6.5.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 118/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 396/2008 of 29 April 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan 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), Having regard to Article 1(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 of 2 March 2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Pakistan (2), Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (1) By Regulation (EC) No 397/2004, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports into the Community of cotton-type bed linen falling within CN codes ex 63022100 (TARIC codes 6302 21 00 81, 6302 21 00 89), ex 6302 22 90 (TARIC code 6302 22 90 19), ex 6302 31 00 (TARIC code (") 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). () OJ L 66, 4.3.2004, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 925/2007 (O] L 202, 3.8.2007, p. 1). 630231 0090) and ex 63023290 (TARIC code 6302 3290 19), originating in Pakistan. A country- wide anti-dumping duty of 13,1 % was imposed on all companies exporting the product concerned to the Community. (20 In May 2006, following an ex officio partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 695/2006 (), amended Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 and established new duty rates ranging from 0 % to 8,5 % based on a new investigation period between 1 April 2003 and 31 March 2004. Given the large number of cooperating exporting producers, a sample was established. (3)  The companies selected in the sample were attributed the individual duty rates established during the review inves- tigation, while other cooperating companies not included in the sample were attributed the weighted average duty rate of 5,8 %. A duty rate of 8,5% was imposed on companies which either did not make themselves known or did not cooperate in the investigation. (4)  Article 1(4) of Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 gives the possibility to Pakistani exporting producers which meet the three criteria set out in the same Article to be granted the same treatment as the cooperating companies not included in the sample (new exporting producer treatment or NEPT). (5)  Regulation (EC) No 925/2007 established the findings concerning 18 Pakistani companies having requested NEPT. Four of these companies were granted NEPT, while the requests of the remaining 14 companies were rejected. () O] L 121, 6.5.2006, p. 14.