1. The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of certain types of steel shoes, with or without rubber pads attached thereto, whether or not assembled in a track chain, with a maximum length of 3 000 mm, used on machines currently falling under headings 8426 , 8429 or 8430 , or conveyor belts currently falling under heading 8428 , currently classified under CN codes ex 8431 49 20 , ex 8431 39 00 , and ex 8431 49 80 (TARIC codes 8431 49 20 10, 8431 39 00 20 and 8431 49 80 10), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.