Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2120 of 12 October 2023 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of electrolytic manganese dioxides originating in the People’s Republic of China

• CELEX: Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2120
• Articles: 4

Article 1

1.   A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of electrolytic manganese dioxides (namely manganese dioxides produced through an electrolytic process) not heat-treated after the electrolytic process, currently falling under CN code ex 2820 10 00 (TARIC code 2820100010) 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

People’s Republic of China

Xiangtan Electrochemical Scientific Ltd

Jingxi Xiangtan electrochemical scientific ltd.

8,8  %

899N

Guangxi Guiliu New Material Co., Ltd

Guangxi Xiatian Manganese Mine Co. LTD

0  %

899O

Guangxi Daxin Huiyuan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd

15,8  %

899P

Other cooperating companies listed in Annex

10,0  %

All other companies

34,6  %

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 relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

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 to do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer may examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept such requests if appropriate.

Article 3

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 Cooperating exporting producers not sampled

ANNEX

Cooperating exporting producers not sampled

Country

Name

TARIC additional code

People’s Republic of China

Guizhou Redstar Developing Dalong Manganese Industry Co., Ltd.

899Q

Guizhou Manganese Mineral Group Co., Ltd.

899R

Prince Minerals China Ltd

899S

Hunan Qingchong New Materials Co., Ltd.

899T