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 monosodium glutamate in mixture or in solution, containing by dry weight 50 % or more of monosodium glutamate, currently falling under CN codes ex 2103 90 90, ex 2104 10 00, ex 2104 20 00, ex 3824 99 92, ex 3824 99 93 and ex 3824 99 96 (TARIC codes 2103 90 90 11, 2103 90 90 81, 2104 10 00 11, 2104 10 00 81, 2104 20 00 11, 3824 99 92 98, 3824 99 93 89 and 3824 99 96 89), originating in the People’s Republic of China, are circumventing the measures imposed by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/83.