2.2.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 281 (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 82/2011 of 31 January 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of okoumé plywood originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 and terminating a partial interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009 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 Articles 9(4) and 11(2), (3), (5) and (6) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1)  The Council, following an anti-dumping investigation (‘the original investigation’), by Regulation (EC) No 1942/2004 (?), imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of okoumé plywood originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The duty levels imposed ranged from 6,5% to 23,5% for four producers and 66,7 % for all other producers. 2. Request for an expiry review and ex officio initiation of a partial interim review (2)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry (}) of the anti-dumping measures in force on imports of okoumé plywood originating in the PRC, the Commission received a request for an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation. OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () OJ L 336, 12.11.2004, p. 4. OJ C 114, 19.5.2009, p. 11. (3)  The expiry review was lodged by the European Federation of the Plywood Industry (FEIC) (‘the applicant) on behalf of Union producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 % of the Union production of okoumé plywood. The request was based on the grounds that the expiry of the measures would be likely to result in a continuation or recurrence of dumping and recurrence of injury to the Union industry. (4)  In addition, following a French court proceeding into anti-competitive behaviour of a number of French producers of okoumé plywood, it was considered that it could not be excluded that this could have had distorted the injury assessment in the original investi- gation. Therefore it was considered appropriate to also initiate in parallel an ex officio interim review pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation to re-examine the injury situation of the Union industry in particular in comparison to the situation which prevailed in the inves- tigation period of the original investigation. (5)  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that sufficient evidence existed for the initiation of an expiry review and a partial interim review limited to the examination of injury pursuant to Articles 11(2) and 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission published a notice of initiation of these reviews in the Official Journal of the European Union (*) (notice of initiation). 3. Investigation 3.1. Investigation period (6)  The investigation of the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping covered the period from 1 October 2008 to 30 September 2009 (the ‘review investigation period’ or ‘RIP). (*) O] C 270, 11.11.2009, p. 24.