Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1868 of 12 September 2025 correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council
Date: 2025-09-12
Institutions: Directorate-General for Trade and Economic Security, European Commission
Subjects: Argentina, biofuel, countervailing charge, import (EU), originating product




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Official Journal of the European Union


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2025/1868


15.9.2025







            COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2025/1868
of 12 September 2025
         
correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council


THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,


Having regard to Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Union (1) (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Article 15 and Article 24(1) thereof,

Whereas:







(1)


By Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 (‘the original Regulation’) (2), the European Commission imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina following an expiry review.












(2)


The product concerned as described in section 2 of the original Regulation is ‘fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoils obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin’, thus encompasses sustainable aviation fuels (‘SAF’) that are hydrotreated esters and fatty acids. SAF under the HEFA (3) pathway and HVO are paraffinic hydrocarbons and share the same basic physical and chemical characteristics.












(3)


Even if countervailing measures are imposed according to the product definition irrespective of the tariff classification, for clarification purposes and to ensure the correct enforcement of the countervailing duties, it is considered appropriate to amend the original Regulation to include CN codes ex 2710 19 11 , ex 2710 19 15 , ex 2710 19 21 , ex 2710 19 25  and ex 2710 19 29  and the corresponding TARIC codes for SAF in its Article 1(1).












(4)


This amendment does not have any impact on the product scope of the measures in force.












(5)


The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee established by Article 15(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4);





HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:



Article 1
Article 1, paragraph 1, of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 is replaced by the following:

‘1.   A definitive countervailing duty is imposed on imports of fatty-acid mono-alkyl esters and/or paraffinic gasoils obtained from synthesis and/or hydro-treatment, of non-fossil origin, in pure form or as included in a blend, currently falling under CN codes ex 1516 20 98  (TARIC codes 1516 20 98 21, 1516 20 98 29 and 1516 20 98 33), ex 1518 00 91  (TARIC codes 1518 00 91 21, 1518 00 91 29 and 1518 00 91 33), ex 1518 00 95  (TARIC code 1518 00 95 21), ex 1518 00 99  (TARIC codes 1518 00 99 21, 1518 00 99 29 and 1518 00 99 33), ex 2710 19 11  (TARIC code 2710 19 11 10), ex 2710 19 15  (TARIC code 2710 19 15 10), ex 2710 19 21  (TARIC code 2710 19 21 10), ex 2710 19 25  (TARIC code 2710 19 25 10), ex 2710 19 29  (TARIC code 2710 19 29 10), ex 2710 19 42  (TARIC codes 2710 19 42 21 and 2710 19 42 29), ex 2710 19 44  (TARIC codes 2710 19 44 21, 2710 19 44 29 and 2710 19 44 33), ex 2710 19 46  (TARIC codes 2710 19 46 21, 2710 19 46 29 and 2710 19 46 33), ex 2710 19 47  (TARIC codes 2710 19 47 21, 2710 19 47 29 and 2710 19 47 33), 2710 20 11 , 2710 20 16 , ex 3824 99 92  (TARIC codes 3824 99 92 10, 3824 99 92 14 and 3824 99 92 17), 3826 00 10  and ex 3826 00 90  (TARIC codes 3826 00 90 11, 3826 00 90 19 and 3826 00 90 33) and originating in Argentina.’



Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.




This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 September 2025.


For the Commission


The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN
            





(1)  
            OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1037/oj.

(2)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/835 of 5 May 2025 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of biodiesel originating in Argentina following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1037 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L, 2025/835, 6.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/835/oj).

(3)  Hydroprocessed Esters and Fatty Acids.

(4)  Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union (OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj).


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1868/oj
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