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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 2 July 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 primary cells and primary batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide originating in People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 18 May 2026 by VARTA Consumer Batteries GmbH & Co. KGaA on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of primary cells and primary batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1#
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 primary cells and primary batteries of alkaline manganese dioxide, in the form of cylindrical cells, not rechargeable, not spent, not waste and scrap, excluding parts, currently classified under CN code 85061011 and originating in 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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