24.42013 Official Journal of the European Union L 112/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 372/2013 of 22 April 2013 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1008/2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts originating in the People’s Republic of China following a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, ‘all other companies’ imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 to hand pallet trucks and their essential parts consigned from Thailand whether declared as orig- inating in Thailand or not. 4 In October 2011, by Implementing Regulation (EU) No Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of 1008/2011 (), the Council imposed a definitive anti- 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports dumping duty on imports of hand pallet trucks and from countries not members of the European Community (1) their essential parts originating in the PRC following an (the basic Regulation’), and in particular Article 9(4) and expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Article 11(3), (5) and (6) thereof, Regulation. The extended duty as mentioned in recital 3 above was also maintained by Implementing Regu- lation (EU) No 1008/2011. Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, 2. Initiation of a partial interim review (5)  During the expiry review the European Commission Whereas: (Commission’) noticed a change in the competition landscape on the Union market as of the imposition of the measures. Indeed, the Chinese exporting producer A. PROCEDURE with the lowest duty rate — who was granted market 1. Previ . .. s . . economy treatment (MET) in the original investigation . Previous investigations and existing anti-dumping - bl tually tak bi £ th measures was able to virtually take over a very big part of the Union market and increased significantly its share of 1) In July 2005, by Regulation (EC) No 1174/2005 (3), the imports in the Union. The Commission also had Council jmposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on doubts with regard to the original MET determination imports of hand pallet trucks and their essential parts in view of prima facie evidence of distortions on the originating in the Peop]e’s Republic of China (‘the steel market in the PRC. In this context, the circum- PRC’)_ The measures consisted of an ad valorem anti- stances on the basis of which the CXiStil’lg measures dumping duty ranging between 7,6 % and 46,7 %. were established were considered to have changed and those changes seemed to be of a lasting nature. 20 In July 2008, by Regulation (EC) No 684/2008 (%), the Council, following a product scope interim review, (6)  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory clarified the product scope of the original investigation. ) In June 2009, by Regulation (EC) No 499/2009 (¥, the Council, following an anti-circumvention investigation, extended the definitive anti-dumping duty applicable to () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O] L 189, 21.7.2005, p. 1. () O] L 192, 19.7.2008, p. 1. (4 OJ L 151, 16.6.2009, p. 1. ) ©) Committee, that sufficient evidence existed to justify the initiation of a partial interim review, the Commission announced by a notice published on 14 February 2012 in the Official Journal of the European Union (°) (‘the Notice of initiation’), the ex-officio initiation of a partial interim review in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation limited in scope to the examination of dumping in respect of Chinese exporting producers. L 268, 13.10.2011, p. 1. C 41, 14.2.2012, p. 14.