CELEX: 52001PC0451
Language: en
Date: 2001-07-30
Title: 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

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52001PC0451

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  /* COM/2001/0451 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 PolandEXPLANATORY MEMORANDUMIn 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:- 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)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 PolandTHE 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,[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).Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 [2], and in particular Article 4(1) and (2) thereof,[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)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.(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 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%.(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.(4) The Council, by Regulations (EC) No 2079/98 [3], (EC) No 2048/99 [4] and 1521/2000 [5]amended annexes I and II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97.[3]   OJ L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 1.[4]   OJ L 255, 30.09.1999, p. 1[5]   OJ L 175, 14.07.2000, p. 1(5) 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%.(6) 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/°°°/EC [6]. Consequently, these five companies should be added to Annex II of 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.[6]   See page xx of this Official Journal.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), andOne 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 anti-dumping duty, have informed the Commission services that their addresses have changed:P.P.H. "GKT" S.C., BilgorajP.P.U.H. "Alwa" Sp.zo.o., SlawnoZ.P.H.U. Drewnex Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., CekowDrewpal Sp.j., BlizanowP.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, GodyniceB.H. "MARINO", Drawsko PomorskieThe 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.HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:Article 1Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 is hereby replaced by Annex I to this Regulation.Article 2Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 is hereby replaced by Annex II to this Regulation.Article 3This 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 CouncilThe PresidentANNEXManufacturer1  //  "Baumann Palety" Sp. z o.o., Barczewo2  //  "DAST" GmbH, Poznan3  //  Drew-Pol Export-Import, Wodarz Norbert, Murow4  //  E. Dziurny - C. Nowak S.C., Snietnica5  //  F.P.H. "Tina" S.C., Katowice6  //  F.P.H. Tadeusz Fisher, Maly Gleboczek7  //  F.P.U.H. "Rol-Mar", Adam Piatek, Klodzko8  //  Z.P.H.U. Miroslaw Przybyiek, Klonowa9  //  Internationale Paletten Company Sp., Lebork10  //  "Kross-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Kolobrzeg11  //  P.P.U.H."Drewmax" Sp.zo.o. (formerly P.P.H. "Drewnex" ), Krakow12  //  P.P.H. "GKT" S.C., Bilgoraj13  //  P.P.H. "Pamadex", Ligota14  //  P.P.H. "Unikat", Aleksandrow IV 69715  //  P.P.H.U. "Adapol" S.C., Wolomin16  //  P.P.U.H. "Alwa" Sp.zo.o., Slawno17  //  P.P.U.H. "SMS" - St. Mrozowicz, Suleczyno18  //  P.T.H. "Mirex", Kolobrzeg19  //  P.W. "Peteco" Sp.zo.o., Warszawa20  //  Parafia Rzymsko-Katolicka, B. Niepokalaneg Dzialalnose Gospodaroza, Nowy Sacz21  //  Produkcja Palet "A. Adamus", Kuznia Grabowska22  //  Produkcja Skup Palet Drewnanych, Stanislaw Lachowicz, Majdan Sieniawski 17023  //  Przedsiebiorstwo "Amesko", Andrzej Skora, Trzebnica24  //  P.H.U. "Justyna", Gubin25  //  P.H.U. "Akropol", Krakow26  //  P.H.U. Produkcyjne "Lech", Lech Szwez, Zary27  //  Przedsiebiorstwo Obrobki Drewna "Palet-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Dabrowka WLKP28  //  P.P.H. Zygmunt Skibinski, Kowal29  //  P.P.H.U. "AWA" Sp.zo.o, Nowy Sacz30  //  Przedsiebiorstwo Wielobranzowe, Zdziolaw Milocki, Ostroda31  //  "Scanproduct" SA., Czarny Dujanec32  //  SC "Bed", Dariusz Zuk, Krasienin33  //  S.U.T.R. "Rol Trak", Prochowice34  //  Stolarstwo Export-Import, Tadeusz Swirski, Dlugopole Zdroj35  //  Torunskie Przedsiebiorstwo Przemyslu Drzewnego w Toruniu, Adam Wisniewski, Torun36  //   "Transdrewneks" Sp. zo.o., Grudziadz-Owczarki37  //  W.Z.P.U.M. "Euro-Tech", Rakszawa38  //  Wytwazanie Skrzyn i Opakowan Drewnianych, Malgorzata i Ryszard Nowak, Piaszyna39  //  Zaklad Produkcyjno Bohuszko, Ryszard Bohuszko, Osno40  //  Z.P.H. "Maw" SC., Andrzej Kulej, Lubomierz41  //  Zaklad Uslugowo-Handlowy "Rolmex", E. Cackowski, Lipno42  //  Zaklad Wielobranzowy Produkcyjno Uslugowy, Ryszard Potoniec, Muszyna43  //  Zaklad Przerobu Drewna S.C., Drawsko Pomorskie44  //  Zphu "Drewex" SC., Agnieszka Pawlaczyk, Skwierzyna45  //  Z.P.H.U. "Sek-Pol" Sp.zo.o., Tarnobrzeg46  //  "Euro-Mega-Plus" Sp.zo.o., Kielce47  //  "C.M.C.", Sp.zo.o., Andrychow, Inwald48  //  Wyrob, Sprzedaz, Skup Palet, Josef Kolodziejczyk, Aleksandrow IV 70449  //  Firma Produkcyjno Transportowa Marian Gerka, Brodnica50  //  Z.P.H.U. Drewnex Mamos, Luczak, Mamos s.j., Cekow51  //  Import-Export "Elko" Sp.zo.o., Kalisz52  //  P.P.H.U. "Probox", Import-Export, Kalisz53  //  Drewpal Sp.j., Blizanow54  //  Zaman S.C., Radom55  //  "Marimpex", Pulawy56  //  "AVEN" Sp.zo.o., Kostrzyn57  //  P.P.H.U. "Eurex" BIS, Godynice58  //  P.H. "Drewex" S.C., Lebork59  //  MACED Sklad Palet, J. Macionga, Miastko60  //  ENKEL S.C., Pulawy61  //  PAL-PACK Sp.zo.o., Wierzchowo62  //  Produkcja Stolarska Posrednictwo Export-Import, W.i.T. HENSOLDT, Lebork63  //  Biuro Uslugowo-Handlowe, Wieslaw Rzezniczek, Lebork64  //  P.P.U.H. "DREWPOL", Braszewice65  //  PTN Kruklanki Sp.zo.o., Krulanki66  //  WEDAM S.C., Stezyca67  //  Import-Export Jan Sibinski, Czajkow68  //  Zaklad Produkcyjny "Tarta", Lubsko69  //  Firma "Krausdrew", Cewice70  //  "Lidal" S.C., Miastko71  //  Zaklad Przerobu Drewna Import-Export, Stanislaw Kociolek, Ladek Zdroj72  //  P.P.H.U. "Alk", Bierzwnik73  //  "Empol" S.C., Jastrzebniki 3774  //  Zaklad Produkcji Drzewnej Nr. 1, Export-Import, Julian Bartkowski, Sanok75  //  P.P.H. "Drewex", Czarnkow76  //  "ZAP" Przedsiebiorstwo Handlowe-Uslugowe Sp.C, Wschowa77  //  P.P.H.U. "Opal", Zygmunt Podgorski, Bukowsko 4178  //  "Algepa-Pol", Sp.zo.o., Lubsko79  //  P.P.H. "A-Produkt" S.C., Resko80  //  PPH "Paletex" Sibinski Jaroslaw, Czajkow81  //  Euro-Handels Sp.zo.o., Szczecin82  //  Firma "KIKO" S.C., Poznan83  //  "Enkel" Waldemar Wnuk, Pulawy84  //  Sliwka Lucyna, Klodzko85  //  Firma Borkowski S.C. Export-Import, Grabow n. Prosna86  //  Produkcja - Skup Elementow i Palet, Stanislaw Gorecki, Czajkow87  //  "Prodpalet" Handel, Boleslawiec88  //  Z.P.H.U. "Drexport" S.C., Olecko, Osiedle Lesk89  //  "Bilusa" Sp.zo.o, Klodawa90  //  Pawel Bilko "Pablo", Klodawa91  //  Z.P.W "Gober" Sp.zo.o, Gorzow Wlkp.92  //  Kisiel Malgorzata "Drew-Pal", Dobra Now93  //  P.W. "Remag" , Zlocieniec94  //  P.P.U.H PAL-POL S.C., Prabuty95  //  Firma "A.C.S." S.C., Kamien96  //  B.H. "MARINO", Drawsko Pomorskie97  //  P.T.P.U.H. "ROB-POL", Milkow98  //  Z.H.U.P. Agromal, Sieradz99  //  SMT Sp.zo.o, Miastko100  //  Firma Transdrewneks Gadzala Antoni, Torun101  //  Artur Rochmankowski, Trzcinsko-Zdroj102  //  "Depo" Sp.zo.o, Ilowa103  //  B.P.R. Sp.zo.o, Warszawa104  //  "DREWNO" Sp.zo.o., Krzeszyce105  //  P.P.H. "Astra" Sp.zo.o, Nawojowa106  //  "D&M&D" Sp.zo.o, Blizanow107  //  P.P.H. "Vector", Kalisz108  //  "Palko" Sp.zo.o, Sedziszow109  //  P.P.H. Pol-Wood S.C., Rzekun110  //  PPH "YANSAM", Zlocieniec111  //  P.P.H.U. 'ELMA' S.C., Sobieseki112  //  PPH SWENDEX S.C., Lublin113  //  P.P.H.U. ROMAX Import-Eksport, Wroclaw114  //  Z.P.H.U. "BESTPOL" Sp. z o.o., Lututow115  //  P.P.H.U. Zbigniew Marek, Andrichow116  //  Pomorski Serwis Paletowy Sp. z o.o., Kobylnica117  //  'EMI' S.C., Bilgoraj118  //  P.P.H.U. "Wal-Trans" Waldemar Latka, Jelenia Gora119  //  P.P.D.B. 'Lesnik' S.C., Krosno120  //  "EUROPAL" S.C., Brzeziny121  //  P.P.U.H. "CENTROPAL" EKSPORT-IMPORT, Czajkow122  //  Energomontaz Polnoc Serwis Sp. zo.o., Swierze Gorne123  //  P.P.H.U. Jerzy Florczyk, Ruciane Nida124  //  Paletten-Systeme Sp.zo.o., Grabow n.Prosna125  //  ARBOR S.C., Trzebnica126  //  P.P.H. "BOM'S" S-ka zo.o., Suwalki127  //  P.P.H.U. Futex, Stargard Szczecinski128  //  PALDREW Henryk Bednarski, Czarne129  //  P.P.H.U. "Marco-Drew" S.C., Stargard Szczecinski130  //  "Tilia", Szczecin131  //  "Tartak - Domaszkow", DomaszkowANNEX IIManufacturer&gt;TABLE POSITION&gt;