26.10.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 297/1 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 986/2012 of 22 October 2012 clarifying the scope of the definitive anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC) No 383/2009 on imports of certain PSC wires and strands originating in the People’s Republic of China 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 Article 11(3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (the Commission’), after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 383/2009 (?) (‘the definitive Regu- lation’), the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of PSC wires and strands originating in the People’s Republic of China (‘the measures in force’). 2. Request for an interim review (20 The Commission received a request from ECN Cable Group SL, a Spanish producer of cables (‘the applicant)) for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation. (3)  The applicant requested the exclusion of certain wires and strands from the scope of the current anti- dumping measures on imports of certain pre- and post-stressing wires and wire strands of non-alloy steel (PSC wires and strands) originating in the People’s Republic of China. The product requested to be excluded is stranded wire consisting of seven wires of non-alloy steel, plated or coated with zinc, containing by weight 0,6 % or more of carbon, with a maximum cross-sectional ~ dimension  exceeding 3 mm, and () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O] L 118, 13.5.2009, p. 1. respecting the International Standard IEC 60888 or the European/Cenelec  Standard UNE-EN 50189 (‘strands used as a steel core for conductors’). (4)  The applicant provided prima facie evidence demon- strating that the basic physical and technical character- istics of the product to be excluded differ significantly from those of the product concerned subject to the measures in force. 3. Initiation (5)  Having determined that sufficient evidence existed to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, and after  consulting the Advisory Committee, the Commission announced by a notice published on 4 October 2011 in the Official Journal of the European Union () (the Notice of Initiation’) the initiation of a partial interim review in accordance with the provisions of Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation limited to the examination of the product scope. 4. Review investigation (6)  The Commission officially informed the authorities of the People’s Republic of China (‘the country concerned) and all other parties known to be concerned, ie. known exporting producers in the country concerned, users and importers in the Union and producers in the Union, of the initiation of the partial interim review investigation. Interested parties were given the oppor- tunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set in the Notice of Initiation. (7). The Commission sent questionnaires to all parties known to be concerned, and all other parties which made them- selves known within the deadlines set out in the Notice of Initiation. (8)  Questionnaire replies were received from the applicant, two Chinese exporting producers, 12 Union producers of PSC wires and strands, two Union producers of conductors for electricity lines, six users and two () O] C 291, 4.10.2011, p. 6.