26.9.2000 Official Journal of the European Communities L 241/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 2010/2000 of 18 September 2000 further amending Regulation (EEC) No 3905/88 as regards definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of polyester yarn originating in Taiwan and Turkey THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, 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 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: () L 56, 6.3.1996, A. EXISTING MEASURES By Regulation (EEC) No 3905/88 (3), which was further amended by Regulation (EC) No 1074/96 (%) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of polyester textured filament yarn originating in Taiwan and Turkey. B. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW A request for an interim review of Regulation (EC) No 1074/96 by which the Council further amended Regula- tion (EEC) No 3905/88 was received from LeaLea Enter- prise Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘Lealea), a Taiwanese exporting producer of the product concerned subject to the anti-dumping measures in force. This request pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘basic Regula- tion’), claimed a change in circumstances on the basis of which the measures in force were established to justify the initiation of a review. According to the request, a better production efficiency that led to a lasting drop in production costs reduced LeaLea's normal value. At the same time, LeaLea's export prices have increased. LeaLea claimed that, therefore, the existing measures should be repealed insofar as they apply to it. p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation ) No 905/98 (O] L 128, 30.4.1998, p. 18). L 347, 16.12.1988, p. 10. L 141, 14.6.1996, p. 45. (4) (11) As the request contained sufficient prima facie evidence, the Commission, after having consulted the Advisory Committee, decided to initiate an interim review (*) of Regulation (EC) No 1074/96. This interim review was limited in scope to the exam- ination of dumping of LeaLea. C. PROCEDURE The period of investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 (herein- after referred to as the ‘investigation period’). The Commission officially advised the representatives of the exporting country of the initiation of the interim review and gave all the parties directly concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. A submission was received from The International Rayon and Synthetic Fibres Committee, i.e. the complai- nant in the original case. The Commission services sent a questionnaire and received detailed information from Lealea as well as from one of its related companies. The Commission services sought and verified all infor- mation they deemed necessary for the purpose of a determination of dumping and carried out investigations at the premises of the following companies: — LeaLea Enterprise Co. Ltd., Taipei, Taiwan — Solelytex Industrial Corporation, Taipei, Taiwan, i.e. producer related to LeaLea. The interested parties were informed of the facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend a further amendment of Regulation (EC) No 3905/88 and were given an opportunity to comment. No comment was received within the deadline set for that purpose. () O] C 143, 21.5.1999, p. 4.