4.9.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 238/5 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 7962012 of 30 August 2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of lever arch mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 9(4), 11(2), 11(5) and 11(6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission (‘the Commission’) after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force By Regulation (EC) No 1136/2006 (%) (the original Regu- lation’) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty of 27,1 % and 47,4% on imports of lever arch mechanisms (LAM) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). 2. Request for an expiry review Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (}) of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received on 26 April 2011 a request for the initiation of an expiry review of these measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu- lation. The request was lodged by LAMMA (Lever arch mechanism manufacturers association) on behalf of three Union producers (‘the applicant) representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the Union production of lever arch mechanisms. The request provided sufficient evidence that the expiry of the measures imposed on imports of LAM originating in the PRC would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Union industry. 3. Initiation of an expiry review Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review, the Commission 43, 22.12.2009, p. 51. JL3 J L 205, 27.7.2006, p. 1. JC5 , 8.1.2011, p. 11. announced on 23 July 2011, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (*) (‘the notice of initiation’), the initiation of an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. 4. Investigation 4.1. Review investigation period and the period considered The investigation concerning the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (‘the review investigation period” or RIP’). The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 2008 to the end of the review investi- gation period (‘the period considered). 4.2. Parties concerned by the investigation The Commission officially advised the applicant, other known Union producers, exporting producers in the country concerned, unrelated importers, users in the Union known to be concerned, as well as the represen- tatives of the country concerned of the initiation of the expiry review. Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the notice of initiation. All interested parties, who so requested and showed that there were particular reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing. In view of the apparently large number of exporting producers in the PRC, unrelated importers and Union producers, sampling was envisaged in the notice of initiation in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In respect of exporting producers in the PRC and unrelated importers, in order to enable the Commission to decide whether sampling would be necessary and, if so, to select a representative sample, those parties were requested to make themselves known within 15 days of the initiation of the review and to provide the Commission with the information requested in the notice of initiation. Given that no exporting producer in the PRC made itself known and provided the Commission with the information requested in the notice of initiation and that only one unrelated importer made itself known but did not provide (*) O] C 217, 23.7.2011, p. 35.