19.8.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 2211 | (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 818/2008 of 13 August 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China and terminating the investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by that Regulation by imports of certain ring binder mechanisms consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not 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 13 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Existing measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 119/97 (3), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 32,5 % to 39,4 % on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms (RBMs) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). These rates of duty were applicable to RBMs other than those with 17 or 23 rings, while RBMs with 17 and 23 rings were subject to a duty equal to the difference between the minimum import price (MIP) (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1, Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] L 22, 24.1.1997, p. 1. of EUR 325 per 1000 pieces and the free-at- Community-frontier not cleared through customs price whenever the latter was lower than the MIP. (2) By Regulation (EC) No 2100/2000 (}), the Council amended and increased the above mentioned duties for certain RBMs other than those with 17 or 23 rings, following an investigation pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation. The amended duties ranged from 51,2 % to 78,8 %. (3)  Following an expiry review investigation (the review investigation) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2074/2004 (*), extended the existing anti-dumping measures for four years. (4 On 1 July 2004, following an anti-circumvention inves- tigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, by Regulation (EC) No 1208/2004 (°) the Council extended the measures to imports of certain RBMs consigned from Vietnam. (5> On 24 December 2004, by Regulation (EC) No 2231/2004 (°) the Commission terminated an anti- circumvention investigation concerning imports of certain RBMs consigned from Thailand as it was found that there was genuine production of RBMs in Thailand which accounted for 100 % of Community imports from Thailand during the period of investigation defined for that investigation. () O] L 250, 5.10.2000, p. 1. (4 O] L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 11. () O] L 232, 1.7.2004, p. 1. () O] L 379, 24.12.2004, p. 68.