26.2.2010 Official Journal of the European Union L 49/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING REGULATION OF THE COUNCIL (EU) No 157/2010 of 22 February 2010 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 384/96 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (2) By Regulation (EC) No 2100/2000 (*), the Council amended and increased the above mentioned duties for certain RBMs other than those with 17 or 23 rings, ) o following a review investigation pursuant to Article 12 Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European of the basic Regulation. The amended duties ranged from Union, 51,2 % to 78,8 %. Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of ) ) ) 30 November 2009 on protection against dumped imports ) Fouowmg a request bX two Union producqs an. expiry from countries not members of the European Community (1), review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulat%on repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December was initiated in January 2002 () anq, by Regulation 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries (EC) No 2074/2004 (), the Council extended the not members of the European Community () (the ‘basic existing anti-dumping measures for four years. Regulation’) and in particular Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, (4)  Following an anti-circumvention investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, by Regulation Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European (EC) No 1208/2004 (7), the Council extended the Commission (the Commission’) after having consulted the definitive anti-dumping measures to imports of certain Advisory Committee, RBMs consigned from Vietnam, whether declared as originating in Vietnam or not. Whereas: (5)  Following an anti-circumvention investigation pursuant to Article 13 of the basic Regulation, by Regulation A. PROCEDURE (EC) No 33/2006 (%), the Council extended the definitive anti-dumping measures to imports of certain RBMs 1. Measures in force consigned from Lao People’s Democratic Republic, ) o whether declared as originating in Lao People’s (1) By Regulation (EC) No 119/97 (%), the Council imposed Democratic Republic or not. definitive anti-dumping duties ranging from 32,5 % to 39,4 % on imports of certain ring binder mechanisms (RBMs) originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). These rates of duty were applicable to RBMs ©  Finally, in August 2008, by Regulaon (EC) No other than those with 17 or 23 rings, while RBMs with 17 and 23 rings were subject to a duty equal to the difference between the minimum import price (MIP of EUR 325 per 1000 pieces and the free-at-Union- frontier not cleared through customs price whenever the latter was lower than the MIP). 0] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. 0] L 22, 24.1.1997, p. 1. 818/2008 (?), the Council extended the scope of the measures to certain slightly modified RBMs since it was established that measures were circumvented. 250, 5.10.2000, p. 1. 21, 24.1.2002, p. 25. 232, 1.7.2004, p. 1. 7, 12.1.2006, p. 1. 221, 19.8.2008, p. 1. L C L 359, 4.12.2004, p. 11. L L L