Article 1

1.

A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of sulphanilic acid falling within CN codes ex 2921 42 10 (TARIC code 2921 42 10 *60) originating in the People's Republic of China and India.

F12.

The rate of definitive anti-dumping duty applicable, before duty, to the net free-at-Community frontier price of the products described in paragraph 1, shall be as follows:

Country

Definitive duty(%)

The People's Republic of China

33,7

India

18,3

F23.

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F33.

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

4.

Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

F2Article 2

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F3Article 2

1.

Imports declared for release into free circulation which are invoiced by companies from which undertakings are accepted by the Commission and whose names are listed in Commission Decision 2006/37/EC 6 , as from time to time amended, shall be exempt from the duties imposed by Article 1, on condition that:
  • they are manufactured, shipped and invoiced directly by the said companies to the first independent customer in the Community, and

  • such imports are accompanied by a valid undertaking invoice. An undertaking invoice is a commercial invoice containing at least the elements and the declaration stipulated in the Annex, and

  • the goods declared and presented to customs correspond precisely to the description on the undertaking invoice.

2.

A customs debt shall be incurred at the time of acceptance of the declaration for release into free circulation whenever it is established, in respect of goods described in Article 1 and exempted from the duties under the conditions listed in paragraph 1, that one or more of such conditions is not fulfilled. The condition set out in the second indent of paragraph 1 shall be considered as not being fulfilled where the undertaking invoice is found not to comply with the provisions of the Annex or found not to be authentic or where the Commission has withdrawn the acceptance of the undertaking pursuant to Article 8(9) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 or Article 13(9) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation in a Regulation or Decision which refers to (a) particular transaction(s) and declares the relevant undertaking invoice(s) as invalid.

3.

Importers shall accept as a normal trade risk, the fact that the non-fulfilment, by any party, of one or more of the conditions listed in paragraph 1 and further defined in paragraph 2 may give rise to a customs debt incurred under Article 201 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Common Customs Code 7 . The customs debt incurred shall be recovered upon withdrawal by the Commission of the acceptance of the undertaking.

4.

The text in the Annex to this Regulation shall be added both to Regulation (EC) No 1338/2002 and to Regulation (EC) No 1339/2002.

Article 3

The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty imposed pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 575/2002 shall be definitively collected at the rate of the duties definitively imposed on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People's Republic of China and India, as defined in that Regulation.

The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rate of anti-dumping duties shall be released.

Article 4

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.