This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Article 1 shall apply for a period of six months.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 6 January 2021.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21 .

( 2 ) Notice of initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey. OJ C 166, 14.5.2020, p. 9 .

( 3 ) Notice of initiation of an anti-subsidy proceeding concerning imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey. OJ C 197, 12.6.2020, p. 4 .

( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1686 of 12 November 2020 making imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey subject to registration. OJ L 379, 13.11.2020, p. 47 .

( 5 ) This questionnaire as well as those for the Union producers, importers and users are available at https://trade.ec.europa.eu/tdi/case_details.cfm?id=2458

( 6 ) Ibid.

( 7 ) ArcelorMittal Mediterranée and ArcelorMittal France are two different legal entities representing HRFS production of ArcelorMittal in France. Therefore, they each have their separate audited and fiscal accounts.

( 8 ) Submission of 19 June 2020, save number t20.004238

( 9 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia. OJ L 258, 6.10.2017, p. 24 , recital (569).

( 10 ) Available at https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG?end=2019&locations=TR&start=1960&view=chart (last viewed 11 December 2020).

( 11 ) Available at https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/policy_and_exchange_rates/euro_reference_exchange_rates/html/eurofxref-graph-try.en.html (last viewed 11 December 2020).

( 12 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat product of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia ( OJ L258, 6.10.2017, p. 24 ).

( 13 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/649 of 5 April 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China ( OJ L 92, 6.4.2017, p. 68 ); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/969 of 8 June 2017 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/649 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China ( OJ L 146, 9.6.2017, p. 17 ).

( 14 ) See footnote 13.

( 15 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/649 of 5 April 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China ( OJ L 92, 6.4.2017, p. 68 ); Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/969 of 8 June 2017 imposing definitive countervailing duties on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/649 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China ( OJ L 146, 9.6.2017, p. 17 ).

( 16 ) See, inter alia, table 7 and recital (339) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat product of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia ( OJ L258, 6.10.2017, p. 24 ).

( 17 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 (see footnote 4 above).

( 18 ) It is noted that average Eurostat prices of imports from Turkey were 7,5 % below the Union industry sales price in the investigation period, while the type-by-type comparison conducted in this investigation resulted in much lower undercutting margins ranging between 1,3 % and 2,9 %.

( 19 ) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_19_2169

( 20 ) For more details about previous investigations on this product, see section 4.5.2.5.

( 21 ) Individual members of the Consortium were granted anonymity (Document of 31 July 2020, save number t20.005357).

( 22 ) Submission by the Consortium of HRFS users of 2 July 2020, save number t20.004517

( 23 ) The countries subject to anti-dumping and/or countervailing measures are: Brazil, China, Iran, Russia and Ukraine.

( 24 ) These countries increased by over 1.5 million tonnes their imports of HRFS between the period prior to the imposition of anti-dumping measures, i.e. before 2016, and the investigation period.

( 25 ) Questionnaire reply (open version) of San Polo Lamiere, at p. 20 (22 June month 2020, save number 20.004293).

( 26 ) Provisional anti-dumping duties were imposed on Chinese imports on 7 October 2016; OJ L 272, 7.10.2016, p. 33 .

( 27 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/649 of 5 April 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in the People's Republic of China; OJ L 92, 6.4.2017, p. 68 ; and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1795 of 5 October 2017 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine and terminating the investigation on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Serbia; OJ L 258, 6.10.2017, p. 24 .

( 28 ) Questionnaire reply (open version) Marcegaglia Carbon Steel S.P.A., table C 29 June 2020, save number t20.004420).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/9 of 6 January 2021 imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain hot-rolled flat products of iron, non-alloy or other alloy steel originating in Turkey