L 246[10 Official Journal of the European Union 20.7.2004 COUNCIL REGULATION (EC) No 1322/2004 of 16 July 2004 amending Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 imposing definitive antidumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes of iron or non-alloy steel originating in, inter alia, Russia and Romania THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 38496 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (the basic Regulation), in particular Articles 9, 11(2) and (3) thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, submitted following consultation with the Advisory Committee provided for by the basic Regulation, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE 1. Measures in force (1) By Regulation (EC) No 2320/97 (3), the Council imposed definitive antidumping duties on imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or non-alloy steel, originating in Hungary, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic. Under- takings offered by exporting producers in Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic were accepted by Decision 97/790/EC (}) and undertakings offered by exporting producers in Russia were accepted by Commission Decision 2000/70/EC (4. () On 1 Mai 2004 the European Union enlarged to include 10 new Member States. As from that date, the anti- dumping measures in force in the Community of 15 () OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (O] L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). (®» OJ L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 1 Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 235/2004 (OJ L 40, 12.2.2004, p. 11). () O] L 322, 25.11.1997, p. 63. (% OJ L 23, 28.1.2000, p. 78. Member States were automatically extended to be applied also by the new Member States to imports from third countries. Measures against the new Member States auto- matically lapsed on the same date. (3)  The measures currently in force apply to imports origi- nating in Russia (anti-dumping duty of 26,8 % and three price undertakings) and in Romania (anti-dumping duties ranging from 9,8 to 38,2 % and four price undertakings). 2. Interim and expiry reviews (4 On 23 November 2002, the Commission published a notice of initiation of an expiry and an interim review of the anti-dumping measures applicable to imports of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or non-alloy steel originating in Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and the Slovak Republic (%). (5)  The review was requested by the Defence Committee of the seamless steel tube industry of the European Union on behalf of producers representing a major proportion of the total Community production of certain seamless pipes and tubes, of iron or non-alloy steel. (6)  The request for the expiry review is based on the alle- gation of continuation or recurrence of dumping and injury to the Community industry. The request for the interim review is based on the grounds that the form and level of the measures are inappropriate to counteract the dumping which is causing the injury. () O] C 288, 23.11.2002, p. 2.