(3)

The product subject to registration (‘the product concerned’) is plywood consisting solely of sheets of wood other than bamboo and okoumé, each ply not exceeding 6 mm thickness, with at least one outer ply of tropical wood or non-coniferous wood, of species specified under subheadings 4412 31 , 4412 33 and 4412 34 , whether or not coated or surface-covered.

(4)

The product concerned is currently classified under HS codes ex 4412 31 , ex 4412 33 and ex 4412 34 (CN and TARIC codes 4412 31 10 80, 4412 31 90 00, 4412 33 10 12, 4412 33 10 22, 4412 33 10 82, 4412 33 20 10, 4412 33 30 10, 4412 33 90 10, and 4412 34 00 10). The HS, CN and TARIC codes are given for information only and without prejudice to a subsequent change in the tariff classification.

(5)

Under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, imports of the product concerned may be made subject to registration for the purpose of ensuring that, if the investigation results in findings leading to the imposition of anti-dumping duties, those duties can, if the necessary conditions are fulfilled, be levied retroactively on the registered imports in accordance with the applicable legal provisions.

(6)

The Commission has decided to make imports of the product concerned subject to registration on its own initative under Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation. The conditions for retroactive collection of duties will be assessed in the regulation imposing definitive duties if any.

(7)

Any future liability would emanate from the findings of the anti-dumping investigation.

(8)

For the period from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024, the allegations in the complaint requesting the initiation of an anti-dumping investigation estimated for the product concerned dumping margins between 89 % and 335 % depending on the type of hardwood, and an injury elimination level of 224 %.

(9)

The amount of possible future liability would normally be set at the lower of those two levels according to Article 7(2) of the basic Regulation.

(10)

If, during the investigation, the Commission finds evidence of raw material distortions pursuant to Article 7(2a) of the basic Regulation, the amount of possible future liability would be set at the level of the dumping margin as provided for in Article 7(2b) of the basic Regulation if it is concluded that a duty lower than the margin of dumping would not be sufficient to remove the injury suffered by the Union industry.

(11)

At this stage the Commission is not in a position to estimate the amount of possible future liability. Thus, the amounts mentioned in the complaint are only for information purposes and cannot create any expectations as to the actual level of liability which will be established as a result of the investigation.

(12)

Any personal data collected in the context of this registration will be treated in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/1725 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3),