SA provisional countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,65 g/cm3 or more and an electrical resistance of 6,0 μΩ.m or less, falling within CN code ex85451100 (TARIC code 8545110010) and nipples used for such electrodes, falling within CN code ex85459090 (TARIC code 8545909010), whether imported together or separately originating in India.
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/2004 of 19 May 2004 imposing a provisional anti-subsidy duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1008/2004 of 19 May 2004 imposing a provisional anti-subsidy duty on imports of certain graphite electrode systems originating in India
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community(1), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 of 8 March 2004(2) (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 12 thereof,
After consulting the Advisory Committee,
Whereas:
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1.
2.
The rate of the provisional countervailing duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, for products produced by the companies listed below in India shall be as follows:
Company |
Provisional duty |
TARIC additional code |
|---|---|---|
Graphite India Limited (GIL), 31 Chowringhee Road, Kolkatta – 700016, West Bengal |
14,6 % |
A530 |
Hindustan Electro Graphite (HEG) Limited, Bhilwara Towers, A-12, Sector-1, Noida – 201301, Uttar Pradesh |
12,8 % |
A531 |
All others |
14,6 % |
A999 |
3.
Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning custom duties shall apply.
4.
The release for free circulation in the Community of the product referred to above shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
Article 2
Without prejudice to Article 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, interested parties may request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted, make their views known in writing and apply to be heard orally by the Commission within 15 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Pursuant to Article 31(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, the parties concerned may comment on the application of this Regulation within one month of the date of its entry into force.
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of four months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 19 May 2004.
For the Commission
Pascal Lamy
Member of the Commission