28.1.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 24/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 77/2010 of 19 January 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (1), repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (%) (the basic Regu- lation’), and in particular Article 11(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. MEASURES IN FORCE (1) The measures currently in force on imports of ironing boards originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) are definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 (}). Pursuant to the same Regulation, anti-dumping duties were also imposed on imports of ironing boards originating in Ukraine. B. CURRENT INVESTIGATION 1. Request for a review (2)  This ‘new exporter’ review was initiated on the basis of a request lodged, and information provided, by Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd (the applicant’ or ‘Greenwood Houseware’), an exporter from the PRC. The applicant claimed that it was not related to any of the exporting producers in the PRC subject to the anti-dumping 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 0] L () OJ L 0] L 109, 26.4.2007, p. 12. measures in force with regards to ironing boards. Furthermore, it claimed that it had not exported ironing boards to the Community during the original investigation period (the original IP’, ie. the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005), but had started to export ironing boards to the Union thereafter. 2. Initiation of a ‘new exporter’ review (3)  The Commission examined the evidence submitted by the applicant and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of a review in accordance with Article 11(4) of the basic Regulation. After consulting the Advisory Committee and after the Union industry had been given the opportunity to comment, the Commission initiated, by Regulation (EC) No 356/2009 (¥, a review of Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 with regard to the applicant and commenced its investigation. (4)  Pursuant to the Commission regulation initiating the review, the anti-dumping duty of 38,1 % imposed by Regulation (EC) No 452/2007 on imports of ironing boards produced by the applicant was repealed. Simul- taneously, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regu- lation, customs authorities were directed to take the appropriate steps to register such imports. 3. Product concerned (5)  The product concerned by the current review is the same as that in the investigation that led to the imposition of the measures in force on imports of ironing boards ori- ginating, inter alia, in the PRC, ie. ironing boards, whether or not free-standing, with or without a steam soaking and/or heating top, including sleeve boards, and essential parts thereof, i.e. the legs, the top and the iron rest, currently falling within CN codes ex 3924 90 00, ex 4421 90 98, ex 7323 93 90, ex 7323 99 91, ex 73239999, ex 8516 79 70 and ex 8516 90 00 and originating in the PRC. () O] L 109, 30.4.2009, p. 6.