Council Regulation (EC) No 33/2006 of 9 January 2006 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 on imports of certain ring-binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of the same product consigned from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 on imports of certain ring-binder mechanisms falling within CN code ex83051000 originating in the People’s Republic of China:

1. for mechanisms with 17 and 23 rings (TARIC codes 8305100021, and 8305100029) equal to the difference between the minimum import price of EUR 325 per 1 000 pieces and the net free-at-Community-frontier price before duty;

2. for mechanisms other than those with 17 or 23 rings (TARIC codes 8305100011, and 8305100019) of 78,8 %;

is hereby extended to imports of certain ring-binder mechanisms consigned from the Lao People’s Democratic Republic whether declared as originating in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic or not (TARIC codes 8305100013 and 8305100023).

For the purpose of this Regulation, ring-binder mechanisms shall consist of two rectangular steel sheets or wires with at least four half-rings made of steel wire fixed on it and which are kept together by a steel cover. They can be opened either by pulling the half-rings or with a small steel-made trigger mechanism fixed to the ring-binder mechanism.

The duties extended by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be collected on imports registered in accordance with Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96.

The provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Requests for exemption from the duty extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the Community and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the applicant. The request must be sent to the following address:

In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, may authorise by decision, the exemption of imports which do not circumvent the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 from the duty extended by Article 1.