19.1.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 16/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 41/2008 of 14 January 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 1371/2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the United States of America and Russia 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 (') (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. MEASURES IN FORCE (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1371/2005 (3, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (GOES) originating in the United States of America (USA) and Russia (the definitive Regulation). (2) By Decision 2005/622[EC (%), the Commission accepted price undertakings offered by two cooperating exporting producers that were imposed a company specific duty of 31,5 % (AK Steel Corporation, USA) and 11,5 % (Novo- lipetsk Tron and Steel Corporation (NLMK), Russia) respectively. The country-wide —anti-dumping duties applicable to all other companies, except Viz Stal, Russia, subject to a duty of 0%, are 37,8 % for USA and 11,5 % for Russia. L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation ) No 2117/2005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] L 223, 27.8.2005, p. 1. L 223, 27.8.2005, p. 42. B. PRESENT INVESTIGATION The information at the Commission’s disposal indicated that certain GOES which typically have a thickness of up to 0,1 mm and due, inter alia, to their high electro- magnetic efficiency, low weight and low heat deve- lopment associated with their use possess properties which are not present in other types of GOES. As a result of these characteristics, the use of these products is also considered different and found typically in the aircraft and medical engineering industries. Therefore, it was considered appropriate to review the case as far as the scope of the product is concerned. Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union, initiated a partial interim review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation (). The inves- tigation was limited in scope to the definition of the product subject to the measures in force in order to assess the need for amendment of the product scope. C. PRODUCT UNDER REVIEW The product under review is grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel, currently classifiable within CN codes 722511 00 (of a width of 600 mm or more) and 7226 11 00 (of a width of less than 600 mm). These codes are given only for information. GOES are produced from hot-rolled coils of silicon alloyed steel of different thicknesses of which the particular grain structure is uniformly directed in order to allow for magnetic conductivity with a high degree of efficiency. Inefficiency with regard to this magnetic conductivity is called ‘core loss’, which is the prime indicator of the quality of the product. () O] C 254, 20.10.2006, p. 10.