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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 4 June 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 aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 20 April 2026 by BASF on behalf of Union producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain aliphatic-aromatic copolyesters.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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1.The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of polybutylene adipate-co-terephthalate (PBAT) and polybutylene sebacate-co-terephthalate (PBSeT), synthesised from petrochemical or biological feedstock, in their pure form or contained in compounds containing no less than 50 % of PBAT or PBSeT polymer by weight, currently classified under CN code ex39079980 (TARIC code 3907998050) 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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