20.12.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 350/51 COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1236/2012 of 19 December 2012 initiating an investigation concerning the possible circumvention of anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain slightly modified molybdenum wires, containing by weight 97 % or more but less than 99,95 % of molybdenum, originating in the People’s Republic of China, and making such imports subject to registration THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 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 (') (‘the basic Regulation’) and in particular Articles 13(3) and 14(5) thereof, After having consulted the Advisory Committee in accordance with Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation, Whereas: A. REQUEST (1)  The European Commission (the Commission’) has received a request pursuant to Articles 13(3) and 14(5) of the basic Regulation to investigate the possible circum- vention of the anti-dumping measures imposed on certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China by imports of certain slightly modified molybdenum wires, containing by weight 97 % or more but less than 99,95 % of molybdenum, originating in the People’s Republic of China, and to make such imports subject to registration. (2)  The request was lodged on 5 November 2012 by Plansee SE, a Union producer of certain molybdenum wires. B. PRODUCT (3)  The product concerned by the possible circumvention is molybdenum wire, containing by weight at least 99,95 % of molybdenum, of which the maximum cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1,35 mm but does not exceed 4,0 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China, currently falling within CN code ex 8102 96 00 (TARIC codes 8102 96 00 11 and 8102 96 00 19) (‘the product concerned’). () OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. (4)  The product under investigation is the same as that defined in the previous recital, but containing by weight 97 % or more but less than 99,95 % of molyb- denum, currently falling within the same CN code as the product concerned but falling within a different TARIC code (i.e. 8102 96 00 90 until the entry into force of this regulation) and originating in the People’s Republic of China (the product under investigation’). C. EXISTING MEASURES (5)  The measures currently in force and possibly being circumvented are anti-dumping measures imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 (%) on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China. D. GROUNDS (6)  The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the anti-dumping measures on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China are being circumvented by means of imports of the product under investigation. (7)  The prima facie evidence submitted is as follows: (8)  The request shows that a significant change in the pattern of trade involving exports from the People’s Republic of China to the Union has taken place following the imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on the product concerned imposed by Imple- menting Regulation (EU) No 511/2010, without sufficient due cause or economic justification for such a change other than the imposition of the duty. (99 This change appears to stem from the importation of the product under investigation into the Union. The request contains sufficient prima facie evidence that the product under investigation has the same essential characteristics and uses as the product concerned. () O] L 150, 16.6.2010, p. 17.