
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2017/454 of 15 March 2017 withdrawing the acceptance of the undertaking for four exporting producers under Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU confirming the acceptance of an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China for the period of application of definitive measures 

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (‘the Treaty’),
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (‘the basic anti-dumping Regulation’), and in particular Article 8 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (‘the basic anti-subsidy Regulation’), and in particular Article 13 thereof,
Informing the Member States,
Whereas:

A. UNDERTAKING AND OTHER EXISTING MEASURES 
 (1) By Regulation (EU) No 513/2013, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports into the European Union (‘the Union’) of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules (‘modules’) and key components (i.e. cells and wafers) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China (‘the PRC’).
 (2) A group of exporting producers gave a mandate to the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (‘CCCME’) to submit a price undertaking on their behalf to the Commission, which they did. It is clear from the terms of that price undertaking that it constitutes a bundle of individual price undertakings for each exporting producer, which is, for reasons of practicality of administration, coordinated by the CCCME.
 (3) By Decision 2013/423/EU, the Commission accepted that price undertaking with regard to the provisional anti-dumping duty. By Regulation (EU) No 748/2013, the Commission amended Regulation (EU) No 513/2013 to introduce the technical changes necessary due to the acceptance of the undertaking with regard to the provisional anti-dumping duty.
 (4) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Union of modules and cells originating in or consigned from the PRC (‘the products concerned’). By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013, the Council also imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports into the Union of the products concerned.
 (5) Following the notification of an amended version of the price undertaking by a group of exporting producers (‘the exporting producers’) together with the CCCME, the Commission confirmed by Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU the acceptance of the price undertaking as amended (‘the undertaking’) for the period of application of definitive measures. The Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU lists the exporting producers for whom the undertaking was accepted, inter alia: 


((a)) GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd, together with its related companies in the PRC, jointly covered by the TARIC additional code: B850 (‘GCL Technology’);
((b)) Hareon Solar Technology Co. Ltd, together with its related companies in the PRC and in the Union, jointly covered by the TARIC additional code: B842 (‘Hareon Solar’);
((c)) Jetion Solar (China) Co. Ltd, together with its related companies in the PRC and in the Union, jointly covered by the TARIC additional code: B830 (‘Jetion Solar’);
((d)) Zhongli Talesun Solar Co. Ltd, together with its related company in the Union, jointly covered by the TARIC additional code: B922 (‘Talesun Solar’).
 (6) By Implementing Decision 2014/657/EU the Commission accepted a proposal by the exporting producers together with the CCCME for clarifications concerning the implementation of the undertaking for the products concerned covered by the undertaking, that is modules and cells originating in or consigned from the PRC, currently falling within CN codes ex 8541 40 90 (TARIC codes 8541 40 90 21, 8541 40 90 29, 8541 40 90 31 and 8541 40 90 39) produced by the exporting producers (‘product covered’). The anti-dumping and countervailing duties referred to in recital (4) above, together with the undertaking, are jointly referred to thereafter as ‘measures’.
 (7) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/866 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for three exporting producers.
 (8) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1403 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another exporting producer.
 (9) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2018 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for two exporting producers.
 (10) The Commission initiated an expiry review investigation of the anti-dumping measures by a Notice of Initiation published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December 2015.
 (11) The Commission initiated an expiry review investigation of the countervailing measures by a Notice of Initiation published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December 2015.
 (12) The Commission also initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping and countervailing measures by a Notice of Initiation published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December 2015.
 (13) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/115 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another exporting producer.
 (14) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/185, the Commission extended the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 on imports of the products concerned originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China to imports of the product concerned consigned from Malaysia and Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Malaysia and in Taiwan or not.
 (15) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/184, the Commission extended the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Council Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 on imports of the products concerned originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China to imports of the product concerned consigned from Malaysia and Taiwan, whether declared as originating in Malaysia and in Taiwan or not.
 (16) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1045 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another exporting producer.
 (17) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1382 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another five exporting producers.
 (18) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1402 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another three exporting producers.
 (19) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1998 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another five exporting producers.
 (20) By Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/2146 the Commission withdrew the acceptance of the undertaking for another two exporting producers.

