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Contents

1. Preamble
2. 1. Article 1
   2. Article 2

THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,

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

Having regard to 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, and in particular Article 9(4) thereof,

Whereas:

(1) By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty at rates ranging from 14,9 % to 57,8 % on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, currently falling within Combined Nomenclature (CN) code ex73071910 (TARIC code 7307191010) and originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand.

(2) By judgment of 12 July 2018 in Joined Cases C-397/17 and C-398/17, Profit Europe, the Court of Justice held that the CN must be interpreted as meaning that the cast tube or pipe fittings of spheroidal graphite cast iron must be classified under the residual subheading 73071990 as other cast fittings, rather than under subheading 73071110 as fittings of non-malleable cast iron, or under CN subheading 73071910 as fittings of malleable cast iron.

(3) Following that judgment, the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature to CN code 73071910 were modified, removing fittings of spheroidal graphite cast iron from that CN code.

(4) Commission Regulation (EU) No 1071/2012, imposing a provisional anti-dumping on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron, explicitly referred to the classification of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings of spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron) under CN code 73071910. Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013 continues to refer to that classification under CN code 73071910 as fittings of malleable cast iron. The reference to the CN code is now inconsistent with the Court of Justice's case-law and with the Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature to CN code 73071910.

(5) Therefore, CN code ex73071990 and the corresponding TARIC code should also be included among the codes listed in Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013 with regard to goods the imports of which are subject to the definitive anti-dumping duty.

(6) To ensure the effective collection of the anti-dumping duties in place, Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013 should be amended accordingly.

(7) 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,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013 is amended as follows: Pt_1_council_implementing_regulation_eu_no_4302013_imposing_a_definitive_antidumping_duty_and_collecting_definitively_the_provisional_duty_imposed_on_imports_of_threaded_tube_or_pipe_cast_fittings_of_malleable_cast_iron_and_spheroidal_graphite_cast_iron_originating_in_the_peoples_republic_of_china_and_thailand_and_terminating_the_proceeding_with_regard_to. indonesia. the title is replaced by the following: Para. 001. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, currently falling within CN code ex73071910 (TARIC code 7307191010) and ex73071990 (TARIC code 7307199010) and originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand.. (2) Article 1(1) is replaced by the following:

(1) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 430/2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand and terminating the proceeding with regard to Indonesia; the title is replaced by the following:

(2) Article 1(1) is replaced by the following: Para. 001. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, currently falling within CN code ex73071910 (TARIC code 7307191010) and ex73071990 (TARIC code 7307199010) and originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand..

1. A definitive anti-dumping duty is hereby imposed on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, excluding bodies of compression fittings using ISO DIN 13 metric thread and malleable iron threaded circular junction boxes without having a lid, currently falling within CN code ex73071910 (TARIC code 7307191010) and ex73071990 (TARIC code 7307199010) and originating in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand..

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, 14 February 2019. For the Commission The President Jean-Claude Juncker

Versions

1. 2019-02-14

Cited by

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2202 of 16 October 2023 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1259 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand Regulation · Grade B

  On 12 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron) do not correspond to the concept of malleable cast iron, as defined within CN subheading 7307 19 10. The Court concluded that fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron must be classified under the residual CN subheading 7307 19 90 (as other articles of other iron). On 14 February 2019, the Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/262 amending the references to TARIC codes to align them with the Court’s conclusion

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1982 of 28 November 2019 making certain imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration following the re-opening of the investigation in order to implement the judgment of 20 September 2019, in case T-650/17, with regard to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1146 re-imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, originating in the People’s Republic of China, manufactured by Jinan Meide Castings Co., Ltd Regulation · Grade B

  On 12 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that fittings, made of spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron) do not correspond to the concept of malleable cast iron, as defined within CN subheading 73071910. The Court of Justice concluded that fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron must be classified under the residual CN subheading 73071990 (as other articles of other iron). On 14 February 2019, the Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/262 amending the references to TARIC codes in order to align them with the court’s conclusions. Beca

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1259 of 24 July 2019 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron, originating in the People's Republic of China and Thailand, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation · Grade B

  On 12 July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union decided that fittings, made of spheroidal graphite cast iron (also known as ductile cast iron) do not correspond to the concept of malleable cast iron, as defined within CN subheading 73071910. The Court concluded that fittings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron must be classified under the residual CN subheading 73071990 (as other articles of other iron). On 14 February 2019, the Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/262 amending the references to TARIC codes in order to align them with the court's conclusions. Because anti-du

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 of 18 September 2025 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council Regulation · Grade B

  On 14 February 2019, the Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/262 amending the references to TARIC codes in order to align them with the Court's conclusions. Because anti-dumping measures are imposed according to the product definition irrespective of the tariff classification, this amendment did not have any impact on the product scope of the current measures.

• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/709 of 24 March 2026 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1890 on imports of threaded tube or pipe cast fittings, of malleable cast iron and spheroidal graphite cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of unthreaded tube or pipe cast fittings of malleable cast iron originating in the People’s Republic of China Regulation · Grade B

  On 14 February 2019, the Commission published Regulation (EU) 2019/262 amending the references to TARIC codes to align them with the Court’s conclusions. Because anti-dumping measures are imposed according to the product definition irrespective of the tariff classification, this amendment did not have any effect on the product scope of the current measures.