Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/444 of 25 March 2020 invalidating invoices issued by Wuxi Suntech Power Co. Ltd in breach of the undertaking repealed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1570
1. The undertaking invoices listed in the Annex are declared invalid.
2. The anti-dumping and countervailing duties due at the time of acceptance of the customs declaration for release into free circulation under Article 3(2)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013, Article 2(2)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/367, Article 2(2)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013, and Article 2(2)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/366 shall be collected, except where the applicable limitation periods have expired in line with the rules contained in Articles 221 of Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 ( 29 ) and 103 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 ( 30 ) .
1. Where the customs authorities of the Member States have indications that the price presented on an undertaking invoice pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013, Article 2(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/367, Article 2(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 and Article 2(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/366 issued by Wuxi Suntech Power Co. Ltd prior to the entry into force of this regulation does not correspond to the price paid and that therefore the company may have violated the undertaking, the customs authorities may, if necessary for the purpose of conducting national proceedings, request the Commission to disclose to them a copy of the undertaking and other information in order to verify the applicable minimum import price on the day when the undertaking invoice was issued.
2. Where the verification referred to in paragraph 1 reveals that discounts and rebates have not been included in the commercial invoice, the duties due as a consequence under Article 3(2)(a) of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013, Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/367, Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 and Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/366 shall be collected.
3. The information in accordance with paragraph 1 may only be used for the purpose of enforcement of duties due under Article 3(2)(a) of the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013, Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/367, Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 and Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/366. In this context, customs authorities of the Member States may provide the debtor of those duties with this information for the sole purpose of safeguarding their rights of defence. Such information may under no circumstances be disclosed to third parties.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
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List of undertaking invoices issued by Wuxi Suntech Power Co. Ltd which are declared invalid:
Number of Commercial invoice accompanying goods subject to an undertaking
Date
SFDE20140601~0640
30.6.2014
SFDE20140245~0284
30.6.2014
SFDE20140165~0204
30.6.2014
SFDE20140001~0002
13.6.2014
SFDE20140005~0044
30.6.2014
SFDE20140481~0520
30.6.2014
SFDE20140045~0084
30.6.2014
SFDE20140365~0404
30.6.2014
SFDE20140285~0324
30.6.2014
SFDE20140561~0600
30.6.2014
SFDE20140325~0364
30.6.2014
SFDE20140721~0760
30.6.2014
SFDE20140125~0164
30.6.2014
SFDE20140761~0800
30.6.2014
SFDE20140445~0480
30.6.2014
SFDE20140641~0680
30.6.2014
SFDE20140521~0560
30.6.2014
SFDE20140205~0244
30.6.2014
SFDE20140681~0720
30.6.2014
SFDE20140405~0444
30.6.2014
SFDE20140085~0124
30.6.2014
SFDE20140003~0004
11.7.2014
REF0001~0040
19.9.2014
REF_EXWX0023~0027
19.9.2014
REF_EXWX0001~0022
19.9.2014
0308001312-009
21.5.2014
0308001312-015
17.7.2014
Lavansol201400001
13.3.2014
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