13.9.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 244[1 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 875/2013 of 2 September 2013 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand 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, and in particular Article 291(2) thereof, 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 and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1)  The Council, following an anti-dumping investigation (‘the original investigation’), imposed, by means of Regu- lation (EC) No 682/2007 (3), a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels currently falling within CN codes ex 2001 9030 and ex 2005 80 00 originating in Thailand (the definitive anti-dumping measures). The measures took the form of an ad valorem duty ranging between 3,1 % and 12,9 %. () OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. (%) Council Regulation (EC) No 682/2007 of 18 June 2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand (O] L 159, 20.6.2007, p. 14). (2)  Regulation (EC) No 954/2008 (*) amended Regulation (EC) No 682/2007 with regard to the rate of duty imposed on one company and on ‘all other companies’. The amended duties range between 3,1 % and 14,3 %. Imports from two Thai exporting producers from whom undertakings had been accepted by Commission Decision 2007/424[EC (*) were exempted from the duty. (3)  The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 847/2009 (%), considered that price undertakings with fixed minimum import prices were no longer appropriate to counteract the injurious effect of dumping. Consequently, the accepted undertakings were withdrawn and the under- taking offers by 10 other Thai exporting producers were rejected. 2. Request for an expiry review (4)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (°) of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received on 19 March 2012 a request for the initiation of an expiry review of those measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu- lation. The request was lodged by the Association Euro- péenne des Transformateurs de Mais Doux (AETMD) (‘the complainant’) on behalf of producers representing a (®) Council Regulation (EC) No 954/2008 of 25 September 2008 amending Regulation (EC) No 682/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand (O] L 260, 30.9.2008, p. 1). (*) Commission Decision 2007[424[EC of 18 June 2007 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain prepared or preserved sweet corn in kernels originating in Thailand (OJ L 159, 20.6.2007, . 42). @) IC)ouncil Regulation (EC) No 847/2009 of 15 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 682/2007 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain prepared or preserved sweetcorn in kernels originating in Thailand (O] L 246, 18.9.2009, p- 1). (¢) OJ C 258, 2.9.2011, p. 11.