L 22/52 Official Journal of the European Union 26.1.2006 COMMISSION COMMISSION DECISION of 5 December 2005 accepting an undertaking offered in connection with the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy proceedings concerning imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India (2006/37 [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 (') (the basic anti-dumping Regulation), and in particular Article 8 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2026/97 of 6 October 1997 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community () (the basic anti-subsidy Regulation), and in particular Article 13 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE ()  In July 2002, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1338/2002 () imposed definitive countervailing duties on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in India. On the same day, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1339/2002 (%, imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of sulphanilic acid originating in the People’s Republic of China and India. ()  Within the framework of these proceedings, the Commission, by Decision 2002/611/EC (°) accepted a () OJ 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). (®» OJ L 288, 21.10.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 461/2004. () OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 492/2004 (O] L 80, 18.3.2004, p. 6). () OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 11. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 492/2004. () OJ L 196, 25.7.2002, p. 36. price undertaking offered by an Indian company, ie. Kokan Synthetics and Chemicals Pvt Ltd (the company). In December 2003, the company informed the Commission that it wished to withdraw its undertaking voluntarily. Accordingly, the Commission Decision accepting the undertaking was repealed by Commission Decision 2004/255/EC (%). In February 2004, an anti-absorption investigation concerning imports of sulphanilic acid originating in China has been concluded by Council Regulation (EC) No 236/2004 (7), which increased the rate of the defi- nitive anti-dumping duty for the People’s Republic of China from 21 % to 33,7 %. B. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW In December 2004, the company lodged a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic anti-dumping Regulation and Article 19 of the basic anti-subsidy Regulation respectively, limited in scope to the examination of the acceptability of the reinstatement of its undertaking. The request contained sufficient evidence of a significant change in circumstances which had occurred since the company voluntarily withdrew its undertaking. The company therefore wished to offer again its original undertaking and submitted that, in view of the changes circumstances, such an undertaking would be both effective and workable. A notice of initiation of a partial interim review was published in the Official Journal of the European Union accordingly (¥). 80, 18.3.2004, p. 29. 40, 12.2.2004, p. 17. 101, 27.4.2005, p. 34. e lnln