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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 7 thereof,After consulting the Member States,Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
1.A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of wire of silico-manganese steel with a cross section with a diameter of 0,6 mm to 4 mm, containing by weight not more than 0,2 % of carbon, 0,6 % or more but not more than 1,4 % of silicon, and 0,9 % or more but not more than 1,9 % of manganese, but no other element in a proportion that would give the steel the characteristics of another alloy steel, whether coated with copper or bronze or wax/oil based lubricant or not, currently falling under CN code ex72292000 (TARIC code 7229200010) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2.The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:CompanyProvisional anti-dumping dutyTARIC additional codeChangzhou City Yunhe Welding Material Co., Ltd.75,3 %88FZJuli group:
—Juli New Material Technology (Rizhao) Co., Ltd
—Shandong Juli Welding Co., Ltd
102,4 %88GAOther cooperating companies listed in Annex93,1 %see AnnexAll other imports originating in country concerned102,4 %8999
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 his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the [quantity] tonnes of welding wire 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 country concerned shall apply.
4.The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
5.Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2#
1.Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2.Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3.Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings are invited to do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer may examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.
Article 3#
1.Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/297 of 9 February 2026.
2.Data collected regarding products which entered the EU for consumption not more than 90 days prior to the date of the entry into force of this regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.
Article 4#
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
People’s Republic of China’s cooperating exporting producers not sampled
| Country | Name | TARIC additional code |
|---|---|---|
| People`s Republic of China | HIT WELDING INDUSTRY CO., LTD | 88FP |
| People`s Republic of China | Changzhou Changjiang Welding Materials Co. Ltd | 88FQ |
| People`s Republic of China | JIANGSU ZHONGJIANG WELDING WIRE CO., Ltd | 88FR |
| People`s Republic of China | Changzhou Zhengyang Welding Material Co.,Ltd | 88FS |
| People`s Republic of China | Tianjin Bridge Welding Wire Co.,Ltd. | 88FT |
| People`s Republic of China | DEZHOU LIZUN WELDING WIRE CO., LTD | 88FU |
| People`s Republic of China | CHANGSHU LONGTENG WELDING MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | 88FV |
| People`s Republic of China | HEBEI YICHEN WELDING INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED | 88FW |
| People`s Republic of China | Shandong Solid Solder Co.,Ltd | 88FX |
| People`s Republic of China | Jinan Woerde Solder Co., Ltd | 88FY |
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