CELEX: 51998PC0513
Language: en
Date: 1998-09-03
Title: Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC) amending Council 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

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
                                                  Brussels, 03.09.1998
                                                  COM(1998) 513 final
                                   Proposal for a
                        COUNCIL REGULATION (EC)
amending Council 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
                          (presented by the Commission)
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
In November 1997, by Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, the Council imposed definitive anti-
dumping duties on certain imports of flat pallets of wood 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% to 10.6% were imposed on the companies in the sample, while other co-
operating companies not included in the sample received a weighted average duty of
6.3%. 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 undertaking.
 18 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 of a new exporter
as 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 18 exporting producers to Annex I of said Regulation,
specifying the exporting producers subject to a weighted average duty of 6.3%.
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   10 of these 18 Polish exporting producers have also offered undertakings with regard to
   the EUR-pallet which are accepted by the forthcoming Commission Decision.
   Consequently, these 10 companies are added to Annex II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97
   specifying the exporting producers subject to an undertaking.
3. It is therefore proposed, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, that the Council
   adopts the draft Regulation annexed amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 as
   specified in recital 2 hereof.
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                               Council Regulation (EC) No        /98
                                                of....
 amending Council 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
      The Council of the European Union,
      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
      Community1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2331/962, and in particular Article
      9(4) thereof,
      Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, and in particular Article 4(1)
      and (2) thereof,
1
   OJN0L56, 6.3.1996, p. 1.
2
   OJNoL.317, 6.12.1996, p. 1.
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        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 2334/973, 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 other co-operating companies not included in the sample received a
     weighted average duty of 6,3%. 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 which 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.
3
    OJ No L 324, 27.11.1997, p. 1.
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(2) Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 stipulates that any party which provides
    sufficient evidence that:
    - it did not export to the Community or produce wooden pallets 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 which were not in the sample, i.e. 6.3%.
    Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 provided that any party which met the criteria
    set. out in the preceding paragraph can also be exempted from the payment of the anti-
    dumping duty if an undertaking with regard to the so-called EUR-pallet had been accepted
    from such party.
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                              B. NEW EXPORTERS' REQUEST
  (3) 18 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 to be amended
      by adding these 18 exporting producers to Annex I of said Regulation. Annex I specifies
      the exporting producers which shall be subject to the weighted average duty of 6.3%.
  (4) 10 of the 18 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 98/ /EC4. Consequently, these 10 companies should be added
      to Annex II of 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.
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
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                                               Article 1
The Annex I to Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 is hereby replaced by Annex I to this
Regulation.
                                               Article 2
The Annex II to Article 2 of 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,      1998
                                                         For the Council
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                                          ANNEXI
                                        Manufacturer
1   I "Baum-Holz" Sp.zo.o., Olsztyn
"2    "DAST" GmbH, Poznan
 3    Drew-Pol Export-Import, Wodarz Norbert, Murow
 4    E. Dziumy - C. Nowak S.C., Snietnica
"5    F.P.H. "Tina", Katowice
 6    F.P.H. Tadeusz Fisher, Maly Gleboczek
1     F.P.U.H. "Rol-Mar", Adam Piatek, Klodzko
 8   Z.P.H.U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa
 9    Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork
"TO  "Kross-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg
Tl   P.P.U.H."Drewmax" Sp.zo.o. (formerly P.P.H. "Drewnex"), Krakow
12   P.P.H. "GKT" S.C., Majdan Nowy
"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. "Aiwa" Sp.zo.o., Tychowo
17   P.P.U.H. "SMS" - St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno
18   P.T.H. "Mirex", Kolobrzeg
19   P.W. "Peteco" Sp.zo.o., Warszawa
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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
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 Dunajec
32 SC "Bed", Dariusz Zuk, Krasienin
33 S.U.T.R. "Roi Trak", Prochowice
34 Stolarstwo Export-Import, Tadeusz Swirski, Dlugopole Zdroj
35 Torunskie Przedsiebiorstwo Przemyslu Drzewnego w Toruniu, Adam
   Wisniewski, Torun
36  "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
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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 Z.P.H.U. "Drewex" S C , Asnieszka 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
48 Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow IV 704
49 Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gierka, Brodnica
50 Z.P.H.U. "Drewnex" S.C., Zelazkow 45 b
51 Import-Export "Elko" Sp.zo.o., Kalisz
52 P.P.H.U. "Probox", Import-Export, Kalisz
53 Drewpal S.C., Stawiszyn
54 Zaman S.C., Radom
55 "Marimpex", Pulawy
56 "AVEN" Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn
57 P.P.H.U. "Eurex" S.C., Godynice
58 P.H. "Drewex" S.C., Lebork
59 MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko
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60  ENKELS.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., Kruklanki
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 £aklad 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, Klonowa
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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 ZPW "Gober" Sp.zo.o, Gorzow Wlkp.
