L 7514 Official Journal of the European Union 18.3.2008 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 238/2008 of 10 March 2008 terminating the partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of the anti-dumping duty on imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate 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 (') (the basic Regulation), and in particular Article 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) By Regulation (EC) No 1995/2000 (3, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of solutions of urea and ammonium nitrate (UAN) origi- nating, inter alia, in Russia. This Regulation will here- inafter be referred to as ‘the original Regulation’ and the investigation that led to the measures imposed by the original Regulation will be hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investigation’. (2)  Following an expiry review initiated in September 2005, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1911/2006 (3, renewed for five years these measures at their current level. The measures consist of specific duties. This regu- lation will hereinafter be referred to as ‘the expiry Regu- lation’ and the investigation that led to the measures imposed by the expiry Regulation will be hereinafter referred to as ‘the expiry review'. 2. Request for a review (3) A request for a partial interim review (the present review) pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation was lodged by two exporting producers from Russia, belonging to the Joint Stock Company Mineral and Chemical Company Eurochem’, namely Novomoskovskiy Azot and Nevinnomyssky Azot. These two companies, () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). (®» OJ L 238, 22.9.2000, p. 15. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1675/2003 (O] L 238, 25.9.2003, p. 4). () O] L 365, 21.12.2006, p. 26. due to their relationship, are treated as one legal entity (the applicant) for the purpose of the present review. The request was limited in scope to dumping as far as the applicant is concerned. (4)  The applicant alleged that the comparison of its own normal value and, in the absence of exports to the European Community, export prices to an appropriate third country, in this case, the United States of America (USA), would lead to a reduction of dumping significantly below the level of the current measures. 3. Investigation (5)  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that the request contained sufficient prima facie evidence, the Commission announced on 19 December 2006 the initiation of a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation by a notice of initiation published in the Official Journal of the European Union (). (6)  The review was limited in scope to the examination of dumping in respect of the applicant. The investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 October 2005 to 30 September 2006 (the review investigation period or RIP). (7)  The Commission officially informed the applicant, the representatives of the exporting country and the asso- ciation of Community producers about 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 in the notice of initiation. (8)  All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing. (9)  In order to obtain the information deemed necessary for its investigation, the Commission sent questionnaires to Joint Stock Company Mineral and Chemical Company Eurochem’ and its related companies and received replies within the deadlines set for that purpose. (% 0] C 311, 19.12.2006, p. 51.