
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, of circular cross-section, of an external diameter not exceeding 406,4 mm with a Carbon Equivalent Value (CEV) not exceeding 0,86 according to the International Institute of Welding (IIW) formula and chemical analysis, falling within CN codes ex 7304 19 10, ex 7304 19 30, ex 7304 23 00, ex 7304 29 10, ex 7304 29 30, ex 7304 31 20, ex 7304 31 80, ex 7304 39 10, ex 7304 39 52, ex 7304 39 58, ex 7304 39 92, ex 7304 39 93, ex 7304 51 81, ex 7304 51 89, ex 7304 59 10, ex 7304 59 92 and ex 7304 59 93 (TARIC codes 7304 19 10 20, 7304 19 30 20, 7304 23 00 20, 7304 29 10 20, 7304 29 30 20, 7304 31 20 20, 7304 31 80 30, 7304 39 10 10, 7304 39 52 20, 7304 39 58 30, 7304 39 92 30, 7304 39 93 20, 7304 51 81 20, 7304 51 89 30, 7304 59 10 10, 7304 59 92 30 and 7304 59 93 20) and originating in the People’s Republic of China.
2. The rate of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies listed below, shall be as follows:
Company Anti-dumping duty (%) TARIC additional code
Hubei Xinyegang Steel Co., Ltd, Huangshi City 15,6 A948
Shandong Luxing Steel Pipe Co., Ltd, Qingzhou City 15,1 A949
Companies listed in the Annex 22,3 A950
All other companies 24,2 A999
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 
Without prejudice to Article 20 of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96, interested parties may request disclosure of the details underlying 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 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 the date of its entry into force.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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, 7 April 2009.
For the Commission
Catherine ASHTON
Member of the Commission
ANNEX
Company Name City
Hengyang Valin MPM Co., Ltd Hengyang
Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co., Ltd Hengyang
Handan Precise Seamless Steel Pipes Co., Ltd Handan
Jiangsu Huacheng Industry Group Co., Ltd Zhangjiagang
Jiangyin Metal Tube Making Factory Jiangyin
Jiangyin City Seamless Steel Tube Factory Jiangyin
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd Chengdu
Shenyang Xinda Co., Ltd Shenyang
Suzhou Seamless Steel Tube Works Suzhou
Tianjin Pipe (Group) Corporation (TPCO) Tianjin
Wuxi Dexin Steel Tube Co., Ltd Wuxi
Wuxi Dongwu Pipe Industry Co., Ltd Wuxi
Wuxi Seamless Oil Pipe Co., Ltd Wuxi
Zhangjiagang City Yiyang Pipe Producing Co., Ltd Zhangjiagang
Zhangjiagang Yichen Steel Tube Co., Ltd Zhangjiagang