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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 9(4) thereof,Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
1.A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of choline chloride, in all forms and purities, whether or not on a carrier, with a minimum choline chloride content of 30 % by weight, excluding calcium phosphoryl choline chloride tetrahydrate with CAS number 72556-74-2, currently falling under CN codes ex29231000, ex23099031, ex23099096, ex2106 and ex38249996 (TARIC additional codes as listed in paragraph 2 and in the Annex to this Regulation) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2.The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below, shall be as follows:Company | Definitive anti-dumping duty (%) | TARIC additional codeShandong Aocter Feed Additives Co., Ltd., Liaocheng City, Shandong Province | 115,9 | 89RBShandong FY Feed Technology Co., Ltd, Binzhou City, Shandong Province | 90,0 | 89RCShandong Yinfeng Biological Technology Co., Ltd. Zouping City, Shandong Province | 90,0 | 89RDOther cooperating companies listed in the Annex | 94,9 | See AnnexAll other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China | 115,9 | 89YY
3.The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume in tonnes) of choline chloride sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People’s Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ Until such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other imports originating in the People’s Republic of China shall apply.
4.Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2#
The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1288 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of choline chloride originating in the People’s Republic of China shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates of the anti-dumping duty shall be released.
Article 3#
Article 1(2) may be amended to add new exporting producers from the People’s Republic of China and make them subject to the appropriate weighted average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies not included in the sample. A new exporting producer shall provide evidence that:
(a)it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) during the period of investigation (1.10.2023 to 30.9.2024);
(b)it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation, and which could have cooperated in the original investigation; and
(c)it has either actually exported the product concerned or has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the period of investigation.
Article 4#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Chinese cooperating exporting producers not sampled:
| Name | TARIC additional code |
|---|---|
| Liaoning Biochem Co., Ltd | 89RE |
| Be-Long (North) Corporation | 89RF |
| Shandong Jujia Biotech Co., Ltd | 89RG |
| Taian Havay Chemicals Co., Ltd | 89RH |
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