1. A provisional countervailing duty is hereby imposed on imports of stainless steel bars and rods, not further worked than cold-formed or cold-finished, other than bars and rods of circular cross-section of a diameter of 80 mm or more, currently falling within CN codes 7222 20 21 , 7222 20 29 , 7222 20 31 , 7222 20 39 , 7222 20 81 and 7222 20 89 and originating in India.

2. The rate of the provisional countervailing duty applicable to the net, free-at-Union-frontier price, before duty, of the product described in paragraph 1 and manufactured by the companies below shall be:

Company

Duty (%)

TARIC additional code

Chandan Steel Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Venus Wire Industries Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Precision Metals, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Hindustan Inox Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Sieves Manufacturer India Pvt. Ltd, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Viraj Profiles Vpl. Ltd, Thane, Maharashtra

Companies listed in the Annex

All other companies

3. The release for free circulation in the Union of the product referred to in paragraph 1 shall be subject to the provision of a security equivalent to the amount of the provisional duty.

4. Unless otherwise specified, the provisions in force concerning customs duties shall apply.

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1261/2010 of 22 December 2010 imposing a provisional countervailing duty on imports of certain stainless steel bars originating in India ANNEX