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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 18 September 2025, 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 cold-rolled flat steel products (‘CRF’) originating in in India, Japan, Taiwan, Türkiye and Vietnam (‘the countries concerned’).
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 4 August 2025 by Eurofer, the European Steel Association, on behalf of Union producers representing more than 25 % of EU production of CRF.
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 flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, or other alloy steel but excluding of stainless steel, of all widths, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated and not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), but not including:
flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, not further worked than cold-rolled, whether or not in coils, of all thickness, electrical,
flat-rolled products of iron or non-alloy steel, of all width, cold-rolled (cold-reduced), not clad, plated or coated, in coils, of a thickness of less than 0,35 mm, annealed (known as ‘black plates’),
flat-rolled products of other alloy steel, of all width, of silicon-electrical steel, and
flat-rolled products of alloy steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced), of high-speed steel,
currently classified under CN codes ex72091500, 72091690, 72091790, 72091891, ex72091899, ex72092500, 72092690, 72092790, 72092890, 72112330, ex72112380, ex72112900, 72255080, 72269200 (TARIC codes 7209150090, 7209189990, 7209250090, 7211238019, 7211238095, 7211238099, 7211290019, 7211290099) and originating in India, Japan, Taiwan, Türkiye and Vietnam.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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