Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1187 of 3 July 2017 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain coated fine paper originating in the People's Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council

A definitive countervailing duty is hereby imposed on coated fine paper, which is paper or paperboard coated on one or both sides (excluding kraft paper or kraft paperboard), in either sheets or rolls, and with a weight of 70 g/m 2 or more but not exceeding 400 g/m 2 and brightness of more than 84 (measured according to ISO 2470-1), currently falling within CN codes ex48101300, ex48101400, ex48101900, ex48102200, ex48102930, ex48102980, ex48109910 and ex48109980 (TARIC codes 4810130020, 4810140020, 4810190020, 4810220020, 4810293020, 4810298020, 4810991020 and 4810998020) and originating in the People's Republic of China.

The definitive countervailing duty does not concern rolls suitable for use in web-fed presses. Rolls suitable for use in web-fed presses are defined as those rolls which, if tested according to the ISO test standard ISO 3783:2006 concerning the determination of resistance to picking — accelerated speed method using the IGT tester (electric model), give a result of less than 30 N/m when measuring in the cross-direction of the paper (CD) and a result of less than 50 N/m when measuring in the machine direction (MD). The definitive countervailing duty does also not concern multi-ply paper and multi-ply paperboard.

The rate of duty applicable to the net free-at-Union- frontier price, before duty, for the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:

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