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 phosphorous acid, in solid or liquid (aqueous) forms, also denominated phosphonic acid, usually falling under Chemical Abstracts Service (‘CAS’) numbers 13598-36-2 and 10294-56-1, with the Customs and Statistics (‘CUS’) numbers 0021895-1 and 0043878-8 usually corresponding to it, currently classified under CN code 2811 19 80 (TARIC code 2811 19 80 60) 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.