4.7.2012 Official Journal of the European Union L 1745 REGULATIONS COUNCIL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 585/2012 of 26 June 2012 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, originating in Russia and Ukraine, following an expiry review pursuant to Article 11(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1225/2009, and terminating the expiry review proceeding concerning imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, originating in Croatia 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(2), 9(4) and 11(2) thereof, Having regard to the proposal submitted by the European Commission (the Commission’) after consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: 1. PROCEDURE 1.1. Previous investigations and existing measures (1) By Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 (?) the Council imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel, originating in, inter alia, Russia. By Commission Decision 2000/70/EC (%), an undertaking was accepted from an exporter in Russia. By Regulation (EC) No 348/2000 (* the Council imposed anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or steel, originating in Croatia and  Ukraine. By  Council  Regulation  (EQ) No 1322/2004 (°), it was decided to no longer apply the measures in force on imports from, inter alia, Russia as a matter of prudence in connection with the anti-competitive behaviour of certain Union producers in the past (see recital 9 of that Regulation). 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 322, 25.11.1997, p. 1. 23, 28.1.2000, p. 78. 45, 17.2.2000, p. 1. 246, 20.7.2004, p. 10. (2)  Following a review investigation carried out in accordance with Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 258/2005 (°), amended the definitive measures imposed by Regulation (EC) No 348/2000, repealed the possibility of exemption from the duties provided for in Article 2 of that Regu- lation and imposed an anti-dumping duty of 38,8 % on imports from Croatia and an anti-dumping duty of 64,1 % on imports from Ukraine with the exception of imports from Dnepropetrovsk Tube Works (DTW), which were subject to an anti-dumping duty of 51,9 %. (3) By Decision 2005/133/EC (’), the Commission partially suspended the definitive measures regarding Croatia and Ukraine for a period of nine months, with effect from 18 February 2005. The partial extension was extended for a further period of one year by Council Regulation (EC) No 1866/2005 (2). (4) By Regulation (EC) No 954/2006 (°) the Council imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes originating in, inter alia, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine, repealed Regulations (EC) No 2320/97 and (EC) No 348/2000, terminated the interim and expiry reviews of the anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes or iron or non-alloy steel originating, inter alia, in Russia and terminated the interim reviews of the anti-dumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in, inter alia, Croatia, Russia and Ukraine (‘the latest investigation’). (5)  Therefore, the measures in force are those established by ( ( ( ( 6 7 8 9 Regulation (EC) No 9542006, ie. 29,8 % for imports from Croatia, 35,8 % for imports from Russia, with the exception of the Joint Stock Company Chelyabinsk Tube 46, 17.2.2005, p. 7. 46, 17.2.2005, p. 46. 300, 17.11.2005, p. 1. ) O] L ) O] L ) O] L ) O] L 175, 29.6.2006, p. 4.