3.7.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 184/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 638/2013 of 2 July 2013 terminating the investigation concerning possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 925/2009 on imports of certain aluminium foil originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain aluminium foil in rolls which are not annealed and of a width exceeding 650 mm originating in the People’s Republic of China THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, (4)  The request contained prima facie evidence that the existing measures are being circumvented by means of Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European imports of the produ.ct under. investigation and its Uni subsequent conversion into aluminum foil in rolls of a nion, . . . . width not exceeding 650 mm, being the product subject to the existing measures. Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 Novembgr 2009 on protection against dumped im.portls (5)  Pursuant to Article 13(3) and Article 14(5) of the basic from countries not members of the European Community (') Regulation, the Commission, after consultation of the (the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9(2) and 13(3) Advisory Committee, by Regulation (EU) No thereof, 973/2012 (°) initiated an investigation and directed the customs authorities to register imports of the product After having consulted the Advisory Committee, under investigation. Whereas: (6) Questionnaires were sent to nine exporting Producers and to the authorities in the PRC. Neither the exporting producers nor the authorities in the PRC 1. PROCEDURE came forward and submitted a questionnaire reply. Ques- . ) . tionnaires were also sent to sixteen importers in the M By Regulanon- (EQ No 925./ 2009 (9 th.(n' Council Union. Only one importer came forward but did not imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of bmi . . I : . S TS T L submit a questionnaire reply. certain aluminium foil originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC) (the existing measures). 2. WITHDRAWAL OF THE REQUEST AND TERMINATION OF THE INVESTIGATION (2)  On 24 September 2012, the European Commission (‘the (7) By letters of 3 and 4 April 2013 to the Commission, the Commission’) received a request pursuant to Article 13(3) fOUF Union producer.s formally Withd-rew their request to and 14(5) of the basic Regulation to investigate the investigate the possible circumvention of the existing possible circumvention of the existing measures and to measures. make imports of aluminium foil of a thickness of not less than 0,008 mm and not more than 0,018 mm, not (8)  Under Article 9(1) and Article 13(3) of the basic Regu- backed, not further worked than rolled, in rolls which lation, the investigation may be terminated where the are not annealed, of a width exceeding 650 mm and of a request is withdrawn, unless such termination would weight exceeding 10 kg and currently falling within CN not be in the Union interest. code ex 7607 11 19 (TARIC code 7607 11 19 20), orig- inating in the People’s Republic of China (the product (99 The Commission considered that the present investi- ) under investigation’) subject to registration. The request was lodged by Symetal SA, Eurofoil Luxembourg SA, Alcomet and Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH, four Union producers of aluminium foil. 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0J L 0] L 262, 6.10.2009, p. 1. gation should be terminated since the investigation had not brought to light any considerations showing that such termination would not be in the Union interest. Interested parties were informed accordingly and were given the opportunity to comment. No comments were received indicating that such termination would not be in the Union interest. () OJ L 293, 23.10.2012, p. 28.