without breaking and, specifically, the ability to resist in excess of 4,5 million fatigue cycles using a stress ratio (min/max) of 0,2 and a stress range exceeding 150 MPa, currently falling within CN codes ex 7214 20 00 , ex 7228 30 20 , ex 7228 30 41 , ex 7228 30 49 , ex 7228 30 61 , ex 7228 30 69 , ex 7228 30 70 and ex 7228 30 89 (TARIC codes 7214 20 00 10, 7228 30 20 10, 7228 30 41 10, 7228 30 49 10, 7228 30 61 10, 7228 30 69 10, 7228 30 70 10, 7228 30 89 10) and originating in the People's Republic of China.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 20 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.