19.12.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L 343/1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1256/2008 of 16 December 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain welded tubes and pipes of iron or non-alloy steel — originating in Belarus, the People’s Republic of China and Russia following a proceeding pursuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 384/96, — originating in Thailand following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the same Regulation, — originating in Ukraine following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) and an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the same Regulation, — and terminating the proceedings in respect of imports of the same product originating in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, Having regard to the 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, 11(2) and 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 Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1697/2002 imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel originating inter () OJL 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 3) alia in Thailand, Turkey and Ukraine (the ‘measures in force’) (3. 2. PRESENT INVESTIGATION 2.1.  Complaint A complaint was lodged on 20 August 2007 by the Defence Committee of the Welded Steel Tube Industry of the European Union (the Defence Committee), the complainant, on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Community production of certain welded tubes and pipes, of iron or non-alloy steel. The complaint contained sufficient evidence of dumping of the said product, originating in Belarus, Bosnia and OJ L 259, 27.9.2002, p. 8. On 1 May 2004 the European Union enlarged to include 10 new Member States, inter alia the Czech Republic and Poland. As from that date, the antidumping measures in force in the Community of 15 Member States were automatically extended to be applied also by the new Member States to imports from third countries. Measures against the new Member States automatically lapsed on the same date.