12.7.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 191/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1050/2006 of 11 July 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus and 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(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 (EEC) No 3068/92 (?) (the ori- ginal Regulation), imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of potassium chloride (potash or the product concerned) originating, inter alia, in Belarus and Russia (the countries concerned). (2)  Following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) and an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation (the previous investigation) the Council, by Regulation No 969/2000 (%), decided that the abovemen- tioned measures should be maintained and amended the form of the measures. The measures were imposed in the form of a fixed amount in euro per tonne for the various categories and grades of potash. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 2117/2005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () OJ L 308, 24.10.1992, p. 41. () OJ L 112, 11.5.2000, p. 4, as corrected by OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 42. (3) By Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 (*), the Council provi- ded for the exemption from the anti-dumping duties of imports into the new Member States that acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004 (the EU-10) made under the terms of special undertaking offers (enlargement undertakings), and authorised the Commission to accept those enlargement undertakings. On this basis, the Com- mission, by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 (°), accepted enlargement undertakings from (i) an exporting producer in Belarus jointly with companies situated in Austria, Lithuania and Russia, (i) an exporting producer in Russia jointly with companies situated in Russia and Austria, and (iii) an exporting producer in Russia jointly with a company situated at the time of acceptance in Cyprus. (49 By Regulation (EC) No 858/2005 (), the Commission accepted new undertakings from the exporting producers mentioned above until 13 April 2006. (5)  Following two separate partial interim review investiga- tions pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, requested by the Russian exporting producers JSC Silvinit and JSC Uralkali, the Council, by Regulation (EC) 1891/2005 (), amended Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 replacing the fixed amounts of duties with individual ad valorem duties for all potash types manufactured by these Russian companies. By Commission Decision No 2005/802/EC (8), undertakings were accepted from the two applicant companies. (6)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry of the anti-dumping measures in force (°), the measures on imports originating in Ukraine expired on 12 May 2005 since no request for an expiry review was lodged. (4) OJ L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 23. (°) OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Regula- tion (EC) No 588/2005 (O] L 98, 16.4.2005, p. 11). () OJ L 143, 7.6.2005, p. 11. () OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 14. () OJ L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 79. (%) O] C 249, 8.10.2004, p. 3.