28.12.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 357/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1269/2012 of 21 December 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless steel pipes, of iron or steel, originating, inter alia, in Russia, following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (2) By Regulation (EC) No 812/2008 (}) the Council, following the initiation of an interim review requested by the TMK Group pursuant to Article 11(3) of the Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European b}? s1cd fl}egglat1on . g[he ?ewe:iv 1nvest1.gat10n) ’ ?mende.d Union, the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, to 27,2 % for the TMK Group. Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 30 Novembfar 2009 on protection against dumped 1mportls (3 By Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2012 () the f}rom countries not-m?mbers (.)f the European Community () Council, following an expiry review (the expiry review (th§ basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9(4) and investigation), maintained the measures imposed by Article 11(3), (5) and (6) thereof, Regulation (EC) No 954/2006 on imports of seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, originating in Russia and Ukraine. Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (the Commission’) after consulting the Advisory Committee, (4) Accordingly, the measures currently in force are those imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 585/2012. The TMK Group composed of OAO Volzhsky Pipe Plant, Whereas: OAO Taganrog Metallurgical Works, OAO Sinarsky Pipe Plant and OAO Seversky Tube Works is subject to an anti-dumping duty of 27,2 %. 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Measures in force 1.2. Initiation of a partial interim review (1) By Regulation (EC) No 954/2006 (%) the Council, (5)  On 14 October 2011, the Commission announced by a following an investigation (‘the original investigation’), notice published in the Official Journal of the European imposed a definitive anti_dumping duty on imports Of Union (‘nOtiCC Of initiation’) (S) the initiation Of a partial certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, orig- interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic inating in Croatia, Romania, Russia and Ukraine. The Regulation of the anti-dumping measures applicable to measures consisted of an ad valorem anti-dumping duty imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or of 24,1 % imposed on imports from individually named steel, originating in Russia. exporting producers in Russia, with a residual duty rate of 358 % on imports from all other companies in Russia. The definitive anti-dumping duty imposed on (6)  The review, which is limited in scope to the examination the group subject to the current review investigation, OAO TMK (the TMK Group’ or ‘the applicant) composed of OAO Volzhsky Pipe Plant, OAO Taganrog Metallurgical Works, OAO Sinarsky Pipe Plant and OAO Seversky Tube Works was 35,8 %, i.e. the residual duty. () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O] L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 4. of dumping, was initiated following a substantiated request lodged by the TMK Group. In the request the applicant provided prima facie evidence that the continued imposition of the measures at the current level is no longer necessary to offset injurious dumping. 220, 15.8.2008, p. 1. oJ L O] L 174, 4.7.2012, p. 5. 0J C 303, 14.10.2011, p. 11.