Council Regulation (EC) No 1678/2001 of 13 August 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed
Date: 2001-08-13
Institutions: Council of the European Union
Subjects: Poland, anti-dumping duty, import, originating product, wood product

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COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1678/2001

of 13 August 2001

amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports
of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and collecting definitively the
provisional duty imposed

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 Community (1), and in
particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 (2), and in partic-
ular 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 connec-
tion 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 cooperating companies not
included in the sample a weighted average duty of 6,3 %
was imposed. A duty of 10,6 % was imposed on compa-
nies which either did not make themselves known or did
not cooperate 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.

(2)

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

— it did not export to the Community or produce
that
wooden pallets described in Article 1(1) of
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 cooperating 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 the criteria set out
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 Council, by Regulations (EC) No 2079/98 (3), (EC)
No 2048/1999 (4) and (EC) No 1521/2000 (5) amended
Annexes I and II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97.

14 new Polish exporting producers having requested the
same treatment as the companies which cooperated 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 to be amended by
adding these 14 exporting producers to Annex I to the
said Regulation. Annex I specifies the exporting produ-
cers which are subject to the weighted average duty of
6,3 %.

Five of the 14 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/
643/EC (6). Consequently, these five companies should
be added to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97,
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.

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(1) 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).

(2) OJ L 324, 27.11.1997, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regula-

tion (EC) No 1521/2000 (OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 1).

(3) OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 1.
(4) OJ L 255, 30.9.1999, p. 1.
(5) OJ L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 1.
(6) See page 44 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
additional code 8575),

(9)

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

S.U.T.R. ‘Rol Trak’, Prochowice (TARIC additional code
8714),

Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko (TARIC additional code 8445),

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

one Polish producer, MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga,
Miastko (TARIC additional code 8539), stated that it no
longer produced 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.

C. CHANGE OF ADDRESSES AND COMPANY NAMES

(8)

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

that

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.

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 original

The Commission is satisfied that the change of name in
findings and therefore
no way affects
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 to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97

must be changed accordingly,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I and II to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 shall be
replaced by Annexes I and II respectively to this Regulation.

Article 2

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

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

Done at Brussels, 13 August 2001.

For the Council

The President

L. MICHEL

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

Manufacturer

“Baumann Palety” Sp. z o.o., Barczewo

“DAST” GmbH, Poznan

Drew-Pol Export-Import, Wodarz Norbert, Murow

E. Dziurny — C. Nowak S.C., Snietnica

F.P.H. “Tina” S.C., Katowice

F.P.H. Tadeusz Fisher, Maly Gleboczek

F.P.U.H. “Rol-Mar”, Adam Piatek, Klodzko

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

Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork

“Kross-Pol” Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg

P.P.U.H. “Drewmax” Sp.zo.o. (formerly P.P.H. “Drewnex”), Krakow

P.P.H. “GKT” S.C., Bilgoraj

P.P.H. “Pamadex”, Ligota

P.P.H. “Unikat”, Aleksandrow IV 697

P.P.H.U. “Adapol” S.C., Wolomin

P.P.U.H. “Alwa” Sp.zo.o., Slawno

P.P.U.H. “SMS” — St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno

P.T.H. “Mirex”, Kolobrzeg

P.W. “Peteco” Sp.zo.o., Warszawa

Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka, B. Niepokalaneg Dzialalnose Gospodaroza, Nowy Sacz

Produkcja Palet “A. Adamus”, Kuznia Grabowska

Produkcja Skup Palet Drewnanych, Stanislaw Lachowicz, Majdan Sieniawski 170

Przedsiebiorstwo “Amesko”, Andrzej Skora, Trzebnica

P.H.U. “Justyna”, Gubin

P.H.U. “Akropol”, Krakow

P.H.U. Produkcyjne “Lech”, Lech Szwez, Zary

Przedsiebiorstwo Obrobki Drewna “Palet-Pol” Sp.zo.o., Dabrowka WLKP

P.P.H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal

P.P.H.U. “AWA” Sp.zo.o., Nowy Sacz

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

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31

32

33

34

35

36

Przedsiebiorstwo Wielobranzowe, Zdziolaw Milocki, Ostroda

“Scanproduct” SA., Czarny Dunajec

S.C. “Bed”, Dariusz Zuk, Krasienin

S.U.T.R. “Rol Trak”, Prochowice

Stolarstwo Export-Import, Tadeusz Swirski, Dlugopole Zdroj

Torunskie Przedsiebiorstwo Przemyslu Drzewnego w Toruniu, Adam Wisniewski, Torun

“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

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

47

Zaklad Produkcyjny Bohuszko, Ryszard Bohuszko, Osno

Z.P.H. “Maw” S.C., Andrzej Kulej, Lubomierz

Zaklad Uslugowo-Handlowy “Rolmex”, E. Cackowski, Lipno

Zaklad Wielobranzowy Produkcyjno Uslugowy, Ryszard Potoniec, Muszyna

Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S.C., Drawsko Pomorskie

Zphu “Drewex” SC., Agnieszka Pawlaczyk, Skwierzyna

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

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

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

58

59

60

61

62

63

Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica

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

P.H. “Drewex” S.C., Lebork

MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko

ENKEL S.C., Pulawy

PAL-PACK Sp.zo.o., Wierzchowo

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

Biuro Uslugowo-Handlowe, Wieslaw Rzezniczek, Lebork

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65

P.P.U.H. “DREWPOL”, Braszewice

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

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

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98

99

P.T.P.U.H. “ROB-POL”, Milkow

Z.H.U.P. Agromal, Sieradz

“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., Kostrzyn

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

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

‘ANNEX II

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. z o.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” SA., 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

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

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31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica

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

Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow

P.P.H.U. “Alk”, Bierzwnik

“Empol” S.C., Jastrzebniki 37

Euro-Handels Sp.zo.o., Szczecin

PPH “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

PPH SWENDEX S.C., Lublin

TARIC
additional
code

8530

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

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62

63

64

65

66

67

68

69

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

Pomorski Serwis Paletowy Sp. z o.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

A113

A114

A124

A133

A259

A260

A261

A262

A263’