8.12.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 3201 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1987/2005 of 2 December 2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in Russia and the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,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 Articles 9 and 10(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Provisional Measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 862/2005 (%), (provisional Regu- lation), the Commission imposed provisional anti- dumping duties on imports into the Community of granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) originating in Russia and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 2. Subsequent Procedure (2)  Subsequent to the disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was decided to impose provisional anti-dumping duties on imports of PTFE from Russia and the PRC, several interested parties submitted comments in writing. In accordance with the provision of Article 20(1) of the basic Regu- (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EQ) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). () O] L 144, 8.6.2005, p. 11. lation, all interested parties which requested a hearing were granted an opportunity to be heard by the Commission. The Commission continued to seek and verify all infor- mation deemed necessary for the definitive findings. An additional verification visit was carried out at the premises of the following companies: — Heroflon (Italy), granular PTFE transformer, — Fluorseals (Italy), granular PTFE processor. All parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping duty and the definitive collection of amounts secured by way of provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral and written arguments submitted by the parties were considered, and, were deemed appropriate, taken into account for the definitive findings. B. PRODUCT CONCERNED AND LIKE PRODUCT 1. Product concerned The provisional Regulation described the product concerned as granular polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), containing not more than 3 % of other monomer unit than tetrafluoroethylene, without fillers, in the form of powder or pellets, with the exclusion of micronised material. The product concerned can also be presented as raw polymer (reactor bead) in wet or dry form. Further to comments received by interested parties, it is clarified that ‘micronised material’ means a fluoropolymer micro- powder as defined by norm ‘ASTM D5675-04. The product concerned is currently classifiable within CN code ex 3904 61 00.