Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1387 of 9 August 2022 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1387of 9 August 2022amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,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 UnionOJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21., and in particular Article 14(1) thereof,Whereas:(1)Imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel ("GOES") originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America are subject to a definitive anti-dumping duty, imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 of 14 January 2022 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the People’s Republic of China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 10, 17.1.2022, p. 17)..(2)On 7 July 2021, AK Steel Corporation ("the applicant"), TARICThe Integrated Tariff of the European Union. additional code C044, a company located in the United States of America ("USA"), whose exports to the Union of GOES are subject to the ad valorem anti-dumping duty of 22 %, informed the Commission that it had changed its name to "Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation" based in Ohio, USA.(3)The company requested the Commission to confirm that the change of name does not affect the right of the company to benefit from the individual anti-dumping duty rate applied to it under its previous name.(4)The Commission invited the company to provide a questionnaire reply which was submitted on 20 August 2021. Additional clarifications were provided on 3 January 2022.(5)The Commission examined the information supplied and concluded that the change of name was properly registered with the relevant authorities, and did not result in any new relationship with other groups of companies, which were not investigated by the Commission.(6)The Commission assessed, among others, the following supporting documents provided by the applicant: certificate of amendment, company registration certificates and audited financial statements. The Union industry was consulted on the request but did not provide any comments.(7)Accordingly, this change of name does not affect the findings of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 and in particular the ad valorem anti-dumping duty rate applicable to it.(8)The name change should take effect as of the date on which the company informed the Commission that it had changed its name (as indicated under recital 2 above).(9)Given the considerations in the recitals above, the Commission considered it appropriate to amend Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 to reflect the changed name of the company previously attributed to additional TARIC code C044.(10)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036,HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 11.Article 1(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 is amended as follows:
"AK Steel Corporation, Ohio, United States of America22,0 %C044"
is replaced by
"Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation, Ohio, United States of America22,0 %C044"
2.TARIC additional code C044 previously attributed to AK Steel Corporation, shall apply to Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation as of 7 July 2021. Any definitive duty paid on imports of products manufactured by Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corporation in excess of the anti-dumping duty established in Article 1(4) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/58 as regards AK Steel Corporation shall be repaid or remitted in accordance with the applicable customs legislation.
Article 2This 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, 9 August 2022.For the CommissionThe PresidentUrsula von der Leyen