L 121/14 Official Journal of the European Union 6.5.2006 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 695/2006 of 5 May 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of cotton-type bedlinen originating in Pakistan THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3) In the period following the imposition of the anti- 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 Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Previous investigation (1) By Regulation (EC) No 397/2004 (3 (the definitive Regu- lation), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 13,1 % on imports of bedlinen of cotton fibres, pure or mixed with man-made fibres or flax (flax not being the dominant fibre), bleached, dyed or printed, originating in Pakistan. (2)  This measure had been imposed on the basis of facts available since it had been impossible to verify on spot the highly implausible figures reported in the question- naires of the six sampled companies, due to the following circumstances. During the verification of the second company, the Commission received a life threa- tening letter addressed personally to the officials carrying out the verifications. With regard to the specific, personal nature of this letter, the Commission considered that the necessary conditions to carry out the verifications were not met and that these circumstances significantly impeded the investigation. Consequently, the verification visits had to be interrupted. () 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 L 66, 4.3.2004, p. 1. dumping measures, sufficient information was received by the Commission indicating that the security circum- stances had changed, ie. that the impediment to the conduct of verification visits had been removed. Under these circumstances, the Commission decided to initiate an interim review limited to dumping aspects in order to review the findings on the basis of data that have been fully verified and better reflect the situation of Pakistani exporters. 2. Initiation (4) On 3 August 2004, the Commission announced, after having consulted the Advisory Committee (3), the initiation pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regu- lation of an ex officio partial interim review, limited to dumping, of the anti-dumping measures imposed by the definitive Regulation. (5)  The Commission officially advised the exporting producers and importers known to be concerned as well as their known associations, the Pakistani authorities and the associations of Community producers of the initiation of the investigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limits set in the notice of initiation. (6) A number of exporting producers and the Pakistan Bedwear Exporters Association, one of several bedlinen producers associations in Pakistan, as well as the asso- ciation of the Community producers (Eurocoton), which was the complainant in the original investigation, made their views known in writing. A hearing was granted to all parties who so requested within the established time limits and showed that there were reasons why they should be heard. 3. Sampling (7)  In view of the large number of exporting producers and importers involved in this investigation, sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. () O] C 196, 3.8.2004, p. 2.