7.9.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 2441 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1322/2006 of 1 September 2006 amending Regulation (EC) No 1470/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of integrated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (CFL-i) originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 Regulation’), and in particular Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Existing measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1470/2001 () (the ‘original Regu- lation’), the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 0 % to 66,1 % on imports of inte- grated electronic compact fluorescent lamps (‘CFL-i) originating in the People’s Republic of China (the ‘original investigation’). (2) By Regulation (EC) No 866/2005 (%), further to an inves- tigation in accordance with Article 13 of the basic Regu- lation, the Council extended the definitive anti-dumping measures imposed by the original Regulation to imports of the same product consigned from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Republic of the Philippines. L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation ) No 2117/2005 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] L 195, 19.7.2001, p. 8. L 145, 9.6.2005, p. 1. 1.2. Request for an interim review (3)  On 3 August 2004, the Commission received a request pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 limited in scope to the examination of the product scope. The request was submitted by Steca Batterieladesysteme und Prazisionselektronik GmbH, an importer of CFLAi produced in the People’s Republic of China (the applicant). The applicant imported CFL-i working on direct current voltage (DC-CFL-i). The applicant alleged that the latter had different basic technical and physical characteristics as well as different end uses and appli- cations to CFL-i working on alternating current voltage (AC-CFL-i). The applicant further alleged that only AC- CFL-i should be subject to the anti-dumping duties in force because only these were targeted by the original investigation. Consequently, the applicant claimed that DC-CFL-i should be explicitly excluded from the scope of the anti-dumping duty and the definition of the product concerned of the original Regulation amended accordingly. The applicant also requested that any exclusion of the DC-CFL-i from the product scope should have retroactive effect. 1.3. Initiation (4  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient prima facie evidence existed, the Commission announced by a notice (the notice of initiation’) published in the Official Journal of the European Union (* the initiation of a partial interim review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, limited in scope to the examination of the product scope. 1.4. Investigation (5)  The Commission officially advised the authorities of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the producers/ex- porters in the PRC, the importers in the Community known to be concerned, the producers in the Community and the associations of producers in the Community of the initiation of the investigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. (% O] C 301, 7.12.2004, p. 2.