Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1777 of 6 October 2016 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1777
• Articles: 5

Article 1

1.   A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of flat products of non-alloy or alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, tool steel and high-speed steel), hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, not in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more or of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2 050 mm or more currently falling within CN codes ex 7208 51 20, ex 7208 51 91, ex 7208 51 98, ex 7208 52 91, ex 7208 90 20, ex 7208 90 80, 7225 40 40, ex 7225 40 60 and ex 7225 99 00 (TARIC codes: 7208512010, 7208519110, 7208519810, 7208529110, 7208902010, 7208908020, 7225406010, 7225990030) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

2.   The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:

Company

Provisional duty rate

TARIC Additional Code

Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd

73,1 %

C143

Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd

65,1 %

C144

Wuyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd and Wuyang New Heavy & Wide Steel Plate Co., Ltd

73,7 %

C145

Other cooperating companies listed in Annex

70,6 %

All other companies

73,7 %

C999

3.   The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

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

Article 2

1.   Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may:

(a)

request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted;

(b)

submit their written comments to the Commission; and

(c)

request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.

2.   Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.

Article 3

1.   Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1357.

2.   Data collected regarding products which were entered not more than 90 days prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.

Article 4

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

Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Chinese cooperating exporting producers not sampled

Name

City

TARIC additional code

Angang Steel Company Limited

Anshan, Liaoning

C150

Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd

Baotou, Inner Mongolia

C151

Zhangjiagang Shajing Heavy Plate Co., Ltd

Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu

C146

Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited

Danyang, Jiangsu

C155

Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd

Jiangyin, Jiangsu

C147

Laiwu Steel Yinshan Section Co., Ltd

Laiwu, Shandong

C154

Nanyang Hanye Special Steel Co., Ltd

Xixia, Henan

C152

Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Materials Co., Ltd

Qinhuangdao, Hebei

C153

Shandong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Jinan Company

Jinan, Shandong

C149

Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd

Wuhan, Hubei

C156

Xinyu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd

Xinyu, Jiangxi

C148