L 323/48 Official Journal of the European Union 10.12.2009 Vv (Acts adopted from 1 December 2009 under the Treaty on European Union, the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Euratom Treaty) ACTS WHOSE PUBLICATION IS OBLIGATORY COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1202/2009 of 7 December 2009 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuryl alcohol originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3)  The request was lodged by International Furan Chemicals Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 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 Articles 9 and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission, after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) In October 2003, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1905/2003 (?), imposed definitive anti-dumping measures in the form of a specific duty on imports of furfuryl alcohol (FA) originating in the People’s Republic of China (China). The specific duty amounts ranged from EUR 84 to EUR 160 per ton for four cooperating Chinese producers, while the country-wide duty was set at EUR 250 per ton (the original investigation). 2. Request for an expiry review (2)  Following the publication, in May 2008, of a notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of FA originating in China (?), the Commission received on 30 July 2008 a request for a review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. (3 OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, p. 1. O] C 111, 6.5.2008, p. 50. BV (the applicant) on behalf of the sole producer in the Union representing 100 % of the Union production of FA. The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry. (4)  Having determined, after consultation of the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, the Commission published a notice of initiation of this review in the Official Journal of the European Union (*). 3. Investigation 3.1. Procedure (5)  The Commission officially advised the applicant Union producer, the exporting producers in China, the Chinese authorities, the producer in the suggested analogue country, United States of America, the importers/traders and users in the Union known to be concerned, of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. (6)  Questionnaires were sent to all the parties that were officially advised of the initiation of the review and to those who requested a questionnaire within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. (7)  Replies to the questionnaire were received from the applicant Union producer, two traders, ten users, two associations of users, one exporting producer in China and the producer in the analogue country. (*) O] C 275, 30.10.2008, p. 21.