9. 10. 97 Official Journal of the European Communities L 276/9 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1951/97 of 6 October 1997 amending Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 for the purpose of imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of artificial corundum originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 ('), hereinafter referred to as ‘the Basic Regulation’, and in particular Article 11 (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE n Following a complaint lodged by the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC), the Commis- sion, by Regulation (EEC) No 2690/84 (3), imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of arti- ficial corundum originating inter alia in the People’s Republic of China. Subsequently the Commission, by Decision 84/650/EEC (%), accepted an undertaking given by the China National Import and Export Corporation and repealed the provisional duties previously imposed. (2)  Following a request by CEFIC, a review of the aforementioned measures was carried out which led to Decision 91/512/EEC (*) by which the Commis- sion accepted undertakings given six Chinese companies authorized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to export artificial corundum to the Community. (3) It was subsequently found that other exports were being made from China by other exporters and trade organizations previously unknown to the Commission which led to the imposition, by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2552/93 (%), of a de- finitive residual anti-dumping duty of 30,8 % on () OJ L 56, 6. 3. 1996, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2331/96 (O] L 317, 6. 12. 1996, p. 1). ® OJ L 255, 25. 9. 1984, p. 9. () OJ L 340, 28. 12. 1984, p. 82. () OJ L 275, 2. 10. 1991, p. 27. () OJ L 235, 18.9. 1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Re- gulation (EC) No 709/95 (O] L 73, 1. 4. 1995, p. 1). imports of artificial corundum originating in the People’s Republic of China, with the exception of imports sold for export to the Community by the six Chinese companies from which price under- takings had been accepted. (4 Subsequently, the Commission established that the abovementioned undertakings had been violated. The anti-dumping duty was consequently extended to the six Chinese companies concerned by Council Regulation (EC) No 2556/94 (%), with the result that an anti-dumping duty of 30,8 % was applied as from 22 October 1994 to all imports of artificial corundum originating in the People’s Republic of China. B. REVIEW INVESTIGATION (5) On 27 July 1995, a request for a review was lodged by CEFIC on behalf of Community producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of artificial corundum. This request was made pursuant to Article 12 of Council Regulation (EC) No 3283/94(), which was subsequently replaced by the Basic Regulation, on the grounds that the existing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of artificial corundum originating in the People’s Republic of China had not resulted in sufficient movement in resale prices in the Community, the duty having been compensated by a further decrease in the Chinese export prices. Consequently the Community industry was al- legedly suffering further injury from the Chinese dumped imports. (6)  As a period of more than four years had elapsed since the adoption of measures following the last review in 1991 and in the light of evidence that indicated changed circumstances regarding both dumping and injury, the Commission considered it appropriate to initiate an interim review covering dumping and injury pursuant to Article 11 (3) of the Basic Regulation. () OJ L 270, 21. 10. 1994, p. 24. () OJ L 349, 31.12. 1994, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 355/95 (O] No L 41, 23. 2. 1995, p. 2).