Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/140Dangos y teitl llawn

Article 1

1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of certain articles of lamellar graphite cast iron (grey iron) or spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron), and parts thereof currently falling within CN codes ex 7325 10 00 (TARIC code 7325 10 00 31) and ex 7325 99 10 (TARIC code 7325 99 10 51) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

These articles are of a kind used to:

• cover ground or sub-surface systems, and/or openings to ground or sub-surface systems, and also

• give access to ground or sub-surface systems and/or provide view to ground or sub-surface systems.

The articles may be machined, coated, painted and/or fitted with other materials such as but not limited to concrete, paving slabs, or tiles.

The following product types are excluded from the definition of the product concerned:

• channel gratings and cast tops subject to standard EN 1433, to be fitted as a component on channels in polymer, plastic, galvanised steel or concrete allowing surface water to flow into the channel,

• floor drains, roof drains, cleanouts and covers for cleanouts, subject to standard EN 1253,

• step irons, lifting keys, and fire hydrants.

2. The rates 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 produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:

Company	Duty (%)	TARIC additional code
Botou City Wangwu Town Tianlong Casting Factory	15,5	C221
Botou Lisheng Casting Industry Co., Ltd	31,5	C222
Fengtai (Handan) Alloy Casting Co., Ltd	38,1	C223
Hong Guang Handan Cast Foundry Co., Ltd	21,3	C224
Shijiazhuang Transun Metal Products Co., Ltd	25,0	C225
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex	25,4	See Annex
All other companies	38,1	C999

3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of certain castings sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People's Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

4. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply. The default interest to be paid in case of reimbursement that gives rise to a right to payment of default interest shall be the rate applied by the European Central Bank to its principal refinancing operations, as published in the C series of the Official Journal of the European Union, in force on the first calendar day of the month in which the deadline falls, increased by one percentage point.