Article 1
Open ↗1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including ‘cut-to-length’ and ‘narrow strip’ products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, currently falling under CN codes 7208 10 00 , 7208 25 00 , 7208 26 00 , 7208 27 00 , 7208 36 00 , 7208 37 00 , 7208 38 00 , 7208 39 00 , 7208 40 00 , 7208 52 10 , 7208 52 99 , 7208 53 10 , 7208 53 90 , 7208 54 00 , 7211 13 00 , 7211 14 00 , 7211 19 00 , ex 7225 19 10 (TARIC code 7225 19 10 90), 7225 30 90 , ex 7225 40 60 (TARIC code 7225 40 60 90), 7225 40 90 , ex 7226 19 10 (TARIC codes 7226 19 10 91, 7226 19 10 95), 7226 91 91 and 7226 91 99 originating in Egypt, Japan and Vietnam. The following products are excluded: (1) products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel; (2) products of tool steel and high-speed steel; (3) products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more; and (4) products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2 050 mm or more. 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 of origin Company Provisional anti-dumping duty TARIC additional code Egypt Ezz Steel Company 12,8 % 89M8 Egypt All other imports originating in Egypt 12,8 % 8999 Japan Nippon Steel Corporation 31,8 % 89M9 Japan Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. 6,9 % 89MA Japan Other cooperating companies: 31,1 % — Daido Steel Co., Ltd. — JFE Steel Corporation 89MB 89ME Japan All other imports originating in Japan 31,8 % 8999 Vietnam Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation 12,1 % 89MC Vietnam All other imports originating in Vietnam 12,1 % 8999 3. Anti-dumping duties are not applicable to the Vietnamese exporting producer Hoa Phat group/Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel Joint Company, consisting of Hoa Phat Dung Quat Steel Joint Company, Hoa Phat Cold Rolled Steel Company Limited, Hoa Phat Steel Sheet Limited Liability Company, Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited – Hung Yen branch, Binh Duong Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Company Limited and Hoa Phat Da Nang Steel Pipe Company Limited (TARIC additional code 89MD). 4. 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 in tonnes) 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 [Egypt, Japan or Vietnam]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other imports originating in [Egypt, Japan or Vietnam] shall apply. 5. 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. 6. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.