9.5.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L1271 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 900/2001 of 7 May 2001 imposing definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions originating in Poland 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 Articles 11(2) and 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS INVESTIGATION (1) By Regulation (EC) No 3319/94 (%), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions (UAN’) originating in Bulgaria and Poland. The measures applying to imports from Bulgaria consisted of a specific duty, except for one producer and one exporter from whom a joint under- taking was accepted by Commission Decision 94/825/ EC (}). Polish imports of UAN were made subject to a variable duty based on a minimum import price when directly invoiced by certain companies to an unrelated importer. In all other cases, imports of UAN from Poland were subject to a specific duty. B. INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING OTHER COUNTRIES (2) By Regulation (EC) No 1995/2000 (%), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of UAN originating in Algeria, Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, and Ukraine. It was established that the imports of UAN (") 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). (@ O L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 20. () O] L 350, 31.12.1994, p. 115. () O] L 238, 22.9.2000, p. 15. originating in these other countries were dumped and had caused material injury to the Community industry. It was considered appropriate to impose duties in the form of a specific amount per tonne, in order to ensure the efficiency of the measures and to discourage any price manipulation. C. PRESENT INVESTIGATION (3)  Following the publication, in June 1999 (°), of a notice of the impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received a request for an expiry review lodged by the European Fertiliser Manufac- turers Association (EFMA) on behalf of a major propor- tion of Community producers of UAN (applicant Community producers’). The request alleged that injur- ious dumping of imports originating in Poland would be likely to recur if measures expired. The applicant Community producers did not request the initiation of an expiry review concerning imports originating in Bulgaria on the grounds that such recurrence was not likely for Bulgarian imports. Consequently the measures applicable to imports originating in Bulgaria expired on 1 January 2000. (4)  Having determined, after consultation of the Advisory Commiittee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initia- tion of a review, the Commission initiated an invest- igation pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the ‘basic Regulation’). (5) At the same time, likewise after consultation of the Advisory Committee, the Commission initiated an ex officio interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited to the form of the () O] C 176, 22.6.1999, p. 14.