25.6.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 166/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 6162011 of 21 June 2011 terminating the expiry review and ‘the new exporter’ review of the anti-dumping measures concerning imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE OPEAN 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 (') PRC, the Commission received on 9 July 2010 a request for review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regu- lation. The request was lodged by the Magnesia Bricks Production Defence Coalition (MBPDC) (‘the applicant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 25 %, of the total Union production of certain magnesia bricks. X : i ] - ’ 3) The request contained prima facie evidence of the like- (th§ basic Regulation), and in particular Article 9 and lihood of continuation of dumping and recurrence of Article 11(2), (4), (5) and (6) thereof, injury which was considered sufficient to justify the initiation of an expiry review proceeding. The applicant also claimed that an Austrian-based company, RHI AG After consulting the Advisory Committee, (RHI), should be excluded from the definition of the Union industry on the grounds that it had shifted its core business activities to the PRC, where it has a Whereas: related company producing the product concerned and increased its business activities relating to the product concerned in the PRC. 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Measures in force 1.3. Initiation of the expiry review (1)  In October 2005, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1659/2005 (3, the Council imposed definitive anti- (4 On 8 October 2010 the Commission, after consultation dumping duties ranging from 2,7 % to 39,9% on of the Advisory Committee, announced, by a notice imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the published in the Official Journal of the European Union People’s Republic of China (the PRC). Following two (the notice of initiation’) (°), the initiation of an expiry interim  reviews requested by Chinese exporting review proceeding concerning imports into the Union of producersy the Regulation was amended in 2009 by certain magnesia bricks Originating in the PRC. Council Regulations (EC) No 825/2009 () and (EQ) No 826/2009 (*). Following the reviews, the anti- dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EC .. . . . No 1%5% 12005 currentl; range fro);n 0 %gto 39.9 %.( ) 1.4. Investigation period of the expiry review (5)  In view of the apparent large number of parties involved () ) () () ( 5 1.2. Request for an expiry review Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (°) of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of certain magnesia bricks originating in the 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 267, 12.10.2005, p. 1. 240, 11.9.2009, p. 7. 111, 30.4.2010, p. 29. 0J L 0J L 0] L 240, 11.9.2009, p. 1. 0] L 0] C in the proceeding, the Commission announced in the notice of initiation that it may apply sampling in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. In order to enable it to decide whether sampling was necessary and, if so, to select a sample, exporting producers, importers and Union producers were required to provide certain information for the period 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010 (‘the investigation period’ or ‘IP). (6 O] C 272, 8.10.2010, p. 5.