Council Regulation (EC) No 2079/98 of 24 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed
1. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 266/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2079/98 of 24 September 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, the EUR-pallet, which is the only pallet covered by the undertakings. type Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries the European not members Community (1), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, of Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 (2), and in particular Article 4(1) and (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: (1) A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on certain imports of flat pallets of wood falling within CN code ex 4415 20 20 originating in the Republic of Poland and accepted undertakings offered from certain producers in connection with these imports. Sampling was applied to Polish producers/export- ers and individual duties ranging from 4,0 % to 10,6 % were imposed on the companies in the sample, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample received a weighted average duty of 6,3 %. A duty of 10,6 % was imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate in the investigation. The producers from which undertakings were accepted were exempted from anti-dumping duties with regard to imports of one specific pallet type, (1) OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 905/98 (OJ L 128, 30. 4. 1998, p. 18). (2) OJ L 324, 27. 11. 1997, p. 1. (2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 stipu- sufficient lates evidence to the Commission that: that any party which provides ü it did not export to the Community or produce wooden pallets described in Article 1(1) of that Regulation during the investigation period, ü it is not related to any of the producers or exporters in Poland which are subject to the anti-dumping duties imposed by that Regula- tion, ü it has actually exported to the Community the goods concerned after the investigation period, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community; then that Regulation can be amended by granting that party the duty rate applicable to cooperating producers which were not in the sample, i. e. 6,3 %. Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 provided that any party which met the criteria set out in Article 4(1) thereof can also be exempted from the payment of the anti-dumping duty if an undertaking with regard to the so-called EUR- pallet had been accepted from such party. B. NEW EXPORTERS’ REQUEST (3) Eighteen new Polish exporting producers having requested the same treatment as the companies which cooperated in the original investigation but were not included in the sample, have provided, on request, evidence showing that the requirements set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97. The evidence provided by these they meet L 266/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 10. 98 (4) to applicant companies is considered sufficient allow Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 to be amended by adding these eighteen exporting producers to Annex I of the said Regulation. Annex I specifies the exporting producers which are to be subject to the weighted average duty of 6,3 %. Ten of the eighteen Polish exporting producers which will receive the weighted average duty of 6,3 %, have also offered undertakings with regard accepted by to the EUR-pallet which were Con- Commission Decision sequently, these ten companies should be added to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 which from which the contains a list of companies Commission has accepted undertakings with regard to imports of the EUR-pallet and to which the duty does not, therefore, apply in this respect, 98/554/EC (1). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 is hereby replaced by Annex I to this Regulation. Article 2 Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation. Article 3 This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 24 September 1998. For the Council The President N. MICHALEK (1) See page 82 of this Official Journal. 1. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 266/3 ANNEX I Manufacturer 1. 2. ‘Baum-Holz' Sp. zo. o. , Olsztyn ‘DAST' GmbH, Poznan 3. Drew-Pol Export-Import, Wodarz Norbert, Murow 4. E. Dziurny ü C. Nowak S. C. , Snietnica 5. F. P. H. ‘Tina', Katowice 6. F. P. H. Tadeusz Fischer, Maly Gleboczek 7. F. P. U. H. ‘Rol-Mar', Adam Piatek, Klodzko 8. Z. P. H. U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa 9. Internationale Paletten Company Sp. , Lebork 10. ‘Kross-Pol' Sp. zo. o. , Kolobrzeg 11. P. P. U. H. ‘Drewmax' Sp. zo. o. (formerly P. P. H. ‘Drewnex'), Krakow 12. P. P. H. ‘GKT' S. C. , Majdan Mowy 13. P. P. H. ‘Pamadex', Ligota 14. P. P. H. ‘Unikat', Aleksandrow IV 697 15. P. P. H. U. ‘Adapol' S. C. , Wolomin 16. P. P. U. H. ‘Alwa' Sp. zo. o. , Tychowo 17. P. P. U. H. ‘SMS' ü St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno 18. P. T. H. ‘Mirex', Kolobrzeg 19. P. W. ‘Peteco' Sp. zo. o. , Warszawa 20. Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka, B. Niepokalaneg Dzialalnose Gospodaroza, Nowy Sacz 21. Produkcja Palet ‘A. Adamus', Kuznia Grabowska 22. Produkcja Skup Palet Drewnanych, Stanislaw Lachowicz, Majdan Sieniawski 170 23. Przedsiebiorstwo ‘Amesko', Andrzej Skora, Trzebnica 24. P. H. U. ‘Justyna', Gubin 25. P. H. U. ‘Akropol', Krakow 26. P. H. U. Produkcyjne ‘Lech', Lech Szwez, Zary 27. Przedsiebiorstwo Obrobki Drewna ‘Palet-Pol' Sp. zo. o. , Dabrowka WLKP 28. P. P. H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal 29. P. P. H. U. ‘AWA' Sp. zo. o. , Nowy Sacz 30. Przedsiebiorstwo Wielobranzowe, Zdziolaw Milocki, Ostroda 31. ‘Scanproduct' SA. , Czarny Dunajec 32. SC ‘Bed', Dariusz Zuk, Krasienin 33. S. U. T. R. ‘Rol Trak', Prochowice 34. Stolarstwo Export-Import, Tadeusz Swirski, Dlugopole Zdroj 35. Torunskie Przedsiebiorstwo Przemyslu Drzewnego w Toruniu, Adam Wisniewski, Torun 36. ‘Transdrewneks' Sp. zo. o. , Grudziadz-Owczarki 37. W. Z. P. U. M. ‘Euro-Tech', Rakszawa 38. Wytwazanie Skrzyn i Opakowan Drewnianych, Malgorzata i Ryszard Nowak, Piaszyna 39. Zaklad Produkcyjno Bohuszko, Ryszard Bohuszko, Osno 40. Z. P. H. ‘Maw' SC. , Andrzej Kulej, Lubomierz 41. Zaklad Uslugowo-Handlowy ‘Rolmex', E. Cackowski, Lipno 42. Zaklad Wielobranzowy Produkcyjno Uslugowy, Ryszard Potoniec, Muszyna 43. Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S. C. , Drawsko Pomorskie 44. Z. P. H. U. ‘Drewex' S. C. , Asnieszka Pawlaczyk, Skwierzyna 45. Z. P. H. U. ‘Sek-Pol' Sp. zo. o. , Tarnobrzeg L 266/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 10. 98 46. ‘Euro-Mega-Plus' Sp. zo. o. , Kielce 47. ‘C. M. C. ', Sp. zo. o. , Andrychow 48. Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow IV 704 49. Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gierka, Brodnica 50. Z. P. H. U. ‘Drewnex' S. C. , Zelazkow 45 b 51. Import-Export ‘Elko' Sp. zo. o. , Kalisz 52. P. P. H. U. ‘Probox', Import-Export, Kalisz 53. Drewpal S. C. , Stawiszyn 54. Zaman S. C. , Radom 55. ‘Marimpex', Pulawy 56. ‘AVEN' Sp. zo. o. , Kostrzyn 57. P. P. H. U. ‘Eurex' S. C. , Godynice 58. P. H. ‘Drewex' S. C. , Lebork 59. MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko 60. ENKEL S. C. , Pulawy 61. PAL-PACK Sp. zo. o. , Wierzchowo 62. Produkcja Stolarska Posrednictwo Export-Import, W. i. T. HENSOLDT, Lebork 63. Biuro Uslugowo-Handlowe, Wieslaw Rzezniczek, Lebork 64. P. P. U. H. ‘DREWPOL', Braszewice 65. PTN Kruklanki Sp. zo. o. , Kruklanki 66. WEDAM S. C. , Stezyca 67. Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow 68. Zaklad Produkcyjny ‘Tarta', Lubsko 69. Firma ‘Krausdrew', Cewice 70. ‘Lidal' S. C. , Miastko 71. Zaklad Przerobu Drewna Import-Export, Stanislaw Kociolek, Ladek Zdroj 72. P. P. H. U. ‘Alk', Bierzwnik 73. ‘Empol' S. C. , Jastrzebniki 37 74. Zaklad Producji Drzewnej Nr. 1, Export-Import, Julian Bartkowski, Sanok 75. P. P. H. ‘Drewex', Czarnkow 76. ‘ZAP' Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe-Uslugowe Sp. C, Wschowa 77. P. P. H. U. ‘Opal', Zygmunt Podgorski, Bukowsko 41 78. ‘Algepa-Pol', Sp. zo. o. , Lubsko 79. P. P. H. ‘A-Produkt' S. C. , Resko 80. PPH ‘Paletex' Sibinski Jaroslaw, Klonowa 81. Euro-Handels Sp. zo. o. , Szczecin 82. Firma ‘KIKO' S. C. , Poznan 83. ‘Enkel' Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy 84. Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko 85. Firma Borkowski S. C. Export-Import, Grabow n. Prosna 86. Produkcja ü Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki, Czajkow 87. ‘Prodpalet' Handel, Boleslawiec 88. Z. P. H. U. ‘Drexport' S. C. , Olecko, Osiedle Lesk 89. ‘Bilusa' Sp. zo. o, Klodawa 90. Pawel Bilko ‘Pablo', Klodawa 91. ZPW ‘Gober' Sp. zo. o. , Gorzow Wlkp. 92. Kisiel Malgorzata ‘Drew-Pal', Dobra Now 93. P. W. ‘Remag', Zlocieniec 94. PPUH PAL-POL S. C. , Prabuty 95. Firma ‘A. C. S. ' S. C. , Kamien 96. Zaklad Produkcji Skrzyn i Opakowan Drewnianych Szuta Marian, Kawcze 1. 10. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities L 266/5 ANNEX II Manufacturer 1. ‘Baum-Holz' Sp. zo. o. , Olsztyn 2. E. Dziurny — C. Nowak S. C. , Snietnica 3. F. P. H. ‘Tina' S. C. , Katowice 4. Firma ‘Sabelmar' S. C. , Konczyce Male 5. Z. P. H. U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa 6. Internationale Paletten Company Sp. , Lebork 7. ‘Kross-Pol' Sp. zo. o. , Kolobrzeg 8. P. P. U. H. ‘Drewmax' Sp. zo. o. (formerly P. P. H. ‘Drewnex'), Krakow 9. P. P. H. ‘GKT' SC. , Majdan Nowy 10. P. P. H. ‘Pamadex', Ligota 11. P. P. H. ‘Unikat', Aleksandrow IV 697 12. P. P. H. U. ‘Adapol' SC. , Wolomin 13. P. P. H. U. ‘Alpa' Sp. zo. o. , Dobrzyca 14. P. P. U. H. ‘Alwa' Sp. zo. o. , Tychowo 15. P. P. H. U. ‘Palimex' Sp. zo. o. , Wloszakowice 16. P. P. U. H. ‘SMS' — St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno 17. P. T. H. ‘Mirex', Kolobrzeg 18. P. W. ‘Intur-KFS' Sp. zo. o. , Inowroclaw 19. P. W. ‘Peteco' Sp. zo. o. , Warszawa 20. ‘Paletex' Produkcja Palet, Roman Panasiuk, Warszawa 21. Produkcja Palet ‘A. Adamus', Kuznia Grabowska 22. P. H. U. ‘Akropol', Krakow 23. P. P. H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal 24. ‘Scanproduct' SA. , Czarny Dunajec 25. S. U. T. R. ‘Rol Trak', Prochowice 26. ‘Transdrewneks' Sp. zo. o. , Grudziadz-Owczarki 27. W. Z. P. U. M. ‘Euro-Tech', Rakszawa 28. Z. P. H. ‘Palettenwerk' — K. Kozik, Bystra Podhalanska 29. Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S. C. , Drawsko Pomorskie 30. Z. P. H. U. ‘Sek-Pol' Sp. zo. o. , Tarnobrzeg Taric additional code 8570 8571 8572 8573 8574 8575 8576 8577 8584 8585 8586 8587 8588 8589 8590 8591 8597 8662 8690 8691 8692 8713 8693 8715 8714 8716 8725 8726 8745 8526 L 266/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 1. 10. 98 Manufacturer Taric additional code 31. ‘Euro-Mega-Plus' Sp. zo. o. , Kielce 32. ‘C. M. C. ' Sp. zo. o. , Krakow 33. Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow IV 704 34. Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gierka, Brodnica 35. Z. P. H. U. ‘Drewnex' S. C. , Zelazkow 45 b 36. Import-Export ‘Elko' Sp. zo. o. , Kalisz 37. P. P. H. U. ‘Probox', Import-Export, Kalisz 38. Drewpal S. C. , Stawiszyn 39. Zaman S. C. , Radom 40. ‘Marimpex', Pulawy 41. ‘AVEN' Sp. zo. o. , Kostrzyn 42. P. P. H. U. ‘Eurex' S. C. , Godynice 43. MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko 44. ENKEL S. C. , Pulawy 45. Produkcja Stolarska Posrednictwo Export-Import, W. i. T. HENSOLDT, Lebork 46. P. P. U. H. ‘DREWPOL', Braszewice 47. PTN Kruklanki Sp. zo. o. , Kruklanki 48. WEDAM S. C. , Stezyca 49. Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow 50. P. P. H. U. ‘Alk', Bierzwnik 51. ‘Empol' S. C. , Jastrzebniki 37 52. Euro-Handels Sp. zo. o. , Szczecin 53. PPH ‘Paletex' Sibinski Jarosklaw, Klonowa 54. Firma ‘KIKO' S. C. , Poznan 55. ‘Enkel' Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy 56. Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko 57. Firma Borkowski S. C. Export-Import, Grabow n. Prosna 58. Produkcja — Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki, Czajkow 59. ‘Bilusa' Sp. zo. o. , Klodawa 60. PPUH PAL-POL C. S. , Prabuty 61. Firma ‘A. C. S. ' S. 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