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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 19 December 2025, 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 new mobile cranes originating in the People’s Republic of China.
(2)This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 5 November 2025 by LiebherrWerk Ehingen GmbH and Liebherr-Werk Nenzing GmbH (‘Liebherr’), Tadano Demag GmbH and Tadano Faun GmbH (‘Tadano’), Manitowoc Crane Group Germany GmbH and Sennebogen Maschinenfabrik GmbH on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of new mobile cranes.
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 new mobile cranes, meaning cable-controlled or hydraulic-powered cranes, designed for the lifting, lowering and horizontal movement of materials on land, with a lifting capacity of at least 30 tonnes, mounted on self-propelled vehicles, regardless of their propulsion system and regardless whether mounted on crawlers or rubber tires, as well as specific pre-assembled or ready-to- assemble sections, excluding individual components when presented separately and originating in the People’s Republic of China.Imports of the following products are excluded from the registration:
(a)rough-terrain cranes;
(b)truck cranes or truck-mounted cranes, meaning cranes refitted on the basis of trucks;
(c)straddle carriers, meaning freight-carrying vehicles that carry their load underneath by ‘straddling’ it, rather than carrying it on top; and
(d)reach stackers, meaning vehicles designed for handling intermodal cargo containers.
The product subject to registration is currently classified under CN code(s) ex730820, ex730890, ex84264900, ex84314100, ex84314920, ex84314980, ex87051000, ex870829, ex870850 and ex870899 (TARIC codes 7308209021, 7308905911, 7308909850, 8426490011, 8431410011, 8431492050, 8431498050, 8705100011, 8708291011, 8708299011, 8708502080, 8708503511, 8708505511, 8708505591, 8708509111, 8708509970, 8708991080, 8708999311, and 8708999780).
2.Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
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