
Article 1 

1. A provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on flat-rolled products of stainless steel, whether or not in coils (including products cut-to-length and narrow strip), not further worked than hot-rolled and excluding products, not in coils, of a width of 600 mm or more and of a thickness exceeding 10 mm, currently falling under HS codes 7219 11, 7219 12, 7219 13, 7219 14, 7219 22, 7219 23, 7219 24, 7220 11 and 7220 12 and originating in the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Indonesia.
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
Indonesia PT Indonesia Guang Ching Nickel and Stainless Steel Industry 17,0 % C541
Indonesia PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel 17,0 % C547
Indonesia All other companies 17,0 % C999
People’s Republic of China Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co., Ltd. 18,9 % C163
People’s Republic of China Taiyuan Taigang Daming Metal Products 18,9 % C542
People’s Republic of China Tisco Guangdong Stainless Steel Service Center Co., Ltd 18,9 % C543
People’s Republic of China Tianjin TISCO & TPCO Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. 18,9 % C025
People’s Republic of China Fujian Fuxin Special Steel Co., Ltd 14,5 % C544
People’s Republic of China Xiangshui Defeng Metals Co., Ltd 17,4 % C545
People’s Republic of China Fujian Dingxin Technology Co., Ltd. 17,4 % C546
People’s Republic of China All other companies 18,9 % C999
Taiwan Yieh United Steel Co. 6,0 % C032
Taiwan Tang Eng Iron Works Co. Ltd. 6,0 % C031
Taiwan Walsin Lihwa Co. 7,5 % C548
Taiwan All other companies 7,5 % C999
3. The application of the individual duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the Member States’ customs authorities of a valid commercial invoice, on which shall appear a declaration dated and signed by an official of the entity issuing such invoice, identified by his/her name and function, drafted as follows: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (volume) of (product concerned) sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in (the country concerned). I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’ If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to all other companies shall apply.
4. 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.
5. Where a declaration for release for free circulation is presented in respect of the product referred to in paragraph 1, the number of pieces of the products imported shall be entered in the relevant field of that declaration.
6. Unless otherwise specified, the relevant provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2 

1. Interested parties shall submit their written comments on this regulation to the Commission within 15 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
2. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Commission shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation.
3. Interested parties wishing to request a hearing with the Hearing Officer in trade proceedings shall do so within 5 calendar days of the date of entry into force of this Regulation. The Hearing Officer shall examine requests submitted outside this time limit and may decide whether to accept to such requests if appropriate.
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 six months.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 7 April 2020.
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYEN