25.4.2002 Official Journal of the European Communities L109/3 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 696/2002 of 22 April 2002 confirming the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on imports of cotton-type bed linen origin- ating in India by Regulation (EC) No 2398/97, as amended and suspended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1644/2001 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 133 thereof, 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), Having regard to the proposal made by the Commission after consultation of the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. EXISTING MEASURES (1)  The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 2398/97 (?) imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bed linen originating in Egypt, India and Pakistan (‘definitive Regulation’). The definitive Regulation was preceded by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1069/97 (}) imposing a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of bed linen originating in Egypt, India and Pakistan (‘provisional Regulation’). On 12 March 2001, the Dispute Settlement Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO’) adopted an Appellate Body report and a panel report as modified by the Appellate Body report on the case ‘European Communities — anti-dumping duties on imports of cotton-type bed linen from India’ (reports’) (*). It is recalled that, following the adoption of these reports, the definitive Regulation was amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 1644/2001 (°), imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bed linen originating in Egypt, India and Pakistan and suspending its application with regard to imports originating in India. The definitive Regulation was last amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 160/2002 (%), which suspended the application of the anti-dumping duty with regard to imports originating in Egypt and terminated the proceeding with regard to Pakistan. In accordance with Article 1(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 160/2002, the anti-dumping duty on imports of bed linen originating in Egypt subsequently expired on 28 February 2002 since no review request was received by the Commission within the deadlines foreseen in that Regulation. B. REASSESSMENT OF FINDINGS 1. Preliminary remark (2)  Further to a duly documented request submitted by the Committee of the Cotton and allied textile Industries of the European Communities (Eurocoton), the complainant in the original investigation, the Commission initiated a review concerning dumping only, in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. The notice of initiation was published on 13 February 2002 (') and the application of the anti-dumping duty remains suspended pending the outcome of the review investigation pursuant to Article 2(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1644/2001. (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2238/2000 (OJ L 257, 11.10.2000, p. ). 2 3 4 0 332, 4.12.1997, p. 1. () () () () 0 L ] L 156, 13.6.1997, p. 11. ocument WT/DS141/90f22 March 2001. ] L 219, 14.8.2001, p. 1. ] L ] C 6 7 26, 30.1.2002, p. 1 o 2 O] O D o o o 39, 13.2.2002, p. 17.