
Article 1 

1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel (excluding such pipes and tubes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft), currently falling within CN codes 7304 11 00, 7304 22 00, 7304 24 00, ex 7304 41 00, 7304 49 10, ex 7304 49 93, ex 7304 49 95, ex 7304 49 99 and ex 7304 90 00 (TARIC codes 7304 41 00 90, 7304 49 93 90, 7304 49 95 90, 7304 49 99 90 and 7304 90 00 91), and originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).
2. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Company/companies Definitive anti-dumping duty rate TARIC additional code
Changshu Walsin Specialty Steel, Co. Ltd, Haiyu 71,9 % B120
Shanghai Jinchang Stainless Steel Tube Manufacturing, Co. Ltd, Situan 48,3 % B118
Wenzhou Jiangnan Steel Pipe Manufacturing, Co. Ltd, Yongzhong 48,6 % B119
Companies listed in Annex I 56,9 % 
All other companies 71,9 % B999
3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in Annex II. If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2 
The amounts secured by way of provisional anti-dumping duties pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 627/2011 on imports of seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel (excluding such pipes and tubes with attached fittings suitable for conducting gases or liquids for use in civil aircraft), currently falling within CN codes 7304 11 00, 7304 22 00, 7304 24 00, ex 7304 41 00, 7304 49 10, ex 7304 49 93, ex 7304 49 95, ex 7304 49 99 and ex 7304 90 00 and originating in the PRC, shall be definitively collected.
Article 3 
Where any new exporting producer in the PRC provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

— it did not export to the Union the product described in Article 1(1) during the investigation period (1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010),
— it is not related to any of the exporters or producers in the PRC which are subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation,
— it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union,
the Council, acting by simple majority on a proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, may amend Article 1(2) by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty rate of 56,9 %.
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 Geneva, on 14 December 2011.
For the Council
The President
M. NOGAJ
ANNEX I
Name TARIC additional code
Baofeng Steel Group, Co. Ltd, Lishui, B236
Changzhou City Lianyi Special Stainless Steel Tube, Co. Ltd, Changzhou, B237
Huadi Steel Group, Co. Ltd, Wenzhou, B238
Huzhou Fengtai Stainless Steel Pipes, Co. Ltd, Huzhou, B239
Huzhou Gaolin Stainless Steel Tube Manufacture, Co. Ltd, Huzhou, B240
Huzhou Zhongli Stainless Steel Pipe, Co. Ltd, Huzhou, B241
Jiangsu Wujin Stainless Steel Pipe Group, Co. Ltd, Beijing, B242
Jiangyin Huachang Stainless Steel Pipe, Co. Ltd, Jiangyin B243
Lixue Group, Co. Ltd, Ruian, B244
Shanghai Crystal Palace Pipe, Co. Ltd, Shanghai, B245
Shanghai Baoluo Stainless Steel Tube, Co. Ltd, Shanghai, B246
Shanghai Shangshang Stainless Steel Pipe, Co. Ltd, Shanghai, B247
Shanghai Tianbao Stainless Steel, Co. Ltd, Shanghai, B248
Shanghai Tianyang Steel Tube, Co. Ltd, Shanghai, B249
Wenzhou Xindeda Stainless Steel Material, Co. Ltd, Wenzhou, B250
Wenzhou Baorui Steel, Co. Ltd, Wenzhou, B251
Zhejiang Conform Stainless Steel Tube, Co. Ltd, Jixing, B252
Zhejiang Easter Steel Pipe, Co. Ltd, Jiaxing, B253
Zhejiang Five — Star Steel Tube Manufacturing, Co. Ltd, Wenzhou, B254
Zhejiang Guobang Steel, Co. Ltd, Lishui, B255
Zhejiang Hengyuan Steel, Co. Ltd, Lishui, B256
Zhejiang Jiashang Stainless Steel, Co. Ltd, Jiaxing City, B257
Zhejiang Jinxin Stainless Steel Manufacture, Co. Ltd, Xiping Town, B258
Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals, Co. Ltd, Huzhou, B259
Zhejiang Kanglong Steel, Co. Ltd, Lishui, B260
Zhejiang Qiangli Stainless Steel Manufacture, Co. Ltd, Xiping Town, B261
Zhejiang Tianbao Industrial, Co. Ltd, Wenzhou, B262
Zhejiang Tsingshan Steel Pipe, Co. Ltd, Lishui, B263
Zhejiang Yida Special Steel, Co. Ltd, Xiping Town. B264
ANNEX II

A declaration signed by an official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice, in the following format, must appear on the valid commercial invoice referred to in Article 1(3):

((1)) the name and function of the official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice;
((2)) the following declaration:
'I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of seamless pipes and tubes of stainless steel sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and registered seat) (TARIC additional code) in the People’s Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.Date and signature'.
