Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/787 of 19 May 2015 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of acesulfame potassium originating in the People's Republic of China as well as acesulfame potassium originating in the People's Republic of China contained in certain preparations and/or mixtures

1 A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of acesulfame potassium (potassium salt of 6-methyl-1,2,3-oxathiazin-4(3H)-one 2,2-dioxide; CAS RN 55589-62-3) originating in the People's Republic of China as well as acesulfame potassium originating in the People's Republic of China contained in certain preparations and/or mixtures, currently falling within CN codes ex21069092, ex21069098, ex29349990 (TARIC code 2934999021), ex38249092, ex38249093 and ex38249096.

2 The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows: CompanyProvisional duty rate — euro per kg netTARIC additional codeAnhui Jinhe Industrial Co., Ltd3,19C046Suzhou Hope Technology Co., Ltd3,15C047Anhui Vitasweet Food Ingredient Co., Ltd1,23C048All other companies3,19C999All companies declaring preparations and/or mixtures not containing acesulfame potassium originating in the People's Republic of China0C045

3 The anti-dumping duty on acesulfame potassium contained in preparations and/or mixtures shall be applicable in proportion in the preparations and/or mixture, by weight, of the total content of acesulfame potassium.

4 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States' customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in Annex I. If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

5 The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

6 Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Upon presentation of the customs declaration for release into free circulation to the Member State's customs authority, in cases where the acesulfame potassium originates in a country other than the country of origin of the preparations and/or mixtures in which it is contained, the importer shall submit a declaration of origin issued by the final producer of the preparations and/or mixtures in conformity with the requirements in Annex II.

1 Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may: (a) Request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted; (b) Submit their written comments to the Commission; and (c) Request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings.

2 Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.