26. 3. 98 Official Journal of the European Communities L 93/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 663/98 of 23 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in 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 Com- munity ('), and in particular Article 12 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, () OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, Regulation (EC) No 2331/96 (O] L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous measures In May 1994, by Commission Decision 94/293/EC (), anti-dumping measures were adopted with regard to imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania and Russia, fol- lowing a regional anti-dumping proceeding con- cerning imports into the United Kingdom. Measures were in the form of the acceptance of undertakings which were intended to limit exports from each country to the United Kingdom to 100 000 tonnes per annum. The wundertaking accepted from the Russian authorities was, however, breached within the first year of its operation. p- 1. Regulation as amended by Council () OJ L 129, 21. 5. 1994, p. 24. ) In June 1994, a Community-wide anti-dumping investigation concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Lithuania and Russia was initiated (}) subsequent to a complaint lodged by the European Fertiliser Manufacturers Association (EFMA). In August 1995, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 (%), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty, in the form of a variable duty, on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia. The amount of duty was set at the difference between a minimum import price of ECU 102,9 per tonne net of product and the net cif price, Community frontier before customs clearance, where the latter was lower. The Commission simultaneously ter- minated the regional anti-dumping proceeding in respect of imports of ammonium nitrate origin- ating in Russia by Decision 95/345/EC (°). For imports originating in Lithuania, the Com- munity-wide proceeding was terminated by Commission  Decision 95/344/EC (°)  without measures in view of the findings of the investiga- tion concerning the causation of injury. However, the undertaking concerning imports into the United Kingdom originating in Lithuania, accepted in the framework of the regional anti-dumping proceeding, remained in place. The investigation that led to the imposition of the Community-wide measures is hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investigation’. The investigation period of the original investigation was from 1 April 1993 to 31 March 1994. 158, 9. 6. 1994, p. 3. , 23.8. 1995, p. 1. 198, 23. 8. 1995, p. 29. 198, 23. 8. 1995, p. 27.