(1)

On 13 May 2013, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Union of ceramic tableware and kitchenware (‘the product concerned’) originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the PRC’) by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 412/2013 (3).

(2)

On 12 July 2019, following an expiry review pursuant to pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, the Commission extended the measures of the original regulation for another five years by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198.

(3)

In the original investigation, sampling was applied for investigating the exporting producers in the PRC in accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.

(4)

In the original investigation, the Commission imposed individual anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 13,1 % to 18,3 % on imports of the product concerned for the sampled exporting producers from the PRC. For the cooperating exporting producers that were not included in the sample, an anti-dumping duty rate of 17,9 % was imposed. The cooperating exporting producers not included in the sample are listed in Annex I of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198. Furthermore, a country-wide anti-dumping duty rate of 36,1 % was imposed on the product concerned from companies in the PRC which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate with the investigation.

(5)

On 28 November 2019, following an anti-circumvention investigation pursuant to Articles 13(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 was amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131 (4). Amongst others, the list of cooperating exporting producers not included in the sample in Annex I to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 was amended.

(6)

Pursuant to Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198, Annex I of that Regulation can be amended by granting a new exporting producer the duty rate applicable to the cooperating companies not included in the sample, namely the weighted average duty rate of 17,9 %, where that new exporting producer in the PRC provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

(7)

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 was amended on several occasions further to the conclusion of new exporting producer reviews where the exporting producers provided sufficient evidence to the Commission that they fulfilled the criteria listed in recital 6.

(8)

However, the operative part of 4 Commission Implementing Regulations amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198 erroneously refers to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2131 instead of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1198.

(9)

Therefore, Commission Implementing Regulations (EU) 2023/1596 (5), (EU) 2023/1595 (6), (EU) 2023/711 (7) and (EU) 2022/269 (8) should be corrected accordingly.

(10)

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036,