Article 1 
1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of tube or pipe fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609,6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, falling within CN codes ex730793 11 (TARIC code 7307931199), ex730793 19 (TARIC code 7307931999), ex730799 30 (TARIC code 7307993098) and ex730799 90 (TARIC code 7307999098) and originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand. 2. The rate of the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to the net, free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be as follows for the products manufactured by: Country Rate of duty TARIC additional code People’s Republic of China 58,6 % — Thailand 58,9 % A 999 Except: Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co. Ltd Samutprakarn 7,4 % 8850 Thai Benkan Co. Ltd Prapadaeng-Samutprakarn 0 % A 118 Country Rate of duty TARIC additional code Country Rate of duty TARIC additional code People’s Republic of China 58,6 % — People’s Republic of China 58,6 % Thailand 58,9 % A 999 Thailand 58,9 % A 999 Except: Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co. Ltd Samutprakarn 7,4 % 8850 Awaji Sangyo (Thailand) Co. Ltd Samutprakarn 7,4 % Thai Benkan Co. Ltd Prapadaeng-Samutprakarn 0 % A 118 Thai Benkan Co. Ltd Prapadaeng-Samutprakarn 0 % A 118 2a Notwithstanding paragraph 2, where imports of the product concerned from Thailand are subject to payment of a safeguard additional duty pursuant to Article 1(3) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002 ( 13 ), the rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to the free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be as follows: Country Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable TARIC additional code To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 Thailand All (Except: Thai Benkan Co. Ltd, Prapadaeng Samutprakarn) 35,2 % 37,6 % 37,6 % 39,7 % 39,7 % 8851 Country Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable TARIC additional code Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 Thailand All (Except: Thai Benkan Co. Ltd, Prapadaeng Samutprakarn) 35,2 % 37,6 % 37,6 % 39,7 % 39,7 % 8851 All (Except: Thai Benkan Co. Ltd, Prapadaeng Samutprakarn) 35,2 % 37,6 % 39,7 % 4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.
Article 3 
1. e definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Article 1 on imports originating in the People's Republic of China is hereby extended to imports of the same fittings (TARIC codes: 7307931191; 7307931991; 7307993092; 7307999092) consigned from Taiwan (TARIC additional code A 999), with the exception of those produced by Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Kaohsiung (Taiwan) (TARIC additional code A 098), Rigid Industries Co. Ltd, Kaohsiung (Taiwan) (TARIC additional code A 099) and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd, Kaohsiung (Taiwan) (TARIC additional code A 100). 2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, with the exception of those fittings produced by the said Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Rigid Industries Co. Ltd and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd, where imports of fittings consigned from Taiwan are subject to payment of a safeguard additional duty pursuant to Article 1(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1694/2002, the rate of anti-dumping duty applicable to the free-at-Community-frontier price, before duty, shall be as follows: Country Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable TARIC additional code To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 Taiwan All (except Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Rigid Industries Co. Ltd and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd) 34,9 % 37,3 % 37,3 % 39,4 % 39,4 % A999 Country Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable TARIC additional code Country Company Rate of AD duty (%) applicable when safeguard additional duty is payable TARIC additional code To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 To 28.3.2003 29.3.2003 to 28.9.2003 29.9.2003 to 28.3.2004 29.3.2004 to 28.9.2004 29.9.2004 to 28.3.2005 Taiwan All (except Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Rigid Industries Co. Ltd and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd) 34,9 % 37,3 % 37,3 % 39,4 % 39,4 % A999 Taiwan All (except Chup Hsin Enterprise Co. Ltd, Rigid Industries Co. Ltd and Niang Hong Pipe Fittings Co. Ltd) 34,9 % 37,3 % 39,4 % A999
Article 4 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following 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.