Article 1

An investigation is initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036, in order to determine if imports of aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,008 mm and not more than 0,018 mm, not backed, not further worked than rolled, in rolls of a width not exceeding 650 mm and of a weight exceeding 10 kg, aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,007 mm and less than 0,008 mm, regardless of the width of the rolls, whether or not annealed, aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,008 mm and not more than 0,018 mm and in rolls of a width exceeding 650 mm, whether or not annealed, aluminium foil of a thickness of more than 0,018 mm and less than 0,021 mm, regardless of the width of the rolls, whether or not annealed, currently classified under CN code ex 7607 11 19 (TARIC codes 7607 11 19 10, 7607 11 19 30, 7607 11 19 40, 7607 11 19 50), and/or aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,021 mm and not more than 0,045 mm, when presented with at least two layers, regardless of the width of the rolls, whether or not annealed, currently classified under CN code ex 7607 11 90 (TARIC codes 7607 11 90 44, 7607 11 90 46, 7607 11 90 71, 7607 11 90 72), consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not (TARIC additional code C601), are circumventing the measures imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2384 and extended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/271, as last amended by Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2213.