16.11.2011 Official Journal of the European Union L 297/53 REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1164/2011 of 15 November 2011 initiating a review of Council Implementing Regulation (EU) No 723/2011 (extending the definitive anti-dumping duty imposed by Council Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 on imports of certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China to imports of certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia, whether declared as originating in Malaysia or not) for the purposes of determining the possibility of granting an exemption from those measures to one Malaysian exporting producer, repealing the anti-dumping duty with regard to imports from that exporting producer and making imports from that exporting producer subject to registration 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 anti-dumping Regulation’), and in particular Articles 11(4), 13(4) and 14(5) thereof, After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. EXISTING MEASURES The Council, by Regulation (EC) No 91/2009 (3), imposed anti-dumping measures on certain iron or steel fasteners originating in the People’s Republic of China (the original measures’). By Implementing Regu- lation (EU) No 723/2011 (%), the Council extended these measures to certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia (the extended measures) with the exception of imports produced by certain companies specifically mentioned. B. REQUEST FOR A REVIEW The European Commission (the Commission’) has received a request for an exemption pursuant to Articles 11(4) and 13(4) of the basic anti-dumping Regu- lation from the anti-dumping measures extended to 343, 22.12.2009, p. 51. 0] L 0J L 29, 31.1.2009, p. 1. 0J L 194, 26.7.2011, p. 6. (3) imports of certain iron or steel fasteners consigned from Malaysia. The application was lodged by Andfast Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (the applicant), a producer in Malaysia (‘the country concerned). C. PRODUCT The product under examination is certain iron or steel fasteners, other than of stainless steel, i.e. wood screws (excluding coach screws), self-tapping screws, other screws and bolts with heads (whether or not with their nuts or washers, but excluding screws turned from bars, rods, profiles or wire, of solid section, of a shank thickness not exceeding 6 mm and excluding screws and bolts for fixing railway track construction material), and washers, consigned from Malaysia, currently falling within  CN codes ex 73181290, ex7318 1491, ex 7318 14 99, ex 7318 15 59, ex 7318 15 69, ex 7318 15 81, ex 7318 15 89, ex 7318 15 90, ex 7318 21 00 and ex 7318 22 00 (‘product concerned). D. GROUNDS FOR THE REVIEW The applicant alleges that it did not export the product concerned to the European Union during the investi- gation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures, i.e. 1 January 2008 to 30 September 2010. Furthermore, the applicant alleges that it is not related to exporting producers subject to measures, and that it has not circumvented the measures applicable to certain iron or steel fasteners of Chinese origin. The applicant further alleges that it has begun exporting the product concerned to the Union after the end of the investigation period used in the investigation that led to the extended measures.