13.3.2007 Official Journal of the European Union L 72)1 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 260/2007 of 9 March 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain tungsten electrodes 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 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1) The Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1350/2006 (%) (the provisional Regulation) imposed a provisional anti- dumping duty on imports of certain tungsten electrodes, currently classifiable within CN codes ex 8101 99 10 and ex 8515 90 00 (CN codes since 1 January 2007), origi- nating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (2) It is recalled that the investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 January 2005 to 31 December 2005 (investigation period or IP). With respect to the trends relevant for the injury assessment, the Commission analysed data covering 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 (OJ L 340, 23.12.2005, p. 17). () O] L 250, 14.9.2006, p. 10. B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE Following the imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain tungsten electrodes origi- nating in the PRC, some interested parties submitted comments in writing. The parties, who so requested, were also granted an opportunity to be heard orally. The Commission continued to seek and verify all infor- mation it deemed necessary for its definitive findings. The oral and written comments submitted by the parties were examined and, where considered appropriate, the provi- sional findings were modified accordingly. To this end, the Commission carried out further verification visits at the premises of the following companies: (a) Unrelated importer in the Community: — Comptoir Lyonnais de Soudage SA, Lyon, France; (b) Related companies in the Community: — Alexander Binzel SchweifStechnik GmbH & Co., KG, Buseck, Germany, — Binzel France Sarl, Strasbourg, France. 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 on imports of certain tungsten electrodes origi- nating in the PRC and the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of the provisional duty. They were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure.