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02020R1081 — EN — 27.05.2023 — 001.001
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<table><col/><col/><tr><td><p><a>&#9658;B</a></p></td><td><p>                        COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1081</p><p>of 22 July 2020</p><p><a>imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of solar glass originating in the People&#8217;s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council</a></p><p>(OJ L 238 23.7.2020, p. 43)</p></td></tr></table>
Amended by:
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2020/1081
of 22 July 2020
imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of solar glass originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of the Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Article 1
1. A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of solar glass consisting of tempered soda-lime-flat-glass, with an iron content of less than 300 ppm, a solar transmittance of more than 88 % (measured according to AM1,5 300–2 500 nm), a resistance to heat up to 250 °C (measured according to EN 12150), a resistance to thermal shocks of Δ 150K (measured according to EN 12150) and having a mechanical strength of 90 N/mm2 or more (measured according to EN 1288- 3), currently falling under CN code ex 7007 19 80 (TARIC codes 7007198012 , 7007198018 , 7007198080 and 7007198085 ) and originating in the People’s Republic of China. The solar glass subject to countervailing duty includes all glass fulfilling the abovementioned technical and physical characteristics, whether it is used for photovoltaic modules, flat photothermal energy collectors, furniture, to build greenhouses, or for other uses. 
2. The rates of the countervailing 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 in the table, shall be as follows:
<table><col/><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Company</p></td><td><p>Countervailing duty</p></td><td><p>TARIC additional code</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Xinyi PV Products (Anhui) Holdings Ltd</p></td><td><p>3,2 %</p></td><td><p>B943</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zhejiang Hehe Photovoltaic Glass Technology Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>17,1 %</p></td><td><p>B944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Zhejiang Jiafu Glass Co., Ltd; Flat Solar Glass Group Co., Ltd; Shanghai Flat Glass Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>12,8 %</p></td><td><p>B945</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Henan Yuhua New Material Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>16,7 %</p></td><td><p>B946</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Other cooperating companies listed in Annex I</p></td><td><p>12,4 %</p></td><td><p>&#160;</p><div/></td></tr><tr><td><p>All other companies</p></td><td><p>17,1 %</p></td><td><p>B999</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
3. The application of the individual countervailing duty rates specified for the companies mentioned in paragraph 2 shall be conditional upon presentation to the customs authorities of the Member States of a valid commercial invoice, which shall conform to the requirements set out in Annex II. If no such invoice is presented, the duty applicable to ‘all other companies’ shall apply.
4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 2
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.
ANNEX 1
<table><col/><col/><tbody><tr><td><p>Name</p></td><td><p>TARIC additional code</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Avic Sanxin Sol-Glass Co. Ltd and Avic (Hainan) Special Glass Material Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>B949</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wuxi Haida Safety Glass Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>B950</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Dongguan CSG Solar Glass Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>B951</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Pilkington Solar Taicang Limited</p></td><td><p>B952</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Novatech Glass Co., Ltd</p></td><td><p>B954</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
ANNEX 2
The valid commercial invoice referred to in Article 1(3) must contain the following:
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(1) The name and function of the official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice.
(2) The following declaration: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the (area in m2) of solar glass sold for export to the European Union covered by this invoice was manufactured by (company name and address) (TARIC additional code) in the People’s Republic of China. I declare that the information provided in this invoice is complete and correct.’
(3) Date and signature of the official of the entity issuing the commercial invoice.
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