2013R1238 — EN — 01.07.2016 — 001.001

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COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1238/2013

of 2 December 2013

imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed 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 anti-dumping 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 ►C1 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 anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the products described in paragraph 1 and produced by the companies listed below shall be as follows:







Company Duty rate TARIC additional code 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 44,7 % B791 Delsolar (Wujiang) Ltd 64,9 % B792 Jiangxi LDK Solar Hi-Tech Co. Ltd LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Nanchang) Co. Ltd LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Suzhou) Co. Ltd 46,7 % B793 LDK Solar Hi-Tech (Hefei) Co. Ltd 46,7 % B927 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 51,5 % B794 Jinko Solar Co.Ltd Jinko Solar Import and Export Co. Ltd ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO. LTD ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR TRADING CO. LTD 41,2 % B845 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 27,3 % B795 RENESOLA ZHEJIANG LTD RENESOLA JIANGSU LTD 43,1 % B921 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 41,4 % 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 35,5 % B797 Other co-operating companies in the anti-dumping investigation (with the exception of the companies subject to the residual duty in the parallel anti-subsidy Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013) (Annex I) 41,3 % Other co-operating companies in the anti-dumping investigation, subject to the residual duty in the parallel anti-subsidy Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1239/2013 (Annex II) 36,2 % All other companies 53,4 % B999

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

4. Where any new exporting producer in the People's Republic of China provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

— it did not export to the Union the product described in paragraph 1 in the period between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2012 (investigation period),

— it is not related to any exporter or producer in the People's Republic of China which is subject to the anti-dumping measures imposed by this Regulation,

— it has actually exported to the Union the product concerned after the investigation period on which the measures are based, or it has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union,

paragraph 2 may be amended by adding the new exporting producer to the cooperating companies not included in the sample and thus subject to the weighted average duty of 41,3 %.

Article 2

1. The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti- dumping duty pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 513/2013 on imports of wafers (the wafers have a thickness not exceeding 400 micrometers) and 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 originating in or consigned from the People's Republic of China shall be released.

2. The amounts secured by way of the provisional anti-dumping duty pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 513/2013 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, shall be definitively collected. The amounts secured in excess of the definitive rate of anti-dumping duties shall be released.

Article 3

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-dumping 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 III of this Regulation;

(c) such imports are accompanied by an Export Undertaking Certificate according to Annex IV 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 8(9) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 in a Regulation or Decision which refers to particular transactions and declares the relevant undertaking invoices as invalid.

Article 4

The companies from which undertakings are accepted by the Commission and whose names are listed in the Annex to 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-dumping duties. This invoice shall be a commercial invoice containing at least the elements stipulated in Annex V of this Regulation.

Article5

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 I







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 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 Photoelectronic 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 II







Name of the Company TARIC additional code Jiangsu Aide Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd B798 Alternative Energy (AE) Solar Co. Ltd B799 Anhui Chaoqun Power Co. Ltd B800 Anhui Titan PV Co. Ltd B803 TBEA SOLAR CO. LTD Xi'an SunOasis (Prime) Company Limited XINJIANG SANG'O SOLAR EQUIPMENT B804 Changzhou NESL Solartech Co. Ltd B806 Dotec Electric Co. Ltd B928 Greenway Solar-Tech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd Greenway Solar-Tech (Huaian) Co. Ltd. B821 GS PV Holdings Group B823 Jiangyin Shine Science and Technology Co. Ltd B843 King-PV Technology Co. Ltd B848 Ningbo Best Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd B855 Ningbo Huashun Solar Energy Technology Co. Ltd B856 Qingdao Jiao Yang Lamping Co. Ltd B867 SHANGHAI SHANGHONG ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD B874 Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co. Ltd B879 SUZHOU SHENGLONG PV-TECH CO. LTD B883 Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing USA Co. Ltd B888 Wuxi Shangpin Solar Energy Science and Technology Co. Ltd B891 Wuxi UT Solar Technology Co. Ltd B894 Xiamen Sona Energy Co. Ltd B895 Zhejiang Fengsheng Electrical Co. Ltd B903 Zhejiang Yutai Photovoltaic Material Co. Ltd B930 Zhejiang Sunrupu New Energy Co. Ltd B915









ANNEX III

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 IV

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 V

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-dumping 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.