Article 1

An investigation is initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, in order to determine if imports into the Union of tungsten welding electrodes, including tungsten bars and rods for welding electrodes, containing 94 % or more by weight of tungsten, other than those obtained simply by sintering, whether or not cut to length, currently falling under CN codes ex 8101 99 10 and ex 8515 90 80 (TARIC codes 8101 99 10 11, 8101 99 10 12, 8101 99 10 13 and 8515 90 80 11, 8515 90 80 12 and 8515 90 80 13) consigned from India, Laos, and Thailand, whether declared as originating in India, Laos and Thailand or not, are circumventing the measures imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1267.