Date: 2022-06-24Category: Not ApplicableState: Union GovernmentCountry: Europe
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/981 of 23 June 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of aluminium extrusions originating in the People’s Republic of China
Issued by European Commission
· Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security
Executive Summary:
This regulation amends Implementing Regulation EU 2021/546, which imposes antidumping duties on aluminium extrusions from China. It addresses a name change request from Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. to Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd., confirming that the applicable antidumping duty rate remains unchanged. The regulation takes effect the day after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union, with the name change applicable from June 9, 2021.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Name Change Approval:**
* Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. changed its name to Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd.
* The Commission confirmed that the name change, registered on April 26, 2021, does not affect the applicable antidumping duty rate.
* **Amendment to Implementing Regulation EU 2021/546:**
* The Annex to Implementing Regulation EU 2021/546 is amended to reflect the company's new name.
* TARIC additional code C575, previously attributed to Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd., now applies to Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd. as of June 9, 2021.
* **Duty Reimbursement:**
* Any definitive duties paid in excess of the antidumping duty established in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation EU 2021/546 regarding Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. shall be repaid or remitted.
Impact Analysis:
**Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd.**
* Impact: The company's new name is officially recognized for antidumping duty purposes, ensuring continued application of the existing duty rate.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the amended regulation and claim reimbursement for any excess duties paid.
**European Union Importers of Aluminium Extrusions from Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd.**
* Impact: Continued application of the existing antidumping duty rate.
* Action Required: Be aware of the company's name change and ensure compliance with customs procedures, including potential claims for reimbursement of excess duties paid since June 9, 2021.
**European Commission**
* Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulation.
* Action Required: Update relevant databases and systems to reflect the company's new name and process any reimbursement claims.
Key Entities Referenced
European Union: A political and economic union of member states located primarily in Europe.
Peoples Republic of China: The country of origin of the aluminium extrusions subject to antidumping duties.
European Commission: The executive branch of the European Union responsible for implementing regulations.
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union: A foundational treaty of the European Union.
Regulation EU 2016/1036: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2021/546: Commission Implementing Regulation imposing a definitive antidumping duty on imports of aluminium extrusions originating in the Peoples Republic of China.
Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd.: The new name of the Chinese company formerly known as Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd., subject to the antidumping duty.
Brussels: The location where the regulation was adopted.
24.6.2022 EN Official Journal of the European Union L 167/93
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2022/981
of 23 June 2022
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and
definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of aluminium extrusions originating
in the People’s Republic of China
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016on protection
against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union(1), and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Imports of aluminium extrusions originating in the People’s Republic of China are subject to definitive anti-dumping
duties imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546(2).
(2) Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd., TARIC(3)additional code C575, a company subject to an anti-
dumping duty rate of 22,1 % for cooperating non-sampled producers, informed the Commission on 9 June 2021
(‘date of the request’) that it had changed its name to Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd.
(3) The company requested the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the
company to benefit from the anti-dumping duty rate applied to it under its previous name.
(4) The Commission examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name was properly registered
with the relevant authorities, and did not result in any new relationship with other groups of companies which were
not investigated by the Commission.
(5) Accordingly, this change of name does not affect the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 and in
particular the anti-dumping duty rate applicable to it.
(6) The evidence in the file also confirmed that the change of the name was applicable as of 26 April 2021, the day
when the Foshan Nanhai Administration for Market Regulation approved the name change.
(7) Given the considerations in the recitals above, the Commission considered it appropriate to amend Implementing
Regulation (EU) 2021/546 to reflect the changed name of the company previously attributed to additional TARIC
code C575. The name change should therefore take effect as of the date of the request, i.e. 9 June 2021.
(8) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by
Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
1. The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 is amended as follows:
‘Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. C575’
(1) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21.
(2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 of 29 March 2021 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively
collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of aluminium extrusions originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 109,
30.3.2021, p. 1).
(3) The Integrated Tariff of the European Union.L 167/94 EN Official Journal of the European Union 24.6.2022
is replaced by
‘Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd. C575’
2. The TARIC additional code C575 previously attributed to Guangdong Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. shall
apply to Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd. as of 9 June 2021.
3. Any definitive duty paid on imports of products manufactured by Guangdong Huachang Group Co., Ltd. in excess of
the anti-dumping duty established in Article 1(2) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/546 as regards Guangdong
Huachang Aluminium Factory Co., Ltd. shall be repaid or remitted in accordance with the applicable customs legislation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 23 June 2022.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN