
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of flat products of non-alloy or alloy steel (excluding stainless steel, silicon-electrical steel, tool steel and high-speed steel), hot-rolled, not clad, plated or coated, not in coils, of a thickness exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 600 mm or more or of a thickness of 4,75 mm or more but not exceeding 10 mm and of a width of 2 050 mm or more currently falling within CN codes ex 7208 51 20, ex 7208 51 91, ex 7208 51 98, ex 7208 52 91, ex 7208 90 20, ex 7208 90 80, 7225 40 40, ex 7225 40 60 and ex 7225 99 00 (TARIC codes: 7208 51 20 10, 7208 51 91 10, 7208 51 98 10, 7208 52 91 10, 7208 90 20 10, 7208 90 80 20, 7225 40 60 10, 7225 99 00 30) and originating in the People's Republic of China.
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:
Company Provisional duty rate TARIC Additional Code
Nanjing Iron and Steel Co., Ltd 73,1 % C143
Minmetals Yingkou Medium Plate Co., Ltd 65,1 % C144
Wuyang Iron and Steel Co., Ltd and Wuyang New Heavy & Wide Steel Plate Co., Ltd 73,7 % C145
Other cooperating companies listed in Annex 70,6 % 
All other companies 73,7 % 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:
(a) request disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which this Regulation was adopted;
(b) submit their written comments to the Commission; and
(c) 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 (EU) 2016/1036 may comment on the application of the provisional measures.
Article 3 

1. Customs authorities are hereby directed to discontinue the registration of imports established in accordance with Article 1 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1357.
2. Data collected regarding products which were entered not more than 90 days prior to the date of entry into force of this Regulation shall be kept until the entry into force of possible definitive measures, or the termination of this proceeding.
Article 4 
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 six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 6 October 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX
Name City TARIC additional code
Angang Steel Company Limited Anshan, Liaoning C150
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd Baotou, Inner Mongolia C151
Zhangjiagang Shajing Heavy Plate Co., Ltd Zhangjiagang, Jiangsu C146
Jiangsu Tiangong Tools Company Limited Danyang, Jiangsu C155
Jiangyin Xingcheng Special Steel Works Co., Ltd Jiangyin, Jiangsu C147
Laiwu Steel Yinshan Section Co., Ltd Laiwu, Shandong C154
Nanyang Hanye Special Steel Co., Ltd Xixia, Henan C152
Qinhuangdao Shouqin Metal Materials Co., Ltd Qinhuangdao, Hebei C153
Shandong Iron & Steel Co., Ltd, Jinan Company Jinan, Shandong C149
Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd Wuhan, Hubei C156
Xinyu Iron & Steel Co., Ltd Xinyu, Jiangxi C148