
Article 1 

1. A definitive countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of graphite electrodes of a kind used for electric furnaces, with an apparent density of 1,65 g/cm3 or more and an electrical resistance of 6,0 μ.Ω.m or less, currently falling within CN code ex 8545 11 00 (TARIC code 8545 11 00 10) and nipples used for such electrodes currently falling within CN code ex 8545 90 90 (TARIC code 8545 90 90 10) whether imported together or separately originating in India.
2. The rate of duty applicable to the net free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, for the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Company Duty rate (%) TARIC additional code
Graphite India Limited (GIL), 31 Chowringhee Road, Kolkatta — 700016, West Bengal 6,3 A530
HEG Limited, Bhilwara Towers, A-12, Sector-1, Noida — 201301, Uttar Pradesh 7,0 A531
All other companies 7,2 A999
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply
Article 2 
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, 9 March 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER