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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 23 September 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 Polyvinyl chloride (‘PVC’) originating in the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Mexico and Taiwan.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 10 August 2026 by the Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) Trade Committee on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain PVC.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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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 certain polyvinyl chloride polymerised through suspension polymerisation (‘S-PVC’) and bulk (mass) polymerisation (‘M-PVC’) in pure form and not mixed with any other substance (‘S-/M-PVC’). The product concerned includes S-PVC classified as commodity S-PVC, extender S-PVC and specialty S-PVC. The product concerned does not include PVC polymerised through emulsion polymerisation (‘E-PVC’). The product concerned is currently classified under CN code ex39041000 (TARIC codes 3904100015, 3904100021, 3904100080 and 3904100081), and is originating in the People’s Republic of China, Republic of Korea, Mexico and Taiwan.
2.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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