L 3466 Official Journal of the European Union 30.12.2011 COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 1389/2011 of 19 December 2011 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of trichloroisocyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) 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 Article 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (Commission) after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 1631/2005 () the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping measures consisting of individual duties ranging from 7,3 % to 40,5 % with a residual duty of 42,6 % (}) on imports of trichloroiso- cyanuric acid originating in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). (2) By Regulation (EC) No 855/2010 (*) the Council lowered the individual duty applied to one company from 14,1 % to 3,2 %. 2. Request for a review (3)  Following the publication of a notice of impending expiry () of the definitive anti-dumping measures in force, on 6 July 2010 the Commission received a 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 Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) on behalf of Union producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 90 %, of the total Union production of trich- loroisocyanuric acid (the applicants). () OJ L 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. () OJ L 261, 7.10.2005, p. 1. (®) Duties range from 7,3 % (Puyang) to 8,1 % (Hebei), 14,1 % (Heze), 40,5 % (Zhucheng) and 42,6 % (other exporting producers). (% OJ L 254, 29.9.2010, p. 1. () O] C 104, 23.4.2010, p. 15. (4)  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 injury to the Union industry. 3. Initiation (5)  Having determined, after consulting the Advisory Committee, that there was sufficient evidence for the initiation of an expiry review, on 6 October 2010 the Commission announced the initiation of such a review, pursuant to Article 11(2) of the basic Regulation, in a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (%) (the Notice of initiation). 4. Investigation 4.1. Investigation period (6)  The review investigation period (RIP) lasted from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010. The likelihood of continuation or recurrence of injury aspects was analysed during the period from 1 January 2007 to the end of the RIP (period considered). 4.2. Parties concerned by the investigation (7)  The Commission officially advised the applicants, the other known Union producer, exporting producers, importers and users known to be concerned, as well as the representatives of the PRC, of the initiation of the expiry review. (8)  Interested parties were given the opportunity to make their views known in writing and to request a hearing within the time limit set out in the Notice of initiation. All interested parties who requested a hearing and who showed that there were specific reasons why they should be heard, were granted a hearing. (99 In view of the apparently large number of exporting producers in the PRC and unrelated importers in the Union, sampling was envisaged for these parties in the notice of initiation, in accordance with Article 17 of the basic Regulation. () O] C 270, 6.10.2010, p. 7.