L 25440 Official Journal of the European Union 29.9.2010 COMMISSION DECISION of 28 September 2010 terminating the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates and releasing the amounts secured by way of the provisional duties imposed (2010/577[EU) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 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 9 thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Provisional measures (1) On 3 September 2009, the Commission announced, by a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (?), the initiation of an anti-dumping proceeding with regard to imports into the Union of certain poly- ethylene terephthalate (PET) originating in Iran, Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (the countries concerned). On 1 June 2010, the Commission, by Regulation (EU) No 472/2010 (%) (the provisional Regulation) imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty on imports of certain polyethylene terephthalate originating in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. The proceeding was initiated following a complaint lodged on 20 July 2009 by the Polyethylene Tereph- thalate Committee of Plastics Europe (the complainant) on behalf of producers representing a major proportion, in this case more than 50 %, of the total Union production of certain polyethylene terephthalate. As set out in recital 11 of the provisional Regulation, the investigation of dumping and injury covered the period 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. oJ L 0] C 208, 3.9.2009, p. 12. oL 134, 1.6.2010, p. 4. S from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009 (the investigation period’ or ‘IP’). The examination of trends relevant for the assessment of injury covered the period from 1 January 2006 to the end of the IP (period considered). In the parallel anti-subsidy proceeding, the Commission by Regulation (EU) No 473/2010 (*) imposed a provi- sional countervailing duty on imports of certain poly- ethylene terephthalate originating in Iran and the United Arab Emirates. 2. Subsequent procedure Subsequent to the disclosure of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was decided to impose provisional anti-dumping measures (provisional disclosure), several interested parties made written submissions making their views known on the provi- sional findings. The parties who so requested were also granted the opportunity to be heard. The Commission continued to seek and wverify all information it deemed necessary for its definitive findings. The oral and written comments submitted by the interested parties following the provisional disclosure were considered and, where appropriate, the provisional findings were modified accordingly. All parties were informed of the essential facts and considerations on the basis of which it was intended to recommend the termination of the proceeding and the release of amounts secured by way of provisional duties imposed (final disclosure). They were also granted a period within which they could make representations subsequent to this disclosure. The oral and written comments submitted by the interested parties were considered and, where appro- priate, the findings were modified accordingly. (4 O] L 134, 1.6.2010, p. 25.