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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 17 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 certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiated followed a complaint lodged on 2 April 2024 by the European Steel Tube Association on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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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 certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or steel, including precision tubes, of circular cross-section, of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm with a Carbon Equivalent Value (CEV) not exceeding 0,86 according to the International Institute of Welding (IIW) formula and chemical analysis, currently classified under CN codes ex73041910, ex73041930, ex73042300, ex73042910, ex73042930, ex73043120, ex73043180, ex73043950, ex73043982, ex73043983, ex73045189, ex73045982 and ex73045983 (TARIC codes: 7304191020, 7304193020, 7304230020, 7304291020, 7304293020, 7304312030, 7304318030, 7304395030, 7304398230, 7304398320, 7304518930, 7304598230 and 7304598320), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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