Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/828 of 28 April 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/500 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain aluminium road wheels originating in Morocco

1 Recital 553 of Regulation (EU) 2025/500 is replaced by the following: ‘(553) Furthermore, the residual subsidy rate should account for the possibility that a new exporting producer who would be subject to that rate could also be benefiting from the GOC’s support attributable to the GOM in the context of the cooperation between the GOC and the GOM. In such circumstances, it is appropriate to set the residual duty at the level of the whole subsidy amount available in Morocco for such possible future exporting producer. The Commission noted that such new exporting producer would be entitled to request an accelerated review pursuant to Article 20 of the basic Regulation to obtain an individual countervailing duty rate reflecting its specific circumstances.’

2 The table in recital 554 is replaced by the following: ‘CompanyOverall subsidy rateDMA31,45 %Hands 85,60 %Residual31,45 %’

3 The table in recital 705 is replaced by the following: ‘CompanyDefinitive countervailing dutyDMA31,4 %Hands 85,6 %All other imports originating in Morocco31,4 %’

‘2 The rates of the definitive countervailing 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: CompanyDefinitive countervailing dutyTARIC additional codeDika Morocco Africa S.A.31,4 %C897Hands 8 S.A.5,6 %C873All other imports originating in Morocco31,4 %C999’

‘3 The application of the individual countervailing 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 aluminium road wheels sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in Morocco. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’. Until such invoice is presented, the highest applicable duty shall apply.’

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. Article 1(5) of this Regulation shall apply as from 15 March 2025.