22.1.2015 Official Journal of the European Union L 15/75 DECISIONS COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) 2015/87 of 21 January 2015 accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 Article 8 thereof, After consulting the Committee established by Article 15(1) of the basic Regulation, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE (1)  On 30 November 2013, the European Commission (‘the Commission’) announced by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%), the initiation of an expiry review and of partial interim reviews (reviews)) of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports into the Union of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (2)  The definitive findings and conclusions of the reviews are set out in Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/82 (°) imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of citric acid originating in the PRC following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation and of partial interim reviews pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. (3) It is noted that the measures in force (*) have the form of undertakings for five exporting producers including a group of exporting producers which were accepted by the Commission Decision 2008/899/EC (°) (‘undertakings currently in force). 2. UNDERTAKINGS (4)  Prior to the adoption of definitive anti-dumping measures, the same five cooperating exporting producers in the PRC who are parties to the undertakings currently in force mentioned in recital 3 above, namely COFCO Biochemical (Anhui), Jiangsu Guoxin Union Energy (previously Yixing-Union Biochemical), the RZBC group, TTCA and Weifang Ensign Industry, offered new price undertakings in accordance with Article 8 of the basic Regulation with the purpose of replacing the undertakings currently in force. (5)  As in the undertakings currently in force, in these revised undertaking offers, the exporting producers have offered to sell citric acid at or above price levels which eliminate the revised injurious effects of dumping. (6)  In addition, the offers provide for the indexation of the minimum import prices given that the prices of citric acid varied significantly before, during and after the investigation period. The indexation is made in accordance with public quotations of corn in the EU, the main raw material normally used in the production of citric acid. () OJL343,22.12.2009,p. 51. () O] C351,30.11.2013,p. 27. () Council Regulation (EU) 2015/82 of 21 January 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 and of partial interim reviews pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (See page 8 of this Official Journal). (*) Council Regulation (EC) No 1193/2008 of 1 December 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duties imposed on imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 1). (®) Commission Decision 2008/899/EC of 2 December 2008 accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (OJ L 323, 3.12.2008, p. 62).