92 Kisiel Malgorzata "Drew-Pal", Dobra Now
93 P.W. "Remag", Zlocieniec
94 PPUH PAL-POL S.C, Prabuty
95 Firma "A.C.S." S.C, Kamien
96 Zaklad Produkcji Skrzyn i Opakowan Drewnianych Szuta Marian, Kawcze
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                                       ANNEXII
                                      Manufacturer
                                                                          Tarie
                                                                    Additional
                                                                          Code
  1 I "Baum-Holz" Sp.zo.o., Olsztyn                                  I 8570
~2    E. Dziurny - C Nowak S.C, Snietnica                              8571
~3    F.P.H. "Tina" S.C, Katowice                                      8572
~~4   Firma "Sabelmar" S . C , Konczyce Male                           8573
~~5  Z.P.H.U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa                              8574
  6   Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork                      8575
~7   "Kross-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg                                   8576
~~8  P.P.U.H."Drewmax" Sp.zo.o. (formerly P.P.H. "Drewnex"), Krakow    8577
~~9  P.P.H. "GKT" S C , Majdan Nowy                                    8584
~T6  P.P.H. "Pamadex", Ligota                                          8585
"Tl  P.P.H. "Unikat", Aleksandrow IV 697                               8586
~12  P.P.H.U. "Adapol" S C , Wolomin                                   8587
"13  P.P.H.U. "Alpa" Sp.zo.o., Dobrzyca                                8588
"14  P.P.U.H. "Aiwa" Sp.zo.o., Tychowo                                 8589
~15  P.P.H.U. "Palimex" Sp.zo.o., Wloszakowice                         8590
 16  P.P.U.H. "SMS" - St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno                        8591
"17  P.T.H. "Mirex", Kolobrzeg                                         8597
"18  P.W. "Intur-KFS" Sp.zo.o., Inowroclaw                             8662
~T9  P.W. "Peteco" Sp.zo.o., Warszawa                                  8690
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 20  "Paletex" Produkcja Palet, Roman Panasiuk, Warszawa          I 8691
 21  Produkcja Palet "A. Adamus", Kuznia Grabowska                  8692
~22  P.H.U. "Akropol", Krakow                                       8713~
~23  P.P.H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal                                8693
~24  "Scanproduct" SA., Czarny Dunajec                              8715
 25 S.U.T.R. "Rol Trak", Prochowice                                 8714~
 26   "Transdrewneks" Sp.zo.o., Grudziadz-Owczarki                  8716
 27 W.Z.P.U.M. "Euro-Tech'*, Rakszawa                               8725~
 28 Z.P.H. "Palettenwerk" - K. Kozik, Bystra Podhalanska            8726~
 29 Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S.C, Drawsko Pomorskie                   8745
 30 Z.P.H.U. "Sek-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Tarnobrzeg                         8526
~31 "Euro-Mega-Plus" Sp.zo.o., Kielce                              8527
 32 "C.M.C" Sp.zo.o., Krakow                                       8528
 33 Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow  8529
    IV 704
 34 Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gierka, Brodnica         8530
 35 Z.P.H.U. "Drewnex" S.C, Zelazkow 45 b                          8531
~36 Import-Export "Elko" Sp.zo.o., Kalisz                          8532
"37 P.P.H.U. "Probox", Import-Export, Kalisz                 '     8533
~38 Drewpal S.C, Stawiszyn                                         8534
~39 Zaman S.C, Radom                                               8535
~46 "Marimpex", Pulawy                                             8537
~41 "AVEN" Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn                                      8558
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 42 I P.P.H.U. "Eurex" S.C, Godynice                      "         I 8538
~43   MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko                         8539
~44   ENKEL S.C, Pulawy                                               8540
 45   Produkcja Stolarska Posrednictwo Export-Import, W.i.T.          8541
      HENSOLDT, Lebork
"46   P.P.U.H. "DREWPOL", Braszewice                                  8834~
~47   PTN Kruklanki Sp.zo.o., Kruklanki                               8556
 48   WEDAM S.C, Stezyca                                              8557
 49   Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow                             8559
~50   P.P.H.U. "Alk", Bierzwnik                                       8561
"51   "Empol" S.C, Jastrzebniki 37                                    8560
 52   Euro-Handels Sp.zo.o., Szczecin                                 8440
~53   PPH "Paletex" Sibinski Jaroslaw, Klonowa                        8441
 54   Firma "KIKO" S.C, Poznan                                        8443
 55  "Enkel" Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy                                    8444
~56  Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko                                           8445
 57   Firma Borkowski S.C. Export-Import, Grabow n. Prosna            8446
 58  Produkcja - Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki, Czajkow   8483
~59  "Bilusa" Sp. zo.o, Klodawa                                      8484
~60  PPUH PAL-POL S.C, Prabuty                                       8485
"61  Firma "A.C.S." S.C, Kamien                                      8486
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