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 new mobile cranes, meaning cable-controlled or hydraulic-powered cranes, designed for the lifting, lowering and horizontal movement of materials on land, with a lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes, mounted on self-propelled vehicles, regardless of their propulsion system and regardless whether mounted on crawlers or rubber tires, as well as specific pre-assembled or ready-to- assemble sections, excluding individual components when presented separately and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Imports of the following products are excluded from the registration:
(a)
rough-terrain cranes;
(b)
truck cranes or truck-mounted cranes, meaning cranes refitted on the basis of trucks;
(c)
straddle carriers, meaning freight-carrying vehicles that carry their load underneath by ‘straddling’ it, rather than carrying it on top; and
(d)
reach stackers, meaning vehicles designed for handling intermodal cargo containers.
The product subject to registration is currently classified under CN code(s) ex 7308 20 , ex 7308 90 , ex 8426 49 00 , ex 8431 41 00 , ex 8431 49 20 , ex 8431 49 80 , ex 8705 10 00 , ex 8708 29 , ex 8708 50 and ex 8708 99 (TARIC codes 7308 20 90 21, 7308 90 59 11, 7308 90 98 50, 8426 49 00 11, 8431 41 00 11, 8431 49 20 50, 8431 49 80 50, 8705 10 00 11, 8708 29 10 11, 8708 29 90 11, 8708 50 20 80, 8708 50 35 11, 8708 50 55 11, 8708 50 55 91, 8708 50 91 11, 8708 50 99 70, 8708 99 10 80, 8708 99 93 11, and 8708 99 97 80).
2. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.