The customs authorities are hereby directed, under Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, to take the appropriate steps to register imports into the Union of sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in kernels, prepared or preserved by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen and sweetcorn (Zea mays var. saccharata) in kernels prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, not frozen, other than products of heading 2006, currently classified under CN codes ex20019030 (TARIC code 2001903010) and ex20058000 (TARIC code 2005800010), and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/309 of 14 February 2025 making imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/309 of 14 February 2025 making imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 9 December 2024, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union(2), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels, originating in the People’s Republic of China.
This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 25 October 2024 by ‘Association Européenne des Transformateurs de Maïs Doux (AETMD)’ on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
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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, 14 February 2025.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula von der Leyen