12.5.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 123/1 I (Non-legislative acts) COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 453/2011 of 4 May 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 12252009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3  In April 2005, following an expiry review, the Council by Regulation (EC) No 639/2005 () extended the measures for a further period of 5 years. 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(2) and (5) and Article 9(4) thereof, 2. Request for an expiry review Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (°) of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received on 28 January 2010 a request for the initiation of an expiry review of these measures pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu- lation. The request was lodged by two Union producers, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Lenzing AG and Tanin Sevnica kemicna industrija d.d. Commission (Commission) after consulting the Advisory (the applicants), representing a major proportion of the Committee, Union production of furfuraldehyde, in this case more than 50 %. Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (5)  The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry (the ‘UT). 1. Measures in force (1)  Following an anti-dumping investigation (the original investigation), the Council imposed by Regulation (EC) No 95/95 () of 21 January 1995 a definitive anti- dumping duty in the form of a specific duty on imports of furfuraldehyde originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the definitive anti-dumping measures). The specific duty rate was set at EUR 352 per tonne. 3. Initiation of an expiry review (6)  Having determined that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review, and after consulting the Advisory Committee, the Commission announced on Following an interim review initiated in May 1997 upon the request of a Chinese exporter, the measures were maintained by Regulation (EC) No 2722/1999 (%) for a further period of 4 years. 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0] L 0J L 15, 21.1.1995, p. 11. 0J L 328, 22.12.1999, p. 1. ( ( ( Y ’) %) 27 April 2010, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°) (the Notice of initiation), the initiation of an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. 107, 28.4.2005, p. 1. oJ L 0] C 16, 22.1.2010, p. 40. 0J C 107, 27.4.2010, p. 10.