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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Unionnote (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,After informing the Member States,Whereas:
(1)On 12 August 2019, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Unionnote (‘the notice of initiation’), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding (‘the proceeding’) with regard to imports into the Union of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’), Taiwan and Indonesia following a complaint lodged on 28 June 2019 by Eurofer, the European Steel Association (‘the complainant’) on behalf of four Union producers representing the entirety of Union production of certain hot rolled stainless steel sheets and coils.
(2)On 10 October 2019, the Commission announced the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of the same product originating in the PRC and Indonesianote (‘the parallel anti-subsidy proceeding’), pursuant to Article 10 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Unionnote (‘the basic anti-subsidy Regulation’).
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, whether or not in coils (including products cut-to-length and narrow strip), not further worked than hot-rolled and excluding products, not in coils, of a width of 600 mm or more and of a thickness exceeding 10 mm, currently falling under HS codes 721911, 721912, 721913, 721914, 721922, 721923, 721924, 722011 and 722012 and originating in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Indonesia.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 21 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.
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