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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 1 July 2024, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Unionnote, the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of epoxy resins originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 6 June 2024 by the Ad Hoc Coalition of Epoxy Resin producers on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of epoxy resins.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 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 products containing more than 35 % by weight of epoxy resins, also known as epoxide resins or polyepoxides, which are polymers or prepolymers containing reactive epoxy groups, based on epichlorohydrin and an aliphatic or aromatic alcoholic component (such as BPA), in solid, semi-solid or liquid forms, having all types of grade, purity, molecule weight or molecular structure, whether or not containing modifiers, curing agents, or additives, so long as the curing agents have not chemically reacted so as to cure the epoxy resin or convert it into a different product no longer containing epoxy groups, currently classified under CN codes ex29109000, ex38249992, ex38249993, and ex39073000 (TARIC codes 2910900005, 3824999296, 3824999310, 3907300005, 3907300020, and 3907300080), and originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan and Thailand.The following products are excluded from the product described in Article 1(1):
—Certain paint and coating products, which are blends, mixtures, or other formulations of epoxy resin, curing agent, and pigment, in any form, packaged in one or more containers, wherein (1) the pigment represents a minimum of 10 percent of the total weight of the product, (2) the epoxy resin represents a maximum of 80 percent of the total weight of the product, and (3) the curing agent represents 5 to 40 percent of the total weight of the product.
—Pre-impregnated fabrics or fibres, often referred to as ‘pre-pregs’, which are composite materials consisting of fabrics or fibres (typically carbon or glass) impregnated with epoxy resin.
—Blends of epoxy resins with other materials, currently classified under CN codes other than 29109000, 38249992, 38249993, and 39073000.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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