
Article 1 

1. A provisional countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gas oil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin, commonly known as ‘biodiesel’, in pure form or in a blend containing by weight more than 20 % of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gas oil obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin, falling within CN codes ex 1516 20 98 (TARIC code 1516 20 98 20), ex 1518 00 91 (TARIC code 1518 00 91 20), ex 1518 00 99 (TARIC code 1518 00 99 20), ex 2710 19 41 (TARIC code 2710 19 41 20), 3824 90 91, ex 3824 90 97 (TARIC code 3824 90 97 87), and originating in the United States of America.
2. The rate of the provisional countervailing duty applicable to the products described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies listed below, shall be as follows:
Company Countervailing duty rateEUR per tonne net TARIC additional code
Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur 237,0 A933
Cargill Inc., Wayzata 213,8 A934
Green Earth Fuels of Houston LLC, Houston 213,4 A935
Imperium Renewables Inc., Seattle 216,8 A936
Peter Cremer North America LP, Cincinnati 211,2 A937
Vinmar Overseas Limited, Houston 211,2 A938
World Energy Alternatives LLC, Boston 211,2 A939
Companies listed in the Annex 219,4 see Annex
All other companies 237,0 A999The countervailing duty on blends shall be applicable in proportion in the blend, by weight, of the total content of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and of paraffinic gasoils obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin (biodiesel content).
3. The release for free circulation in the Community 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 Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, 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 16 days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Pursuant to Article 31(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2026/97, the parties concerned may comment on the application of this Regulation within one month of the date of its entry into force.
Article 3 
Article 1 of this Regulation shall apply for a period of four months.
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, 11 March 2009.
For the Commission
Catherine ASHTON
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Company Name City TARIC additional code
AC & S Inc. Nitro A941
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition Inc. Birmingham A940
Amereco Phoenix A941
BioPur Inc. Bethlehem A941
Central Iowa Energy LLC Newton A940
Chesapeake Custom Chemical Corp. Ridgeway A940
Delta BioFuels Inc. Natchez A940
East Fork Biodiesel LLC Algona A940
Ecogy Biofuels LLC Tulsa A940
ED&F Man Biofuels Inc. New Orleans A940
Freedom Biofuels Inc. Madison A940
Freedom Fuels LLC Mason City A941
Fuel Bio Elizabeth A940
FUMPA Bio Fuels Redwood Falls A940
Galveston Bay Biodiesel LP (BioSelect Fuels) Houston A940
GeoGreen Fuels LLC Houston A940
Griffin Industries Inc. Cold Spring A940
Huish Detergents Inc. Salt Lake City A940
Incobrasa Industries Ltd. Gilman A940
Independence Renewable Energy Corp. Perdue Hill A940
Innovation Fuels Inc. Newark A940
Integrity Biofuels Morristown A941
Iowa Renewable Energy LLC Washington A940
Johann Haltermann Ltd. Houston A940
Lake Erie Biofuels LLC Erie A940
Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries LLC Wilton A940
Middletown Biofuels LLC Blairsville A940
Musket Corporation Oklahoma City A940
Natural Biodiesel Plant LLC Hayti A941
Nova Biofuels Clinton County LLC Clinton A940
Organic Fuels Ltd. Houston A940
Owensboro Grain Company LLC Owensboro A940
Pacific Biodiesel Inc. Kahului A941
Peach State Labs Inc. Rome A940
Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel Inc. Philadelphia A940
Piedmont Biofuels Industrial LLC Pittsboro A941
Prairie Pride Deerfield A941
RBF Port Neches LLC Houston A940
REG Ralston LLC Ralston A940
Riksch BioFuels LLC Crawfordsville A940
Sanimax Energy Inc. DeForest A940
Southeast BioDiesel LLC Charlotte A941
Soy Solutions Milford A940
SoyMor Biodiesel LLC Albert Lea A940
Stepan Company Northfield A941
Trafigura AG Stamford A940
U.S. Biofuels Inc. Rome A940
United Oil Company Pittsburgh A940
Vitol Inc. Houston A940
Western Dubque Biodiesel LLC Farley A940
Western Iowa Energy LLC Wall Lake A940
Western Petroleum Company Eden Prairie A940
Yokaya Biofuels Inc. Ukiah A941