18.9.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L 248/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1824/2001 of 12 September 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters originating in the People's Republic of China and consigned from or originating in Taiwan and on imports of certain refillable pocket flint lighters originating in the People's Republic of China and consigned from or originating in Taiwan 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 Article 11(2) and (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURES AND EXISTING MEASURES (1)  In 1991, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3433/ 91 (%), imposed, inter alia, a definitive anti-dumping duty of 16,9% on imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters (‘non-refillable lighters’) originating in the People's Republic of China (‘China). ) In 1995, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/95 (%), the original ad valorem duty was replaced by a specific duty of ECU 0,065 per lighter. (3) By Regulation (EC) No 192/1999 (%) the Council, further to an anti-circumvention investigation, extended the above measures to (a) imports of gas-fuelled non-refil- lable pocket flint lighters consigned from or originating in Taiwan and (b) imports of certain refillable lighters originating in China or consigned from or originating in Taiwan with a free-at-Community frontier, duty unpaid value per piece lower than EUR 0,15. (") 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). OJ L 326, 28.11.1991, p. 1. () O] L 101, 4.5.1995, p. 38. OJ L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 1. B. PRESENT INVESTIGATION 1. Request for a review Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (°) of the anti-dumping duties imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/95 as extended by Council Regulation (EC) No 192/1999 (existing meas- ures’), the Commission received a request to review the existing measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the basic Regulation)). The request was lodged on 3 February 2000 by the European Lighters Manufacturers Federation (ELMF or ‘the applicant’), on behalf of Community producers representing a major proportion of the Community production of non-refillable lighters (‘the applicant Community producers’). 2. Notice of initiation Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Commiittee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initia- tion of an expiry review, the Commission initiated an investigation (%) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. 3. Period of investigation The investigation into the continuation andfor recur- rence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 1999 to 31 March 2000 (the ‘investigation period’ or ‘IP’). The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of the likelihood of a continuation and/or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 1996 to the end of the IP (the ‘period under review’). 5.11.1999, p. 3. 5.5.2000, p. 15. )