L15/8 Official Journal of the European Union 22.1.2015 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/82 of 21 January 2015 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of citric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 and of partial interim reviews pursuant to Article 11(3) of 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 Articles 9(4), 11(2), (3) and (5) thereof, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Measures in force (1)  The Council, following an anti-dumping investigation (the original investigation’), by Regulation (EC) No 1193/2008 (?), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of citric acid currently falling within CN codes 2918 14 00 and ex 2918 15 00 originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the original measures’). The measures took the form of an ad valorem duty ranging between 6,6 % and 42,7 %. (2)  The European Commission (‘the Commission’), by Decision 2008/899/EC (*) accepted price undertakings offered by six Chinese exporting producers (including a group of exporting producers) together with the China Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters. (3)  The Commission, by Decision 2012/501/EU (%), withdrew the undertaking offered by one exporting producer, i.e. Laiwu Taihe Biochemistry Co. Ltd (Laiwu’). 1.2. Request for an expiry review (4)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry () of the original measures, the Commission received on 2 August 2013 a request for the initiation of an expiry review of these measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. The request was lodged by SA Citrique Belge and Jungbunzlauer Austria AG (the applicants’) on behalf of producers representing 100 % of the Union production of citric acid. (5)  The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would likely result in a continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry. 1.3. Request for partial interim review (6)  The applicants also lodged a request for a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation limited in scope to the examination of dumping as far as Laiwu is concerned. The applicants provided prima facie evidence showing that since the last investigation period Laiwu had increased production capacity and enlarged its product range. 1 J L 343,22.12.2009, p. 51. 2 () O () OJL323,3.12.2008, p. 1. () OJL323,3.12.2008, p. 62. () OJL244,8.9.2012,p.27. () 0JC60,1.3.2013,p.9. 5!