L 66/4 Official Journal of the European Union 11.3.2015 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/395 of 10 March 2015 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, 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 informed the Member States, Whereas: A. REQUEST 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 circumvention 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, either changed to the weight or to the diameter, of which the cross-sectional dimension exceeds 4,0 mm but does not exceed 11,0 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China, and to make such imports subject to registration. The request was lodged on 26 January 2015 by Plansee SE, a Union producer of certain molybdenum wires. B. PRODUCT 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’). This is the product to which the measures currently in force apply. The product under investigation for possible circumvention has the same characteristics as the product concerned defined in the previous recital, but is however presented at import with a maximum cross-sectional dimension that exceeds 4,0 mm but does not exceed 11,0 mm and currently falls within the same CN code as the product concerned but under a different TARIC code (i.e. 8102 96 00 99 until the entry into force of this Regulation). This product also originates in the People’s Republic of China. The investigation of possible circumvention also includes molybdenum wire containing by weight 97 % or more but less than 99,95 % of molybdenum with a maximum cross-sectional dimension that exceeds 4,0 mm but does not exceed 11,0 mm, originating in the People’s Republic of China. C. EXISTING MEASURES 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 (the existing measures’). Following an anti-circumvention investigation, in 2012 these () OJL343,22.12.2009,p. 51. () Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 511/2010 of 14 June 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain molybdenum wires originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJL150,16.6.2010, p. 17).