
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of okoumé plywood, defined as plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood, each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness, with at least one outer ply of okoumé, falling within CN code ex 4412 13 10 (TARIC code 4412 13 10 10) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rate of duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, for products produced by the following manufacturers shall be as follows:
Manufacturer Rate of duty % Taric additional code
Nantong Zongyi Plywood Co., Ltd. Xingdong Town, Tongzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China 12,0 A526
Zhejiang Deren Bamboo-Wood Technologies Co., Ltd. Linhai Economic Development Zone, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China 23,9 A527
Zhonglin Enterprise (Dangshan) Co., Ltd. Xue Lou Miao Pu, Dangshan County, Anhui Province 235323, People’s Republic of China 8,5 A528
Jiaxing Jinlin Lumber Co., Ltd. North of Ganyao Town, Jiashan, Zhejiang Province, People’s Republic of China 18,5 A529
All other companies 48,5 A999
3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
4. The release for free circulation in the Community of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provisions of a security, equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
Article 2 
Without prejudice to Article 20 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, the interested parties may 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 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 six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 17 May 2004.
For the Commission
Pascal LAMY
Member of the Commission