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 high-pressure seamless cylinders for compressed or liquefied gas, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders’ fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle, currently classified under CN codes ex 7311 00 11 , ex 7311 00 13 , ex 7311 00 19 , ex 7311 00 30 and ex 8424 10 00 (TARIC codes 7311 00 11 15, 7311 00 11 80, 7311 00 13 15, 7311 00 13 80, 7311 00 19 15, 7311 00 19 80, 7311 00 30 15, 7311 00 30 80, 8424 10 00 11 and 8424 10 00 21) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Non-refillable cylinders of capacities up to and including 120 ml, covered by European standard EN 16509:2014 and/or UN-number 2037 assigned by the United Nations Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, are excluded from the product scope.
2. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.