7.6.2005 Official Journal of the European Union L 143/11 COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 858/2005 of 6 June 2005 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus or the Russian Federation and making imports of potassium chloride originating in the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation subject to registration THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 384/96 of 22 December 1995 on protection against dumped imports from countries not members of the European Community (') (the basic Regulation) and in particular Articles 8, 21 and 22(c) thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 992/2004 of 17 May 2004 amending Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty on imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus, Russia or Ukraine (3), Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 of 18 May 2004 accepting undertakings offered in connection with the anti-dumping proceeding concerning imports of potassium chloride originating in Belarus, Russia or Ukraine and making imports of potassium chloride in Belarus or Russia subject to registration (%), After consulting the Advisory Committee, Whereas: A. PROCEDURE (1)  The Council, by Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 (¥, imposed a definitive anti-dumping duty (the measures) on imports of potassium chloride (potash) originating in the Republic of Belarus (Belarus) and the Russian Federation (Russia) and Ukraine. By Regulation (EC) No 969/2000 (%), the Council amended Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92. (") OJ L 56, 6.3.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 461/2004 (OJ L 77, 13.3.2004, p. 12). () O] L 182, 19.5.2004, p. 23. (®) OJ L 183, 20.5.2004, p. 16. Regulation as amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 588/2005 (O] L 98, 16.4.2005, p. 11). () OJ L 308, 24.10.1992, p. 41. Regulation as last amended by Regu- lation (EC) No 992/2004. () OJ L 112, 11.5.2000, p. 4. Corrigendum: OJ L 2, 5.1.2001, p. 42. 2 ©) () 0 0 In March 2004, by means of a notice published in the Official Journal of the European Union (°), the Commission launched, on its own initiative, a partial interim review of the measures in force on imports of potash originating in Belarus and Russia in order to examine whether they should be amended to take account of the enlargement of the European Union to 25 Member States on 1 May 2004 (enlargement). The results of that partial interim review showed that it was in the interests of the Community to provide for the temporary adaptation of the measures so as to avoid a sudden and excessively negative economic impact imme- diately following enlargement on importers and users in the 10 new Member States (EU-10) which acceded to the European Union on enlargement. In this regard, the Council, by Regulation (EC) No 992/2004, authorised the Commission to accept undertaking offers respecting the conditions set out in recitals 27 to 32 of the same Regulation. On this basis, and pursuant to Articles 8, 11(3), 21 and 22(c) of the basic Regulation, the Commission, by Regulation (EC) No 1002/2004 accepted undertaking offers (special Enlargement Undertakings) from (i) an exporting producer in Belarus jointly with companies situated in Austria, Lithuania and Russia, (i) from an exporting producer in Russia jointly with companies situated in Russia and Austria, and (i) from an exporting producer in Russia jointly with a company situated at the time of acceptance in Cyprus. In addition, in order to provide for the exemption from the anti-dumping duties imposed by Regulation (EEC) No 3068/92 on imports into the EU-10 made under the terms of the special Enlargement Undertakings, Regu- lation (EEC) No 3068/92 was amended by Regulation (EQ) No 992/2004. In April 2004, by means of two notices published in the Official Journal of the European Union (7), pursuant to Article 11(3) of the basic Regulation, the Commission launched at the request of the two Russian exporting producers with special Enlargement Undertakings partial interim reviews of the anti-dumping measures applicable to the companies concerned (partial interim reviews for Russia). ] C 70, 20.3.2004, p. 15. J C 93, 17.4.2004, p. 2 and p. 3.