An investigation is hereby initiated pursuant to Article 13(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, in order to determine if imports into the Community of tube or pipe fittings (other than cast fittings, flanges and threaded fittings), of iron or steel (not including stainless steel), with a greatest external diameter not exceeding 609,6 mm, of a kind used for butt-welding or other purposes, falling within CN codes ex 7307 93 11 (TARIC code 7307 93 11 94), ex 7307 93 19 (TARIC code 7307 93 19 94), ex 7307 99 30 (TARIC code 7307 99 30 94) and ex 7307 99 90 (TARIC code 7307 99 90 94), consigned from Sri Lanka, whether originating in Sri Lanka or not, are circumventing the measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 964/2003.
Na podlagi člena 13(3) Uredbe (ES) št. 384/96 se sproži preiskava, da se določi, ali se uvoz v Skupnost pribora (fitingi) za cevi (razen litega pribora, prirobnic in fitingov z navojem) iz železa ali jekla (ni vključeno nerjavno jeklo) z največjim zunanjim premerom, ki ne presega 609,6 mm, tiste vrste, ki se uporablja za varjenje ali druge namene, uvrščen pod oznake KN ex73079311 (oznaka TARIC 7307931194), ex73079319 (oznaka TARIC 7307931994), ex73079930 (oznaka TARIC 7307993094) in ex73079990 (oznaka TARIC 7307999094) in poslan s Šrilanke, ne glede na to ali je po poreklu s Šrilanke ali ne, izogiba ukrepom, uvedenim z Uredbo Sveta (ES) št. 964/2003.