27.8.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 223/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1371/2005 of 19 August 2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imdp silicon-electrical steel originating in the Unite orts of grain oriented flat-rolled products of States of America and Russia and repealing Regulation (EC) No 151/2003 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain oriented electrical sheets originating in Russia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (1) 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 (basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 9 and 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1 A A. PROCEDURE 1. Initiation On 28 May 2004, the Commission announced by a notice (notice of initiation’), published in the Official Journal of the European Union (3), the initiation of an anti- dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the United States of O] L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). O] C 144, 28.5.2004, p. 2. America (USA’) and Russia and the initiation of an interim review of the anti-dumping duty on imports of certain grain oriented electrical sheets with a width of more than 500 mm originating in Russia. The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 13 April 2004 by the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries (Eurofer’ or ‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 90 %, of the total Community production of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel. The complaint con- tained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting there from, which was con- sidered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. The interim review was initiated by the Commission on its own initiative, pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, in order to allow for any necessary amendment or repeal of the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 151/ 2003 (}) on imports from Russia of grain oriented electrical sheets with a width of more than 500 mm. The necessary amendment or repeal may arise due to the fact that the products upon which measures have been imposed by Regulation (EC) No 151/2003 fall within the scope of the products subject to the proceeding concerning imports into the Community of grain oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel originating in the USA and Russia. O] L 25, 30.1.2003, p. 7. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 990/2004 (O] L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 5).