B. TERMS OF THE UNDERTAKING 
 (21) As per the undertaking, any exporting producer may voluntarily withdraw its undertaking at any time during its application.

C. VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL 
 (22) Jetion Solar, Hareon Solar and GCL Technology notified the Commission in October 2016 that they wished to withdraw from the undertaking.
 (23) Talesun Solar notified the Commission in January 2017 that it wished to withdraw from the undertaking.

D. WITHDRAWAL OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE UNDERTAKING AND IMPOSITIONS OF DEFINITIVE DUTIES 
 (24) Therefore, in accordance with Article 8(9) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation, Article 13(9) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation and also in accordance with the terms of the undertaking, the Commission concluded that the acceptance of the undertaking for Jetion Solar, Hareon Solar, GCL Technology and Talesun Solar shall be withdrawn.
 (25) Accordingly, pursuant to Article 8(9) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation and Article 13(9) of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation, the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 and the definitive countervailing duty imposed by Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 automatically apply to imports originating in or consigned from the PRC of the product concerned and produced by Jetion Solar, Talesun Solar, Hareon Solar and GCL Technology as of the day of entry into force of this Regulation.
 (26) The Commission also recalls that where the customs authorities of the Member States have indications that the price presented on an undertaking invoice does not correspond to the price actually paid, they should investigate whether the requirement to include any rebates in the undertaking invoices has been violated or the MIP has not been respected. Where customs authorities of the Member States conclude that there has been such a violation or whether the MIP has not been respected, they should collect the duties as a consequence thereof. In order to facilitate, on the basis of Article 4(3) of the Treaty, the work of the customs authorities of the Member States, the Commission should share in such situations the confidential text and other information of the undertaking for the sole purpose of national proceedings.
 (27) For information purposes the table in the Annex to this Regulation lists the exporting producers for whom the acceptance of the undertaking by Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU is not affected,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1 
Acceptance of the undertaking in relation to the following companies is hereby withdrawn:
Name of the company TARIC additional code
GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd, Konca Solar Cell Co. Ltd, Suzhou GCL Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd, Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Development Co. Ltd, Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd, GCL-Poly (Suzhou) Energy Limited, GCL-Poly Solar Power System Integration (Taicang) Co. Ltd, GCL SOLAR POWER (SUZHOU) LIMITED, GCL Solar System (Shuzhou) Limited, B850
Jiangyin Hareon Power Co. Ltd, Hareon Solar Technology Co. Ltd, Taicang Hareon Solar Co. Ltd, Hefei Hareon Solar Technology Co. Ltd, Jiangyin Xinhui Solar Energy Co. Ltd, Altusvia Energy (Taicang) Co. Ltd, together with their related company in the Union B842
Jetion Solar (China) Co. Ltd, Junfeng Solar (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd, Jetion Solar (Jiangyin) Co. Ltd, together with their related company in the Union B830
Zhongli Talesun Solar Co. Ltd, together with its related company in the Union B922
Article 2 

1. Where customs authorities have indications that the price presented on an undertaking invoice pursuant to Article 3(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 and Article 2(1)(b) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 issued by one of the companies from which the undertaking was initially accepted by Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU does not correspond to the price paid and that therefore those companies may have violated the undertaking, the customs authorities may, if necessary for the purpose of conducting national proceedings, request the Commission to disclose to them a copy of the undertaking and other information in order to verify the applicable minimum import price (‘MIP’) on the day when the undertaking invoice was issued.
2. Where that verification reveals that the price paid is lower than the MIP, the duties due as a consequence under Article 8(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 and Article 13(9) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 shall be collected.Where that verification reveals that discounts and rebates have not been included in the commercial invoice, the duties due as a consequence under Article 3(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 and Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 shall be collected.
3. The information in accordance with paragraph 1 may only be used for the purpose of enforcement of duties due under Article 3(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 and Article 2(2)(a) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013. In this context, customs authorities of the Member States may provide the debtor of those duties with this information for the sole purpose of safeguarding their rights of defence. Such information may under no circumstances be disclosed to third parties.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of 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, 15 March 2017.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

List of companies:

Name of the company TARIC additional code
Jiangsu Aide Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd B798
Alternative Energy (AE) Solar Co. Ltd B799
Anhui Chaoqun Power Co. Ltd B800
Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B802
Anhui Schutten Solar Energy Co. LtdQuanjiao Jingkun Trade Co. Ltd B801
Anhui Titan PV Co. Ltd B803
Xi'an SunOasis (Prime) Company LimitedTBEA SOLAR CO. LTDXINJIANG SANG'O SOLAR EQUIPMENT B804
Changzhou NESL Solartech Co. Ltd B806
Changzhou Shangyou Lianyi Electronic Co. Ltd B807
CHINALAND SOLAR ENERGY CO. LTD B808
ChangZhou EGing Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B811
CIXI CITY RIXING ELECTRONICS CO. LTDANHUI RINENG ZHONGTIAN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CO. LTDHUOSHAN KEBO ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD B812
CSG PVtech Co. Ltd B814
China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co. LtdCEEG Nanjing Renewable Energy Co. LtdCEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science Technology Co. LtdChina Sunergy (Yangzhou) Co. LtdChina Sunergy (Shanghai) Co. Ltd B809
Dongfang Electric (Yixing) MAGI Solar Power Technology Co. Ltd B816
EOPLLY New Energy Technology Co. LtdSHANGHAI EBEST SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO. LTDJIANGSU EOPLLY IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD B817
Zheijiang Era Solar Co. Ltd B818
GD Solar Co. Ltd B820
Greenway Solar-Tech (Shanghai) Co. LtdGreenway Solar-Tech (Huaian) Co. Ltd B821
Guodian Jintech Solar Energy Co. Ltd B822
Hangzhou Bluesun New Material Co. Ltd B824
Hanwha SolarOne (Qidong) Co. Ltd B826
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co. Ltd B827
HENGJI PV-TECH ENERGY CO. LTD B828
Himin Clean Energy Holdings Co. Ltd B829
Jiangsu Green Power PV Co. Ltd B831
Jiangsu Hosun Solar Power Co. Ltd B832
Jiangsu Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B833
Jiangsu Runda PV Co. Ltd B834
Jiangsu Sainty Photovoltaic Systems Co. LtdJiangsu Sainty Machinery Imp. And Exp. Corp. Ltd B835
Jiangsu Shunfeng Photovoltaic Technology Co. LtdChangzhou Shunfeng Photovoltaic Materials Co. LtdJiangsu Shunfeng Photovoltaic Electronic Power Co. Ltd B837
Jiangsu Sinski PV Co. Ltd B838
Jiangsu Sunlink PV Technology Co. Ltd B839
Jiangsu Zhongchao Solar Technology Co. Ltd B840
Jiangxi Risun Solar Energy Co. Ltd B841
Jiangxi LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co. LtdLDK Solar Hi-Tech (Nanchang) Co. LtdLDK Solar Hi-Tech (Suzhou) Co. Ltd B793
Jiangyin Shine Science and Technology Co. Ltd B843
Jinzhou Yangguang Energy Co. LtdJinzhou Huachang Photovoltaic Technology Co. LtdJinzhou Jinmao Photovoltaic Technology Co. LtdJinzhou Rixin Silicon Materials Co. LtdJinzhou Youhua Silicon Materials Co. Ltd B795
Juli New Energy Co. Ltd B846
Jumao Photonic (Xiamen) Co. Ltd B847
King-PV Technology Co. Ltd B848
Kinve Solar Power Co. Ltd (Maanshan) B849
Lightway Green New Energy Co. LtdLightway Green New Energy(Zhuozhou) Co. Ltd B851
Nanjing Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd B853
NICE SUN PV CO. LTDLEVO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD B854
Ningbo Jinshi Solar Electrical Science & Technology Co. Ltd B857
Ningbo Komaes Solar Technology Co. Ltd B858
Ningbo South New Energy Technology Co. Ltd B861
Ningbo Sunbe Electric Ind Co. Ltd B862
Ningbo Ulica Solar Science & Technology Co. Ltd B863
Perfectenergy (Shanghai) Co. Ltd B864
Perlight Solar Co. Ltd B865
SHANGHAI ALEX SOLAR ENERGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTDSHANGHAI ALEX NEW ENERGY CO. LTD B870
Shanghai BYD Co. LtdBYD(Shangluo)Industrial Co. Ltd B871
Shanghai Chaori Solar Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B872
Propsolar (Zhejiang) New Energy Technology Co. LtdShanghai Propsolar New Energy Co. Ltd B873
SHANGHAI SHANGHONG ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD B874
SHANGHAI SOLAR ENERGY S&T CO. LTDShanghai Shenzhou New Energy Development Co. LtdLianyungang Shenzhou New Energy Co. Ltd B875
Shanghai ST Solar Co. LtdJiangsu ST Solar Co. Ltd B876
Shenzhen Sacred Industry Co. Ltd B878
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co. LtdShanxi Topray Solar Co. LtdLeshan Topray Cell Co. Ltd B880
Sopray Energy Co. LtdShanghai Sopray New Energy Co. Ltd B881
SUN EARTH SOLAR POWER CO. LTDNINGBO SUN EARTH SOLAR POWER CO. LTDNingbo Sun Earth Solar Energy Co. Ltd B882
SUZHOU SHENGLONG PV-TECH CO. LTD B883
TDG Holding Co. Ltd B884
Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. LtdTianwei New Energy (Chengdu) PV Module Co. LtdTianwei New Energy (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd B885
Wenzhou Jingri Electrical and Mechanical Co. Ltd B886
Shanghai Topsolar Green Energy Co. Ltd B877
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co. Ltd B879
Wuhu Zhongfu PV Co. Ltd B889
Wuxi Saijing Solar Co. Ltd B890
Wuxi Shangpin Solar Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd B891
Wuxi Solar Innova PV Co. Ltd B892
Wuxi Taichang Electronic Co. LtdChina Machinery Engineering Wuxi Co.LtdWuxi Taichen Machinery & Equipment Co. Ltd B893
Xi'an Huanghe Photovoltaic Technology Co. LtdState-run Huanghe Machine-Building Factory Import and Export CorporationShanghai Huanghe Fengjia Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B896
Yingli Energy (China) Co. LtdBaoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdHainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdHengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdTianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdLixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdBaoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co. LtdBeijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co. LtdYingli Energy (Beijing) Co. Ltd B797
Yuhuan BLD Solar Technology Co. LtdZhejiang BLD Solar Technology Co. Ltd B899
Yuhuan Sinosola Science & Technology Co. Ltd B900
Zhangjiagang City SEG PV Co. Ltd B902
Zhejiang Fengsheng Electrical Co. Ltd B903
Zhejiang Global Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B904
Zhejiang Heda Solar Technology Co. Ltd B905
Zhejiang Jiutai New Energy Co. LtdZhejiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co. Ltd B906
Zhejiang Kingdom Solar Energy Technic Co. Ltd B907
Zhejiang Koly Energy Co. Ltd B908
Zhejiang Mega Solar Energy Co. LtdZhejiang Fortune Photovoltaic Co. Ltd B910
Zhejiang Shuqimeng Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B911
Zhejiang Shinew Photoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd B912
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited Liability CompanyZhejiang Yauchong Light Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B914
Zhejiang Sunrupu New Energy Co. Ltd B915
Zhejiang Tianming Solar Technology Co. Ltd B916
Zhejiang Trunsun Solar Co. LtdZhejiang Beyondsun PV Co. Ltd B917
Zhejiang Wanxiang Solar Co. LtdWANXIANG IMPORT & EXPORT CO LTD B918
ZHEJIANG YUANZHONG SOLAR CO. LTD B920