13.7.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 182/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 626/2012 of 26 June 2012 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 349/2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Industria Chimica Valenzana SpA, Distillerie Mazzari SpA, Caviro Distillerie SRL and Comercial Quimica Sarasa SL (‘the applicants’). Union, (3)  The review request was limited in scope to the exam- Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 of gﬁ)t(li?ier?f %:/l;lr?mgcoilscerfralz d a ;‘;/r?lelgRC Ci?;(;ﬁralg 30 Novembfar 2009 on protection against dumped imports Biochemical Engineering Co. Ltd Changzhou, _ and fr(})lm Eoup tries n(l)t .members 4 Of. the Et{ro;l)ean Co.n;mumty (2 Ninghai Organic Chemical Factory Ninghai. The r’equest EXtrtiecle a1511?3) R(esg)uai:éor(lg)’ tﬁ::lreofln particular - Article 9 an alleged that the continued imposition of measures at the ’ ’ existing level, which was based on the level of dumping previously established, appeared to be no longer ) ) sufficient to counteract dumping, given that both Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European companies  should be denied market economy Commission (‘Commission’) after consulting the Advisory treatment (MET) Committee, ' Whereas: (4)  Having determined that the Commission had at its disposal sufficient prima facie evidence for the initiation of an interim review, and after consulting the Advisory A. PROCEDURE Committee, the Commission announced on 29 July 2011, in a notice published in the Official Journal of the 1. Measures in force European Union (°) (‘the notice of initiation’), the initiation of an interim review limited to dumping pursuant to (1) In 2006, the Council imposed, by means of Regulation Atrticle 11(3) of the basic Regulation. (EC) No 130/2006 (%), a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of tartaric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC' or ‘the country concerned) (‘the original anti-dumping measures’). This Regulation 3. Investigation was amended by  Council Regulation (EQ) No 150/2008 (*). In 2012, the Council amended those 3.1. Investigation period measures by  Implementing  Regulation  (EU) ] o ) ) No 332/2012 (*) and extended them for a further five () The. de’eStlgatlori concerning  dumping C‘)‘V}Tred .the years by Implementing Regulation (EU) No 349/2012 (3. period from 1 Ju)(’i 201?{&;’) 30 June 2011 (the review investigation period’ or ‘RIP’). 2. Initiation of an interim review (20 A request for review was lodged by the following 3.2 Parties concerned by this investigation producers in the Union: Distillerie Bonollo Spa, (6)  The Commission officially advised the two exporting 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 23, 27.1.2006, p. 1. 108, 20.4.2012, p. 1. 110, 24.4.2012, p. 3. () O] L () O] L () OJ L 48, 22.2.2008, p. 1. () O] L () oL producers in the country concerned and the authorities of the country concerned of the initiation of the interim review. (¢) O] C 223, 29.7.2011, p. 16.