Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1985

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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 Union^note, and in particular Articles 9 and 14(1), and 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 Union^note, and in particular Articles 15 and 24(1) thereof,Whereas:

(1)Anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imports of optical fibre cables originating in India were imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/3014^note and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1135^note, respectively. A request for clarification from customs authorities brought to the Commission’s attention an error in the duty rates concerning companies which cooperated with the anti-dumping investigation but not with the subsidy investigation. In particular, Finolex Cables Limited was erroneously subject to the countervailing and anti-dumping duties applicable to non-cooperating companies in both investigations and Aksh Optifibre Limited and Polycab India Limited were erroneously subject to the countervailing and anti-dumping duties applicable to cooperating companies in both investigations.

(2)Therefore, the rate for those companies needed to be corrected as shown below:Company | Dumping margin | Subsidy rate | Injury elimination level | Countervailing duty rate | Margin for export-contingent subsidies | Anti-dumping duty rateBirla Cable Ltd; Universal Cables Ltd; Vindhya Telelinks Ltd | 6,9 % | 5,4 % | 90,1 % | 5,4 % | 4,0 % | 2,9 %Sterlite Technologies Limited; Sterlite Tech Cables Solutions Limited | 11,4 % | 3,7 % | 44,0 % | 3,7 % | 2,6 % | 8,8 %HFCL Limited; HTL Limited | N/A | 8,1 % | N/A | 8,1 % | 6,9 % | N/AOther companies cooperating in both the anti-subsidy and the anti-dumping investigations | 9,0 % | 5,8 % | 71,2 % | 5,8 % | 4,6 % | 4,4 %Other companies cooperating in the anti-dumping investigation but not in the anti-subsidy investigation | 9,0 % | 8,1 % | 71,2 % | 8,1 % | 6,9 % | 2,1 %All other imports originating in India | 11,4 % | 8,1 % | 90,1 % | 8,1 % | 6,9 % | 4,5 %

(3)Therefore, the Commission considered it appropriate to amend Article 1, Article 2 and the Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1135.

(4)The revised level of duties should apply as of the entry into force of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1135 (12 June 2025) in order to ensure that companies are not levied duties in excess. Customs authorities are instructed to collect the appropriate amounts of duties and refund any excess amount collected so far in accordance with the applicable customs legislation.

(5)On 1 August 2025, the Commission informed all interested parties of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it intended to correct the definitive anti-dumping and countervailing measures on imports of optical fibre cables originating in India (‘final disclosure’). All parties were granted a period within which they could make comments on the final disclosure. No comments were received.

(6)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036,

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