Article 1

In Article 1 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1518 the following paragraph 6 is added:

‘6.

Where any party from the United States of America provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that:

(a)

it did not export the goods described in Article 1(1) originating in the United States of America during the period of investigation (1 April 2007-31 March 2008);

(b)

it is not related to an exporter or producer subject to the measures imposed by this Regulation; and

(c)

it has either actually exported the goods concerned or has entered into an irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Union after the end of the period of investigation;

the Commission may amend Annex I in order to attribute to that party the duty applicable to cooperating producers not included in the sample, i.e. EUR 115,6 per tonne.’