Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/302 of 24 February 2022 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776, on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics (‘GFF’) originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) to imports of GFF consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not, and terminating the investigation concerning possible circumvention of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 on imports of GFF originating in Egypt by imports of GFF consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/302
• Articles: 6

Article 1

1.   The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492 on imports of certain woven and/or stitched glass fibre fabrics originating in the People’s Republic of China, as amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/776 is hereby extended to imports of fabrics of woven, and/or stitched continuous filament glass fibre rovings and/or yarns with or without other elements, excluding products which are impregnated or pre-impregnated (pre-preg), and excluding open mesh fabrics with cells with a size of more than 1,8 mm in both length and width and weighing more than 35 g/m 2 , currently falling under CN codes ex 7019 61 00, ex 7019 62 00, ex 7019 63 00, ex 7019 64 00, ex 7019 65 00, ex 7019 66 00, ex 7019 69 10, ex 7019 69 90, ex 7019 72 00, ex 7019 73 00, ex 7019 80 10, ex 7019 80 90, and ex 7019 90 00, consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not (TARIC codes 7019 61 00 81, 7019 62 00 81, 7019 63 00 81, 7019 64 00 81, 7019 65 00 81, 7019 66 00 81, 7019 69 10 81, 7019 69 90 81, 7019 72 00 81, 7019 73 00 81, 7019 80 10 81, 7019 80 90 81, and 7019900081).

2.   The extended duty is the anti-dumping duty of 69 % applicable to ‘all other companies’.

3.   The duty extended by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be collected on imports consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not, registered in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/864 and Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

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

Article 2

The investigation initiated by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/864 of 28 May 2021 concerning the possible circumvention on imports of GFF originating in Egypt by imports consigned from Morocco, whether declared as originating in Morocco or not, and making such imports subject to registration, is terminated.

Article 3

Customs authorities are directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/864, which is hereby repealed.

Article 4

The exemption request submitted by PGTEX Morocco SARL is rejected.

Article 5

1.   Requests for exemption from the duty extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the European Union and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the entity requesting the exemption. The request must be sent to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate G Office:

CHAR 04/39

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

2.   In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, the Commission may authorise, by decision, the exemption of imports from companies which do not circumvent the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/492, from the duty extended by Article 1.

Article 6

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