Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1483 of 15 September 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel cold-rolled flat products originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council

1 A definitive anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced), currently falling under CN codes 72193100, 72193210, 72193290, 72193310, 72193390, 72193410, 72193490, 72193510, 72193590, 72199020, 72199080, 72202021, 72202029, 72202041, 72202049, 72202081, 72202089, 72209020 and 72209080 and originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan.

2 The rates of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below, shall be as follows: CountryCompanyAnti-dumping duty (%)TARIC additional codePRCShanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd, Taiyuan City24,4C024PRCTianjin TISCO & TPCO Stainless Steel Co Ltd, Tianjin City24,4C025PRCOther cooperating companies listed in Annex24,6PRCAll other companies25,3C999TaiwanChia Far Industrial Factory Co., Ltd, Taipei City0C030TaiwanAll other companies6,8C999

3 The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, on which must appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of stainless steel cold rolled product sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in (Taiwan/PRC). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’. If no such invoice is presented, the duty rate applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply.

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

1 Where the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 becomes applicable to flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced) and exceeds the equivalent ad valorem level of the anti-dumping duty set out in Article 1(2), only the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 shall be collected.

2 During the period of application of paragraph 1, the collection of the duties imposed pursuant to this Regulation shall be suspended.

3 Where the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 becomes applicable to flat-rolled products of stainless steel, not further worked than cold-rolled (cold reduced) and is set at a level lower than the equivalent ad valorem level of the anti-dumping duty set out in Article 1(2), the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159 shall be collected in addition to the difference between that duty and the higher of the equivalent ad valorem level of the anti-dumping duty set out in Article 1(2).

4 The part of the amount of anti-dumping duty not collected pursuant to paragraph 2 shall be suspended.

5 The suspensions referred to in paragraphs 2 and 4 shall be limited in time to the period of application of the above-quota tariff duty referred to in Article 1(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/159.

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