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Commission Regulation (EC) No 862/2005 of 7 June 2005 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in Russia and the People's Republic of China

Commission Regulation (EC) No 862/2005 of 7 June 2005 imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in Russia and the People's Republic of China

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community(1) (basic Regulation), and in particular Article 7 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

    HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    1.

    A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on so called granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), containing not more than 3 % of other monomer unit than tetrafluoroethylene, without fillers, in the form of powder or pellets, with the exclusion of micronised materials, and its raw polymer (reactor bead), the latter in wet or dry form, falling within CN code ex39046100 (Taric code 3904610050) and originating in Russia and the People’s Republic of China.

    2.

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

    Country

    Rate of duty

    People’s Republic of China

    62,7 %

    Russia

    36,6 %

    3.

    The release for free circulation in the Community of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provisions of a security, equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

    4.

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

    Article 2

    Without prejudice to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the interested parties may make their views known in writing and apply to be heard orally by the Commission within one month of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

    Pursuant to Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the parties concerned may comment on the application of this Regulation within one month of its entry into force.

    Article 3

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

    Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of six months.

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

    Done at Brussels, 7 June 2005.

    For the Commission

    Peter Mandelson

    Member of the Commission