9.5.2001 Official Journal of the European Communities L127/11 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 901/2001 of 7 May 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of urea 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 (!), and in particular Article 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous investigations (1)  In 1987, the Commission imposed a provisional anti- dumping duty () on imports of urea originating, amongst others, in the former Soviet Union. By Regula- tion (EEC) No 3339/87 (%), the Council accepted under- takings in respect of imports of urea from, amongst others, the former Soviet Union. By Commission Decision 89/143[EEC (¥, these undertakings were confirmed. In March 1993 the Commission initiated a review of the decision accepting undertakings for imports of urea originating in, inter alia, the former Soviet Union (°). This resulted in the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty by Council Regulation (EC) No 477[95(®) on urea, originating in the Russian Federation (Russia’). The amount of the duty imposed was the difference between ECU 115 per tonne and the net, free-at-Community frontier price, before customs clearance, if this price was lower. 2. Investigations concerning other countries (20 In October 2000 an anti-dumping investigation was initiated concerning imports of urea originating in Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, Estonia, Lithuania, Libya, Poland, Romania and Ukraine (7). The invest- igation is currently underway. o (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation ) No 22382000, (O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2). 121, 9.5.1987, p. 11. 317, 7.11.1987, p. 1. 52, 24.2.1989, p. 37. 87, 27.3.1993, p. 7. 49, 431995, p. 1. 301, 21.10.2000, p. 2. Aelefelelelek:{e o000 A AT () ( ( ) ) 3. Present investigation 3.1. Request for review In September 1999, the Commission published a notice of impending expiry (%) of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of urea originating in Russia. The Commission subsequently received a request to review these measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (°) (the ‘basic Regulation’). The request was lodged on 3 December 1999 by the European Ferti- lizer Manufacturers Association (EFMA) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of Community production of urea (the ‘product concer- ned). The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in the continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. 3.2. Notice of initiation Having determined, after consultation of the Advisory Commiittee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initia- tion of a review, the Commission initiated an invest- igation pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation in March 2000 (°). 3.3. Period of investigation The investigation period for the examination of contin- uation or recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 1999 to 31 December 1999 (the ‘IP’). The examination of trends relevant for the assess- ment of continuation or recurrence of injury (the ‘period under review’) covered the period from 1 January 1996 up to the end of the IP. 3.4. Parties concerned by the investigation The Commission officially advised the applicant Community producers, the exporting producers in Russia, the importers, users and associations known to be concerned, and the representatives of the exporting country concerned of the initiation of the review. The Commission sent questionnaires to exporting producers, Community producers, importers, users and associations known to be concerned and to those who made them- selves known within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. In addition, the sole producer in the Slovak Republic, which was considered as a suitable analogue country, was advised and sent a questionnaire. 0] C 252, 3.9.1999, p. 2. 0] C6 2, 4.3.2000, p. 19.