L 227/22 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.8.2001 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1678/2001 of 13 August 2001 amending Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on certain imports of flat pallets of wood originating in the Republic of Poland and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 4(1) and (2) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (!), and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 (), and in partic- ular Article 4(1) and (2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on certain imports of flat pallets of wood falling within CN code ex 4415 20 20 originating in the Republic of Poland and accepted undertakings offered from certain producers in connec- tion with these imports. Sampling was applied to Polish producers/exporters and individual duties ranging from 4,0 % to 10,6 % were imposed on the companies in the sample, while on other cooperating companies not included in the sample a weighted average duty of 6,3 % was imposed. A duty of 10,6 % was imposed on compa- nies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate in the investigation. The producers from whom undertakings were accepted were exempted from anti-dumping duties with regard to imports of one specific pallet type, the EUR-pallet, which is the only pallet type covered by the undertakings. Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97 stipulates that any party which provides sufficient evidence to the Commission that: — it did not export to the Community or produce wooden pallets described in Article 1(1) of that Regulation during the investigation period, (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). () OJ L 324, 27.11.1997, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 1521/2000 (O] L 175, 14.7.2000, p. 1). ( ( ( ( 3 4 5 6! ) ) ) ) 0] 0] 0] — it is not related to any of the producers or exporters in Poland which are subject to the anti-dumping duties imposed by that Regulation, — it has actually exported to the Community the goods concerned after the investigation period, or it has entered into any irrevocable contractual obligation to export a significant quantity to the Community, then that Regulation can be amended by granting that party the duty rate applicable to cooperating producers who were not in the sample, ie. 6,3 %. Article 4(2) of Regulation (EC) No 233497 provides furthermore that any party which met the criteria set out in Article 4(1) thereof can also be exempted from the payment of the anti-dumping duty if an undertaking with regard to the so-called EUR-pallet is accepted from such party. The Council, by Regulations (EC) No 2079/98 (}), (EC) No 2048/1999 (%) and (EC) No 1521/2000 (°) amended Annexes [ and II of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97. 14 new Polish exporting producers having requested the same treatment as the companies which cooperated in the original investigation but were not included in the sample, have provided, on request, evidence showing that they meet the requirements set out in Article 4(1) of Regulation (EC) No 2334/97. The evidence provided by these applicant companies is considered sufficient to allow Regulation (EC) No 233497 to be amended by adding these 14 exporting producers to Annex I to the said Regulation. Annex I specifies the exporting produ- cers which are subject to the weighted average duty of 6,3 %. Five of the 14 Polish exporting producers which will receive the weighted average duty of 6,3 %, have also offered undertakings with regard to the EUR-pallet which were accepted by Commission Decision 2001/ 643/[EC (9). Consequently, these five companies should be added to Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 2334/97, which contains a list of companies from which the Commission has accepted undertakings with regard to imports of the EUR-pallet and to which the duty does not, therefore, apply in this respect. L 266, 1.10.1998, p. 1. L 255, 30.9.1999, p. 1. L 175, 14.7.2000, . L See page 44 of this OFficial Journal.