23.5.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 1371 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 461/2013 of 21 May 2013 imposing a definitive countervailing duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in India following an expiry review pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 597/2009 of 11 June 2009 on protection against subsidised imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (‘the basic Regulation) and in particular Article 18 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 2603/2000 (3), the Council imposed a definitive countervailing duty on imports of polyethylene terephthalate ('PET') originating, inter alia, in India. By Regulation (EC) No 1645/2005 (%), the Council amended the level of countervailing measures in force against imports of PET from India. The amendments were a result of an accelerated review initiated pursuant to Article 20 of the basic Regulation. Following an expiry review, the Council by Regulation (EC) No 193/2007 (%) imposed a definitive countervailing duty for a further period of five years. The countervailing measures were subsequently amended by Regulation (EC) No 1286/2008 (*) and Implementing Regulation (EU) No 906/2011 (°), following partial interim reviews. A () O] L 188, 18.7.2009, p. 93. () 0] L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 1. () O] L 266, 11.10.2005, p. 1. (% OJ L 59, 27.2.2007, p. 34. () O] L 340, 19.12.2008, p. 1. () O] L 232, 9.9.2011, p. 19. later partial interim review was terminated without amending the measures in force by Implementing Regulation  (EU) No 559/2012 (). By  Decision 2000/745/EC (%) the Commission accepted undertakings setting a minimum import price offered by three exporting producers in India. (2 The countervailing measures consist of a specific duty. The rate of the duty is between 0 and 106,5 EUR per tonne for individually named Indian producers with a residual rate of 69,4EUR per tonne imposed on imports from all other producers. 2. Existing anti-dumping measures (3) By Regulation (EC) No 2604/2000 (%), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of PET originating, inter alia, in India. Following an expiry review, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 192/2007 (1), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty for a further period of five years. 3. Request for an expiry review (4)  Following the publication of a Notice of impending expiry (') of the definitive countervailing measures in force, the Commission, on 25 November 2011, received a request for the initiation of the review, pursuant to Article 18 of the basic Regulation (‘the expiry review'). The request was lodged by the Committee of Polyethylene Terephthalate Manufacturers in Europe (‘the applicant’) on behalf of producers repre- senting nearly 95 % of the Union production of certain polyethylene terephthalate. ) OJ L 168, 28.6.2012, p. 6. ) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 88. ) OJ L 301, 30.11.2000, p. 21. ) O] L 59, 27.2.2007, p. 1. ) O] C 116, 14.4.2011, p. 10.