Council Regulation (EC) No 319/2009 of 16 April 2009 clarifying the scope of the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 85/2006 on imports of farmed salmon originating in Norway

‘1 A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of farmed (other than wild) salmon, whether or not filleted, fresh, chilled or frozen, falling within CN codes ex03021200, ex03031100, ex03031900, ex03032200, ex03041013 and ex03042013 (hereinafter farmed salmon) originating in Norway. Salmon backbones, composed of a fishbone partly covered with flesh, being an edible by-product of the fishing industry, and falling within CN codes ex03021200, ex03031100, ex03031900, ex03032200, shall not be covered by the definitive anti-dumping duty provided that the flesh attached to the backbone represents not more than 40 % of the salmon backbone weight.’.

For goods not covered by Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 85/2006 as amended by this Regulation, the definitive anti-dumping duties paid or entered into the accounts pursuant to Article 1(1) of Regulation (EC) No 85/2006 in its initial version and the provisional anti-dumping duties definitively collected pursuant to Article 2 of that Regulation shall be repaid or remitted. Repayment and remission shall be requested from national customs authorities in accordance with applicable customs legislation. In duly justified cases, the time limit of three years provided in Article 236(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code shall be extended for a period of two years.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and shall apply retroactively from 21 January 2006.