Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1812 of 14 October 2021 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in the People’s Republic of China
1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,5 g/cm 3 or more and an electrical resistance of 7,0 μ.Ω.m or less, whether or not equipped with nipples, currently falling under CN code ex 8545 11 00 (TARIC codes 8545110010 and 8545110015), 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:
Country
Company
Provisional anti-dumping duty
TARIC additional code
PRC
Fangda group composed of four producers: Fangda Carbon New Material Co., Ltd; Fushun Carbon Co., Ltd; Chengdu Rongguang Carbon Co., Ltd; Hefei Carbon Co., Ltd
24,5 %
C731
PRC
Liaoning Dantan Technology Group Co., Ltd.
17,5 %
C732
PRC
Nantong Yangzi Carbon Co., Ltd.
24,5 %
C733
PRC
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex
21,6 %
PRC
All other companies
66,5 %
C999
3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4. 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.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
1. Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings are invited do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer shall examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.
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.
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX
Cooperating exporting producers not sampled
Country
Name
TARIC additional code
People’s Republic of China
ANSHAN CARBON CO., LTD
C 735
People’s Republic of China
ASAHI FINE CARBON DALIAN CO., LTD
C 736
People’s Republic of China
DALIAN JINGYI CARBON CO., LTD
C 738
People’s Republic of China
DATONG YU LIN DE GRAPHITE NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD
C 739
People’s Republic of China
DECHANG SHIDA CARBON CO., LTD
C 740
People’s Republic of China
Fushun Jinly Petrochemical Carbon Co., Ltd
C 741
People’s Republic of China
FUSHUN ORIENTAL CARBON CO., LTD
C 742
People’s Republic of China
Fushun Xinxinda Furnace Charge Factory
C 743
People’s Republic of China
Henan Sangraf Carbon Technologies Co., Limited
C 744
People’s Republic of China
Jiangsu Jianglong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd
C 746
People’s Republic of China
JILIN CARBON CO., LTD
C 747
People’s Republic of China
Jilin City Chengxin Carbon Co., Ltd
C 748
People’s Republic of China
JILIN CITY ZHAOCHEN CARBON CO., LTD
C 749
People’s Republic of China
Kaifeng Pingmei New Carbon Materials Technology Co., Ltd
C 750
People’s Republic of China
LIAONING SINCERE CARBON NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD
C 751
People’s Republic of China
LIAOYANG CARBON CO., LTD
C 752
People’s Republic of China
LIAOYANG SHOUSHAN CARBON FACTORY
C 753
People’s Republic of China
LINGHAI HONGFENG CARBON PRODUCTS CO., LTD
C 754
People’s Republic of China
MEISHAN SHIDA NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD
C 755
People’s Republic of China
SHANDONG ASAHI GRAPHITE NEW MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
C 756
People’s Republic of China
SHANDONG BASAN GRAPHITE NEW MATERIAL PLANT
C 757
People’s Republic of China
SHANXI JUXIAN GRAPHITE NEW MATERIALS CO., LTD
C 758
People’s Republic of China
SHANXI SINSAGE CARBON MATERIAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
C 759
People’s Republic of China
TIANJIN KIMWAN CARBON TECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD
C 760
People’s Republic of China
XINGHE COUNTY MUZI CARBON CO., LTD
C 762
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