Council Regulation (EC) No 2272/2004Show full title

Council Regulation (EC) No 2272/2004 of 22 December 2004 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 769/2002 on imports of coumarin originating in the People's Republic of China to imports of coumarin consigned from India or Thailand, whether declared as originating in India or Thailand or not

Article 1U.K.

1.The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 769/2002 on imports of coumarin, falling within CN code ex 2932 21 00 originating in the People's Republic of China is hereby extended to imports of coumarin, falling within CN code ex 2932 21 00 consigned from India or Thailand, whether declared as originating in India or Thailand or not (TARIC codes 2932 21 00 11 and 2932 21 00 15).

2.The duty extended by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be collected on imports registered in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2004 and Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, with the exception of the goods exported by Atlas Fine Chemicals Pvt Ltd., Debhanu Mansion, Nasik-Pune Highway, Nasik Road, MS 422 101, India, (TARIC additional code A579).

3.Notwithstanding paragraph 1, the definitive anti-dumping duty shall not apply to imports released for free circulation in accordance with Article 2.

4.The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2U.K.

1.Imports declared for release into free circulation shall be exempt from the anti-dumping duty imposed by Article 1 provided that they are produced by companies from which undertakings are accepted by the Commission and whose names are listed in the relevant Commission Decision, as from time to time amended and have been imported in conformity with that Decision.

2.Imports referred to in paragraph 1 shall be exempt from the anti-dumping duty on condition that:

(a)a commercial invoice containing at least the elements listed in the Annex is presented to Member States' customs authorities upon presentation of the declaration for release into free circulation; and

(b)the goods declared and presented to customs correspond precisely to the description on the commercial invoice.

Article 3U.K.

1.Requests for exemption from the duty extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the Community and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the applicant. The request must be sent to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Trade

Directorate B

Office: J-79 05/17

B-1049 Brussels

Fax (+32-2) 295 65 05

Telex COMEU B 21877.

2.The Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, may authorise, by decision, the exemption of imports from companies which made such a request from the duty extended by Article 1(1).

Article 4U.K.

Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports, established in accordance with Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 661/2004.

Article 5U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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 December 2004.

For the Council

The President

C. Veerman