Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/370 of 1 March 2021 making imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia subject to registration

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union⁽¹⁾ (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,

After informing the Member States,

Whereas:

On 30 September 2020, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union⁽²⁾ (‘the notice of initiation’), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in India and Indonesia (‘the anti-dumping proceeding’), following a complaint lodged on 17 August 2020 by the European Steel Association (‘EUROFER’) (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold-reduced). These products are currently falling under CN codes 7219 31 00, 7219 32 10, 7219 32 90, 7219 33 10, 7219 33 90, 7219 34 10, 7219 34 90, 7219 35 10, 7219 35 90, 7219 90 20, 7219 90 80, 7220 20 21, 7220 20 29, 7220 20 41, 7220 20 49, 7220 20 81, 7220 20 89, 7220 90 20 and 7220 90 80 and are originating in India and Indonesia.

Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 21 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 1 March 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen