7.1.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 5/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 2/2012 of 4 January 2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof originating in the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, (3)  The Regulation which led to the imposition of the definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain SSF originating, inter alia, in the People’s Republic of China ) . (PRC)) and Taiwan, will hereinafter be referred to as ‘the Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European original Regulation’. The investigation that led to the Union, measures imposed by the original Regulation on the countries concerned will be hereinafter referred to as ‘the original investigation’. 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) thereof, 2. Request for an expiry review (4)  Following the publication of a notice of impending Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European expiry () of the definitive anti-dumping measures in Commission (‘Commission’) after consulting the Advisory force, the Commission received on 19 August 2010 a Committee, 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 the European Industrial Whereas: Fasteners Institute (EIFI') (‘the applicant) on behalf of five ) Union producers: Bulnava SRL, Inox Viti di Cattinori Bruno & C. SNC, Inox Bolt SRL, Bontempi Vibo SpA. and Ugivis SA representing a major proportion, in this A. PROCEDURE case more than 25 %, of the total Union production of SSE. 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1890/2005 (%) the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty and collected definitively the provisional duties imposed on imports () The request was limited to the anti-dumping measures of certain stainless steel fasteners and parts thereof imposed on imports originating in the PRC and Taiwan (SSF) originating in the People’s.Republic of China, (the countries concerned’). Consequently, the anti- Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. At the same dumping measures imposed by the original Regulation time, the proceeding on imports of SSF originating in on imports of SSF originating in Vietnam, Indonesia Malaysia and the Philippines was terminated. and Thailand are not subject to this review. (2)  On 25 August 2009, following a review initiated on the basis of Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the ) Council, by Regulation (EC) No 768/2009 () amended (6)  The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the abovementioned measures as far as one exporting producer in Vietnam is concerned. 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0] L 0J L 302, 19.11.2005, p. 1. 0J L 221, 25.8.2009, p. 1. the measures imposed on imports of SSF originating in the countries concerned would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Union industry. ( 0] C 129, 19.5.2010, p. 16.