31.7.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 203/23 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 693/2012 of 25 July 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2011 (extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not), by granting an exemption from those measures to one Malaysian exporting producer and terminating the registration of imports from that exporting producer THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 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 11(4) and 13(4) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: () ) ) A. EXISTING MEASURES The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 (3), imposed anti-dumping measures on certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China. By  Implementing Regulation (EU) No 7232011 (%), the Council extended those measures to certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia (‘the extended measures) with the exception of imports produced by the Malaysian companies which are specifically mentioned in that Regulation. B. CURRENT INVESTIGATION 1. Request for a review The Commission received a request for an exemption from the extended measures pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic Regulation. The application was lodged by Andfast Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (‘Andfast), a producer in Malaysia. 2. Initiation of a review The Commission examined the evidence submitted by Andfast and considered it sufficient to justify the initiation of an investigation pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic Regulation for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting Andfast an exemption from the extended measures. After consul- tation of the Advisory Committee, and after the Union industry concerned had been given the opportunity to 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0J L 0J L 29, 31.1.2009, p. 1. 0J L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 6. comment, the Commission initiated, by Regulation (EU) No 1164/2011 (¥ (the initiating Regulation’), a review of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2011 with regard to Andfast. The Regulation initiating the review repealed the anti- dumping duty imposed by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2011 with regard to imports of the product under examination consigned from Malaysia and produced by Andfast. Simultaneously, pursuant to Article 14(5) of the basic Regulation, customs authorities were directed to take appropriate steps to register such imports. 3. Product concerned The product concerned is certain iron or steel fasteners, other than of stainless steel, i.e. wood screws (excluding coach screws), self-tapping screws, other screws and bolts with heads (whether or not with their nuts or washers, but excluding screws turned from bars, rods, profiles or wire, of solid section, of a shank thickness not exceeding 6 mm and excluding screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material), and washers, consigned from Malaysia, currently falling within CN codes ex 7318 12 90, ex 7318 14 91, ex 7318 14 99, ex 7318 1559, ex 7318 15 69, ex 7318 15 81, ex 73181589, ex73181590, ex73182100 and ex 7318 22 00 (‘the product concerned). 4. Investigation The Commission officially advised Andfast and the repre- sentatives of Malaysia of the initiation of the review. Interested parties were invited to make their views known and informed of the possibility to request a hearing. No such request was received. The Commission also sent a questionnaire to Andfast and received a reply within the relevant deadline. The Commission sought and verified all the information deemed necessary for the purposes of the review. A verification visit was carried out at the premises of Andfast. 5. Investigation period The investigation covered the period from 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011 (the IP). Data was collected from 2008 up to the end of the IP to inves- tigate any change in the pattern of trade. (*) OJ L 297, 16.11.2011, p. 53.