1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene Resins, a thermoplastic copolymer consisting of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene in different proportions, regardless of colour or any other physical or mechanical properties, whether or not further processed or treated to confer specific additional physical properties, currently falling under CN codes 3903 30 00 and originating in the Republic of Korea and Taiwan.
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
Republic of Korea
LG Chem
3,7
89UC
Republic of Korea
Lotte Chemical Corporation
5,8
89UD
Republic of Korea
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex
4,3
See Annex
Republic of Korea
All other imports originating in country concerned
5,8
8999
Taiwan
Chimei Corporation
Grand Pacific Petrochemical Corporation
10,8
89UE
Taiwan
Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corporation
21,7
89UF
Taiwan
All other imports originating in country concerned
21,7
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 in unit we are using) 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 country concerned. 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 country concerned shall apply.
4. 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.
5. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.