Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2179Dangos y teitl llawn

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2179 of 22 November 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Article 1U.K.

1.A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of glazed and unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing, currently falling within HS code 6907, and originating from the People's Republic of China.

2.The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the following companies shall be as follows:

CompanyDutyTARIC Additional Code
Dongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd; Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co., Ltd;32,0 %B938
Qingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd; Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd13,9 %B939
Guangdong Xinruncheng Ceramics Co. Ltd29,3 %B009
Shandong Yadi Ceramics Co Ltd36,5 %B010
Companies listed in Annex I30,6 %
All other companies69,7 %B999

3.The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies referred to in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall comply with the requirements set out in Annex II. If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

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

Article 2U.K.

Where any producer from the People's Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that (a) it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) originating in the People's Republic of China during the period of investigation (1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010); (b) it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation; and (c) it has either actually exported the goods concerned or has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the period of investigation, the Commission may amend Annex I by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not sampled or not granted individual treatment, and thus subject to the weighted average duty rate of 30,6 %.

Article 3U.K.

Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented in respect of the products referred to in Article 1, the number of square metres of the products imported shall be entered in the relevant field of that declaration.

Article 4U.K.

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

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 22 November 2017.

For the Commission

The President

Jean-Claude Juncker