
Article 1 

1. An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, in order to determine if imports into the Union of plastic sacks and bags, containing at least 20 % by weight of polyethylene and of sheeting of a thickness not exceeding 100 micrometers (μm), originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN codes ex 3923 21 00, ex 3923 29 10 and ex 3923 29 90 (TARIC codes 3923 21 00 20, 3923 29 10 20, and 3923 29 90 20) are circumventing the measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006.
2. For the purpose of registration during this investigation, imports of plastic sacks and bags referred to in paragraph 1 declared as being manufactured by XIAMEN XINGXIA POLYMERS CO., LTD shall be declared under TARIC additional code A981. The duty rate of 8,4 % imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 for this company shall remain unchanged.
Article 2 
The Customs authorities are hereby directed, pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, to take the appropriate steps to register the imports into the Union identified in Article 1 of this Regulation.
Registration shall expire nine months following the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
Article 3 

1. Questionnaires should be requested from the Commission within 15 days from 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 37 days from the date of the publication of this Regulation in the Official Journal of the European Union, unless otherwise specified.
3. Interested parties may also apply to be heard by the Commission within the same 37-day time limit.
4. Any information, any request for a hearing or for a questionnaire as well as any request for exemption from registration of imports 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: N-105 4/92B-1049 BrusselsBELGIUMFax (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, 19 August 2010.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO