The
EU
move,
which
emerged
last
month,
comes
as
the
European
Commission
(EC)
carries
out
separate
investigations
into
claims
of
dumping
and
illegal
subsidies
lodged
by
some
European
PV
manufacturers,
with
a
final
ruling
expected
later
this
year.
The
registration
by
customs
officials
will
last
for
nine
months.
The
EC
said
in
EU
publication
the
Official
Journal:
“Imports
of
the
product
concerned
should
be
made
subject
to
registration
in
order
to
ensure
that,
should
the
investigations
result
in
findings
leading
to
the
imposition
of
anti-dumping
and/or
countervailing
duties,
those
duties…