24.9.2014 Official Journal of the European Union L 280/19 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 999/2014 of 23 September 2014 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) 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 (') and in particular Articles 9(4) and 11(2) and (5) thereof, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 (3), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammo- nium nitrate currently falling within CN codes 3102 30 90 and 3102 40 90 and originating in Russia. Pursuant to a further investigation, which established that the duty was being absorbed, the measures were amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 663/98 (). Following a first expiry review and a first interim review pursuant to Arti- cles 11(2) and 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 (the basic Regulation) the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 (%), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of EUR 47,07 per tonne on imports of ammonium nitrate falling within CN codes 3102 30 90 and 3102 40 90 and originating in Russia. Subsequently, a product scope interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation was carried out and, by Council Regulation (EC) No 945/2005 (*), a definitive anti-dumping duty ranging between EUR 41,42 per tonne and EUR 47,07 per tonne was imposed on imports of solid fertilisers with an ammonium nitrate content exceeding 80 % by weight, currently falling within CN codes 3102 30 90, 3102 40 90, ex 3102 29 00, ex 3102 60 00, ex 3102 90 00, ex 3105 10 00, ex 3105 20 10, ex 3105 51 00, ex 3105 59 00 and ex 3105 90 20 originating in Russia. (2)  Following a second expiry review and a second partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(2) and (3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 661/2008 (°), maintained the measures in force. The duty was left unchanged, except for the EuroChem group ('), for which the fixed amount of duty ranged between EUR 28,88 and EUR 32,82 per tonne. (3)  The European Commission (the Commission), by Decision 2008/577/EC (¥), accepted the undertakings’ offers with a quantitative ceiling from the Russian producers JSC Acron and JSC Dorogobuzh, members of Acron Holding Company (referred to jointly as Acron), and from EuroChem group. By Decision 2012/629/EU (°), the Commission withdrew its acceptance of the undertaking offered by the EuroChem Group because of the imprac- ticability of the undertaking. () OJL343,22.12.2009,p. 51. (*) Council Regulation (EC) No 2022/95 of 16 August 1995 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (OJ L 198, 23.8.1995, p. 1). (*) Council Regulation (EC) No 663/98 of 23 March 1998 amending Regulation (EC) No 202295 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (OJ L 93, 26.3.1998, p. 1). (*) Council Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 of 15 April 2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (O] L 102, 18.4.2002, p. 1). () Council Regulation (EC) No 945/2005 of 21 June 2005 amending Regulation (EC) No 658/2002 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia and Regulation (EC) No 132/2001 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate originating in, inter alia, Ukraine, following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (O] L 160, 23.6.2005, p. 1). Council Regulation (EC) No 661/2008 of 8 July 2008 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of ammonium nitrate origin- ating in Russia following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) and a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 (O L 185, 12.7.2008, p. 1). () According to Decision 2008/577EC referred to in the next recital, the EuroChem Group consists of: OJSC ‘Azot’, Novomoskovsk, Russia, OJSC ‘Nevinnomyssky Azot’, Nevinnomyssk, Russia, OJSC Mineral and Chemical Company ‘Eurochem’, Moscow, Russia and EuroChem Trading GmbH, Zug, Switzerland. () Commission Decision 2008/577EC of 4 July 2008 accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia and Ukraine (O) L 185, 12.7.2008, p. 43). () Commission Decision 2012/629/EU of 10 October 2012 amending Decision 2008/577EC accepting the undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of ammonium nitrate originating in Russia (O] L 277, 11.10.2012, p- 8). <