L 175/4 Official Journal of the European Union 29.6.2006 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 954/2006 of 27 June 2006 imposing definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel originating in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine, repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2320/97 and (EC) No 348/2000, terminating the interim and expiry reviews of the anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating, inter alia, in Russia and Romania and terminating the interim reviews of the anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating, inter alia, in Russia and Romania and in Croatia and Ukraine THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 38496 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (‘the basic Regulation’), and in particular Articles 8, 9, 11(2) and (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Initiation () On 31 March 2005, the Commission announced by a notice (notice of initiation’), published in the Official Journal of the European Union (), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports into the Community of certain seamless pipes and tubes (‘SPT), of iron or steel (‘extended product scope) originating in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine and the initiation of two interim reviews of the anti-dumping duties on imports of SPT of iron or non-alloy steel (‘original product scope) originating, inter alia, in Russia and Romania and in Croatia and Ukraine. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] C 77, 31.3.2005, p. 2. (2)  The anti-dumping proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 14 February 2005 by the Defence Committee of the Seamless Steel Tube Industry of the European Union (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Community production of the extended product scope. The complaint contained evidence of dumping of the said product and of material injury resulting there from, which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of a proceeding. (3)  The interim reviews were initiated by the Commission on its own initiative, pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, in order to allow for any amendment or repeal necessary for the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 ) and Council Regulation (EC) No 348/2000 () on imports of the original product scope from, inter alia, Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine (‘the definitive measures). The necessary amendment or repeal may arise, should it be determined that measures are to be imposed on the extended product scope, due to the fact that the products upon which measures have been imposed by Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 and Regu- lation (EC) No 348/2000, fall within the extended product scope. 1.2. Measures in force on the original product scope (4)  Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of the original product scope origi- nating, inter alia, in Romania and Russia. By Commission Decisions 97/790/EC () and 2000/70/EC (¢), under- takings were accepted from exporters in, inter alia, Romania and Russia. By Council Regulation (EC) No 1322/2004 ('), it was decided to no longer apply () OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 1322/2004 (O] L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 10). (*) OJ L 45, 17.2.2000, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 258/2005 (O] L 46, 17.2.2005, p. 7). () O] L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 63. () OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 78. () O] L 246, 20.7.2004, p. 10.