2001/643/EC: Commission Decision of 30 July 2001 accepting undertakings in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland (notified under document number C(2001) 2390)
Date: 2001-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, wood product

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 July 2001

accepting undertakings in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of flat
pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland

(notified under document number C(2001) 2390)

(2001/643/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

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 not members of the European Community (1), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (2), and in partic-
ular Article 8(1) thereof,

Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1023/97 of
6 June 1997 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on
certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in Poland
and accepting undertakings offered from certain exporters in
connection with those imports (3), as amended by Regulations
(EC) No 1632/97 (4) and (EC) No 1633/97 (5), and in particular
Article 2 thereof,

After consulting the Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(3)

(4)

(1)

referred to as

The Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1023/97 (here-
inafter
‘the provisional Regulation’),
imposed provisional 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
from certain
exporting producers. These undertakings concerned only
i.e. the EUR pallet.
one pallet type,

undertakings

accepted

offered

(2)

Since sampling was used in the investigation, requests
for reviews under Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No
in order to
384/96 could not be accepted. However,

(1) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
(2) OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2.
(3) OJ L 150, 7.6.1997, p. 4.
(4) OJ L 225, 15.8.1997, p. 11.
(5) OJ L 225, 15.8.1997, p. 13.

ensure equal treatment between new exporters and the
cooperating companies not
included in the sample
during the original investigation, the provisional Regula-
tion was amended. Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
1632/97 stipulated that new Polish exporting producers
could have undertakings accepted with regard to exports
of EUR pallets, provided they satisfied the criteria set out
therein.

By Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 (6), as last amended by
Regulation (EC) No 1521/2000 (7), the Council imposed
a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat
pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland.

B. NEW EXPORTERS' REQUEST

Following the adoption of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97,
the following five further new Polish exporting produ-
cers have requested that Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No
1632/97 is applied to them and they offered undertak-
ings with regard to the EUR pallets:

— P.P.D.B.

‘Lesnik’ S.C., Krosno,

— ‘Europal’ S.C., Brzeziny,

— P.P.U.H.

‘Centropal’ Eksport-Import, Czajkow,

— Energomontaz Polnoc Serwis Sp.zo.o., Swierze

Gorne,

— P.P.H.

‘BOM'S’ S-ka zo.o., Suwalki.

They have also provided sufficient evidence pursuant to
the aforementioned Article of this regulation showing
that
In
they are genuine new exporting producers.
application of Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 1632/97,
the undertakings offered by these five Polish exporting
producers with regard to the EUR pallet should therefore
be accepted.

(6) OJ L 324, 27.11.1997, p. 1.
(7) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 1.

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C. WITHDRAWAL OF UNDERTAKING

(5)

The following five Polish exporting producers,
from
which the Commission accepted the undertaking, have
violated the undertaking by not complying with their
reporting obligations as laid down in the undertaking:
— Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork (TARIC

additional code 8575),

— P.P.U.H.

‘Drewmax’ Sp.zo.o., Krakow (TARIC addi-

tional code 8577),

— S.U.T.R.

‘Rol Trak’, Prochowice (TARIC additional

code 8714),

— Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko (TARIC additional code

8445) and

— Energomontaz Polnoc Serwis Sp.zo.o., Swierze Gorne,
— P.P.H.

‘BOM'S’ S-ka zo.o., Suwalki;

in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning
imports of flat pallets of wood originating in Poland and falling
within CN code ex 4415 20 20 are hereby accepted.

Article 2

The undertakings accepted with regard to the EUR pallet by:
— Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork (TARIC addi-

tional code 8575),

— P.P.U.H.

‘Drewmax’ Sp.zo.o.
Krakow (TARIC additional code 8577),

(formerly P.P.H.

‘Drewnex’),

— Produkcja — Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw
Gorecki, Czajkow (TARIC additional code 8483).

— S.U.T.R.
8714),

‘Rol Trak’, Prochowice (TARIC additional code

(6)

(7)

One Polish producer, MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga,
Miastko (TARIC additional code 8539), stated that they
no longer produce the product concerned.

Therefore, the Commission informed these six compa-
nies that it is intended to remove their names from the
list of companies from which an undertaking was
accepted. These companies did not object to this course
of action.

— MACED Sklad Palet,
tional code 8539),

J. Macionga, Miastko (TARIC addi-

— Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko (TARIC additional code 8445),
— Produkcja — Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki,

Czajkow (TARIC additional code 8483);

in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning
imports of flat pallets of wood originating in Poland and falling
within CN code ex 4415 20 20 are hereby repealed.

D. COMPANIES SUBJECT TO THE UNDERTAKING

(8)

For the sake of clarity all the companies subject to the
undertaking are listed in the Annex to this Decision,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 3

Articles 1 and 2 shall take effect on the day following publica-
tion of this Decision in the Official
the European
Communities.

Journal of

Article 1

Done at Brussels, 30 July 2001.

The undertakings offered with regard to the EUR pallet by:
— P.P.D.B.
— ‘EUROPAL’ S.C., Brzeziny,
— P.P.U.H.

