18.3.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 75/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 236/2008 of 10 March 2008 concerning terminating the partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the 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 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. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) The measures currently in force are a definitive anti- dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 (%), on imports of ammonium nitrate origi- nating in Russia. 2. Request for review (2)  The Commission received a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. (3)  The request was lodged by two related exporting producers in Russia, belonging to the ‘Acron’ Holding Company, namely OJSC Acron and OJSC Dorogobuzh. (") 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 102, 18.4.2002, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 945/2005 (O] L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 1). These two companies, due to their relationship are treated as one legal entity for the purpose of the present investigation (the applicant). The request is limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as the applicant is concerned. (4)  The applicant alleged and provided sufficient prima facie evidence that the circumstances on the basis of which measures were established have changed and that these changes are of lasting nature. The applicant provided prima  facie evidence showing that a comparison between its own costs of ammonium nitrate and its export prices to the Community would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly below the level of the current measures. Therefore, the continued impo- sition of measures at the existing levels, which were based on the level of dumping previously established, would no longer be necessary to offset dumping. 3. Initiation (5)  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission, on 19 December 2006, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (), initiated a partial interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regu- lation. (6)  This review was limited in scope to dumping, with the objective of assessing the need for the continuation, removal or amendment of the existing measures in respect of the applicant. () 0] C 311, 19.12.2006, p. 55.