A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of wheels of steel designed for use on the road, whether or not with their accessories and whether or not fitted with tyres, designed for:

• Road tractors,

• Motor vehicles for the transport of persons and/or the transport of goods,

• Special purpose motor vehicles (for example, fire fighting vehicles, spraying lorries),

• Trailers or semi-trailers, not mechanically propelled, of the above listed vehicles

originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling under CN codes ex 8708 70 10, ex 8708 70 99 and ex 8716 90 90 (TARIC codes 8708 70 10 80, 8708 70 10 85, 8708 70 99 20, 8708 70 99 80, 8716 90 90 95 and 8716 90 90 97) (‘the product concerned’).

The following products are excluded:

• Road wheels of steel for the industrial assembly of pedestrian-controlled tractors currently falling under subheading 8701 10,

• Wheels for road quad bikes,

• Wheel centres in star form, cast in one piece, of steel,

• Wheels for motor vehicles, specifically designed for uses other than on public roads (for example, wheels for agricultural tractors or forestry tractors, for forklifts, for pushback tractors, for dumpers designed for off-highway use),

• Wheels for passenger car trailers and for caravans, not mechanically propelled, with a rim diameter of not more than 16 inches,

• Wheels for trailers or semi-trailers, specifically designed for uses other than on public roads (for example, wheels for agricultural trailers and other trailed agricultural equipment used in fields).

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 manufactured by the companies listed below, shall be as follows:

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 name and function, drafted as follows: ‘ I, the undersigned, certify that the (number of items) (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. 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 provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.