Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/709

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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 Union^note (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 13 thereof,Whereas:

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 #

1.The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, currently falling under CN code ex73071910 (TARIC code 7307191010 and 7307191020) and originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand is extended to imports of unthreaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron, currently falling under TARIC codes 7307191035 and 7307191045 and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

2.This extension in paragraph 1 does not include imports of malleable iron unthreaded circular junction boxes without having a lid.

3.This extension in paragraph 1 does not include imports of unthreaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron, currently falling under TARIC codes 7307191035 and 7307191045 and originating in the People’s Republic of China imported by the companies listed below:Company | TARIC additional codeErata Impex srl | 88ATAGAflex sp zoo | 88AUS. C. Poarta Alba Fittings Industry srl | 88AVOdlewnia Zawiercie SA | 88AW

4.The extended duty is the anti-dumping duty of 57,8 % applicable to ‘all other imports originating in China’ (TARIC additional code B999).

5.The duty extended by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be collected on imports originating in the People’s Republic of China registered in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1448, with the exception of those imported by the companies listed in paragraph 1 and with the exception of imports of malleable iron unthreaded circular junction boxes without having a lid.

6.Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2 #

Customs authorities are directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1448, which is hereby repealed.

Article 3 #

The exemption request submitted by Jianzhi Technology srl is rejected.

Article 4 #

Imports that have been exempted from the extended duty under Article 1 shall be either used in the completion operations of the exempted party, destroyed or re-exported. In the event of a breach of this provision, the exemption shall be revoked in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

Article 5 #

1.Imports under the TARIC codes 7307191035 and 7307191045, or any corresponding future codes, originating in the People’s Republic of China shall be subject to surveillance in accordance with Article 56(5) of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council^note to allow the Commission to follow the statistical trends of imports, to ensure full monitoring of the exemptions granted in Article 1(1).

2.In case the companies benefiting from the exemption increase significantly their imports under the TARIC codes 7307191035 and 7307191045, or any corresponding future codes, originating in the People’s Republic of China, and it is demonstrated to a sufficient degree that such increase is linked to circumvention within the meaning of Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, the Commission shall initiate an investigation under Article 13(3) of that Regulation.

3.Surveillance measures introduced by paragraph 1 shall cease when the anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China is terminated or lapse.

Article 6 #

Requests for exemption from the duty extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the European Union and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the entity requesting the exemption. The request must be sent to the following address:European CommissionDirectorate-General for Trade and Economic SecurityDirectorate GOffice: CHAR 04/391049 Bruxelles/BrusselBELGIQUE/BELGIËtrade-defence-complaints@ec.europa.eu

Article 7 #

The description of TARIC code 7307191015 shall be amended to remove the words ‘malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid’ as these products are already classified under TARIC code 7307191005.

Article 8 #

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.