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 wire of silico-manganese steel with a cross section with a diameter of 0,6 mm to 4 mm, containing by weight not more than 0,2 % of carbon, 0,6 % or more but not more than 1,4 % of silicon, and 0,9 % or more but not more than 1,9 % of manganese, but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, whether coated with copper or bronze or wax/oil based lubricant or not, currently classified under CN code ex 7229 20 00 (TARIC code 7229 20 00 10), originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.