(1)

Imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron (other than cast iron) or steel (other than stainless steel), of a circular cross-section, of an external diameter exceeding 406,4 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China, are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/804 (‘the original regulation’) (2).

(2)

The companies Zhejiang Gross Seamless Steel Tubes Co., Ltd. and Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co., Ltd., are subject to definitive anti-dumping duties of 41,4 %, TARIC (3) additional code of C204, and of 54,9 %, TARIC additional code C172, respectively.

(3)

On 23 August 2019, the company Zhejiang Gross Seamless Steel Tubes Co., Ltd. was acquired by Daye Special Steel Company Ltd (4), which is also the shareholder of Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co., Ltd. By this acquisition, Zhejiang Gross Seamless Steel Tubes Co., Ltd. and Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co., Ltd. became related companies.

(4)

On 12 September 2019, the company Daye Special Steel Company Ltd. changed its name to CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group Co., Ltd (‘the CITIC Pacific Group’), Hubei Xinyegang Special Tube Co., Ltd changed its name to Daye Special Steel Co., Ltd (5) and Zhejiang Gross Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd changed its name to Zhejiang Pacific Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd (6).

(5)

The Commission confirmed that the information and the evidence regarding the name changes supplied by the companies was correct.

(6)

In light of the changes described in recitals (3) and (4), the Commission considered that the individual duty rates for each of the two exporting producers needed to be replaced by a single duty rate for the newly created CITIC Pacific Group.

(7)

The changes consisted solely of the change of the ownership for Zhejiang Pacific Seamless Steel Tube Co., Ltd and of name changes, without affecting the companies’ production and operations nor any other circumstances with regards to dumping and injury. Therefore, the Commission concluded that establishing a new anti-dumping rate based on new dumping and injury margins calculations under Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation was not warranted. Instead, the Commission considered it appropriate to determine one duty level for the group based on the weighted average of the data submitted by both exporting producers and verified in the original investigation.

(8)

Based on this data, the Commission determined a single injury and dumping margin applicable to the CITIC Pacific Group:

(9)

The Commission compared the injury margins and the dumping margins. In accordance with the lesser duty rule in Article 9(4) of the basic Regulation, the amount of the duties should be set at the level of the lower of the dumping and injury margins if such lesser duty would be adequate to remove the injury to the Union industry. Based on the above, the new duty margin for both the companies under the CITIC Pacific Group is 51,8 %.

(10)

These findings were disclosed to interested parties and they were given time to comment. No comments were received.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation,

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