L 84/36 Official Journal of the European Communities 23.3.2001 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 21 February 2001 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ferro-silicon originating in Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Venezuela (notified under document number C(2001) 414) (2001/230/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 ('), as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (3, and in partic- ular Articles 9 and 11(2) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous investigations (1)  Anti-dumping measures on imports of ferro-silicon (FeSi) originating in Venezuela have been in force since 1983 and on imports originating in Brazil, Kazakhstan, Russia and the Ukraine since 1987. These measures were added to and extended by the imposition of definitive anti-dumping measures against imports originating in Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Norway, Iceland, Sweden, Brazil and Venezuela by Council Regulation (EC) No 3359/93 of 2 December 1993 imposing amended anti- dumping measures on imports of ferro-silicon origin- ating in Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Venezuela and Brazil (?). Measures on imports from Iceland, Norway and Sweden were suspended by the application of Council Regulation (EC) No 5/94 of 22 December 1993 on the suspension of anti-dumping () O] L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. () O] L 257, 11.10.2000, p. 2. () O] L 302, 9.12.1993, p. 1. measures against EFTA countries from 1 January 1994 (*). Measures on imports from Brazil were partially reviewed and, by Council Regulation (EC) No 351/98 (%), the duty on two Brazilian exporting producers was reduced to 0 % because of a finding of no dumping. Definitive anti-dumping measures were also imposed against imports from the People's Republic of China (China) and South Africa by Council Regulation (EC) No 621/94 in March 1994 (9. Definitive anti-dumping duties concerning imports of FeSi originating in Egypt and Poland were imposed by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3642/92 (7). These duties lapsed as a result of Commission Decision 1999/ 426[EC (%), whereby it was concluded that the expiry of these measures was not likely to lead to a recurrence of injury. 2. Request for review Following the publication of the notice of impending expiry (°) of the anti-dumping measures, the complai- nant in the original investigation, the Liaison Committee of the Ferro-Alloy Industry (Euroalliages, hereinafter ‘the applicant), requested an expiry review of the measures concerning Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine and Venezuela pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (the basic Regulation). Having determined, after consultation of the Advisory Commiittee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initia- tion of an expiry review, the Commission published a notice of initiation in the Official Journal of the European Communities (*°) and commenced the investigation. The investigation lasted more than two years due to difficul- ties met in gathering certain information (in relation to the large number of countries involved and to the changes of country structure of the Community in 1995) and to the time given to the parties to present their views in relation to the complexity of the analysis of the Community interest. 3, 5.1.1994, p. 1. 42, 1421998, p. 1. 77, 19.3.1994, p. 48. 369, 18.12.1992, p. 1. 166, 1.7.1999, p. 91. 177, 10.6.1998, p. 4. 382, 9.12.1998, p. 9.