
Article 1 

1. The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1267 on imports of tungsten electrodes originating in the People’s Republic of China is hereby extended to imports of tungsten welding electrodes, including tungsten bars and rods for welding electrodes, containing 94 % or more by weight of tungsten, other than those obtained simply by sintering, whether or not cut to length, consigned from Laos and Thailand, whether declared as originating in Laos and Thailand or not, currently falling under CN codes ex 8101 99 10 and ex 8515 90 80 (TARIC codes 8101 99 10 11, 8101 99 10 12 and 8515 90 80 11 and 8515 90 80 12).
2. The duty extended by paragraph 1 of this Article shall be collected on imports consigned from Laos and Thailand whether declared as originating in Laos and Thailand or not, registered in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2171 and Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036.
3. The amount of anti-dumping duties to be retroactively collected shall be that resulting from applying the anti-dumping duty of 63,5 % applicable to ‘all other companies’.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2 
The investigation initiated by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2171 concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1267 on imports of tungsten welding electrodes originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports consigned from India, whether declared as originating in India or not, and making such imports subject to registration, is terminated.
Article 3 
Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 2 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2171.
Article 4 

1. Requests for exemption from the duty extended by Article 1 shall be made in writing in one of the official languages of the European Union and must be signed by a person authorised to represent the entity requesting the exemption. The request must be sent to the following address:European CommissionDirectorate-General for TradeDirectorate H Office:CHAR 04/391049 Bruxelles/BrusselBELGIQUE/BELGIË
2. In accordance with Article 13(4) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, the Commission may authorise, by decision, the exemption of imports from companies which do not circumvent the anti-dumping measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1267, from the duty extended by Article 1.
Article 5 
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, 2 September 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN