Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/326 of 18 February 2025 making imports of valine 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 19 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 valine originating in the People’s Republic of China.
This initiation followed a complaint lodged on 5 November 2024 by Eurolysine SAS on behalf of producers representing more than 25 % of the total Union production of valine.

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

1.

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 valine and its esters, salts thereof, as a separate chemically defined organic compound, whether or not containing impurities, currently classified under CN code 2922 49 85 (TARIC code 2922498587) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.

2.

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, 18 February 2025.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula von der Leyen