
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, of a thickness of more than 0,16 mm, currently falling within CN codes ex 7225 11 00 and ex 7226 11 00 (TARIC codes 7225 11 00 10, 7226 11 00 11 and 7226 11 00 91) and originating in the People's Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America.
2. The rates of the provisional anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:
Country Company Provisional anti-dumping duty TARIC additional code
People's Republic of China Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Shanghai; Wuhan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Wuhan 28,7 % C039
All other companies 28,7 % C999
Japan JFE Steel Corporation, Tokyo 34,2 % C040
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Tokyo 35,9 % C041
All other companies 35,9 % C999
Republic of Korea POSCO, Seoul 22,8 % C042
All other companies 22,8 % C999
Russian Federation OJSC Novolipetsk Steel, Lipetsk; VIZ Steel, Ekaterinburg 21,6 % C043
All other companies 21,6 % C999
United States of America AK Steel Corporation, Ohio 22,0 % C044
All other companies 22,0 % C999
3. The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security deposit equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2 

1. Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, interested parties may:
— request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted,
— submit their written comments to the Commission, and
— request a hearing with the Commission and/or the Hearing Officer — in trade proceedings.
2. Within 25 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation, the parties referred to in Article 21(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 1 shall apply for a period of 6 months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 12 May 2015.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER