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THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Unionnote (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 24(5) thereof,After informing the Member States,Whereas:
(1)On 7 November 2025, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Unionnote, the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of lightweight thermal paper originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 24 September 2025 by the European Thermal Paper Association (ETPA) and its members, representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of lightweight thermal paper.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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1.The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of lightweight thermal paper, defined as thermal paper having a basis weight of 65 g/m2 or less, which is sold on rolls of a width of 20 cm or more, weighing 50 kg or more (including paper) and with a diameter of 40 cm or more (‘jumbo rolls’); with or without base coat on one or both sides; with a physical or chemical thermo-sensitive layer (i.e., a layer that reveals an image when heat is applied) on one or both sides; and with or without top coat, currently classified under CN codes ex48099000, ex48119000, ex48169000 and ex48239085 (Primarily, albeit not exclusively, TARIC codes 4809900010, 4811900010, 4816900010 and 4823908520) and originating in the 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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