Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2724 of 24 October 2024 making imports of optical fibre cables originating in India subject to registration

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union⁽¹⁾ (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 24(5) thereof,

After informing the Member States,

Whereas:

On 17 May 2024, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union⁽²⁾, the initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of optical fibre cables, originating in India. This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 4 April 2024 by Europacable on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of optical fibre cables.
Separately, on 16 November 2023, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union⁽³⁾ the initiaton of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of optical fibre cables, originating in India. On 13 July 2024, the Commission imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of optical fibre cables originating in India⁽⁴⁾.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 24(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of single mode optical fibre cables, made up of one or more individually sheathed fibres, with protective casing, whether or not containing electric conductors, whether or not connectorized, currently classified under CN code ex85447000 (TARIC codes 8544700010 and 8544700091), and originating in India.

2.

The following products are excluded from the product described in Article 1(1):

cables below 500 meters in length in which all the optical fibres are individually fitted with operational connectors at one or both extremities; and
cables for submarine use, plastic insulated, containing a copper or aluminium conductor, in which fibres are contained in metal module(s).

3.

Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force 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, 24 October 2024.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen