6.10.2006 Official Journal of the European Union L 275/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1472/2006 of 5 October 2006 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam 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 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. PROVISIONAL MEASURES On 23 March 2006, the Commission imposed by Regu- lation (EC) No 553/2006 (%) (‘the provisional Regulation’) a provisional anti-dumping duty on the imports into the Community of certain footwear with uppers of leather originating in the People’s Republic of China and Vietnam (the countries concerned’ or ‘the exporting countries’). This Regulation entered into force on 7 April 2006. It is recalled that the investigation of dumping covered the period from 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 (inves- tigation period’ or ‘IP’) and that the examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 2001 to the end of the investigation period (‘period considered’). (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2117/2005 (O] L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () OJ L 98, 6.4.2006, p. 3. 2. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE Following the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain footwear with uppers of leather from the countries concerned, all parties received a disclosure of the facts and considerations on which the provisional Regulation was based. All parties were granted a period within which they could make representations in relation to these disclosures. Some interested parties submitted comments in writing. Those parties who so requested were also granted an opportunity to be heard orally. The Commission continued to seek and verify all information it deemed necessary for its definitive findings. The Commission’s services further disclosed all the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of defi- nitive anti-dumping measures and the definitive collection of amounts secured by way of the provisional duty. The interested parties were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral and written comments submitted by the parties were considered and, where appropriate, the findings have been modified accordingly. Furthermore, an additional disclosure was provided with regard to a change in the envisaged form of measures. Various interested parties reiterated their claim that by not disclosing the name of the complainants, their right of defence was not preserved. This issue was already raised previously (see recital 8 of the provisional Regu- lation). The matter was reviewed at definitive stage and the following is to be noted: the production volume of the complainants, broken down by countries, was disclosed to those interested parties that made claims regarding standing. Therefore it is considered that their right of defence was adequately preserved. This infor- mation was subsequently also made available for inspection to all interested parties.