Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/493 of 12 February 2024 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ceramic tiles originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 glazed and unglazed ceramic flags and paving, hearth or wall tiles; glazed and unglazed ceramic mosaic cubes and the like, whether or not on a backing, currently falling under HS code 6907, and originating from the People’s Republic of China.

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 dutyTARIC additional codethe People’s Republic of ChinaDongguan City Wonderful Ceramics Industrial Park Co., Ltd; Guangdong Jiamei Ceramics Co., Ltd32,0 %B938the People’s Republic of ChinaQingyuan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd; Foshan Gani Ceramics Co. Ltd13,9 %B939the People’s Republic of ChinaGuangdong Xinruncheng Ceramics Co. Ltd29,3 %B009the People’s Republic of ChinaShandong Yadi Ceramics Co Ltd36,5 %B010the People’s Republic of ChinaOther cooperating companies listed in the Annex30,6 %the People’s Republic of ChinaAll other companies69,7 %B999

3 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, on which shall 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 (product under review) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in [country concerned]. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.

4 Article 1(2) may be amended to add new exporting producers from the People’s Republic of China and make them subject to the appropriate weighted average anti-dumping duty rate for cooperating companies not included in the sample. A new exporting producer shall provide evidence that: (a) it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) originating in the People’s Republic of China during the period between 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 (‘original investigation period’); (b) it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation, and which has or could have cooperated in the investigation that led to the duty; and (c) it has either actually exported the product under review originating in the country concerned or has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the original investigation period.

5 In cases where goods have been damaged before entry into free circulation and, therefore, the price actually paid or payable is apportioned for the determination of the customs value pursuant to Article 131(2) of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2447 , the minimum import price set out above shall be reduced by a percentage which corresponds to the apportioning of the price actually paid or payable. The duty payable will then be equal to the difference between the reduced minimum import price and the reduced net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before customs clearance.

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

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