4. 3.95 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 49/1 (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 477/95 of 16 January 1995 amending the definitive anti-dumping measures applying to imports into the Community of urea originating in the former USSR and terminating the anti-dumping measures applying to imports into the Community of urea originating in the former Czechoslovakia THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, ' Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 of 11 July 1988 on protection against dumped or subsi- dized imports from countries not members of the Euro- pean Economic Community ('), and in particular Articles 12, 14 and 15 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the Commis- sion after consultation within the Advisory Committee, Whereas : A. PROCEDURE (1) By Regulation (EEC) No 3339/87 (* the Council accepted undertakings in respect of imports of urea from, amongst others, the USSR and Czechos- lovakia. (2 By Commission Decision 89/143/EEC{®) of 21 February 1989, the undertakings accepted by Regulation (EEC) No 3339/87 were confirmed. (3)  During 1992, information available to the Commis- sion indicated that the quantity of imports from these countries was significantly greater than the quantities provided for in the undertakings. Accordingly, the Commission considered a review of the measures was warranted and published a (') OJ No L 209, 2. 8. 1988, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulanon (EC) No 522/94 (O] No No L 66, 10. 3. 1994, o) 0] No L 317, 7. 11. 1987, p. 1. () OJ No L 52, 24. 2. 1989, p. 37. “ ) 6) ®) Notice of initiation to this effect in the Official Journal of the European Communities (‘). As the review proceeding was still in progress beyond the normal period of expiry of the measures, the Commission gave notice (%) in accor- dance with Article 15 (4) of Regulation (EEC) No 2423/88 that the measures concerning urea originating in the former USSR and the former Czechoslovakia would remain in force after the end of the relevant five-year period, pending the outcome of the review. The countries concerned by this review are the new republics of the former Czechoslovakia (i.e. the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic) and those republics of the former USSR in which there was reason to believe urea production facilities exist, namely the Republics of Belarus, Georgia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the Russian Federation (referred to hereafter as ‘Russia’) and Ukraine. The Commission officially notified the Community producers, exporters and importers known to be concerned and the representatives of the exporting countries of the initiation of the proceeding and gave the parties concerned the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing. Representatives of the European Fertilizer Manufac- turers Association (hereafter referred to as ‘EFMA’) were granted a hearing and made their views known in writing. Representatives of the European Fertilizer Impor- ters Association (hereafter referred to as ‘EFIA)) whose members import urea from the countries concerned, were also granted a hearing and made their views known in writing. (9 OJ No C 87, 27. 3. 1993, p. 7. (®) OJ No C 47, 15. 2. 1994, p. 3.