Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, as last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1521/2000, imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland
Date: 2001-07-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Poland, anti-dumping duty, originating product, wood product

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES

Brussels, 30.07.2001
COM(2001) 451 final

Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

In November 1997, by Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, as last amended in July 2000 by
Regulation (EC) No 1521/2000, the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on
certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and accepted
undertaking offered from certain producers in connection with these imports.

Moreover, fourteen Polish exporting producers have satisfied the Commission that they are
new exporters and should be given the average rate of duty established for the product.

Five of them have also offered undertakings which are considered acceptable as they
eliminate the injurious dumping found.

At the same time five other Polish producers which are subject to undertakings have violated
the undertaking and it
is considered appropriate to remove them from the list of the
companies from which the undertaking was accepted.

Furthermore, one other producer which is subject
to undertaking has informed the
Commission that it no longer produces the product concerned and it is considered appropriate
to remove that company from the list of the companies from which the undertaking was
accepted.

The Member States have been consulted and are in favour of the amendments of the
measures.

The Commission should therefore propose to the Council to amend Council Regulation (EC)
No 2334/97:

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to modify Article 1 of said Regulation to provide for a change of address of a Polish
exporter

to replace Annex I (fourteen new exporters have been added to this list)

to replace Annex II (five new exporters have been added to the list and six exporters
deleted)

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Proposal for a

COUNCIL REGULATION

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

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular
Article 4(1) and (2) thereof,

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
Community1, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2334/972, and in particular Article 4(1)
and (2) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the
Advisory Committee,

Whereas:

A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE

(1)

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/exporters and individual duties
ranging from 4,0% to 10,6% were imposed on the companies in the sample,
while on other co-operating companies not included in the sample a weighted
average duty of 6,3% was imposed. A duty of 10,6% was imposed on
companies which either did not make themselves known or did not co-operate
in the investigation. The producers from whom undertakings were accepted
were exempted from anti-dumping duties with regard to imports of one
specific pallet type, the EUR-pallet, which is the only pallet type covered by
the undertakings.

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OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L
257, 11.10.2000, p. 2).

OJ L 324, 27.11.1997, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1521/2000
(OJ L 175, 14.07.2000, p. 1)

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(2)

Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 stipulates that any party which
provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

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(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

it did not export to the Community or produce wooden pallets described in
Article 1(1) of that Regulation during the investigation period,

it is not related to any of the producers or exporters in Poland which are
subject to the anti-dumping duties imposed by that Regulation,

it has actually exported to the Community the goods concerned after the
investigation period, or
it has entered into any 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 co-operating producers who were not in the sample, i.e. 6.3%.

Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 provides furthermore that any
party which met
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 is accepted from such party.

the criteria set out

The Council, by Regulations (EC) No 2079/983, (EC) No 2048/994 and
1521/20005amended annexes I and II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97.

Fourteen new Polish exporting producers having requested the same treatment
as the companies which co-operated in the original investigation but were not
included in the sample, have provided, on request, evidence showing that they
meet the requirements set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97.
The evidence provided by these applicant companies is considered sufficient
to allow Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1521/2000, to be amended by adding these fourteen exporting producers to
Annex I of the said Regulation. Annex I specifies the exporting producers
which are subject to the weighted average duty of 6.3%.

Five of the fourteen Polish exporting producers which will receive the
weighted average duty of 6.3%, have also offered undertakings with regard to
the EUR-pallet which were accepted by Commission Decision 2001/°°°/EC6.
these five companies should be added to Annex II of
Consequently,
Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, as last amended by Regulation (EC) No
1521/2000, which contains a list of companies from which the Commission
has accepted undertakings with regard to imports of the EUR-pallet and to
which the duty does not, therefore, apply in this respect.

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OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 1.
OJ L 255, 30.09.1999, p. 1
OJ L 175, 14.07.2000, p. 1
See page xx of this Official Journal.

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B. WITHDRAWAL OF UNDERTAKING

(7)

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 add.code 8575),

P.P.U.H. “Drewmax” Sp.zo.o., Krakow (taric add.code 8577),

S.U.T.R. ”Rol Trak”, Prochowice (taric add.code 8714),
Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko (taric add.code 8445),

Produkcja – Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki, Czajkow (taric
add.code 8483), and

One Polish producer, MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko (taric
add.code 8539), stated that it no longer produced the product concerned.

Therefore, the Commission informed these six companies 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.

C. CHANGE OF ADDRESSES AND COMPANY NAMES

(8)

The following five Polish exporting producers, subject to a weighted average
their
anti-dumping duty, have informed the Commission services that
addresses have changed:

P.P.H. “GKT” S.C., Bilgoraj

P.P.U.H. “Alwa” Sp.zo.o., Slawno

Z.P.H.U. Drewnex Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., Cekow

Drewpal Sp.j., Blizanow

P.P.H. “Astra” Sp.zo.o, Nawojowa

(9)

The following two Polish exporting producers have informed the Commission
services that their names have changed:

P.P.H.U. “Eurex” BIS, Godynice

B.H. “MARINO”, Drawsko Pomorskie

The Commission is satisfied that the change of name in no way affects the
original findings and therefore concludes that the change of name should not
prejudice the right of the company to benefit from the individual duty rates
applied to the company under its previous name.

(10) Hence, Annexes I and II in the Regulation must be changed accordingly.

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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,

For the Council
The President

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ANNEX

Manufacturer

1 “Baumann Palety” Sp. z o.o., Barczewo

2 “DAST” GmbH, Poznan

3 Drew-Pol Export-Import, Wodarz Norbert, Murow

4 E. Dziurny – C. Nowak S.C., Snietnica

5 F.P.H. “Tina” S.C., Katowice

6 F.P.H. Tadeusz Fisher, 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., Bilgoraj

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., Slawno

17 P.P.U.H. “SMS” – 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

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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 Dujanec

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

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“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 Zphu “Drewex” SC., Agnieszka Pawlaczyk, Skwierzyna

45 Z.P.H.U. “Sek-Pol” Sp.zo.o., Tarnobrzeg

46 “Euro-Mega-Plus” Sp.zo.o., Kielce

47 “C.M.C.”, Sp.zo.o., Andrychow, Inwald

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

49 Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica

50 Z.P.H.U. Drewnex Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., Cekow

51 Import-Export “Elko” Sp.zo.o., Kalisz

52 P.P.H.U. “Probox”, Import-Export, Kalisz

53 Drewpal Sp.j., Blizanow

54 Zaman S.C., Radom

55 “Marimpex”, Pulawy

56 “AVEN” Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn

57 P.P.H.U. “Eurex” BIS, 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., Krulanki

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

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73 “Empol” S.C., Jastrzebniki 37

74 Zaklad Produkcji 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, Czajkow

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 - 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 Z.P.W ”Gober” Sp.zo.o, Gorzow Wlkp.

92 Kisiel Malgorzata “Drew-Pal”, Dobra Now

93 P.W. “Remag” , Zlocieniec

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

95 Firma “A.C.S.” S.C., Kamien

96 B.H. “MARINO”, Drawsko Pomorskie

97 P.T.P.U.H. “ROB-POL”, Milkow

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98 Z.H.U.P. Agromal, Sieradz

99 SMT Sp.zo.o, Miastko

100 Firma Transdrewneks Gadzala Antoni, Torun

101 Artur Rochmankowski, Trzcinsko-Zdroj

102 “Depo” Sp.zo.o, Ilowa

103 B.P.R. Sp.zo.o, Warszawa

104 “DREWNO” Sp.zo.o., Krzeszyce

105 P.P.H. “Astra” Sp.zo.o, Nawojowa

106 “D&M&D” Sp.zo.o, Blizanow

107 P.P.H. “Vector”, Kalisz

108 “Palko” Sp.zo.o, Sedziszow

109 P.P.H. Pol-Wood S.C., Rzekun

110 PPH “YANSAM”, Zlocieniec

111 P.P.H.U. 'ELMA' S.C., Sobieseki

112 PPH SWENDEX S.C., Lublin

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

114 Z.P.H.U. “BESTPOL” Sp. z o.o., Lututow

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

116 Pomorski Serwis Paletowy Sp. z o.o., Kobylnica

117 'EMI' S.C., Bilgoraj

118 P.P.H.U. “Wal-Trans” Waldemar Latka, Jelenia Gora

119 P.P.D.B. ‘Lesnik’ S.C., Krosno

120 “EUROPAL” S.C., Brzeziny

121 P.P.U.H. “CENTROPAL” EKSPORT-IMPORT, Czajkow

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

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123 P.P.H.U. Jerzy Florczyk, Ruciane Nida

124 Paletten-Systeme Sp.zo.o., Grabow n.Prosna

125 ARBOR S.C., Trzebnica

126 P.P.H. “BOM’S” S-ka zo.o., Suwalki

127 P.P.H.U. Futex, Stargard Szczecinski

128 PALDREW Henryk Bednarski, Czarne

129 P.P.H.U. “Marco-Drew” S.C., Stargard Szczecinski

130 “Tilia”, Szczecin

131 “Tartak – Domaszkow”, Domaszkow

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ANNEX II

Manufacturer

1 “Baumann Palety” Sp. z o.o., Barczewo

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 “Kross-Pol” Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg

7 P.P.H. "GKT" S.C., Bilgoraj

8 P.P.H. “Unikat”, Aleksandrow IV 697

9 P.P.H.U. "Adapol" SC., Wolomin

10 P.P.H.U. “Alpa” Sp.zo.o., Dobrzyca

11 P.P.U.H. “Alwa” Sp.zo.o., Slawno

12 P.P.H.U. “Palimex” Sp.zo.o., Wloszakowice

13 P.P.U.H. “SMS” – St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno

14 P.T.H. “Mirex”, Kolobrzeg

15 P.W. “Intur-KFS” Sp.zo.o., Inowroclaw

16 P.W. “Peteco” Sp.zo.o., Warszawa

17 “Paletex” Produkcja Palet, Roman Panasiuk, Warszawa

18 Produkcja Palet "A. Adamus", Kuznia Grabowska

19 P.P.H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal

20 "Scanproduct" SA., Czarny Dujanec

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“Transdrewneks” Sp.zo.o., Grudziadz-Owczarki

22 W.Z.P.U.M. "Euro-Tech", Rakszawa

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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

23 Z.P.H. “Palettenwerk” – K. Kozik, Jordanow

24 Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S.C., Drawsko Pomorskie

25 Z.P.H.U. “Sek-Pol” Sp.zo.o., Tarnobrzeg

26 “Euro-Mega-Plus” Sp.zo.o., Kielce

27 “C.M.C.” Sp.zo.o., Andrychow, Inwald

8726

8745

8526

8527

8528

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

8529

29 Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica

30 Z.P.H.U. Drewnex Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., Cekow

31 Import-Export “Elko” Sp.zo.o., Kalisz

32 P.P.H.U. “Probox”, Import-Export, Kalisz

33 Drewpal Sp.j., Blizanow

34 Zaman S.C., Radom

35 “Marimpex”, Pulawy

36 “AVEN” Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn

37 P.P.H.U. “Eurex” BIS, Godynice

38 ENKEL S.C., Pulawy

8530

8531

8532

8533

8534

8535

8537

8558

8538

8540

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

8541

Lebork

40 P.P.U.H. “DREWPOL”, Braszewice

41 PTN Kruklanki Sp.zo.o., Krulanki

42 WEDAM S.C., Stezyca

43 Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow

44 P.P.H.U. “Alk”, Bierzwnik

45 “Empol” S.C., Jastrzebniki 37

46 Euro-Handels Sp.zo.o., Szczecin

47 PPH “Paletex” Sibinski Jaroslaw, Czajkow

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8834

8556

8557

8559

8561

8560

8440

8441

8443

8444

8446

8484

8485

8486

8562

8563

8565

8566

8567

A109

A110

A113

A114

A124

A133

A259

A260

A261

A262

A263

48 Firma “KIKO” S.C., Poznan

49 “Enkel” Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy

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

51 “Bilusa” Sp.zo.o., Klodawa

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

53 Firma “A.C.S.” S.C., Kamien

54 “SMT” Sp.zo.o, Miastko

55 Firma Transdrewneks Gadzala Antoni, Torun

56 “Palko” Sp.zo.o, Sedziszow

57 “D&M&D” Sp.zo.o, Blizanow

58 P.P.H. “Vector”, Kalisz

59 P.P.H.U. 'ELMA' S.C., Sobieseki

60 PPH SWENDEX S.C., Lublin

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

62 Pomorski Serwis Paletowy Sp. z o.o., Kobylnica

63 'EMI' S.C., Bilgoraj

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

65 P.P.D.B. “Lesnik” S.C., Krosno

66 “EUROPAL” S.C., Brzeziny

67 P.P.U.H. “CENTROPAL” EKSPORT-IMPORT, Czajkow

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

69 P.P.H. “BOM’S” S-ka zo.o., Suwalki

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