
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of tartaric acid, falling within CN code 2918 12 00, originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable, before duty, to the net free-at-Community-frontier price shall be:
Company Anti-Dumping Duty TARIC Additional Code
Hangzou Bioking Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd, Hangzou, People’s Republic of China. 2,4 % A687
Changmao Biochemical Engineering Co., Ltd, Changzou City, People’s Republic of China. 13,8 % A688
Ninghai Organic Chemical Factory, Ninghai, People’s Republic of China. 6,6 % A689
All other companies 34,9 % A999
3. The release for free circulation in the Community of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security, equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2 
Without prejudice to Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96, interested parties may request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted, make their views known in writing and apply to be heard orally by the Commission within one month of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Pursuant to Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the parties concerned may comment on the application of this Regulation within one month of the date of its entry into force.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 27 July 2005.
For the Commission
Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission