2013R1239 — EN — 01.07.2016 — 001.001

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1239/2013

of 2 December 2013

imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules and key components (i.e. cells) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China







Article 1

1. A definitive countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules or panels and cells of the type used in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules or panels (the cells have a thickness not exceeding 400 micrometres), currently falling within CN codes ex 8501 31 00 , ex 8501 32 00 , ex 8501 33 00 , ex 8501 34 00 , ex 8501 61 20 , ex 8501 61 80 , ex 8501 62 00 , ex 8501 63 00 , ex 8501 64 00 and ex 8541 40 90 (TARIC codes 8501310081 , 8501310089 , 8501320041 , 8501320049 , 8501330061 , 8501330069 , 8501340041 , 8501340049 , 8501612041 , 8501612049 , 8501618041 , 8501618049 , 8501620061 , 8501620069 , 8501630041 , 8501630049 , 8501640041 , 8501640049 , 8541409021 , 8541409029 , 8541409031 and 8541409039 ) and originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China, unless they are in transit in the sense of Article V GATT.

The following product types are excluded from the definition of the product concerned:

— solar chargers that consist of less than six cells, are portable and supply electricity to devices or charge batteries,

— thin film photovoltaic products,

— crystalline silicon photovoltaic products that are permanently integrated into electrical goods, where the function of the electrical goods is other than power generation, and where these electrical goods consume the electricity generated by the integrated crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell(s),

— modules or panels with a output voltage not exceeding 50 V DC and a power output not exceeding 50 W solely for direct use as battery chargers in systems with the same voltage and power characteristics.

2. The rate of the definitive countervailing duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies listed below shall be as follows:







Company Duty rate TARIC additional code Wuxi Suntech Power Co. Ltd; Suntech Power Co. Ltd; Wuxi Sunshine Power Co. Ltd; Luoyang Suntech Power Co. Ltd; Zhenjiang Ren De New Energy Science Technology Co. Ltd; Zhenjiang Rietech New Energy Science Technology Co. Ltd, 4,9 % B796 Yingli Energy (China) Co. Ltd; Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd; Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co. Ltd; Yingli Energy (Beijing) Co. Ltd 6,3 % B797 Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co. Ltd; Changzhou Youze Technology Co. Ltd; Trina Solar Energy (Shanghai) Co. Ltd; Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd 3,5 % B791 JingAo Solar Co. Ltd; Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd, JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co. Ltd; Hefei JA Solar Technology Co. Ltd, Shanghai JA Solar PV Technology Co. Ltd 5,0 % B794 Jiangxi LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co. Ltd; LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Nanchang) Co. Ltd; LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Suzhou) Co. Ltd, 11,5 % B793 LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Hefei) Co. Ltd 11,5 % B927 Delsolar (Wujiang) Ltd 0 % B792 Renesola Jiangsu Ltd Renesola Zhejiang Ltd 4,6 % B921 Jinko Solar Co. Ltd Jinko Solar Import and Export Co. Ltd ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO. LTD ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR TRADING CO. LTD 6,5 % B845 Companies listed in the Annex 6,4 % All other companies 11,5 % B999 (1) (1) Companies listed in Annex II to the parallel anti-dumping Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1238/2013 (see page 1 of this Official Journal) shall have the TARIC additional code referred to therein.

3. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

Article 2

1. Imports declared for release into free circulation for products currently falling within CN code ex 8541 40 90 (TARIC codes 8541409021 , 8541409029 , 8541409031 and 8541409039 ) which are invoiced by companies from which undertakings are accepted by the Commission and whose names are listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU, shall be exempt from the anti-subsidy duty imposed by Article 1, on condition that:

(a) a company listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU manufactured, shipped and invoiced directly the products referred to above or via its related company also listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU either to their related companies in the Union acting as an importer and clearing the goods for free circulation in the Union or to the first independent customer acting as an importer and clearing the goods for free circulation in the Union;

(b) such imports are accompanied by an undertaking invoice which is a commercial invoice containing at least the elements and the declaration stipulated in Annex 2 of this Regulation;

(c) such imports are accompanied by an Export Undertaking Certificate according to Annex 3 of this Regulation; and

(d) the goods declared and presented to customs correspond precisely to the description on the undertaking invoice.

2. A customs debt shall be incurred at the time of acceptance of the declaration for release into free circulation:

(a) whenever it is established, in respect of imports described in paragraph 1, that one or more of the conditions listed in that paragraph are not fulfilled; or

(b) when the Commission withdraws its acceptance of the undertaking pursuant to Article 13(9) of Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 in a Regulation or Decision which refers to particular transactions and declares the relevant undertaking invoices as invalid.

Article 3

The companies from which undertakings are accepted by the Commission and whose names are listed in the Annex to Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU and subject to certain conditions specified therein, will also issue an invoice for transactions which are not exempted from the anti-subsidy duties. This invoice shall be a commercial invoice containing at least the elements stipulated in Annex 4 of this Regulation.

Article 4

Registration of imports resulting from Regulation (EU) No 182/2013 making imports of crystalline silicon PV modules and key components (i.e. cells and wafers) originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China subject to registration shall be discontinued.

Article 5

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall expire on 7 December 2015.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.









ANNEX 1







Name of the Company TARIC additional code Anhui Schutten Solar Energy Co. Ltd Quanjiao Jingkun Trade Co. Ltd B801 Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B802 Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc. CSI Cells Co. Ltd CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. B805 Changzhou Shangyou Lianyi Electronic Co. Ltd B807 CHINALAND SOLAR ENERGY CO. LTD B808 CEEG Nanjing Renewable Energy Co. Ltd CEEG (Shanghai) Solar Science Technology Co. Ltd China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co. Ltd China Sunergy (Shanghai) Co. Ltd China Sunergy (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd B809 Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co. Ltd B810 ChangZhou EGing Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B811 ANHUI RINENG ZHONGTIAN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. CIXI CITY RIXING ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. HUOSHAN KEBO ENERGY & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. B812 CNPV Dongying Solar Power Co. Ltd B813 CSG PVtech Co. Ltd B814 DCWATT POWER Co. Ltd B815 Dongfang Electric (Yixing) MAGI Solar Power Technology Co. Ltd B816 EOPLLY New Energy Technology Co. Ltd SHANGHAI EBEST SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD JIANGSU EOPLLY IMPORT & EXPORT CO. LTD B817 Era Solar Co. Ltd B818 ET Energy Co. Ltd ET Solar Industry Limited B819 GD Solar Co. Ltd B820 Guodian Jintech Solar Energy Co. Ltd B822 Hangzhou Bluesun New Material Co. Ltd B824 Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd Zhejiang Jinbest Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd B825 Hanwha SolarOne Co. Ltd B929 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 Jetion Solar (China) Co. Ltd Junfeng Solar (Jiangsu) Co. Ltd Jetion Solar (Jiangyin) Co. Ltd B830 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 Machinery Imp. And Exp. Corp. Ltd Jiangsu Sainty Photovoltaic Systems Co. Ltd B835 Jiangsu Seraphim Solar System Co. Ltd B836 Changzhou Shunfeng Photovoltaic Materials Co. Ltd Jiangsu Shunfeng Photovoltaic Electronic Power Co. Ltd Jiangsu Shunfeng Photovoltaic Technology 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 Jiangyin Hareon Power Co. Ltd Taicang Hareon Solar Co. Ltd Hareon Solar Technology Co. Ltd Hefei Hareon Solar Technology Co. Ltd Jiangyin Xinhui Solar Energy Co. Ltd Altusvia Energy (Taicang) Co, Ltd B842 Jinggong P-D Shaoxing Solar Energy Tech Co. Ltd B844 Jinzhou Yangguang Energy Co. Ltd Jinzhou Huachang Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd Jinzhou Jinmao Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd Jinzhou Rixin Silicon Materials Co. Ltd Jinzhou Youhua Silicon Materials Co. Ltd B795 Juli New Energy Co. Ltd B846 Jumao Photonic (Xiamen) Co. Ltd B847 Kinve Solar Power Co. Ltd (Maanshan) B849 ▼M1 GCL Solar Power (Suzhou) Limited GCL-Poly Solar Power System Integration (Taicang) Co. Ltd GCL Solar System (Suzhou) Limited GCL-Poly (Suzhou) Energy Limited Jiangsu GCL Silicon Material Technology Development Co. Ltd Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co. Ltd Konca Solar Cell Co. Ltd Suzhou GCL Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd GCL System Integration Technology Co., Ltd B850 ▼B Lightway Green New Energy Co. Ltd Lightway Green New Energy (Zhuozhou) Co. Ltd B851 Motech (Suzhou) Renewable Energy Co. Ltd B852 Nanjing Daqo New Energy Co. Ltd B853 LEVO SOLAR TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD NICE SUN PV CO. LTD B854 Ningbo Jinshi Solar Electrical Science & Technology Co. Ltd B857 Ningbo Komaes Solar Technology Co. Ltd B858 Ningbo Osda Solar Co. Ltd B859 Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co. Ltd B860 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 Phono Solar Technology Co. Ltd Sumec Hardware & Tools Co. Ltd B866 RISEN ENERGY CO. LTD B868 SHANDONG LINUO PHOTOVOLTAIC HI-TECH CO. LTD B869 SHANGHAI ALEX NEW ENERGY CO. LTD SHANGHAI ALEX SOLAR ENERGY SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD B870 BYD(Shangluo)Industrial Co.Ltd Shanghai BYD Co. Ltd B871 ▼M1 Shanghai Chaori Solar Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B872 ▼B Propsolar (Zhejiang) New Energy Technology Co. Ltd Shanghai Propsolar New Energy Co. Ltd B873 Lianyungang Shenzhou New Energy Co. Ltd Shanghai Shenzhou New Energy Development Co. Ltd SHANGHAI SOLAR ENERGY S&T CO. LTD B875 Jiangsu ST-Solar Co. Ltd Shanghai ST-Solar Co. Ltd B876 Shanghai Topsolar Green Energy Co. Ltd B877 Shenzhen Sacred Industry Co. Ltd B878 Leshan Topray Cell Co. Ltd Shanxi Topray Solar Co. Ltd Shenzhen Topray Solar Co. Ltd B880 Shanghai Sopray New Energy Co. Ltd Sopray Energy Co. Ltd B881 Ningbo Sun Earth Solar Energy Co. Ltd NINGBO SUN EARTH SOLAR POWER CO. LTD. SUN EARTH SOLAR POWER CO. LTD. B882 TDG Holding Co. Ltd B884 Tianwei New Energy (Chengdu) PV Module Co. Ltd Tianwei New Energy Holdings Co. Ltd Tianwei New Energy (Yangzhou) Co. Ltd B885 Wenzhou Jingri Electrical and Mechanical Co. Ltd B886 Winsun New Energy Co. Ltd B887 Wuhu Zhongfu PV Co. Ltd B889 Wuxi Saijing Solar Co. Ltd B890 Wuxi Solar Innova PV Co. Ltd B892 Wuxi Machinery & Equipment Import & Export Co. Ltd Wuxi Taichang Electronic Co. Ltd Wuxi Taichen Machinery & Equipment Co. Ltd B893 Shanghai Huanghe Fengjia Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd State-run Huanghe Machine-Building Factory Import and Export Corporation Xi'an Huanghe Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B896 Wuxi LONGi Silicon Materials Co. Ltd Xi'an LONGi Silicon Materials Corp. B897 Years Solar Co. Ltd B898 Yuhuan BLD Solar Technology Co. Ltd Zhejiang BLD Solar Technology Co. Ltd B899 Yuhuan Sinosola Science & Technology Co. Ltd B900 Yunnan Tianda Photovoltaic Co. Ltd B901 Zhangjiagang City SEG PV Co. Ltd B902 Zhejiang Global Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B904 Zhejiang Heda Solar Technology Co. Ltd B905 Zhejiang Jiutai New Energy Co. Ltd Zhejiang Topoint Photovoltaic Co. Ltd B906 Zhejiang Kingdom Solar Energy Technic Co. Ltd B907 Zhejiang Koly Energy Co. Ltd B908 Zhejiang Longbai Photovoltaic Tech Co. Ltd B909 Zhejiang Mega Solar Energy Co. Ltd Zhejiang Fortune Photovoltaic Co. Ltd B910 Zhejiang Shuqimeng Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B911 Zhejiang Shinew Photoeletronic Technology Co. Ltd B912 Zhejiang SOCO Technology Co. Ltd B913 Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited Liability Company Zhejiang Yauchong Light Energy Science & Technology Co. Ltd B914 Zhejiang Tianming Solar Technology Co. Ltd B916 Zhejiang Trunsun Solar Co. Ltd Zhejiang Beyondsun PV Co. Ltd B917 Zhejiang Wanxiang Solar Co. Ltd WANXIANG IMPORT & EXPORT CO LTD B918 Zhejiang Xiongtai Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd B919 ZHEJIANG YUANZHONG SOLAR CO. LTD B920 Zhongli Talesun Solar Co. Ltd B922 ZNSHINE PV-TECH CO. LTD B923 Zytech Engineering Technology Co. Ltd B924









ANNEX 2

The following elements shall be indicated in the Commercial Invoice accompanying the Company's sales to the European Union of goods which are subject to the Undertaking:

1. The heading ‘COMMERCIAL INVOICE ACCOMPANYING GOODS SUBJECT TO AN UNDERTAKING’.

2. The name of the Company issuing the Commercial Invoice.

3. The Commercial Invoice number.

4. The date of issue of the Commercial Invoice.

5. The TARIC additional code under which the goods on the invoice are to be customs-cleared at the European Union frontier.

6. The exact plain language description of the goods and: — the product code number (PCN), — technical specifications of the PCN, — the company product code number (CPC), — CN code, — quantity (to be given in units expressed in Watt).

7. The description of the terms of the sale, including: — price per unit (Watt), — the applicable payment terms, — the applicable delivery terms, — total discounts and rebates.

8. Name of the Company acting as an importer to which the invoice is issued directly by the Company.

9 The name of the official of the Company that has issued the Commercial Invoice and the following signed declaration: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that the sale for direct export to the European Union of the goods covered by this invoice is being made within the scope and under the terms of the Undertaking offered by [COMPANY], and accepted by the European Commission through Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU. I declare that the information provided on this invoice is complete and correct.’









ANNEX 3

EXPORT UNDERTAKING CERTIFICATE

The following elements shall be indicated in the Export Undertaking Certificate to be issued by CCCME for each Commercial Invoice accompanying the Company's sales to the European Union of goods which are subject to the Undertaking:

1. The name, address, fax and telephone number of the China Chamber of Commerce for Import & Export of Machinery & Electronic Products (CCCME).

2. The name of the company mentioned in the Annex to Commission Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU issuing the Commercial Invoice.

3. The Commercial Invoice number.

4. The date of issue of the Commercial Invoice.

5. The TARIC additional code under which the goods on the invoice are to be customs cleared at the European Union frontier.

6. The exact description of the goods, including: — the product code number (PCN), — the technical specification of the goods, the company product code number (CPC) (if applicable), — CN code,

7. The precise quantity in units exported expressed in Watt.

8. The number and expiry date (three months after issuance) of the certificate.

9. The name of the official of CCCME that has issued the certificate and the following signed declaration: ‘I, the undersigned, certify that this certificate is given for direct exports to the European Union of the goods covered by the Commercial Invoice accompanying sales made subject to the undertaking and that the certificate is issued within the scope and under the terms of the undertaking offered by [COMPANY] and accepted by the European Commission through Implementing Decision 2013/707/EU. I declare that the information provided in this certificate is correct and that the quantity covered by this certificate is not exceeding the threshold of the undertaking.’

10. Date.

11. The signature and seal of CCCME.









ANNEX 4

The following elements shall be indicated in the Commercial Invoice accompanying the Company's sales to the European Union of goods which are subject to the anti-subsidy duties:

1. The heading ‘COMMERCIAL INVOICE ACCOMPANYING GOODS SUBJECT TO ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES’.

2. The name of the Company issuing the Commercial Invoice.

3. The Commercial Invoice number.

4. The date of issue of the Commercial Invoice.

5. The TARIC additional code under which the goods on the invoice are to be customs-cleared at the European Union frontier.

6. The exact plain language description of the goods and: — the product code number (PCN), — technical specifications of the PCN, — the company product code number (CPC), — CN code, — quantity (to be given in units expressed in Watt).

7. The description of the terms of the sale, including: — price per unit (Watt), — the applicable payment terms, — the applicable delivery terms, — total discounts and rebates.

8. The name and signature of the official of the Company that has issued the Commercial Invoice.