Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2245 of 8 October 2026 making imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration

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 [^ntr1-L_202602245EN.000101-E0001] (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Article 14(5) thereof,

After informing the Member States,

Whereas:

• (1) On 9 October 2026, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union [^ntr2-L_202602245EN.000101-E0002], the initiation of the reopening of an investigation concerning the implementation of the judgment of 3 September 2026 in Case C-319/24 P in relation to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 [^ntr3-L_202602245EN.000101-E0003].

• (2) In its judgment of 21 February 2024, in Case T-762/20 Sinopec Chongqing SVW and Others v Commission [^ntr4-L_202602245EN.000101-E0004] the General Court of the European Union (‘the General Court’) partially annulled the Regulation at issue to the extent that it concerned the rate of the anti-dumping duty affecting imports into the European Union of certain PVA manufactured and sold by the Sinopec Group.

• (3) The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) in Case C-319/24 P Commission v Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemicals and others of 3 September 2026 [^ntr5-L_202602245EN.000101-E0005] confirmed the findings of the judgment of the General Court only in so far as it concerned the downward adjustments to the export price under Article 2(10)(i) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation. As a result, the Regulation at issue was partially annulled with respect to the calculation of the anti-dumping duty rate affecting imports into the European Union of certain PVA manufactured and sold by the Sinopec Group.

1. PRODUCT SUBJECT TO REGISTRATION

• (4) The product subject to registration (‘the product concerned’) is certain polyvinyl alcohols whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups, in the form of homopolymer resins with a viscosity (measured in 4 % aqueous solution at 20 °C) of 3 mPa s or more but not more than 61 mPa s and a degree of hydrolysis of 80,0 mol % or more but not more than 99,9 mol %, both measured according to the ISO 15023-2 method, currently falling under CN code ex 3905 30 00 (TARIC code 3905 30 00 91) originating in the People’s Republic of China, manufactured by the Sinopec Group.

2. REGISTRATION

• (5) Under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product concerned may be made subject to registration.

• (6) The purpose of registration is to ensure that anti-dumping duties, if any, can be levied retroactively on the imports subject to registration in accordance with the applicable legal provisions, if the necessary conditions are met.

• (7) The Commission has decided to make imports of the product concerned subject to registration on its own initiative under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation. The conditions for retroactive collection of duties if any will be assessed in the regulation imposing definitive duties at the end of the reopened investigation.

• (8) Any future liability would emanate from the findings of the final investigation.

• (9) The Commission does not find it appropriate at this time to provide an estimated amount of future liability.

3. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

• (10) Any personal data collected in the context of this registration will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council [^ntr6-L_202602245EN.000101-E0006],

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

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, 8 October 2026.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202602245EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 176, 30.6.2016, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/1036/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202602245EN.000101-E0002]: Notice of initiation concerning the implementation of the judgment of 3 September 2026 in case C-319/24 P in relation to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ C, C/2026/5252, 9.10.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2026/5252/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202602245EN.000101-E0003]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1336 of 25 September 2020 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain polyvinyl alcohols originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 315, 29.9.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2020/1336/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202602245EN.000101-E0004]: Judgment of the General Court of 21 February 2024, Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical and Others v Commission, T-762/20, ECLI:EU:T:2024:113.

[^ntr5-L_202602245EN.000101-E0005]: Judgment of the Court of 3 September 2026, European Commission v Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Co. Ltd and Others, C-319/24 P, ECLI:EU:C:2026:687.

[^ntr6-L_202602245EN.000101-E0006]: Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by the Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 and Decision No 1247/2002/EC (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1725/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/2245/oj

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