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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 24 May 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 vanillin originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 9 April 2024 by Syensqo on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of vanillin.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
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 vanillin with the molecular formula C8H8O3 or C9H10O3, and with a purity level higher than 95 % by weight, including Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin, Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin (Biovanillin) and Ethylvanillin, currently classified under CN codes ex29124100 for Synthetic Vanillin, Natural Vanillin and Bio-sourced Synthetic Vanillin and ex29124200 for Ethylvanillin (TARIC codes 2912410010 and 2912420010), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2.Mixtures of different aroma chemicals containing concentrations of Vanillin below 95 % by weight are excluded from the product described in Article 1(1).
3.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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