Article 1

1.

A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of imports of certain flat-rolled products of iron, non-alloy steel or other alloy steel, whether or not in coils (including ‘cut-to-length’ and ‘narrow strip’ products), not further worked than hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, originating in the People's Republic of China.

The product concerned does not include:

  • products of stainless steel and grain-oriented silicon electrical steel,

  • products of tool steel and high-speed steel,

  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more, and

  • products, not in coils, without patterns in relief, of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2 050 mm or more.

The product concerned is currently falling within CN codes 7208 10 00, 7208 25 00, 7208 26 00, 7208 27 00, 7208 36 00, 7208 37 00, 7208 38 00, 7208 39 00, 7208 40 00, 7208 52 10, 7208 52 99, 7208 53 10, 7208 53 90, 7208 54 00, 7211 13 00, 7211 14 00, 7211 19 00, ex 7225 19 10 (TARIC code 7225 19 10 90), 7225 30 90, ex 7225 40 60 (TARIC code 7225 40 60 90), 7225 40 90, ex 7226 19 10 (TARIC code 7226 19 10 90), 7226 91 91 and 7226 91 99.

F12.

The rate 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 manufactured by the companies listed below shall be as follows:

Country

Company

Definitive anti-dumping duty

TARIC Additional Code

People's Republic of China

Bengang Steel Plates Co., Ltd.

0 %

C157

Handan Iron & Steel Group Han-Bao Co., Ltd.

10,3 %

C158

Hesteel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch29

10,3 %

C159

Hesteel Co., Ltd. Chengde Branch30

10,3 %

C160

Zhangjiagang Hongchang Plate Co., Ltd.

31,3 %

C161

Zhangjiagang GTA Plate Co., Ltd.

31,3 %

C162

Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel Co. Ltd.

0 %

C164

Beijing Shougang Co. Ltd., Qian'an Iron & Steel branch

0 %

C208

Angang Steel Company Limited

10,8 %

C150

Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd.

0 %

C151

Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd.

0 %

C147

Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd.

0 %

C163

Maanshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd

10,8 %

C165

Rizhao Steel Wire Co., Ltd.

10,8 %

C166

Rizhao Baohua New Material Co., Ltd.

10,8 %

C167

Tangshan Yanshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.

0 %

C168

Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.

10,8 %

C156

All other companies

0 %

C999

29

Formerly Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Tangshan Branch .

30

Formerly Hebei Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. Chengde Branch .

3.

The application of the individual anti-dumping duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States 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 hot-rolled flat steel products sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the (country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply.

4.

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

F15.

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

(a)

it did not export to the Union the product concerned in paragraph 1 in the period between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2015 (investigation period);

(b)

it is not related to any exporter or producer in the People's republic of China which is subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by this Regulation;

(c)

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

Article 1(2) may be amended by adding the new exporting producer to the list of companies identified in the table and subject to an individual duty not exceeding the duty rate applicable to those companies that cooperated in the anti-dumping investigation but not in the anti-subsidy investigation, i.e. 0 %.