
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of monosodium glutamate falling within CN code ex 2922 42 00 (TARIC code 2922 42 00 10) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, of the products manufactured by the companies below shall be:
Company AD duty rate (%) TARIC additional code
Hebei Meihua MSG Group Co., Ltd and Tongliao Meihua Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. 33,8 A883
Fujian Province Jianyang Wuyi MSG Co., Ltd 36,5 A884
All other companies 39,7 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 

1. 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.
2. Pursuant to Article 21(4) of Council 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 
Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of six months.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 3 June 2008.
For the Commission
Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission