Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/750 of 24 February 2017 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/750of 24 February 2017amending Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of AmericaTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 of 25 April 2005 establishing additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of AmericaOJ L 110, 30.4.2005, p. 1; as amended by Regulation (EU) No 38/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 18, 21.1.2014, p. 52)., and in particular Article 3 thereof,Whereas:(1)As a result of the United States' failure to bring the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) in compliance with its obligations under the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 imposed a 15 % ad valorem additional customs duty on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America as from 1 May 2005. In conformity with the WTO authorisation to suspend the application of concessions to the United States, the Commission is to adjust the level of suspension annually to the level of nullification or impairment caused by the CDSOA to the European Union at that time.(2)The CDSOA disbursements for the most recent year for which data are available relate to the distribution of anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected during the Fiscal Year 2016 (1 October 2015 — 30 September 2016) as well as the additional distribution anti-dumping and countervailing duties collected during the Fiscal Years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. On the basis of the data published by the United States' Customs and Border Protection, the level of nullification or impairment caused to the Union is calculated at USD 8165179.(3)The level of nullification or impairment and consequently of suspension has increased. However, the level of suspension cannot be adjusted to the level of nullification or impairment by adding or removing products from the list in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005. As a consequence, in accordance with Article 3(1)(e) of that Regulation, the Commission should keep the list of products in Annex I unchanged and amend the rate of the additional duty in order to adjust the level of suspension to the level of nullification or impairment. The four products listed in Annex I should therefore be maintained on the list and the rate of additional import duty should be amended and set at 4,3 %.(4)The effect of a 4,3 % ad valorem additional import duty on imports from the United States of the products in Annex I represents, over one year, a value of trade that does not exceed USD 8165179.(5)To make sure that there are no delays in the application of the amended rate of additional import duty, this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication.(6)Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 should therefore be amended accordingly,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: