Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1357 of 9 August 2016 making imports of certain heavy plate of non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China subject to registration

1 The customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union of flat products of non-alloy or alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, tool steel and high-speed steel), hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, not in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more or of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2050 mm or more currently falling within CN codes ex72085120, ex72085191, ex72085198, ex72085291, ex72089020, ex72089080, 72254040, ex72254060 and ex72259900 (TARIC codes: 7208512010, 7208519110, 7208519810, 7208529110, 7208902010, 7208908020, 7225406010, 7225990030) and originating in the People's Republic of China. Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.

2 All interested parties are invited to make their views known in writing, to provide supporting evidence or to request to be heard within 20 days from the date of publication of this Regulation.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.