L 82/10 Official Journal of the European Union 22.3.2013 I (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 260/2013 of 18 March 2013 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1458/2007 on imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters consigned from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, whether declared as originating in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or not 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 1225/2009 of 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community ('), and in particular Article 13 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Background PRC or consigned from or originating in Taiwan with a free-at-Community frontier, duty unpaid value per piece below EUR 0,15. In 2001, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1824/2001 (°), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1006/95 as extended by Regulation (EC) No 192/1999 (existing measures’) pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu- lation. In 2007, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 1458/2007 (%) (the original Regulation’), confirmed the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1824/2001 pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. These measures will hereinafter be referred to as ‘the original measures’ and the investigation that led to the measures imposed by the original Regulation will be hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investi- gation’. (1) In 1991, the Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3433/91 (), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of (6)  The Commission, on 12 December 2012 (7), published a 16,9 % on imports of gas—fuelled, non-refillable pocket notice of expiry of the anti_dumping measures. flint lighters originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the product under investi- gation). (7 With the expiry of the measures on 13 December 2012, by Commission Regulation (EU) No 1192/2012 (%), the registration of imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable () In 1995, by Council Regulation (EC) No 1006/95 () the pocket flint lighters consigned from Vietnam, whether original ad valorem duty was replaced by a specific duty declared as originating in Vietham or not, was of ECU 0,065 per lighter. therefore discontinued from the same date (see also recital 14). (3)  Further to an investigation, undertaken in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (the ‘basic Regulation’), the above measures were extended by Council Regulation (EC) No 192/1999 () to (1) imports of gas-fuelled, non-refillable pocket flint lighters consigned from or originating in Taiwan and (2) imports of certain refillable lighters originating in the 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 326, 28.11.1991, p. 1. () O] L () O] L () OJ L 101, 4.5.1995, p. 38. () O L 22, 29.1.1999, p. 1. ( ( ( ( 5 6 7 8 1.2. Request On 17 April 2012, the Commission received a request pursuant to Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regu- lation (‘the request) to investigate the possible circum- vention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on 248, 18.9.2001, p. 1. 326, 12.12.2007, p. 1. ) O] L ) O] L ) O] C 382, 12.12.2012, p. 12. ) OJ L 340, 13.12.2012, p. 37.