5.9.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 2657 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 946/2014 of 4 September 2014 amending Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011 imposing a definitive anti- dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China following a ‘new exporter’ review pursuant to Article 11(4) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 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 11(4) thereof, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Previous investigations and existing anti-dumping measures (1) In July 2005, by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 (3 the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (the PRC). The measures consisted of an ad valorem anti-dumping duty ranging between 7,6 % and 46,7 %. (2)  InJuly 2008, by Regulation (EC) No 684/2008 (*) the Council, following a product scope interim review, clarified the product scope of the original investigation. (3)  In June 2009, by Regulation (EC) No 499/2009 (*) the Council, following an anti-circumvention investigation, extended the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to ‘all other companies’ imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 to hand pallet trucks and their essential parts consigned from Thailand whether declared as originating in Thailand or not. (4)  In October 2011, by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011 (°), the Council imposed a definitive anti- dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the PRC following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. The extended duty as mentioned in recital 3 above was also maintained by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011. (5)  The measures currently in force are an anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011 following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (the expiry review investigation) as amended by Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2013 (°) following an interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation (the interim review investigation). The duty rate on imports into the Union of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s () OJL343,22.12.2009,p. 51. (*) Council Regulation (EC) No 11742005 of 18 July 2005 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitely the provisional duty imposed on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (O] L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 1). (®) Council Regrl)xlation (EC) No 684/2008 of 17 July 2008 clarifying the scope of the anti-dumping measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China (O L 192, 19.7.2008, p. 1). (*) Council Regula)tion (EC) No 499/2009 of 11 June 2009 extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of the same product consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not (O] L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 1). (®) Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011 of 10 October 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China as extended to imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts consigned from Thailand, whether declared as originating in Thailand or not, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 268, 13.10.2011, p. 1). () Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 372/2013 of 22 April 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 10082011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (OJ L 112, 24.4.2013, p. 1).