‘Centropal’ Eksport-Import, Czajkow,

‘Lesnik’ S.C., Krosno,

For the Commission

Pascal LAMY

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX

Manufacturer

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

‘Baumann Palety’ Sp.zo.o., Barczewo

E. Dziurny — C. Nowak S.C., Snietnica

F.P.H.

‘Tina’ S.C., Katowice

Firma ‘Sabelmar’ S.C., Konczyce Male

Z.P.H.U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa

‘Kross-Pol’ Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg

P.P.H.

‘GKT’ S.C., Bilgoraj

P.P.H.

‘Unikat’, Aleksandrow IV 697

P.P.H.U.

‘Adapol’ S.C., Wolomin

P.P.H.U.

‘Alpa’ Sp.zo.o., Dobrzyca

P.P.U.H.

‘Alwa’ Sp.zo.o., Slawno

P.P.H.U.

‘Palimex’ Sp.zo.o., Wloszakowice

P.P.U.H.

‘SMS’ — St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno

P.T.H.

‘Mirex’, Kolobrzeg

P.W.

‘Intur-KFS’ Sp.zo.o., Inowroclaw

P.W.

‘Peteco’ Sp.zo.o., Warszawa

‘Paletex’ Produkcja Palet, Roman Panasiuk, Warszawa

Produkcja Palet ‘A. Adamus’, Kuznia Grabowska

P.P.H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal

‘Scanproduct’ S.A., Czarny Dujanec

‘Transdrewneks’ Sp.zo.o., Grudziadz-Owczarki

22 W.Z.P.U.M.

‘Euro-Tech’, Rakszawa

23

24

25

26

27

Z.P.H.

‘Palettenwerk’ — K. Kozik, Jordanow

Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S.C., Drawsko Pomorskie

Z.P.H.U.

‘Sek-Pol’ Sp.zo.o., Tarnobrzeg

‘Euro-Mega-Plus’ Sp.zo.o., Kielce

‘C.M.C.’ Sp.zo.o., Andrychow, Inwald

28 Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow IV 704

29

Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica

TARIC
additional
code

8570

8571

8572

8573

8574

8576

8584

8586

8587

8588

8589

8590

8591

8597

8662

8690

8691

8692

8693

8715

8716

8725

8726

8745

8526

8527

8528

8529

8530

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31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

Z.P.H.U.

‘Drewnex’ Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., Cekow

Import-Export ‘Elko’ Sp.zo.o., Kalisz

P.P.H.U.

‘Probox’, Import-Export, Kalisz

Drewpal sp.j., Blizanow

Zaman S.C., Radom

‘Marimpex’, Pulawy

‘AVEN’ Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn

P.P.H.U.

‘Eurex’ BIS, Godynice

ENKEL S.C., Pulawy

Produkcja Stolarska Posrednictwo Export-Import, W.i.T. HENSOLDT, Lebork

P.P.U.H.

‘DREWPOL’, Braszewice

PTN Kruklanki Sp.zo.o., Krulanki

42 WEDAM S.C., Stezyca

43

44

45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow

P.P.H.U.

‘Alk’, Bierzwnik

‘Empol’ S.C., Jastrzebniki 37

Euro-Handels Sp.zo.o., Szczecin

P.P.H.

‘Paletex’ Sibinski Jaroslaw, Czajkow

Firma ‘KIKO’ S.C., Poznan

‘Enkel’ Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy

Firma Borkowski S.C. Export-Import, Grabow n. Prosna

‘Bilusa’ Sp.zo.o., Klodawa

P.P.U.H. PAL-POL S.C., Prabuty

Firma ‘A.C.S.’ S.C., Kamien

‘SMT’ Sp.zo.o., Miastko

Firma Transdrewneks Gadzala Antoni, Torun

‘Palko’ Sp.zo.o., Sedziszow

‘D & M & D’ Sp.zo.o., Blizanow

P.P.H.

‘Vector’, Kalisz

P.P.H.U.

‘ELMA’ S.C., Sobieseki

P.P.H. SWENDEX S.C., Lublin

P.P.H.U. Zbigniew Marek, Andrichow

TARIC
additional
code

8531

8532

8533

8534

8535

8537

8558

8538

8540

8541

8834

8556

8557

8559

8561

8560

8440

8441

8443

8444

8446

8484

8485

8486

8562

8563

8565

8566

8567

A109

A110

A113

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63

64

65

66

67

68

69

Pomorski Serwis Paletowy Sp.zo.o., Kobylnica

‘EMI’ S.C., Bilgoraj

P.P.H.U. ROMAX Import-Eksport, Wroclaw

P.P.D.B.

‘Lesnik’ S.C., Krosno

‘EUROPAL’ S.C., Brzeziny

P.P.U.H.

‘CENTROPAL’ EKSPORT-IMPORT, Czajkow

Energomontaz Polnoc Serwis Sp.zo.o., Swierze Gorne

P.P.H.

‘BOM'S’ S-ka zo.o., Suwalki

TARIC
additional
code

A114

A124

A133

A259

A260

A261

A262

A263