29.9.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 2701 | (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1424/2006 of 25 September 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating in India and the Republic of Korea THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/1996 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (!) (the basic Regulation), Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001 of 13 August 2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of polyethylene terephthalate film originating in India and the Republic of Korea (?), and in particular Article 1(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PREVIOUS PROCEDURE (1)  The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001, imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports (*) OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (Of L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). (®» OJ L 227, 23.8.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1288/2006 (O] L 236, 31.8.2006, p. 1). Regarding the Republic of Korea this Regulation has expired on 24 August 2006 (O] C 199, 24.8.2006, p. 8). into the Community of polyethylene terephthalate film (PET film) originating, inter alia, in India. Given the large number of exporting producers of PET film in India, during the investigation which led to the adoption of that Regulation (the original investigation) a sample of exporting producers was selected in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. Individual dumping margins ranging from 0 % to 65,3 % were calculated for companies individually investigated and a dumping margin of 57,7 % was also calculated, in accordance with Article 9(6) of the basic Regulation, for cooperating companies not part of the sample. Anti-dumping duties were subsequently imposed ranging from 0 % to 62,6 %, taking also into account the countervailing duties resulting from export subsidies imposed on the same products originating from India, which were then applicable by virtue of Council Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999 (). (20 The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 366/2006 (¥ (the amending Regulation), amended the level of dumping margins calculated by Regulation (EC) No 1676/2001. The new dumping margins range between 3,2 % and 29,3 % and the new anti-dumping duty range between 0% and 18 %, again in order to take account of the countervailing duties resulting from export subsidies imposed on the same products originating from India, as modified according to Council Regulation (EC) No 367/2006 (°), which has been adopted following an expiry review of Regulation (EC) No 2597/1999. (3)  Furthermore, Regulation (EC) No 367/2006 sets the countervailing duty applicable to companies other than those individually listed in its Article 1(2) at 19,1 %, the export subsidy margin for those companies being calculated at the level of 12 %. () O] L 316, 10.12.1999, p. 1. () OJ L 68, 8.3.2006, p. 6. (®) OJ L 68, 8.3.2006, p. 15. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1288/2006.