Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/433 of 15 March 2022 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia and amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia

Article 1

1.   A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), currently falling under CN codes 7219 31 00, 7219 32 10, 7219 32 90, 7219 33 10, 7219 33 90, 7219 34 10, 7219 34 90, 7219 35 10, 7219 35 90, 7219 90 20, 7219 90 80, 7220 20 21, 7220 20 29, 7220 20 41, 7220 20 49, 7220 20 81, 7220 20 89, 7220 90 20 and 7220 90 80 and originating in India and Indonesia. 2.   The definitive countervailing 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 Definitive countervailing duty TARIC additional code India Jindal Stainless Limited 4,3  % C654 Jindal Stainless Hisar Limited 4,3  % C655 Chromeni Steels Private Limited 7,5  % C656 All other Indian companies 7,5  % C999 Indonesia PT. Indonesia Ruipu Nickel and Chrome Alloy 21,4  % C657 PT. Jindal Stainless Indonesia 0  % C658 Non-sampled cooperating company 13,5  % See Annex 2 All other Indonesian companies 20,5  % C999 3.   The application of the individual countervailing 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.   Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. 5.   In cases where the countervailing duty has been subtracted from the anti-dumping duty for certain exporting producers, refund requests under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 shall also trigger the assessment of the dumping margin for that exporting producer prevailing during the refund investigation period.

Article 2

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/2012 is amended as follows: 1. Article 1(2) is replaced by the following: ‘2.   The rates of the definitive 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 Definitive anti-dumping duty TARIC additional code India Jindal Stainless Limited 10,0  % C654 Jindal Stainless Hisar Limited 10,0  % C655 Chromeni Steels Private Limited 35,3  % C656 All other Indian companies 35,3  % C999 Indonesia PT. Indonesia Ruipu Nickel and Chrome Alloy 9,3  % C657 PT. Jindal Stainless Indonesia 20,2  % C658 Other companies cooperating in the anti-subsidy case, but not in the anti-dumping case 19,3  % See Annex 2 All other Indonesian companies 19,3  % C999’ 2. A new Article 1(6) is inserted: ‘6.   Should the definitive countervailing duties imposed by Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/433 be modified or removed, the duties specified in paragraph 2 shall be increased by the same proportion limited to the actual dumping margin found or the injury margin found as appropriate per company and from the entry into force of this Regulation.’ 3. A new Article 1(7) is inserted: ‘7.   In cases where the countervailing duty has been subtracted from the anti-dumping duty for certain exporting producers, refund requests under Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 shall also trigger the assessment of the dumping margin for that exporting producer prevailing during the refund investigation period.’

Article 3

1.   Where the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 becomes applicable to flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled, referred to in Article 1(1), and exceeds the equivalent ad valorem level of the combined countervailing and anti-dumping duty set out in Articles 1(2) and 2(1) respectively, only the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 shall be collected. 2.   During the period of application of paragraph 1, the collection of the duties imposed pursuant to this Regulation shall be suspended. 3.   Where the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 becomes applicable to flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled, referred to in Article 1(1), and is set at a level lower than the equivalent ad valorem level of the combined countervailing and anti-dumping duty set out in Articles 1(2) and 2(1) respectively, the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 shall be collected in addition to the difference between that duty and the higher of the equivalent ad valorem level of the anti-dumping duty set out in Article 1(2). 4.   The part of the amount of countervailing and anti-dumping duties not collected pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be suspended. 5.   The suspensions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be limited in time to the period of application of the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159.

Article 4

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

Information relating to the Second Half of 2020

ANNEX 1Supplementary provisions

ANNEX 1 Information relating to the Second Half of 2020 (source and units are the same as in corresponding tables in the text unless stated otherwise; Indonesian data refers to all imports; indexes are extrapolated where needed and compared to 2017) Consumption (tonnes) Second Half 2020 Union consumption 1 536 525 Index 79 Import volumes (tonnes) and market share Second Half 2020 India 45 541 Index 79 Market share 3,0  % Index 100 Indonesia 49 425 Index 715 Market share 3,2  % Index 901 Total countries concerned 94 966 Index 148 Market share 6,2  % Index 208 Prices of the imports from the countries concerned (EUR/tonne) Second Half 2020 India 1 886 Index 91 Indonesia 1 792 Index 99 Average of the countries concerned 1 846 Index 94 Production, production capacity and capacity utilisation Second Half 2020 Total Union production (tonnes) 1 585 965 Index 86 Production capacity (tonnes) 2 308 350 Index 105 Capacity utilisation 69  % Index 82 Sales volume and market share Second Half 2020 Union industry sales volumes (tonnes) 1 241 088 Index 86 Market share 75  % Index 106 Employment and productivity Second Half 2020 Number of employees 10 018 Index 75 Productivity (tonnes per staff) 158 Index 115 Sales prices in the Union Second Half 2020 Average unit sales price (EUR/tonne) 2 007 Index 89 Unit cost of production (EUR/tonne) 1 946 Index 99 Inventories Second Half 2020 Closing stocks (tonnes) 93 392 Index 74 Profitability, cash flow, investments, return on investments Second Half 2020 Profitability of sales in the Union to unrelated customers (% of sales turnover) -2,4  % Index -31 Cash flow (EUR) 24 276 139 Index 13 Investments (EUR) 47 332 854 Index 100 Return on investments -2  % Index -7 Imports from third countries   Second Half 2020 Taiwan Volume (tonnes) 63 040   Market share 4,1  %   Average price (EUR/tonne) 1 399 Republic of Korea Volume (tonnes) 74 131   Market share 4,8  %   Average price (EUR/tonne) 1 742 South Africa Volume (tonnes) 98 063   Market share 2,5  %   Average price (EUR/tonne) 1 675 Other third countries Volume (tonnes) 117 361   Market share 7,6  %   Average price (EUR/tonne) 2 217 Total of all third countries except India and Indonesia Volume (tonnes) 293 037   Market share 19,1  %   Average price (EUR/tonne) 1 850 Export performance of the Union industry Second Half 2020 Export volume (tonnes) 190 097 Index 84 Average price (EUR/tonne) 2 221 Index 90

Indonesian cooperating exporting producer not sampled

ANNEX 2Supplementary provisions

ANNEX 2 Indonesian cooperating exporting producer not sampled Country Name TARIC additional code Indonesia PT Bina Niaga Multiusaha C765