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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 terephthalic acid of a purity by weight of 99,5 % or more, currently falling under CN code ex29173600 (TARIC code 2917360011), CUS 0023865-3 and CAS RN 100-21-0 and originating in the Republic of Korea and the United Mexican States.
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:Country of origin | Company | Definitive anti-dumping duty (%) | TARIC additional codeRepublic of Korea | Samnam Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | 6,1 | 88BNRepublic of Korea | Hanwha Impact Corporation | 6,1 | 88BORepublic of Korea | All other companies | 13,3 | 8999United Mexican States | All companies | 24,1 | 8999
3.Anti-dumping duties are not applicable to the Korean exporting producer Taekwang Industrial Co., Ltd. (TARIC additional code 88BP).
4.The application of the individual duty rates specified for the Korean 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 his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of terephthalic acid sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the Republic of Korea. 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 Republic of Korea shall apply.
5.Member States shall, on a monthly basis, inform the Commission of the number of tonnes imported under CN code ex29173600 (TARIC code 2917360011).
6.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) 2026/801 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 Republic of Korea 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 July 2024 to 30 June 2025);
(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.
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