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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2018/140

of 29 January 2018

imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in the People's Republic of China and terminating the investigation on imports of certain cast iron articles originating in India

Article 1

▼M1

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 7325100031 ), and ex 7325 99 90 (TARIC code 7325999080 ) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

These articles are of a kind used to:

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

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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:

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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,

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

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step irons, lifting keys, and fire hydrants.

▼B

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

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.

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.

Article 2

The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1480 shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rates of the anti-dumping duty shall be released.

Article 3

Where any new exporting producer in the People's Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

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it did not export to the Union the product described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 October 2015 to 30 September 2016),

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it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the People's Republic of China which are subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation,

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it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union,

Article 1(2) shall be amended, after giving all interested parties the possibility to comment, by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty rate.

Article 4

The anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of the product mentioned in Article 1(1) originating in India is hereby terminated.

Article 5

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.

ANNEX

Chinese cooperating exporting producers not sampled:

Name	TARIC additional code
Baoding City Maikesaier Casting Ltd	C226
Baoding GB Metal Products Co., Ltd	C232
Baoding Hualong Casting Co., Ltd	C233
Baoding Shuanghu Casting Co., Ltd	C234
Bo Tou Chenfeng Casting Co., Ltd	C235
Botou City Minghang Casting Co., Ltd	C236
Botou City Qinghong Foundry Co., Ltd and the related company Cangzhou Qinghong Foundry Co., Ltd	C237
Botou City Simencun Town Bai Fo Tang Casting Factory	C238
Botou Dongli Foundry Co., Ltd	C239
Botou GuangTai Precision Casting Factory	C240
Botou Mancheng Foundry Co., Ltd	C241
Botou Okai Foundry Co., Ltd	C242
Botou Sanjiang Casting Co., Ltd	C243
Botou TongYang Casting Factory	C244
Botou Weili Precision Casting Co., Ltd	C245
Botou Xinrong Foundry Co., Ltd	C246
Botou Zhengxin Foundry Co., Ltd	C247
Cangzhou Hongyuan Machinery & Foundry Co., Ltd	C248
Cangzhou Yadite Casting Machinery Co., Ltd	C249
Changsha Jinlong Foundry Industry Co., Ltd	C250
Changyi City ChangZhan Casting Co., Ltd	C251
China National Minerals Co., Ltd	C252
Dingxiang Sitong Forging and Casting Industrial	C253
Dingzhou Dongyu Foundry Co., Ltd	C254
Handan City Jinzhu Foundry Co., Ltd	C255
Handan Haolin Casting Co., Ltd	C256
Handan Qunshan Foundry Co., Ltd	C257
Handan Yanyuan Machinery Foundry Co., Ltd	C258
Handan Yuanyang Foundry Co.,Ltd	C259
Handan Zhangshui Pump Manufacturing Co., Ltd	C260
Hebei Cheng'An Babel Casting Co., Ltd	C261
Hebei Feixiang East Foundry Products Co., Ltd	C262
Hebei Jinghua Casting Co., Ltd	C263
Hebei Shunda Foundry Co., Ltd	C264
Hebei Tengfeng Metal Products Co., Ltd	C265
Hebei Zhonghe Foundry Co., Ltd	C266
Hengtong Valve Co.,LTD	C267
Heping Cast Co., Ltd Yi County	C268
Jiaocheng County Honglong Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd	C269
Jiaocheng County Xinlei Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd	C270
Jiaocheng County Xinxing Casting Co., Ltd	C271
Laiwu City Haitian Machinery Plant	C272
Laiwu Xinlong Weiye Foundry Co., Ltd	C273
Lianyungang Ganyu Xingda Casting Foundry	C274
Lingchuan County Rainbow Casting Co., Ltd	C275
Lingshou County Boyuan Foundry Co., Ltd	C276
Pingyao County Master Casting Co., Ltd	C277
Qingdao Jiatailong Industrial Co.,Ltd	C278
Qingdao Jinfengtaike Machinery Co., Ltd	C279
Qingdao Qitao Casting Co., Ltd	C280
Qingdao Shinshu Casting Co., Ltd	C281
Qingyuanxian Yueda Fountry Co., Ltd	C282
Rockhan Technology Co., Ltd	C283
Shahe City Fangyuan Casting Co., Ltd	C284
Shandong Heshengda Machinery Technology Co., Ltd	C298
Shandong Hongma Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd	C285
Shandong Lulong Group Co., Ltd	C286
Shanxi Ascent Industrial Co., Ltd	C310
Shanxi Associated Industrial Co., Ltd	C287
Shanxi Jiaocheng Xinglong Casting Co., Ltd	C288
Shanxi Solid Industrial Co., Ltd	C289
Shanxi Yuansheng Casting and Forging Industrial Co., Ltd	C290
Shaoshan Huanqiu Castings Foundry	C291
Tang County Kaihua Metal Products Co., Ltd	C292
Tangxian Hongyue Machinery Accessory Foundry Co., Ltd	C293
Tianjin Jinghai Chaoyue Industrial and Commercial Co., Ltd	C294
Tianjin Yu Xing Da Casting Co., Ltd	C295
Wangdu Junrong Foundry Co., Limited	C296
Weifang Nuolong Machinery Co., Ltd	C297
Weifang Weikai Casting Co., Ltd	C299
Wen Shui Hengli Nature of the Company	C300
Wuhan RedStar Agro-Livestock Machinery Co. Ltd	C301
Zibo Joy's Metal Co., Ltd	C302

		Official Journal
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►M1	COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2019/261 of 14 February 2019	L 44	4	15.2.2019