Regulation 3 Insertion of regulation 96D

After regulation 96C (transition of varied EU trade remedies measure), insert—

“Transition of EU exemption after replacement of EU trade duty

96D.

(1)

The Secretary of State may by public notice exempt goods imported by a person in the United Kingdom from the application of a UK trade remedies measure if—

(a)

the person requested from the European Commission an EU exemption to an EU trade remedies measure before replacement of EU trade duty;

(b)

the EU trade remedies measure was specified in the determination notice that preceded the UK trade remedies measure; and

(c)

the person was granted the EU exemption after replacement of EU trade duty, but with effect from a date before replacement of EU trade duty.

(2)

The public notice—

(a)

must not take effect before the day after the day on which it is made; and

(b)

applies only to goods imported into the United Kingdom after it takes effect.

(3)

In this regulation, “EU exemption” means an exemption authorised by the European Commission under Article 7(1) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 88/97 of 20 January 1997 on the authorization of the exemption of imports of certain bicycle parts originating in the People’s Republic of China from the extension by Council Regulation (EC) No 71/97 of the anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2474/93^f1.”.