L 182/6 Official Journal of the European Union 13.7.2012 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 627/2012 of 10 July 2012 terminating the partial interim review and the expiry review concerning the anti-dumping measures applicable on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags originating in the People’s Republic of China and Thailand imposed by Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 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 Article 11(2), (3), (5) and (6) and Article 9 thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 (3, the Council imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain plastic sacks and bags, originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Thailand. (2)  That Regulation was subsequently amended by Council Regulations  (EC)  No 1356/2007 (), (EC) No 249/2008 (%) and (EC) No 189/2009 (¥) and by Council Implementing Regulations (EU) No 474/2011 (°) and (EU) No 475/2011 (). 2. Requests for reviews and initiation (3)  On 18 May 2010, the Commission received a request for a partial interim review of Regulation (EC) No 1425/2006 from Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd, an exporting producer of certain plastic sacks and bags in the PRC (the applicant)). (4)  Subsequently, following the publication of a notice of impending expiry of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, the Commission received, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, a request for an expiry review, lodged on 30 June 2011. () O] L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () O] L 270, 29.9.2006, p. 4. () O] L 304, 22.11.2007, p. 5. (% O] L 76, 19.3.2008, p. 8. () O] L 67, 12.3.2009, p. 5. ( O] L 131, 18.5.2011, p. 2. () O] L 131, 18.5.2011, p. 10. ©) ®) (10) (11) The request was lodged by 44 Union producers together, representing around 30 % of the total estimated Union production of certain plastic sacks and bags. The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation of dumping and injury if measures were allowed to lapse. Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of the partial interim review and an expiry review, the Commission announced the initiation of the partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation and an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of that Regulation by a notice published on 21 September 2010 and 27 September 2011 respectively in the Official Journal of the European Union. 3. Investigations 3.1. Investigation periods The expiry review investigation of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011 (‘the review investi- gation period’ or ‘RIP’). The examination of the trends relevant for the assessment of a likelihood of a continuation or recurrence of injury covered the period from 1 January 2008 up to the end of the RIP (‘period considered). The review investigation period for the partial interim review limited in scope to the examination of dumping with regard to Greenwood Houseware (Zhuhai) Ltd covered the period from 1 April 2009 to 30 June 2010. 3.2. Product concerned and like product The product concerned in both investigations is plastic sacks and bags, containing at least 20 % by weight of polyethylene and of sheeting of a thickness not exceeding 100 micrometres (um), originating in the PRC and Thailand (the product concerned), currently falling within CN codes ex 3923 21 00, ex 39232910 and ex 3923 29 90. As far as the product produced and sold in the Union market is concerned, no conclusive findings could be made with regard to Article 1(4) of the basic Regulation, due to the insufficient cooperation of the Union industry in the expiry review (see Section B).