
Article 1 

1. A provisional countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of wire of stainless steel containing by weight:
— 2,5 % or more of nickel, other than wire containing by weight 28 % or more but not more than 31 % of nickel and 20 % or more but not more than 22 % of chromium,
— less than 2,5 % of nickel, other than wire containing by weight 13 % or more but not more than 25 % of chromium and 3,5 % or more but not more than 6 % of aluminium,currently falling within CN codes 7223 00 19 and 7223 00 99 and originating in India.
2. The rates of the provisional 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 below shall be:
Company Duty (%) TARIC additional code
Raajratna Metal Industries, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 4,3 B775
Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra 3,1 B776
Precision Metals, Mumbai, Maharashtra 3,1 B777
Hindustan Inox Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra 3,1 B778
Sieves Manufacturer India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, Maharashtra 3,1 B779
Viraj Profiles Vpl. Ltd., Thane, Maharashtra 0,0 B780
Companies listed in the Annex 3,8 B781
All other companies 4,3 B999
3. The release for free circulation in the Union 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 30 of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009, 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 31(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009, 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 following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of four months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 3 May 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX
Company name City
Bekaert Mukand Wire Industries Lonand, Tal. Khandala, Satara District, Maharastra
Bhansali Bright Bars Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, Maharashtra
Bhansali Stainless Wire Mumbai, Maharashtra
Chandan Steel Mumbai, Maharashtra
Drawmet Wires Bhiwadi, Rajastan
Garg Inox Ltd Bahadurgarh, Haryana
Jyoti Steel Industries Ltd. Mumbai, Maharashtra
KEI Industries New Delhi
Macro Bars and Wires Mumbai, Maharashtra
Mukand Ltd. Thane
Nevatia Steel & Alloys Pvt. Ltd. Mumbai, Maharashtra
Panchmahal Steel Ltd. Dist. Panchmahals, Gujarat