
Article 1 
An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, in order to determine if imports into the Community of footwear with uppers of leather or composition leather as defined in Article 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1472/2006, consigned from Macao SAR, whether originating in Macao SAR or not, are circumventing the measures imposed by the latter Regulation. The TARIC codes for imports from Macao SAR are listed in the Annex of this Regulation.
Article 2 
The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Community identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
The Commission, by Regulation, may direct Customs authorities to cease registration in respect of imports into the Community of products manufactured by producers having applied for an exemption from registration and having been found not to be circumventing the anti-dumping duties.
Article 3 

1. Questionnaires should be requested from the Commission within 15 days of the date of publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union.
2. Interested parties, if their representations are to be taken into account during the investigation, must make themselves known by contacting the Commission, present their views in writing and submit questionnaire replies or any other information within 40 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
3. Producers in Macao SAR requesting exemption of imports from registration or measures should submit a request duly supported by evidence within the same 40-day time limit.
4. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 40-day time limit.
5. Any information relating to the matter, any request for a hearing or for a questionnaire as well as any request for exemption of imports from registration or measures must be made in writing (not in electronic format, unless otherwise specified) and must indicate the name, address, e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the interested party. All written submissions, including the information requested in this Regulation, questionnaire replies and correspondence provided by interested parties on a confidential basis shall be labelled as ‘Limited’ and in accordance with Article 19(2) of the basic Regulation, shall be accompanied by a non-confidential version, which will be labelled ‘For inspection by interested parties’.Commission address for correspondence:European CommissionDirectorate-General for TradeDirectorate HOffice: J-79 4/22B-1049 BrusselsFax (32-2) 295 65 05.
Article 4 
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, 5 September 2007.
For the Commission
Peter MANDELSON
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
CN code TARIC codeConsigned from Macao SAR
6403 20 00 20
6403 51 05 15
6403 51 05 95
6403 59 05 15
6403 59 05 95
6403 91 05 15
6403 91 05 95
6403 99 05 15
6403 99 05 95
6403 51 11 91
6403 51 15 91
6403 51 19 91
6403 51 91 91
6403 51 95 91
6403 51 99 91
6403 59 11 91
6403 59 31 91
6403 59 35 91
6403 59 39 91
6403 59 91 91
6403 59 95 91
6403 59 99 91
6403 91 11 95
6403 91 13 95
6403 91 16 95
6403 91 18 95
6403 91 91 95
6403 91 93 95
6403 91 96 95
6403 91 98 95
6403 99 11 91
6403 99 31 91
6403 99 33 91
6403 99 36 91
6403 99 38 91
6403 99 91 95
6403 99 93 25
6403 99 93 95
6403 99 96 25
6403 99 96 95
6403 99 98 25
6403 99 98 95
6405 10 00 81