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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 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 Regulation’), and in particular Article 24(5) thereof,After informing the Member States,Whereas:
(1)On 27 March 2024, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Unionnote, the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of mobile access equipment (‘MAE’), originating in the People’s Republic of China. This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 13 February 2024 by the ‘Coalition to restore a level playing field in the EU Mobile Access Equipment Sector’ on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of MAE.
(2)Separately, on 13 November 2023, 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 MAE, originating in the People’s Republic of China. On 13 July 2024, the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of MAE originating in Chinanote.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
1.The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of mobile access equipment designed for the lifting of persons, self-propelled, with a maximum working height of 6 meters or more, and pre-assembled or ready-to-assemble sections thereof, excluding individual components when presented separately, and excluding person lifting equipment mounted on vehicles of Chapter 86 and Chapter 87 of the Harmonised System, currently classified, for the mobile access equipment, under CN codes ex84271010, ex84272019, ex84289090 and, for the pre-assembled or ready-to-assemble sections of mobile access equipment, under ex84312000 and ex84313900 (TARIC codes: 8427101010, 8427201910, 8428909020, 8431200060 and 8431390010), 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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