15.3.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 67/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 248/2011 of 9 March 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and collecting definitively the provisional duty imposed on imports of certain continuous filament glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, B. SUBSEQUENT PROCEDURE (4)  Subsequent to the disclosure of the essential facts and Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European considerations on the basis of which it was decided to Union, impose provisional measures (provisional disclosure), several interested parties made written submissions ) ) i making known their views on the provisional findings. Having regard to Council Regul§t10n (EQ) No 1225/2-009 of The parties who so requested were granted the oppor- 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports tunity to be heard. from countries not members of the European Community (') (the basic Regulation) and in particular Article 9(4) thereof, . . (5 The Commission continued to seek information it Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European deemed necessary for its definitive findi " e e . ry for its definitive findings. In addition Commission (the Commission) after having consulted the to the verifications mentioned in recital 11 of the provi- Advisory Committee, ional . o e p sional Regulation, a further verification was carried out at the premises of Saertex in Saerbeck, Germany, one of the Whereas: users of glass fibres which had cooperated by replying to a users’ questionnaire. A. PROVISIONAL MEASURES (1)  The Commission, by Regulation (EU) No 812/2010 (3 (6)  All parties were informed of the essential facts and (the provisional Regulation) imposed a provisional anti- considerations on the basis of which it was intended to dumping duty on imports of certain continuous filament recommend the imposition of a definitive anti-dumping glass fibre products originating in the People’s Republic duty on imports of certain continuous filament glass of China (PRC). fibre products originating in the PRC and the definitive collection of the amounts secured by way of the provi- ) o ) sional duty, as revised in accordance with this Regulation (2 The proceeding was initiated as a result of a complaint (final disclosure). They were also granted a period of time lodged on 3 November 2009 (the complaint) by the within ~ which they could make representations European Glass Fibre Producers Association (APFE, now subsequent to this disclosure. renamed ‘GlassFibreEurope) (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 % of the total Union production of certain continuous filament glass fibre products. 7) The oral and written comments submitted by the interested parties were considered and taken into (3) It is recalled that, as set out in recital 14 of the provi- account where appropriate. sional Regulation, the investigation of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009 (the investigation period’ or ‘IP). 1. Scope of investigation: imports originating in The examination of trends relevant for the assessment Malaysia, Taiwan and Turkey of injury covered the period from 1 January 2006 to the end of the IP (the period considered). (8)  One exporting producer claimed that imports of certain () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O] L 243, 16.9.2010, p. 40. continuous filament glass fibre products originating in Malaysia, Taiwan and Turkey should have been included in the scope of the present investigation. It