Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Oct 2024 | Sofja Ribkina Cabinet member | At the initiative of two décor paper producers a meeting was called with the CAB Dombrovskis to discuss the situation of the décor paper industry and the ongoing anti-dumping investigation into titanium dioxide imports from China. | — |
| 24 Oct 2024 | Sofja Ribkina Cabinet member | At the initiative of two décor paper producers a meeting was called with the CAB Dombrovskis to discuss the situation of the décor paper industry and the ongoing anti-dumping investigation into titanium dioxide imports from China. | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Munksjö is a global producer of speciality paper (including decor paper), with production facilities in the EU and Brazil. A joint venture of a production facility in China was divested in 2025.
EU Legislative Interests
Munksjö has previously targeted EU Commission's Case AD696 Titanium Dioxide and the decision on 13 November 2023, C/2023/786 pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) 2016/1036 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Union, as well as 2024/1617. In addition, Munksjö was active in EU Commission's Case C/2024/3695 filed in April 2024 concerning anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of decor paper originating in the People’s Republic of China during 2024-2025.
Communication Activities
For case C/2023/786 Munksjö had drafted a position paper which was circulated to all member states, as well as reached out to Sweden, France, Spain and Germany specifically and asked for 30 min online meetings to further elaborate on the content of the position paper. These meetings have been held. 23 member states have received the position paper. For case C/2024/3695, Munksjö had together with the co-complainants drafted a position paper which was circulated to all member states to urge for their support in the process as initiated by the Commission. Selected member states had been asked to attend short meetings with the complainants to further elaborate on the merits of the case.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
CEPI https://www.cepi.org/ (Corporate membership) COPACEL https://www.copacel.fr/copacel/#gouvernance (Corporate membership) PAPEST https://www.papest.fr/adherents.htm (Corporate membership) Modelfabrikpapier https://modellfabrikpapier.de/en/shareholders/ (Corporate membership) La cellulose https://www.lacellulose.fr (individual membership, Sebastién Charignon). CFA Papetier de Gérardmer (cfa-papetier.com) (Via Papest, board membership of Nicolas Simmonet). Ausschuss Zellstoffverbraucher https://www.papierindustrie.de/en/association/member-companies (Corporate membership) BME (individual membership, Bernhard Geissinger) Arbeitsgemeinschaft Die Moderne Küche e.V. www.amk.de (Corporate membership) European Panel Federation www.europanels.org (Corporate membership) European Producers of Laminate Flooring www.eplf.com (Corporate membership) International Committee of the Decorative Laminates Industry www.icdli.com (Corporate membership) Spanish Association of Pulp and Paper Manufacturers https://www.aspapel.es/en/the-association/member-companies Basque Paper Cluster Association https://clusterpapel.com/en/our-partners/ ADEGI Employers association of Gipuzkoa https://www.eitmanufacturing.eu/partner/adegi-business-association-of-gipuzkoa/ Tolosaldea Garatzen https://www.tolosaldeagaratzen.eus/es/departamentos/empresa/foro-lehiberri/ ENNE Fundazioa www.ingeniariak.eus (corporate membership) ABTCP Associação Brasileira Técnica de Celulose www.abtcp.org.br (corporate membership) IBÁ Indústria Brasileira de Árvores www.iba.org (corporate membership) CPA Composite Panel Association www.compositepanel.org (corporate membership) Munksjö's joint venture in China (divested in 2025) was associated with the following organizations: China Forest Industrial Association http://www.chinalycy.org/ (corporate membership) Surface Materials Application Research & Technology (SMART) (Co-founder and corporate member), and CNFIA China national forest products industry association www.cnfpia.org
Organisation Members
Munksjö Germany Holding GmbH Munksjö Dettingen GmbH Munksjö Unterkochen GmbH Munksjö Tolosa S.A.U Munksjö Arches SAS Munksjö Caieiras, Sao Paulo - Brasil Munksjö USA Inc Sebastién Charignon Bernhard Geissinger Nicolas Simonnet Munksjö's JV in China Hebei Minglian New Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
Additional Information
In addition to the limited internal costs of the employees participating in the activities, Munksjö have retained law firm Bird & Bird in Brussels to assist with the activities, including the drafting of position papers and preparation of meetings with the representatives of the Council, and online meetings with member state trade policy representatives. The cost of the law firm's work is included in the above range. The fees spent during 2025 were below 10 000 €.
Connected Legislation
Pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin
Imports of certain goods
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/196 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/196 on amending Regulation (EU) 2018/196 of the European Parliament and of the Council on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Suspension of agricultural import concessions: Turkey
Behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Norway relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Chile pursuant to Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA)
Tariffs and Trade 1994)
Tariff preferences withdrawal & safeguard measures (Reg 978/2012)
Rule of origin marking (made in)
All the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union
Customs Code modernisation & non-preferential rules of origin
Amendment: Generalised tariff preferences (Reg 978/2012)
Certain Poultry Meat Products
EU-China: Modification of Croatia's accession concessions
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedule of the Republic of Croatia in the course of its accession to the European Union
Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the Union and Cuba relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Amendment to Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff
All the tariff-rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Generalised tariff preferences (2009-2011)
Amendment: Removing Kazakhstan from Regulation (EU) 2015/755 list
Agricultural operations requiring Custom Information System entry
The protection of geographical indications for agricultural products and foodstuffs
Amendment: Tariff quotas for Argentina (Reg 2020/760)
Tunisia: Emergency autonomous trade measures
EU-Norway: Additional trade preferences for agricultural products
Import of agricultural products from Turkey (codification)
Amendment: Annex to Regulation (EU) 2019/287
EU-Argentina: Bulgaria & Romania accession concessions
Tariff treatment for goods from Ecuador
Reinstatement of Myanmar's generalized tariff preferences
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/196 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2018/196 on additional customs duties on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 673/2005 on imports of certain products originating in the United States of America
Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions on all the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union
Suspension of Regulation (EU) 2015/478: Ukrainian imports
Common rules for imports (codification)
Integrated Border Management Fund: Customs control equipment support
Regulation on the establishement of a monitoring and evaluation framework
USA: Use of traditional wine designations
Common rules for exports (codification)
EU-New Zealand Agreement: Bulgaria & Romania concession modifications
Emergency autonomous trade preferences for Pakistan
Customs duties modification: imports from Russia and Belarus
All the tariff rate quotas included in the EU Schedule CLXXV as a consequence of the United Kingdom`s withdrawal from the European Union
EU-Colombia-Peru: Banana safeguard clause & stabilisation mechanism
Imports of certain products originating in the United States of America