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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 12 March 2026, 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 acrylic esters originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘China’), the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (‘Saudi Arabia’), the Republic of South Africa (‘South Africa’), and the United States of America (‘US’).
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 28 January 2026 by the Consortium for certain acrylic esters on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain acrylic esters.
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 acrylic esters which are butyl acrylate, currently falling under CAS RN 141-32-2 and CUS 0012413-0, and 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, currently falling under CAS RN 103-11-7 and CUS 0017228-1, currently classified under CN code ex29161200 (TARIC code 2916120015) and originating in the People’s Republic of China, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Republic of South Africa, and the United States of America.
2.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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