L 341/46 Official Journal of the European Union 7.12.2006 COMMISSION DECISION of 6 December 2006 terminating the anti-absorption reinvestigation concerning imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (2006/886/EC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 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 Articles 9 and 12 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Original measures In July 2005, the Council imposed by Regulation (EC) No 11742005 (%) a definitive anti-dumping duty (‘the original measures’) on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Individual anti-dumping duty rates ranging from 7,6 % to 39,9 % were imposed on co- operating exporting producers in the PRC. The rate applicable to imports from all other companies is 46,7 %. 2. Request for an anti-absorption reinvestigation On 15 February 2006, a request for a reinvestigation of the original measures was lodged pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation. This request was submitted by four major Community producers of hand pallet trucks and essential parts thereof (BT Products AB, Franz Kahl GmbH, Bolzoni Auramo SpA and Pramac Lifter S.p.A) representing a major proportion, in this case more than 70 %, of the total Community production (the applicants). () 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). () O] L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 1. (3) The applicants submitted sufficient prima facie infor- mation showing that the anti-dumping duty imposed on hand pallet trucks and essential parts thereof origi- nating in the PRC has not led to any movement or sufficient movement in resale prices or subsequent selling prices in the Community, suggesting an increase in dumping and thus impeding the intended remedial effects of the anti-dumping measures in force. 3. The anti-absorption reinvestigation On 31 March 2006, the Commission announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°), the initiation of a reinvestigation of the original measures pursuant to Article 12 of the basic Regulation. The Commission officially advised the exporters/pro- ducers known to be concerned, the representatives of the exporting country, importers and users of the initiation of this reinvestigation. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the notice of initiation. The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned. Two sufficiently complete questionnaire replies were received from Chinese exporting producers, ie. from Ningbo Ruyi Joint Stock Co. Ltd. and from Zhejiang Noblelift Equipment Joint Stock Co. Ltd., both of which also co-operated in the original investigation. One other exporting producer, Yale Industrial Products Co. Ltd., only provided substantially incomplete infor- mation and was therefore, after having been duly informed, considered to be non co-operating in accordance with Article 18 of the basic Regulation. Two other exporting producers which co-operated in the original investigation did not provide any infor- mation in the present absorption reinvestigation, ie. Ningbo Liftstar Material Transport Equipment Factory and Ningbo Tailong Machinery Co. Ltd. Furthermore, nine importers of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts made themselves known, of which five sufficiently co-operated in the present reinvestigation. () O] C 78, 31.3.2006, p. 24.