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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 16 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 solid glass microspheres (commercially known as ‘glass beads’) originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 24 June 2026 by M. Swarovski GmbH, Swarco Vestglas GmbH, Swarco Schönborn GmbH, Sovitec Belgium, Potters Ballotini SASZ, Sovitec France, Potters Ballotini Gmbh, Intermiglass SP. Z O.O. and Sovitec Iberica SAU on behalf of the Union industry representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of solid glass microspheres .
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