Article 1
1. A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of new battery electric vehicles, principally designed for the transport of nine or less persons, including the driver, excluding L category vehicles according to Regulation (EU) No 168/2013 and motorcycles, propelled (regardless of the number of wheels set in motion) solely by one or more electric motors, including those with an internal combustion range extender (an auxiliary power unit), currently falling under CN code ex 8703 80 10 (TARIC code 8703 80 10 10) and originating in the People’s Republic of China. 2. The rates of 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: Company Definitive countervailing duty Definitive TARIC additional code BYD Group: 17,0 % BYD Auto Company Limited 89HH BYD Auto Industry Company Limited 89HI Changsha BYD Auto Company Limited 89HJ Changsha Xingchao Auto Company Limited 89HK Changzhou BYD Auto Company Limited 89HL Fuzhou BYD Industrial Company Limited 89HM Hefei BYD Auto Company Limited 89HN Jinan BYD Auto Company Limited 89HO Geely Group: 18,8 % Asia Euro Automobile Manufacture (Taizhou) Company Limited 89HP Chongqing Lifan Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd. 89HQ Fengsheng Automobile (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. 89HR Shanxi New Energy Automobile Industry Co., Ltd. 89HS Zhejiang Geely Automobile Company Limited 89HT Zhejiang Haoqing Automobile Manufacturing Company Limited 89HU Zhongjia Automobile Manufacturing (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. 89HV SAIC Group: 35,3 % SAIC MAXUS Automotive Company Limited 89HW SAIC Motor Corporation Limited 89HX Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation 89HY SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Co., Ltd. 89HZ SAIC GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. 89IA SAIC General Motors Co., Ltd. 89IB Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd 7,8 % 89BZ Other cooperating companies (Annex) 20,7 % All other companies 35,3 % 8999 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 new battery electric vehicles sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People’s Republic of China. 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.